Labay Market

"On an average Saturday morning in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, you’ll likely spot a guy on the corner in front of this Caribbean market chopping up fresh soursop with a machete. Next to him, a line of people will form - some of them interested in the prickly green fruit while others wait patiently for things like coconut, mango, or tamarind. Labay Market imports them all, along with a bunch of other fish, vegetables, and spices, straight from the Caribbean. And it’s one of the only places in Brooklyn where you’ll find tropical kitchen staples like breadfruit, eddoe, and sapodilla." - hannah albertine, nikko duren

"Labay is my favorite neighborhood market. Not only is it Black-owned, but it also has mainly Caribbean imports—many from the owner Big Mac’s family’s 60-acre estate in Grenada—such as breadfruit, sea moss, soursop, callaloo, jackfruit or tamarind pickle, ground provisions (green bananas, plantain, sweet, cassava), sorrel, Grenadian chocolates, and island spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, chandon beni, pimento peppers, and utensils ranging from wooden lélé (swizzle) sticks to dutch pots. Mac’s sister Margaret also cooks up traditional foods such as breadfruit, fish, and oil down on most weekends." - Shelley Worrell 31

"Labay is a fantastic Black-owned neighborhood market in Flatbush. It stocks mainly Caribbean imports - many from the owner Big Mac’s family’s 60-acre estate in Grenada - such as breadfruit, sea moss, soursop, callaloo, jackfruit or tamarind pickle, ground provisions (green bananas, plantain, sweet, cassava), sorrel, Grenadian chocolates, and island spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, chandon beni, pimento peppers, and utensils ranging from wooden lélé (swizzle) sticks to dutch pots. Mac’s sister Margaret also cooks up traditional foods such as breadfruit, fish and oil down on most weekends. NYC Guide The Best Caribbean Food In Brooklyn’s Little Caribbean" - Shelley Worrell