Muddy Waters Café & Lounge MUDDY WATERS CAFÉ & LOUNGE
SUPERFOOD · COLD-PRESSED

Superfood
Smoothies

Nourish your body. Feed your soul.

Baobab, moringa, hibiscus and ginger — cold-pressed with oat milk, no syrups. Four blends, all $12.

FOUR SUPERFOOD SMOOTHIES · $12
Superfood Smoothies
BLENDED TO ORDER · 521 VALENCIA
SUPERFOOD · COLD-PRESSED
Superfood Smoothies
BLENDED TO ORDER

Superfood
Smoothies

Nourish your body. Feed your soul.

FOUR SUPERFOOD SMOOTHIES · $12
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SUPERFOOD · COLD-PRESSED

Superfood Smoothies

Nourish your body. Feed your soul.

Nourrissez votre corps. Nourrissez votre âme.

Moringa Green

Banana, pineapple, fresh ginger, moringa, oat milk.

THE MIRACLE TREE $12
Baobab Sunrise

Baobab fruit, banana, mango, oat milk.

TREE OF LIFE $12
Bissap Energy

Hibiscus, pineapple, lime, mint.

HOUSE HIBISCUS $12
Ginger Power

Fresh ginger, banana, apple, turmeric.

THE WAKE-UP $12
SIGNATURE DRINK

The Baobab Sunrise, layered

Crown · ginger gold
Heart · creamy baobab
Base · deep hibiscus red

Sip slowly. Let Africa awaken you.

LOUNGE SPECIAL · EVENINGS

Infused Coconut Dream

Young coconut, pineapple and lime, blended thick. Island vibes in every sip — the one people photograph.

NON-ALCOHOLIC
MUDDY WATERS CAFÉ · FROM 7AM

Strong coffee,
slow mornings

Le café, toute la journée

Dark roast, pulled properly, in a room where nobody rushes you out. Espresso and café au lait, the depth charge for the desperate, masala chai and matcha, bagels and avocado toast — and the Red Fufu Pancake Plate if you're staying a while.

Espresso & cortadoCafé au laitDepth chargeMasala chaiCold brewLoose leaf tea
SIGNATURE · FUFU BOWLS, BITES & CREPES

A modern African bowl with deep roots

Fufu here is a soft, gluten-free crepe made from cassava, plantain and corn — folded into bowls with fonio and quinoa, roasted vegetables, chickpeas and avocado, or served as bites you eat with your hands. Everything finishes with one of three sauces.

Yassa
Lemon, onion, mustard
Mafé
Creamy peanut
Coco
Coconut curry
ALL FIVE BOWLS VEGAN OPTION · 100% PLANT-BASED
Baobab Fufu Bowl
BAOBAB LOUNGE · BY NIGHT

Then the lights go down

Where Africa meets the world

In the evening the café turns into Baobab Lounge — Marco Senghor's Bissap Baobab reborn: West African plates, wine, and live music under the painted panels. Saturdays belong to tango, from 11am into the afternoon.

MOST WEEKS Live music — check Instagram for who’s on
SATURDAYS · 11AM Tango in the front room, into the afternoon
4PM – 6PM Happy hour — smoothies $8, fufu bites $7
Inside the lounge Live music room
The kitchen

Fufu bowls and bites, jollof and plantains on weekends, salmon coconut, beef mafé, chicken yassa — gluten-free at the base.

The bar

Wine, beer and sangria — plus made-fresh house drinks: bissap & mint, coconut paradise, baobab sunset, moringa ginger, ginger passion, and the house bissap brewed every morning.

The room

Hand-painted panels, red drapes, low lamps, and a band in the corner some nights. Art · Music · Community · Soul.

Muddy Waters Café & Lounge
WHERE THE BLUES MEET THEIR ROOTS

Named for Muddy Waters, the Mississippi bluesman whose music began as West African music — carried across the ocean and returned electric. We cook the roots the blues came from.

READ THE STORY
One café. Two traditions. One unforgettable experience.
MUDDY WATERS CAFÉ & LOUNGE

Strong coffee · African flavors · a place where stories flow. Muddy Waters by day, Baobab Lounge by night.

Jërejëf · Merci · Thank you

VISIT

521 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA

415 235 4606
HOURS
Mon7am – 5pm
Tue7am – 8pm
Wed7am – 8pm
Thu7am – 10pm
Fri7am – late
Sat8am – late
Sun8am – 9pm

Happy hour 4–6pm

Holidays open at 8am

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