Brothers Cafe & Restaurant
East African restaurant · Haringey ·
Fragrant Somali lamb shank, spiced rice, and generous sharing platters
Fragrant Somali lamb shank, spiced rice, and generous sharing platters
"“Brothers is an experience that you have to experience one time in your life. It’s the highest level of Somali food you can get in terms of something authentic from a random kitchen. You go there, you order a thing called federation, which is basically rice, meat, pasta, joy. I took Patrice Evra there. He was gobsmacked. The video went viral. People were in the comments saying, ‘You're about to raise the prices of Brothers.’”" - jake missing
"A Somali feast this good cannot be ignored. The lamb shank from Brother’s Cafe doesn’t need much help falling off the bone. Its proximity to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium means that collapsing is in its very DNA. But the vital point of difference between these two destinations in N17 is that Brothers is actually worth travelling for. The lamb and rice are both fragrantly spiced, mixing star anise with turmeric and cinnamon with melt-in-your-mouth fat. Throw in some basbaas—a sharp Somali chilli sauce—and you have an enormous meal that’s easily fit for two people. Or one that likes a second dinner." - jake missing, rianne shlebak
"Brothers Cafe & Restaurant in Tottenham has the kind of portion sizes and Somali hospitality that lend itself to hunkering down. Sharing platters of bariis iskukaris with grilled meats are piles made for multiple people, and those piles can be eaten until 11pm on a Sunday." - jake missing, sinead cranna
"The lamb shank from Brothers doesn’t need much help falling off the bone. Its proximity to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium means that collapsing is in its very DNA. But, the vital point of difference between these two destinations in N17, is that this Somali restaurant is actually worth travelling to. The duubi and bariis, or lamb shank and rice, are both fragrantly spiced, mixing star anise, turmeric, and cinnamon with melt-in-your-mouth fat. Throwing some basbaas—a sharp Somali chilli sauce—into the mix alongside some flatbread is a must." - heidi lauth beasley
"The Somali lamb shank from Brothers Cafe doesn’t need much help falling off the bone. Its proximity to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium means that collapsing is in its DNA, but the vital point of difference between these two things in N17 is that the dish at Brothers is worth travelling for. The lamb and rice are both fragrantly spiced, mixing star anise, turmeric, and cinnamon with melt-in-your-mouth fat. Throw in some basbaas—a sharp Somali chilli sauce—and you have an enormous meal that’s easily fit for two people. Or one who likes a second dinner." - team infatuation
