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| Asmara |
| 386 Coldharbour Lane |
| Brixton, SW9 8LF |
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| Facilities |
| Air conditioning
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Private dining area
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Vegetarian selection
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Children’s menu & high chairs
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Allergy aware
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Disabled access
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Take away available
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Outside catering
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| With its pots of burning frankincense, comfortable wicker chairs and goat-skin trinkets, this homely little restaurant manages to summon the spirit of East Africa to down-town Brixton. Alongside Eritrean classics including Zelzel Tibssi and a range of mild to spicy stews, the menu lists pasta dishes introduced to Abyssinia by the Italians. Prices are very reasonable and main courses are all around the £5-£7 mark. Finish off an excellent meal with a shot of authentic firewater zebib. |
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Cuisine |
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| Eritrean |
| The cuisine of Eritrea is based on an exotic blend of robust and subtle spices. The cornerstone of Eritrean cuisine is injera, traditional bread that resembles a large, pillow-soft, tangy pancake. The menu is heavy on hearty stews called Tsebhi, distinctive for their use of berbere; a common Eritrean seasoning based on red pepper, paprika, cardamom and basil. |
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| Try the Zelzel Tibssi - tender pieces of lamb sizzling with green chilli and onion on a clay brazier and a dish of spinach and ricotta perfumed with spicy butter. The motherly waitress regularly parades fragrant pan-roasted coffee beans around the room |
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| Operation |
| Open every day 5pm-late (2am late licence). All major credit cards accepted. No service charge.
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