Gojo Restaurant

Absolutely great family-​run restaurant! They make you feel home and familiar with Ethiopian cuisine if it’s your first time to try it. They are friendly and the food is great. Unusual flavours and fun to eat. One of those hidden places in London where you get amazing authentic food and you don’t spend a fortune. Not at all, it has very good prices. Definitely recommended.

I am truly delighted to put this place on the [yelp] map. Everything about this little tucked away basement restaurant from the humble proprietors, delicious food, amazing prices to the cosy interior generates a wonderful atmosphere.
I was brought here by a[n Ethiopian] friend who claims this is the most authentic food he’s discovered in London, I cannot pretend to have done such extensive research myself but I certainly enjoyed everything we sampled here.
Generally, I would always recommend sharing platters anyway as a way to try as many things as possible and at Gojo, for only £8 (!) they are an absolute steal (easily feed 3 people). They arrive with a splayed injera (pancake-​like bread with a porous texture to absorb all the flavours and spices of the accompanying dishes), onto which various curried lentil, chickpea, spinach, green bean and cabbage stews are served. There is a vegetarian, meat and fish option, but extra or alternative dishes of any variety can be ordered to accompany the feast. Additional rolls of injera are used as edible utensils (and appear to be delivered from a bottomless supply), and the whole meal experience is enhanced by getting to scoop up large juicy morsels of food (dipped in chili powder if you’re brave enough!) and eat everything with your hands.
One of the most interesting dishes was a sort of minced, seasoned beef tartar, which, if you’re a little squeamish about can be cooked longer to brown it up. My favourite was certainly the cold curried lentil salad served in the middle of the sharing platter. Our hostest was so generous with all the serving portions, and threw in some additional complementary salads, that embarrassingly we hugely over ordered so left with handsome take-​out boxes stuffed to the brim for tomorrow’s feedings…
Also I have no idea how I have got his far into the review and not even mentioned that this amazing institution is also BYOB! WITHOUT, I repeat, WITHOUT a corkage fee. Absolutely fantastic. Be sure to round off your delectable feast with a coffee ceremony, or spiced tea. I truly recommend Gojo for small groups who want to try something different and experience a low-​key, but certainly vibrant and hospitable evening.