Kilimandjaro Restaurant is set to reopen on the 4300 block of Chestnut St.

UPDATE (9/3/2024): Kilimandjaro’s grand opening at 4301 Chestnut St. is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 12 at 4 p.m. Visit the restaurant’s Facebook page for updates (@kilimandjarorestaurant).

Here’s some great news for lovers of West African cuisine. The popular Senegalese restaurant Kilimandjaro is set to reopen soon on the same block of Chestnut Street but in a new building. The restaurant will reopen at 4301 Chestnut St., on the ground floor of a new, recently completed apartment building.

Kilimandjaro owner Youma Ba (right) meeting with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, at Youma Restaurant. (Facebook photo)

Kilimandjaro, owned and operated by Youma Ba, a Senegalese-born businesswoman, operated on the 4300 block of Chestnut since 2005 but closed in early 2022 because the strip mall where it was located was being demolished to make room for the new apartment building.

Kilimandjaro will reopen next door to the recently opened urban discount supermarket, University City Grocery Outlet.

Youma Ba also owns Youma Restaurant on the 4500 block of Baltimore Avenue.

Stay tuned for more details on the reopening. You can also visit Kilimandjaro’s Facebook page for updates.