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London Ethiopian: Addis

by Krista

42 Caledonian Road
N1 9DT
Tel:  020 7278 0679

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Date of Last Visit: Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

The Victim: Feathers

The Damage: 20 quid each?

The Background: It’s a Tuesday and we are going to a show. Guster. By King’s Cross. It doesn’t start til 9 and work ends before that. So we go out to eat.

And I get to choose! And I so want to have Ethiopian food in London. It’s been ages.

The Entrance: We enter and it is not very crowded. But for those that are there, they seem infinitely familiar with Ethiopian cuisine. I have a feeling we’ve made the right choice.

The Service: Painfully shy, and she forgot our drinks. We asked for Ethiopian recommendations, and she did not help us.

The Food: Delicious, really. We had the traditional chicken dish–the one with the hardboiled egg–and it was really really good and just the right amount of hotness. And then we had a mixed veggie dish that was exactly that–a number of different veggie selections–along with a chickpea dish which I also really liked. Feathers was not a huge fan of the chickpea dish–she thought it was a bit dry–but I didn’t mind so much. It was like Mexican Pintos, only thicker. And we both loved the spongey bread it was all served with.

The Decor: Clean, neat. Someone gave this some thought. On a sunny afternoon, the sun streamed right through the windows and washed everything in a very lovely kind of way.

The Verdict: I’d go back, for sure. I can forgive the service. I liked the food. And I liked doing something different. And I kinda get this feeling that Kings X is the about to be the new hot spot.

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2 comments

Eatlikeagirl 2007 -

Ah yes, Addis is lovely! I work near there and have been a few times. I love their ful dish with crushed falafel and feta. There are some other African restaurants further up Caledonian Rd that are supposed to be quite good also but I haven’t tried them.

Stonch's Beer Blog 2007 -

This place looks absolutely delightful. Thanks for the tip!

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