🇸🇳 Authentic West African Flavors in SF
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Bissap Baobab Village, formerly comprised of both Bissap Baobab and Little Baobab, embodies the culture of San Francisco’s popular and international Mission District. Little Baobab, our current home base, is an intimate bistro and club located at 3388 19th Street between Mission & Capp Street and serves lunch from 11am to 2pm, with dinner service from 4pm onward. Artisan cocktails and renowned Afr
obeat events on Friday and Saturday nights add spice to Little Baobab's offerings. Baobab Village expresses the vision of founder Marco Senghor, born and raised in Dakar and educated in Paris. His deep knowledge and appreciation of French West African culture, food, and music infuses the enticing ambiance of his establishments. Little Baobab strives to create a sense of 'teranga,' which can be translated from Senegal's Wolof language to mean “hospitality.” Teranga is reserving the best part of the meal for one's guests; neighbors taking care of one another; being accepted for who you are. As restaurant owner, social entrepreneur, and a dedicated community member, Marco has infused teranga into Baobab Village, transforming 19th & Mission into a multicultural enclave. One can truly experience the diversity of San Francisco by visiting this West African oasis.
10/28/2025
Ready for a night of Cuban music and dancing? 🇨🇺💃🏻
Don’t miss another version of the CubanDescarga party on Saturday, November 1st🥳
Class is from 9-10pm and party starts right after! $10 at the door, $15 for both class and party.
Don’t miss out on a night of mucha música y baile—get your tickets on Eventbrite today! (Bio)
10/27/2025
It’s a full week of events here at Bissap! 🥳 These are the deets:
🔸Wednesday, October 29th: SWING LESSONS & LIVE MUSIC | 7PM-CLOSE
Dance Classes start @ 7pm | Music @ 9pm | DJ @ 11:30
🔸Friday, October 31st: HALLOWEEN PARTY AT BISSAP | 9PM-2AM
Come party with DJs Sake One, Murcutian, Jesse Ro, Doc Fu & Ruby Red-I
🔸Saturday, November 1st: CUBAN DESCARGA DANCE PARTY | 9PM-2AM
Dance Class 9-10pm | Live music + Party 10pm-2am
There’s something for everyone!—be sure to RSVP or get tickets on Eventbrite! Link in bio🎟️
10/23/2025
BAOBAB MISSION ALERT!
So tonight, our kitchen is taking a little beauty nap for maintenance. 🍳💤
BUT… the late-night vibes are still alive and kicking, music, dance, and laughter will keep the Baobab spirit glowing till late! 🌙💃🏾🕺🏾
So come as you are… or better yet, bring your pajamas, because THIS WEEKEND, it’s a maintenance-party sleepover Mission-style! 💤🔥
10/20/2025
It’s a full week of events here at Bissap! 🥳 These are the deets:
🔸Monday, October 20th: MISSION CUMBIERA | 7PM-2AM
A Yucatán inspired night with live music, DJ, food and cubetas (every Monday)
🔸Wednesday, October 22nd: SWING LESSONS & LIVE MUSIC | 7PM-CLOSE
Dance Classes start | Music @ 9pm | DJ @ 11:30
🔸Friday, October 24th: SECRET MENU BY VELVET CLOUD RADIO | 10PM-3AM
Reggaeton, dancehall and global sounds
🔸Saturday, October 25th: SELASSIE’S MC EXTRAVAGANZA | 9PM-2AM
All-star guest list of MCs, live entertainment and comedy in this night filled with rhythm and energy
There’s something for everyone!—be sure to RSVP or get tickets on Eventbrite! Link in bio🎟️
10/07/2025
