La Cordée rouennaise, Mai 2009 : AU MALI, sous le signe du coq, du baobab et du capitaine

Arrivée très tardive à Mopti, mais ce soir c’est repas de gala au Bissap Café où nous dégustons de succulentes brochettes de Capitaine ( !) sur bananes grillées.

La maison rouge

La maison rouge est indiscutablement le plus bel hôtel de Mopti voire peut-être du Mali. Véritable réussite architecturale, inclassable, la maison rouge offre de superbes chambres à prix très abordables.

Feasting in Mopti - avril 2009

I went to a place called the Bissap Café, on the waterfront. It has one of the nicest atmospheres I’ve felt at any restaurant in Mali. It has multiple seating areas—a garden terrace, a room where light shines through thick slabs of desert salt, and a rooftop terrace overlooking the street and the river. I opted to sit up there and watch the world go by.

It was very peaceful. I could gaze out across the port, watching the reflections of streetlights ripple on the murky water, serenaded by a chorus of bullfrogs. In between courses, I read my Discover magazine with the top 100 science stories of 2008 that Chev sent me for my birthday. All in all, I spent $20 on myself: a chocolate shake with cointreau, a wood-fired ground beef and ham calzone, fresh fruit sorbet, and a glass of hibiscus (bissap) juice. I figured if I couldn’t get my Bollywood party, I could at least treat myself to a nice dinner. It was fabulous.

Adventure to manhood - 5 juillet

We ate a nice place called the Bissap Cafe, which looked pretty good on the inside, almost like an American restaurant. The food was actually decent as well. We were also able to check out some of the waterfalls today on the way to Mopti. It seems like this place is overflowing with waterfalls during the rainy season.

Djurukan bora

Le groupe bamakois Djurukan bora s'est produit deux soirs au Bissap Café dans le cadre d'une petite tournée du côté de Mopti. L'ambiance était très festive. De nombreux festivaliers d'Essakane sur la route du retour ont beaucoup apprécié la performance des musiciens.

Mali and music : a journey - The Times

Le journal The Times multimedia publie quelques photos prises au Bissap dans le cadre d'un reportage consacré au génial Festival au désert (Essakane).

onecurlyb’s blog - Crusing in Mopti

We capped off the evening at the Bissap Cafe - an AMAZING restaurant in the main port/shopping area of Mopti. Great food, fabulous atmosphere and genial service as one restaurant reviewer (PAPER PADDY) noted in her review.