Blue Nile - Review - Finsbury Park - London - The Infatuation

"The first thing you’ll notice about Blue Nile is that you’re surrounded by people who definitely aren’t on their first visit to this Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurant. On a busy stretch of Seven Sisters Road near Finsbury Park, regulars wander in to wordlessly pick up their go-to order at the bar and older gents share family gossip and a steaming combo platter in a quiet back corner. The extra tangy, fragrant injera should serve as the foundation to any meal at Blue Nile. It’s the ultimate enabler for ensuring that you can scoop up every last mouthful of the refreshingly gingery alicha kik and tongue-zapping doro wot. Although we’ve got a soft spot for the hum of Theodros Mitiku saxophone solos inside, the little pavement terrace out front turns into its own buzzing scene when the sun’s beaming full-force. video credit: Heidi Lauth Beasley photo credit: Heidi Lauth Beasley Pause Unmute Food Rundown Mahiberawi Meat Combo When it comes to allocating your injera air time, you’re going to want to dedicate the most time to the sizzling berbere doro wot and the meat platter’s underdog—the vegan alicha misir wot. These yellow peas have attitude and their comforting, turmeric flavour lingered long after we performed a self-satisfied chilli strut up Seven Sisters Road. It’s also worth noting that Blue Nile’s injera is a touch thinner than average, but it’s extra tangy. PlayMute video credit: Heidi Lauth Beasley" - Heidi Lauth Beasley