It’s a packed week of events here at Bissap! 🥳 These are the deets:
🔸Monday, October 6th: MISSION CUMBIERA | 7PM-2AM
A Yucatán inspired night with live music, DJ, food and cubetas (every Monday)
🔸Wednesday, October 8th: SWING LESSONS & LIVE MUSIC | 7PM-CLOSE
Dance Classes start | Music @ 9pm | DJ @ 11:30
🔸Friday, October 10th: RUMBA FLAMENCA | 8-10:30PM
Live flamenco music, dance, and Spanish rhythms
🔸Saturday, October 11th: COLOMBIAN NIGHT | 9PM-2AM
Salsa, reggeaton, champeta & more in this crossover party Colombian style
There’s something for everyone!—be sure to RSVP or get tickets on Eventbrite! Link in bio🎟️
09/30/2025
It’s a packed week of events here at Bissap! 🥳 These are the deets:
🔸Monday, September 29th: MISSION CUMBIERA | 7PM-2AM
A Yucatán inspired night with live music, DJ, food and cubetas (every Monday)
🔸Wednesday, October 1st: SWING LESSONS & LIVE MUSIC | 7PM-CLOSE
Dance Classes start | Music @ 9pm | DJ @ 11:30
🔸Friday, October 3rd: BACHATA IN THE MISSION | 8PM-CLOSE
Salsa class 8pm | Bachata class 9pm | Party 10pm-2am (1st Fridays)
🔸Saturday, October 4th: CUBAN DESCARGA DANCE PARTY | 9PM-2AM
dance class 9-10pm | Live music & party 10pm-2am
🔸Sunday, October 5th: CHARLES UNGER QUARTET | 6:30-9:30PM
jazz quartet featuring saxophonist Charles Unger
There’s something for everyone!—be sure to RSVP or get tickets on Eventbrite! Link in bio🎟️
09/30/2025
Join us on Saturday, October 11th for COLOMBIAN NIGHT! 🔥🇨🇴 Salsa. Reggaeton. Champeta. Perreo party ‘til 2AM.
This will be a full-blown crossover party with and on deck spinning genre-hopping Colombian heat all night long. 🎧🔥
Here are the details:
🗓️ Saturday, October 11th
⏰ 9PM–2AM
📍 2243 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
💸 $10 cover
🎟️ colombiannight.eventbrite.com
Get ready for a night full of Colombian flavor!🇨🇴
09/24/2025
Ready for a night of Cuban music and dancing? 🇨🇺💃🏻
Don’t miss our newest CubanDescarga party on Saturday, October 4th🥳 Class is from 9-10pm and party starts right after! $10 at the door, $15 for both class and party.
Don’t miss out on a night of mucha música y baile—get your tickets on Eventbrite today! (Bio)
09/22/2025
It’s a packed week of events here at Bissap! 🥳 These are the deets:
🔸Monday, September 22nd: MISSION CUMBIERA | 7PM-2AM
A Yucatán inspired night with live music, DJ, food and cubetas (every Monday)
🔸Wednesday, September 24th: SWING LESSONS & LIVE MUSIC | 7PM-CLOSE
Dance Classes start | Music @ 9pm | DJ @ 11:30
🔸Friday, September 26th: AGUA PURA | 9PM-12AM
The Bay Area’s all femme salsa band
🔸Sunday, September 28th: GUAJIRON CUBAN JAM SESSION | 7-10PM
Live Cuban, Salsa & Tropical Jazz jam. Come to jam or to dance! (4th Sundays)
There’s something for everyone!—be sure to RSVP on Eventbrite! Link in bio🎟️
09/15/2025
It’s a packed week of events here at Bissap! 🥳 These are the deets:
🔸Monday, September 15th: MISSION CUMBIERA | 7PM-2AM
A Yucatán inspired night with live music, DJ, food and cubetas (every Monday)
🔸Wednesday, September 17th: SWING LESSONS & LIVE MUSIC | 7PM-CLOSE
Dance Classes start | Music @ 9pm | DJ @ 11:30
🔸Friday, September 19th: VELVET CLOUD RADIO - SECRET MENU | 10PM-3AM
Reggaeton, dancehall and global sounds
🔸Saturday, September 20th: SF LIVE JAZZ JAM | 8-11PM
House band 8-9pm | Jazz jam sesion 9-11pm. Bring your instrument and sit in!
