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- Fabric and pagne stalls: Stacks of bright wax-print cloth are the market’s calling card. Locals buy lengths for tailored outfits, and you can watch the haggling over patterns and quality.
- Fish and seafood section: Catch from the Atlantic is laid out on tables and in basins. Smoked and dried fish add a pungent layer to the air, and it is the most vivid corner for photos if you ask first.
- Chikwangue sellers: Fermented cassava paste is steamed and wrapped in leaf bundles, the staple that goes with almost every Congolese stew. Buy a small piece to try.
- Saka-saka and vegetable aisles: Pounded cassava leaves, peppers, tomatoes, okra and plantains pile up in heaps. Saka-saka is the national comfort dish, and here you see its raw form.
- Tropical fruit stalls: Mangoes, pineapples, papayas and avocados are
- Fabric and pagne stalls: Stacks of bright wax-print cloth are the market’s calling card. Locals buy lengths for tailored outfits, and you can watch the haggling over patterns and quality.
- Fish and seafood section: Catch from the Atlantic is laid out on tables and in basins. Smoked and dried fish add a pungent layer to the air, and it is the most vivid corner for photos if you ask first.
- Chikwangue sellers: Fermented cassava paste is steamed and wrapped in leaf bundles, the staple that goes with almost every Congolese stew. Buy a small piece to try.
- Saka-saka and vegetable aisles: Pounded cassava leaves, peppers, tomatoes, okra and plantains pile up in heaps. Saka-saka is the national comfort dish, and here you see its raw form.
- Tropical fruit stalls: Mangoes, pineapples, papayas and avocados are sold by the heap in season, and sellers will cut a piece so you can judge ripeness.
- Tailors and seamstresses: Rows of sewing machines sit near the fabric stalls. Choose a cloth, get measured, and a shirt or dress can be made quickly for little money.
- Traditional remedy stalls: Dried roots, bark, powders and bottled preparations fill small tables. They are fascinating to look at, and the vendors explain uses if you speak French.
- Grilled street snacks: Around the edges, vendors grill skewers and fish over charcoal. Eating standing up among the crowd is the quickest lunch in the area.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.