Mama Put Ikeja
Lagos, Nigeria
The read// why locals go
Mama Put in Ikeja does the Yoruba staples — amala with ewedu, egusi — for locals who eat here as a matter of routine rather than choice. Mama put is the Nigerian name for exactly this kind of operation: one cook, a set of dishes made that morning, served from her own pots until they are finished. The amala and ewedu combination and the egusi are what it is known for around Allen Avenue. A plate comes in around ₦600, about as low as a cooked meal goes in Lagos. It is unpolished by design, and represents the food culture of the city more accurately than any restaurant does.
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Ikeja, Allen Avenue area, 100001 — Lagos
Ikeja, Allen Avenue area, 100001 — Lagos
The read// why locals go
Mama Put in Ikeja does the Yoruba staples — amala with ewedu, egusi — for locals who eat here as a matter of routine rather than choice. Mama put is the Nigerian name for exactly this kind of operation: one cook, a set of dishes made that morning, served from her own pots until they are finished. The amala and ewedu combination and the egusi are what it is known for around Allen Avenue. A plate comes in around ₦600, about as low as a cooked meal goes in Lagos. It is unpolished by design, and represents the food culture of the city more accurately than any restaurant does.