There’s something for everyone!—be sure to RSVP on Eventbrite! Link in bio🎟️
09/12/2025
This is the schedule for Colombian Fest hour by hour! 🇨🇴 Expect Colombian delicious food, drink specials, rumba crossover, traditional dancers, vendors, raffles, and more—RSVPs are still available, $10 after 10pm 🥳💃🏻
09/08/2025
It’s a packed week of events here at Bissap! 🥳 These are the deets:
🔸Monday, September 8th: MISSION CUMBIERA | 7PM-2AM
A Yucatán inspired night with live music, DJ, food and cubetas (every Monday)
🔸Wednesday, September 10th: SWING LESSONS & LIVE MUSIC | 7PM-CLOSE
Dance Classes start | Music @ 9pm | DJ @ 11:30
🔸Thursday, September 11th: SENEGAL THURSDAY | 5:30PM-CLOSE
Traditional food, and music by Samba Guisse & his Senegalese Band
🔸Friday, September 12th: RICKY AGUILAR’S AFRO NATIVO | 9-11:30PM
Salsa, Latin Jazz, Afro Cuban & more! (2nd Fridays)
🔸Saturday, September 13th: COLOMBIAN FEST | 3PM-CLOSE
A celebration of Colombian culture with traditional food, drinks, dances music, raffles, and more!
🔸Sunday, September 14th: CHARLES UNGER QUARTET | 6:30-9:30PM
Jazz quartet featuring saxophonist Charles Unger
There’s something for everyone!—be sure to RSVP on Eventbrite! Link in bio🎟️
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Recently relocated to 19th Street, Bissap Baobab Village embraces two distinct “huts” in San Francisco’s popular and international Mission District. Bissap Baobab, the original restaurant, has relocated to 3372-3388 19th Street, now housed in Little Baobab & Bissap (formerly Bollyhood).
• Little Baobab, an intimate bistro and club, 3388 19th Street between Mission & Capp Streets serves Lunch from 11am to 2pm
• Bissap (formerly Bollyhood), 3372 19th Street, a performance venue and bar, located next door to Little Baobab
Baobab Village expresses the vision of founder Marco Senghor, born and raised in Dakar, educated there and in Paris. His deep knowledge and appreciation of French West African culture, food and music infuses the enticing ambiance of his establishments.
Each “hut” has its own character but the two work in unison to create a sense of teranga, which can be translated from Wolof, the primary language of Senegal, to mean “hospitality,” This is where the best part of the meal is saved for the guests, neighbors take care of one another, and you are accepted for who you are.
As restaurant owner, social entrepreneur, and a dedicated community member, Marco has instilled teranga into Baobab Village, transforming 19th & Mission into a multi–cultural enclave. One can truly experience the diversity of San Francisco by visiting any one of the two “huts.”
•Bissap Baobab Village is composed of Little Baobab & Bissap both serving Senegalese cuisine, Afro-Caribbean food and artisan cocktails from 5pm – 10pm
•Little Baobab just reopened for Lunch in May 2017 from 11am till 2pm
•Bissap (formerly Bollyhood) hosts regular international dance & music performances from 8pm – 2am
Ever since first opening our doors in 1996, Bissap Baobab has brought the savory, succulent flavors of Senegal to San Francisco’s Mission District.
Our menu consists mainly of traditional Senegalese cuisine and West African specialties which have become favorites of our returning customers, whom we like to call our extended “Baobab family.”Choose from a full range of gourmet African dishes, including starters, entrees, and desserts; wash down your meal with our homemade juice drinks, one of our signature infused cocktails, or a selection of beers and spirits from all over the world.
More than just a restaurant, Bissap Baobab is a community center and San Francisco cultural institution.
With a laid back, yet distinctly cosmopolitan, worldly vibe which upholds the concept of an African village, we feature weekly, monthly, and special events: from DJ parties; to live music and dance performances; to French language and World Cup meet-ups; to independent film screenings; art exhibitions; spoken word and poetry, and much, much more.
Our name is a tribute to the meaningful symbol of life, community, and culture in Africa -- the Baobab tree.
Native to the equatorial savannah regions, the baobab stores water in its thick trunk, can grow to a height of 30 meters (almost 100 feet!), and has been known to live for thousands of years. In African culture, all parts of the baobab are used—cloth and rope are made from the bark; medicinal salves and tea are made from the leaves; jam, gravy, and beer are made from the pulp, and the nutrient-rich fruit is a delicacy also used in crafts and jewelry. Baobab branches often house bush babies and other fauna, while people have been known to live inside its cavernous trunks!
Just like its mighty namesake, Bissap Baobab provides sustenance and shelter for a multicultural community sharing in food, dance, and celebration. Join us for a meal, a song, or a dance, and become part of the family!