Near T2 departures, Taste of China is the airport’s Chinese option.
Inside Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport’s T2 departures area, Taste of China serves straightforward Chinese dishes to passengers who’ve already cleared security. It sits landside-adjacent to other eateries but you’ll find it airside, so this is a sit-down choice after passport control, not a quick curbside grab. The posted rating sits at 5 stars right now, which is rare at ABV and worth noting if you care more about reliability than ambience.
Menu pricing tracks with airport standards in Abuja: mains usually run higher than similar city spots, but still within reason for an international terminal in Nigeria. Expect familiar plates like fried rice, noodles, and stir‑fried chicken rather than regional specialties or dim sum carts. Portions tend to skew large enough to count as a full meal before a long‑haul flight departing from T2 in the afternoon bank.
Service speed at Taste of China varies by departure waves, but factor at least 30 minutes if your flight boards from a nearby T2 gate. Staff are used to passengers glancing at boarding times on screens; they’ll usually flag if a dish might take longer than 20 minutes to come out. This isn’t set up like a kiosk, so don’t plan to order five minutes before boarding starts for an international departure to London or Dubai.
With no big red flags showing up in reviews yet and a current rating of 5, this spot reads as a safer bet than random terminal snacks if you want a hot plate of rice or noodles before heading to immigration checks at T2. Portion sizes mean you can share one main and still walk away satisfied ahead of a 6–8 hour flight.
Tip: sit facing the nearest departures screen, order one main each at most, and set an alarm for boarding time minus 35 minutes so you’re not sprinting to your T2 gate with takeaway containers.