place, Dishoom’s naan rolls for breakfast are delicious.
Name Dishoom. Offering Indian – Mumbai Café. Price ££ Tips Sharing is caring!
East African
One of my favorite places in London is a place called Mosob. It is a family run restaurant known for its authentic Eritrean food and warm service. When you walk in, you will be immediately greeted by a friendly face, beautiful pictures, art work and artifacts that exhibit a sense of pride and authenticity. If you have never had Eritrean food before, the staff will happily guide you through the menu based on any dietary requirements and spice tolerance. To get the perfect picture from start to fin- ish, I recommend getting one of the set menus. My favorite is the Massawa. Your
meal will start off with spinach and lentil rolls, made with traditional Eritrean bread called injera. Injera is a spongy sourdough flatbread – unlike any western bread, it adds a great balance of sourness and tex- ture throughout your entire meal. You will also get a few falafels and two dips (yo- ghurt and chili). Next, a large plate will ar- rive for your viewing pleasure. At the base, a large piece of injera for you to eat with. On top, spiced lamb stew, cubes of chicken with peppers and onions, a mixture of spiced cabbage, carrots onions and split beans, and last but not least, spicy stewed lentils. If you are feeling cheeky, add the Mosob spe- cial: marinated and grilled lamb chops with spinach and lentils. It is my ab- solute favorite thing on the menu. Everything is full of flavor and colour. To end your meal, the menu comes with
mint tea. Te tea is lovely, but I recom- mend upgrading to the traditional coffee service. Tey roast the coffee beans in a small pot table-side for you to see and in- hale the incredibly aromatic beans. Te coffee is then brewed in a traditional Eritrean coffee pot, and served with pop- corn. Te coffee looks like it will be in- credibly strong but it is actually quite smooth and mellow. I normally drink cof- fee with milk, however this is perfect just black or with a touch of sugar.
Name Mosob. Neighborhood Kensington. Offering Authentic Eritrean. Reservations Walk-ins welcome. Price £ Tip Eat with your hands; vegan friendly. Fun Fact Eritrea was colonized by Italy, resulting in the use of tomatoes in most of their staple dishes.
West African
Growing up in Houston, I was exposed to West African cuisine at a very young age. Tere is a large Nigerian population, so I grew up eating traditional things like fish stew and moin-moin, a steamed bean pud- ding. It wasn’t until I went to Ikoyi in St. James Market that I was exposed to a more refined and intricate rendition. I first heard about Ikoyi because of a charity brunch that was being held there. I wasn’t able to attend, so it remained on my radar. Te first time I went was for after-dinner drinks to check the place out. It is small
with a few statement pieces of art. It lacked the immediate feeling of authen- ticity but the wine list is impeccable, so we stayed for a little longer. Eventually the chef came out to talk to us and of- fered a dessert. To entice us, he offered the groundnut and zobo (hibiscus) dessert. It was the best thing he could’ve done. It consisted of a beautiful meringue, a light and airy groundnut ice cream and a zobo jelly. Take a moment to imagine a peanut butter and jam
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