Deli Boyz

A taste of Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Ghana at Deli Boyz

Les is more you know we’re on that culinary tour. We’re uptown at a spot that’s open until 5am, the afties after the afties. They’re bringing West African culture to the block. We’re at Deli Boyz. This is culture on a plate. Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Ghana, it’s all here.

It’s the kind of spot that gives you that home away from home feeling, especially for folks who’ve built new lives here. Immigrants are the backbone of New York. Always have been. And institutions that reflect diasporic communities are what make the city special.

I’ve worked with a lot of people from Mali, so walking into a place like this hits different. Part of why we even started Ghetto Gastro was because we didn’t see a lot of representation of our trifecta at the front of the house. They’re taking our flavors anyway so we built something by us, for us. And it’s interesting because maybe this isn’t what comes to mind when you think of high-end fine dining - but what they’re cooking up at Deli Boyz, I call luxury.