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Adulis

A cosy, softly lit Eritrean restaurant on Brixton Road that has served stews and lentil dishes on injera since 1996, and calls its patch 'Little Eritrea'.

  • Food
  • Price: ££ · Mid-range
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Adulis, a cosy, softly lit Eritrean restaurant on Brixton Road
Photo: bob walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr

Did you know

Its name comes from an ancient Eritrean port on the Red Sea.

Local tip

Book a table through the website, then share a few dishes on injera. Time Out singles out the Adulis special, sauteed lamb cubes with herbs in a charcoal-heated clay pan.

Famous dishes

  • Tsebhi (meat or vegetable stew)
  • Misir wot (spicy red lentil stew)
  • Adulis special (sauteed lamb in a clay pan)

Finding it

Address
44-46 Brixton Road, London SW9 6BT
Nearest station
Oval (Tube), 332 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

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