With an outside terrace on Heddon Street - hedonism itself on a summer's evening - and an interior of mesmerising beats, intricate carved wood, filigree...

One of the biggest joys of an Ethiopian meal is the element of ceremony, and despite low-key surroundings, the Queen of Sheba happily obliges in this. Its...

Named after the ancient port city by the Red Sea, Adulis endeavours to keep the tastes and ambience of Eritrean cuisine alive in London. There are...

The Red Sea is one of those London secrets you almost don't want to share, lest it should shed the ramshackle appeal of its MDF tables and workman caff...

Archaeologists of the future will be perplexed when excavating Camden Market. At the centre of the scatter of tawdry trinkets from around the world, they'll...

In a bland modern development off Tooley Street, this branch of the South African-owned mini-group sticks to a winning formula, with a basement restaurant...

Asmara, named after Eritrea's capital, makes its inspiration clear to customers with a gold-plated map of the homeland above a central bar. The ground floor...

With walls the colour of an African sunset and the sounds of uptempo Ethio-pop mingling with the buzz of diners, Addis offers a generous array of meat, fish...

Popular with Nigerians to whom it offers a taste of home, 805 Bar Restaurant is a lively eaterie with a bright, white interior decorated with colourful...

With a name like Adam's Café and a daytime menu of full English and other greasy spoon favourites, you might not expect the nightly transformation into a...

A mosob is a hand-woven table traditionally used in Eritrea at mealtimes. It is large enough for a family to sit around, giving comfortable access to the...

Occo's stylish decor (a modern take on traditional Moroccan crafts) looked a touch worn on our last visit. We arrived well after the popular two-for-one...

Lord only knows how many people have slogged up Edgware Road to Meya Meya, only to then stand aghast at its sanitised takeaway interior before turning and...