The central market in Berberati is the city's main gathering point and the place to find a meal during the day. Women vendors set up around the market perimeter with charcoal fires, selling grilled brochettes of chicken or goat, fried plantain, and bowls of groundnut sauce or saka-saka (cassava leaf stew) served over rice or fufu. It is cheap, filling, and as local as it gets. The market also sells fresh produce, dried fish, and ingredients if you have kitchen access.
The atmosphere at mealtimes — late morning to early afternoon — is lively, with traders, miners, and market workers all eating side by side. This is the best way to eat in Berberati for those not staying at a guesthouse with meals included.