Named after an ancient port on the Red Sea in Eritrea, Brixton’s Adulis has been bringing the legacy of this historic east African city to south London since 1996. Nicknamed ‘Little Eritrea’, this cosy, low-lit restaurant will offer you a culinary education, from injera (or taita) and tsebhi (stew mainly prepared with beef, chicken, mutton or veg) to timtimo, a vegetarian dish with spiced lentil dahl and tomatoes. But it’s more than the food here; in Eritrean cultures, a meadi (meal) only begins when all members of a family are in position to break injera together. It’s a family affair at Adulis and you can consider yourself invited to dig into tsebhi crafted with heart.
Time Out tip
Don’t miss the Adulis special, which features sauteed lamb cubes with spices and herbs in a charcoal-heated clay pan.