From Ghana to Scotland, here’s where to taste World Cup teams’ home cuisines in Mass.

As the World Cup takes over Gillette Stadium this month, teams and fans from the around the world descend on the Bay State. Whether you plan on viewing the matches from the sidelines, your living room, or one of Boston’s many watch parties, the global event provides a tasty excuse to try a new cuisine.

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From Ghanaian jollof rice to French macarons, here’s a guide to Massachusetts restaurants serving up dishes from all eight countries playing in Foxborough.

Fancy a pint? Cornwall’s in Kenmore offers a variety of draft beers, cans, bottles, plus British classics like bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie, and fish and chips. The menu also features pub fare like burgers, wings, and tater tots. If the World Cup has you in the competitive spirit, check out the restaurant’s pool table or board game collection and challenge your fellow diners.

644 Beacon St., Boston, 617-262-3749, cornwalls.com

From frog legs and escargot to duck a l’Orange and beef bourguignon, Ma Maison has all of the French classics. Founded by chef Jacky Robert and Stanislava Sosnitsky, the restaurant also offers a variety of French cocktails, wines from around the world, and desserts like macarons, tarte tatin, creme brulee, and a giant profiterole.

272 Cambridge St., Boston, 617-725-8855, mamaisonboston.com

In 2023, Will Yakah co-founded Redred Kitchen to bring a taste of Ghana to Boston, serving dishes like jollof rice, fried plantains, chofi (turkey tail), and the doughnut-like bofrot.

This year, his restaurant shared these dishes with an international audience as a vendor at FIFA Fan Fest.

“We’re just really excited,” he said. “We get to showcase our food, our culture to tens of thousands of Bostonians and visitors coming for the World Cup.”

During the tournament, the restaurant will also host watch parties to cheer for Ghana.

2306 Washington St., Boston, 617-299-1905, redredkitchen.com

Inspired by her parents, who ran a Haitian restaurant in Miami, chef Nathalie Lecorps founded her food truck and catering company Gourmet Kreyol in 2021. In 2025, she expanded the business and opened her first restaurant. At the Mattapan spot, customers can build their own bowl, choosing from proteins and sides like Haitian stewed and fried chickens, lemon garlic butter salmon, mac and cheese, plantains, rice and beans, and string beans and carrots. The restaurant also sells freshly squeezed lemonades and desserts, including the Haitian Kremas cake, a vanilla confection topped with coconut cream.

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During the tournament, Lecorps looks forward to sharing these dishes.

“The World Cup…is an opportunity for Haitian culture not only to be displayed during the game, but definitely it’s giving people who’s coming from all over the world [the chance] to try Haitian cuisine, especially as Boston is the third-largest population of Haitians in the country,” said Lecorps. “I’m super excited to welcome these guests in the restaurant.”

1210 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan, 857-202-1749, gourmetkreyol.com

This Middle Eastern restaurant in West Springfield sells a variety of sandwiches and plates, including Iraqi-style lamb kebabs. Additional offerings include chicken and beef shawarma, falafel, chicken fillets, and desserts like a znood, a cream filled pastry roll, and a konafa, made with shredded dough and cheese covered in a sugary syrup.

909 Main St., West Springfield, 413-316-8428, ahalna-foods.res-menu.net

For a quick meal, Mo’Rockin Fusion in the Boston Public Market serves customizable Moroccan bowls. Guests can select from proteins like sweet lamb, beef tagine, and their signature Mo’Rockin-style seasoned chicken or tofu, as well as sides of sweet corn, beet salad, jalapeño chickpeas, chilled quinoa salad, and mixed beans.

100 Hanover St., Boston, 617-487-9453, morockinfusion.com

Chef Don Golden pays homage to his Nordic roots and culinary travels at Swampscott’s Njord Haven. During the World Cup, the chef is rooting for Norway and Japan.

“We have an alchemy at the restaurant of Scandinavian and Asian flavors, so we’re pulling for those teams,” Golden told the Globe. “My staff is very multi-international, so to most of my employees, soccer is the number one sport…they’re all talking about it, even if their countries aren’t in it.”

For a taste of the team hitting Foxborough this month, sample the restaurant’s Krabbekake, or Nordic-style crab cakes, roast duck with a gooseberry sweet and sour sauce (sotsur sas), and Kongsberg artichokes.

408 Humphrey St., Swampscott, 781-910-4516, njordhaven.com

The Haven is Boston’s spot for Scotland fans. The Jamaica Plain restaurant offers classic meals like haggis, fish and chips, and shepherd’s pie, as well as a variety of beers and cocktails from the United Kingdom and beyond. If you have a sweet tooth, the restaurant also offers treats like a Scotch whiskey creme brulee and a deep-fried Mars bar, which originated in the country.

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284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, thehavenjp.com