Sav’s Restaurant & Gourmet Ice Cream originated here in Lexington, but the owner and head chef, Mamadou “Sav” Savane, is from Guinea.

On September 29th, we celebrated 13 years and counting of Sav’s Restaurant & Gourmet Ice Cream! Sav and all of our employees are so...

Lexington, KY— Sav’s Restaurant & Gourmet Ice Cream has recently partnered with Delivery CO-OP, a nonprofit cooperative owned and...

Lexington, KY— Sav’s Restaurant & Gourmet Ice Cream was featured as a “Vendor Spotlight” in the Good Foods CO-OP Newsletter! In this...

Sav’s Restaurant & Gourmet Ice Cream has not only provided amazing African cuisine and delicious treats to its customers, but it has also ba

Sav’s Restaurant & Gourmet Ice Cream has recently started converting their former parking lot into a beautiful outdoor dining lot.

Meet Reina Slaymaker, Sav's Administrative Assistant and a server at the restaurant.

We have introduced more vegetables into our peanut sauces in order to reduce the amount of starch in the serving that comes with the bowls.

This past November, Sav’s Restaurant & Gourmet Ice Cream was featured in the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper (see below), highlighting...

Grehan Associates is a University of Kentucky student-run communications firm that assists local Lexington businesses, like Sav’s.

Sav’s Restaurant & Gourmet Ice Cream offers a multitude of authentic West African food items!