Lagos eats breakfast early and often on the move. Much of the city is on the road before dawn, and the roadside sellers are there before it.
What Lagos eats
- Akara and pap: bean fritters with ogi, a smooth fermented corn porridge, often with milk and sugar.
- Agege bread: soft, slightly sweet white bread, eaten with butter, tea, akara, or beans.
- Ewa agoyin: mashed beans with a dark, spicy pepper sauce, eaten with bread — a Lagos favourite.
- Moi moi: steamed bean pudding.
- Yam and egg: boiled or fried yam with an egg sauce.
- Bread and tea: the simplest, with a milky, sweet cup.
- Indomie and egg: instant noodles, cooked with egg and pepper, from roadside “mama put” stands and many homes.
Where to find it
Roadside sellers near bus stops and offices sell akara, bread and beans from dawn. Bukas open early with yam and stews, and bakeries and cafés on the Island and in the malls serve coffee and pastries for those who want them.
Eating safely
Buy food cooked fresh in front of you, from busy sellers. Hot is safer than warm.