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Where to Eat in Abidjan: Crabs From Mark Wiens
This guide turns Street Food in Côte d’Ivoire!! 🇨🇮 Insane VERTICAL BBQ in Abidjan (West Africa)!! from Mark Wiens into a practical food map with 3 saved spots around Abidjan, Bd du Caire, and Rue Lancina Koné. The mapped places include an apartment complex, a hotel, and a market. Use it to understand the places, dishes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
Mark Wiens was fascinated by the unique textures of Ivorian breakfast, particularly the contrast between hot, crumbly corn cake and icy sour milk. He was especially impressed by the 'art' of eating Placali, struggling to master the twirling technique required for the incredibly sticky cassava dough. He concluded that the complex, smoky flavors of the okra and seafood sauce made it a thrilling start to his tour in Abidjan.
What this map is good for
- Planning an apartment complex stop or short itinerary in Abidjan.
- Comparing food stops from a creator or saved local map before you commit time in the city.
- Saving 3 mapped spots into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Abidjan
Hotel in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Résidence Dubois
Apartment Complex in 137 Rue Lancina Koné, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Rue Lancina Koné, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Coco Market Koumassi Terminus 13
Market in 72VV+9JW, Bd du Caire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Bd du Caire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Food notes from the video
- Bassi (steamed corn cake)
- Sour milk (with ice and sugar)
- Placali (fermented cassava dough)
- Gumbo (okra-based sauce)
- Crabs
- Snails
- Cow skin
- Chili sauce
Experiences captured
- Started a street food tour at 7 AM
- Watched corn being steamed for 20 minutes
- Learned three ways to eat corn cake with milk
- Observed massive pots of okra sauce being stirred
- Watched fresh okra being grated by hand
- Met restaurant owners Madame Bamba and Veronique
- Practiced the difficult technique of twirling sticky cassava dough
- Explored the street food culture of Abidjan
Official tourism resource
The official national tourism board of Côte d'Ivoire provides travel information, destination guides, and cultural insights for visitors to Abidjan and beyond.
Planning questions
Where did Mark Wiens eat in Abidjan?
This guide maps all 3 spots featured in the video, with names, addresses, and neighborhoods, so you can plan where to eat in Abidjan.
What are the must-try foods in Abidjan?
Creator picks from the video include Bassi (steamed corn cake), Sour milk (with ice and sugar), Placali (fermented cassava dough), Gumbo (okra-based sauce). Open the map in Varedelo to see which spot each one is at.
Can I save these spots to use on my trip?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save every spot, get directions, and revisit the guide from your phone while you travel.
Use it on your trip
Save this food map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.