Diaby African Market — Local services in New York

A pretty good selection of the ingredients you'll need for cooking West or Central African food. Several kinds of palm oil, smoked fish at different price ranges, and a wide variety of grains including fonio, attieke, and more types of fufu than you can shake a fufu stick at. The frozen goods are in chests that are annoying to rummage through and seem rather freezer-burned, and their stock of vegetables is inconsistent. But they're friendly enough and will help you find...

Amazing little store run by a Malien family. I got some egusi (melon seeds), grounded dried fish, pounded yam flour, and a bottle of red palm oil. The store also has a variety of instant fufu's, dried herbs, seasonings, maiz flour, plantains cassava and African yams, a variety of African rices, and even has a butchery in the back with fresh meats. Absolutely a go-to if looking for quality west African ingredients...

The current store owner or owners are not serious.

They don't answer their phone calls.

Many times the store is locked with no notice explaining what's happening.

If you're coming from a far distance, expect to be disappointed because the owner may be in the nearby mosque praying and couldn't even to post a sign explaining when he is coming back to open the...