The Genet Cafe - Ethiopian Restaurant
Ethiopian restaurant · South Tottenham ·
Authentic Ethiopian dishes, BYOB, warm hospitality, vegan options
Authentic Ethiopian dishes, BYOB, warm hospitality, vegan options
"Anyone who’s frequented this BYOB Tottenham spot knows these three things to be true: tender lega tibes is the best possible way to consume ginger, marriage oaths can be abandoned for the last stew-soaked piece of injera, and berbere spices taste even better with a Mulatu Astatke soundtrack. It’s a casual, cash-only restaurant filled with woven mesob baskets and locals that already know their order. Borrow ours until you find your own—the lentil, garlic, and tang-heavy misir wot platter." - jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley
"The first thing to know about The Genet Cafe is that it’s cash-only—shoutout to the cash point at the Post Office on Broad Lane that doesn’t charge. The second thing to know about this laid-back BYOB Ethiopian restaurant is that the must-order misir wot is £12. This is satisfying self-care by way of lentils, berbere spice, and a heavy dose of garlic, all hypnotically shovelled from platter to palm to mouth with sublimely tangy rolls of injera. Locals and long-term couples wander into the warm dining room to chat over tender, ginger-fest lega tibes and to inevitably squabble over the last of the stew-soaked injera at the bottom of the platter." - heidi lauth beasley
"The first thing you should know about The Genet Cafe is that it’s cash-only—shoutout to the cash point at the Post Office on Broad Lane that doesn’t charge. The second thing you should know about this laid-back Ethiopian restaurant is that the must-order misir wot is £12. This is satisfying self-care by way of lentils, berbere spice, and a heavy dose of garlic, all hypnotically shovelled from platter to palm to mouth with sublimely tangy rolls of injera. Locals and long-term couples wander into the warm dining room—dotted with woven mesob baskets and clay jebenas—to chat over tender, ginger-fest lega tibes and inevitably squabble over who gets to eat the majority share of the stew-soaked injera at the bottom of the platter. Also, it’s BYOB so pick up a bev on the way if you want something to drink alongside the upbeat soundtrack of Mulatu Astatke songs." - Heidi Lauth Beasley
"Reopened but operates as an owner-only operation; diners are advised to call ahead to confirm availability because the menu and hours can be limited." - James Hansen
"No cuisine, except for perhaps Turkish and Indian, has such depth in London as Ethiopian does, especially in north London. Take The Genet Cafe, a small restaurant located below a council estate in Seven Sisters, that is run with skill and warmth by the owner who cooks everything herself, from the rainbow array of vegetable curries, so full of flavour that its sometimes possible to have a completely vegan meal without realising it, to the rich, buttery dulet, bouncing with tripe and the crunch of orange chillis. Come on an evening and she’ll be busy at the back, but during the day diners are treated with the dictionary definition of above and beyond hospitality." - Jonathan Nunn
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