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Good amala is hot, light, fluffy and lump-free, a thing of beauty and joy, kind of like this.
When accompanied by gbegiri, ewedu, a delicious stew and various ‘animals’, it is a match made in culinary heaven!
If you don’t like amala, sorry for you. Your tastebuds need divine intervention.
And for the rest of us, let’s not go about wasting money on rubbish amala. These are the very best spots in Lagos to find finger-licking amala worthy of the gods.
Amala Shitta – 26 Rabiatu Thompson Crescent, Shitta, Surulere
This legendary amala spot is not anybody’s mate. Apparently, it’s been running since ’67! This is hands-down one of the best places to eat amala anywhere!
Actually quite close to Amala Shitta, this is like a newer-generation version. You go here for the excellent amala, as well as the AC and authentic environment.
White House – 9 Chapel Street, Sabo, Yaba
At the heart of the startup hub of Lagos, this place has saved many young, hungry workers from hunger and bad amala! The best in the area.
Amala Beljium is straight fire! You just have to look at the number of people rushing to get food there for you to be convinced.
Iya Eba – 10 Berkeley Street, Lagos Island
This is another legendary spot. The food is so gooood wow! You’ll just start marking daily attendance.
Yakoyo – Olabode House, 217 Ikorodu Road, Ilupeju
This place served me some of the best amala I’d eaten in a long time!
First Bank Amala – Marina Street, Opp First Bank HQ, Lagos Island
This is also known as Defence Park Canteen. Whatever the name, the quality of their amala is always consistent!
Amala Yahoo – Victoria Street, Mechanic Village, Ogudu-Ojota, Ogudu
I don’t even care how the name came about. All I know is that whenever I’m in the area, I stop and buy this amala. E come be like curse. Superb!
Topshot Amala – Parkview Estate, Ikoyi
There’s no bad and bougie when it comes to amala. Even our Parkview brothers and sisters need a little amala love, and Topshot is the bomb!
Hey, if you don’t agree with me, make your own list… in the comments below lol! Or just tweet me @zikokomag what spot you think should have made the list!
There’s nothing like a mama-put. They always have cheap, fresh, hot food that somehow, is sweeter than everyone else’s. Yes, please! For those of you that don’t know where to experience the best buka food in Lagos, keep reading.
1. Amala Shitta – 26 Rabiatu Thompson Crescent, Shitta, Surulere
Hands down, this is the best place to get amala in Surulere. It’s actually legendary.
2. Iya Eba – 10 Berkeley Street, Lagos Island
This is another legendary spot that has been saving people from time! Despite the name, they have other delicious foods, especially the amala!
3. White House – 9 Chapel Street, Sabo, Yaba
For everything from light meals like rice and plantain to solids like Amala and Eba, White House does it all, and well!
4. Designer Rice – 14 Bank Olemoh Street, Surulere
If you want to go crazy on some of the best rice and pepper stew with assorted meat, Designer Rice is the place to lose your mind.
For delicious amala around the Amuwo-Odofin area, just find Amala Beljium. You’ll be going back for more.
Okay, so I know I’ve eaten at a lot of bukas, but I definitely don’t have them all here! Tell me, what awesome Lagos buka have I missed?
There are only a few people in Lagos who will claim to never have been to a ‘buka’ or ‘mama put’ place. For those that are regulars and those that want to try them out, we made a list of top places to try out. Thank us later.
1. White House – Sabo Yaba
This place serves the whole of the Yaba area and beyond, people are addicted to it. Wives come to buy meals for their husbands and the home here. Convinced yet?
2. Ajisafe – Ikeja
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They have this rice and stew combination that will make you keep going back for more. They have a variety of options and it is usually very hard to stay fully awake after you eat here. Satisfying.
3. Ghana High – Lagos Island
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This place gives the island people a very good alternative to going all the way to the mainland for buka food. Ghana high is usually filled with white shirt and suit clad workers hustling to get their favorite dishes.
4. Olaiya – Surulere
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When it is time for lunch, it’s pretty much a struggle to get a parking space anywhere around here. The amala and gbegiri with ewedu here tastes like whatever the inventors made.
5. Amala Yahoo – Ogudu
Food here is so good they named it after food. This is the place to go to if you have an addiction or craving for Amala and you want to satisfy it properly.
6. Saudi Food Palace – Bariga
This place crawls with sweet and enjoyable dishes. It’s a little hard to stay away from Saudi once you go there. If it is very close to you, you would probably not want to cook for yourself ever again.
Looking for designer rice? Or stew to blow your mind away? This is your place. It’s been tried and trusted, the lines there at lunch time will convince you.
8. Defence Car Park Canteen/First Bank Amala – Marina
It’s fondly called First Bank amala. People don’t bother about the name just the food that comes out of the kitchens and the hot, steaming amala. It’s a struggle to eat here and keep your clothes clean. Food so good you want to stay at the canteen till they close.
9. Belgium – Mile 2
Some people just call this place Amala Belgium. Amala so good they had to name it after a foreign country. The food here tastes better than anything you may have had. Of course, they have their signature taste.
