Kokeb Ethiopian Cuisine

5 out of 10 stars

Introduced to Ethiopian food by ex-New Yorker friend who was addicted to it when he was in the States. Read reviews here and decided to try this place one day. Have now added it to list of Good Restaurants To Take VIsiting Friends To When They Come. Ethiopian food already exotic enough compared to the usual city fare. But this was just outstanding - even according to my addict friend who has much more experience with this cuisine. The food is heavily but delicately spiced. Goof flavour, good textures, good balance (we asked the owner to recommend some of the dishes) While I eat almost anything, but as a die hard carnivore "meatitarean", the highest praise I can give is this - even the vegetarian dishes were excellent. Usually I treat vegetarian dishes as an obligation, but in this case I'd happily go back again with my vegetarian friends, have a good meal without meat and still leave satisfied. Just be careful about parking on Arsenal game nights (owner was kind enough to check for us as we sat down that there wasn't a game on) due to local parking restrictions. Will go back again fairly frequently for personal pleasure. Definitely with visitors who want to see what sort of varied food London has to offer - this is an excellent addition to the list. Easy to get to. Owner was lovely. Dining was delicious but inexpensive, ambience was cosy and comfortable. 10 stars all in all.