Somali Town Restaurant
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Somali dishes like maraq, chapati, cous cous, fish, lamb
Somali dishes like maraq, chapati, cous cous, fish, lamb
"Somali Town is open for delivery and takeaway, and you should taking advantage of that by ordering hanid with rice and salad, or salmon with macaroni. Call direct or order via app. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"Around Streatham rail station, a Little Mogadishu is slowly building, reflecting an influx of Somali immigration, with Somali Town the most promising of all the cafe/restaurants in the cluster. There’s little to announce it as a restaurant, apart from a kitchen in the back but get talking to the owner who will let diners know what he has on the go: normally a choice between chopped meat, steaks and fish served with either rice or pasta — a reminder of that Italian colonial influence. Maraq is provided gratis, a plain, brown cloudy broth of exceptional savouriness, with acidity provided by chunks of lemon. A chopped beef braise comes with onions and the right ratio of lean to fatty meat, with a half portion of rice cooked in meat stock and a half portion of red sauce spaghetti for the indecisive. Three things to note: one, this is best eaten with hands; two, the green bottle on the table is a chilli sauce called basbaas and should be used liberally, and three, don’t be surprised to be served a banana with the meal — how to use it is entirely the diner’s prerogative." - Jonathan Nunn
"Deep in south London, Somali Town is another unassuming local spot that provides a social space and pick me up for local Somalians and East Africans. There is no set menu however it can be assumed there will be maraq, a famous Somali vegetable soup or stew depending on how much produce is added.Meat abstainers may find themselves more bereft of options than Eritrean or Ethiopian restaurants, with meals like the bariis isku karis centred on a hefty portion of chopped, charred meat." - Riaz Phillips
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