Sanbra's hotel (Kumasi, Ghana)

Sanbra's hotel is a very friendly and conveniently located hotel in the centre of Kumasi. We've stayed there one night during our trip through Ghana, at the beginning of April. One reason why it caught my eye amongst many others mentioned in the travel guide book was that, as you might suspect already, the hotel makes pizzas :-P

Tinka stayed in the room, writing notes from the day and I went to check upon the restaurant, located on the second floor. To go on a pizza hunt alone does not feel right, so I guess it was meant to be that just as I entered, I saw a familiar face! It was Bryan, a member of our excursion group at Mole national park, who even took a picture of me and Tinka! Quite a coincidence, I would say :-)

The picture from Mole, taken by Bryan

I sat down next to him and we begun to talk. Bryan was (and still is, if you don't read this many months from the time I wrote it) on an amazing travel mission. Originally from Colorado, he left US for Europe more then a year ago, travelling all the way down to Gibraltar, and traversing to Africa by the end of 2014. Since then, he passed many African countries, before reaching Ghana from the north, through Burkina Faso. Eventually, he plans to go all the way down to South Africa and perhaps even back along the opposite coast! Years of travelling, and millions of experiences... But why would I describe his journey, if you can read it at the first hand? Yes, Bryan also has a blog :-)

In the mean time, I've ordered "Sanbra's pizza", one with an egg, beef meat and cheese. Cheese - you want that on pizza, and especially in Ghana, where the 3 pizzas I had was the only times I had some cheese, since I came here. Bryan was already finished with his and so I was enjoying (but fortunately not experiencing) his narration about the super hot temperatures he's gone through in Burkina - mind you, with no short sleeves but in a full motorbike uniform!

Sanbra's pizza - eggs, cheese and beef in a nice portion

The pizza did not take long to come, which is a good point for Sanbra, as service is generally a bit slow in Ghana. But the best was the pizza itself! The crust was firm and crunchy, bottom well baked and the top literally loaded with the ordinary, but tasty ingredients. Funnily enough, the crust also strongly reminded me of the pizza from Hemsedal in Norway, which is a place almost in every aspect complete opposite of Kumasi in Ghana :-) . But I guess crusts don't care who makes them, and where :-P . Crusts just want to have fun! But let's end this weird excursion into the minds of pizza crusts (if you started reading here, don't worry, I did not get crazy)!

I don't have anything to say on the negative note - just perhaps that I'd imagine a trifle bigger pizza for one which says "large" on the menu. This was however made up for with the amount of ingredients, which was enough to get me full and even leave couple of slices for Tinka. :-)

All in all, Sanbra's pizza is nothing too special, "just" a very tasty pizza, but one for a very good value (23 cedis, i.e. something over 5 euros) and in a pleasant environment and great central location. And if this is the place where weary travellers and bloggers, roaming the world on a motorbike meet and exchange a few ideas and stories from their travels - you'd be sorry not to pay a visit. And if you like pizzas? You'd be sorry twice :-)

Thanks to Bryan for the company and lot's of luck on your journey. Keep blogging, we'll be watching out for updates. Fight the gravity by moto!


PS:
Dough - 8
Ingredients - 8
Sauce - 7
Atmosphere - 7
Service - 8