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We visited Iberia in December 2023, but I’m only writing this in summer 2025, so my memory is a little hazy. Back again on Caledonian Road for another international food adventure (not far from Azeri Land of Fire and Ethiopian Agelgil). We visited the curiously-named Iberia with my girlfriend. So, what’s Georgian food like? QuiteContinue reading “29. Georgia. Iberia, Caledonian Rd”

The cuisine of Estonia and Eswatini aren’t represented in London so, having eaten at an Eritrean restaurant the week before, it was back to the horn of Africa again for Ethiopian. That’s not a bad thing at all. We met on Caledonian Road (host to four other Ethiopian restaurants!) and settled into the reasonably busyContinue reading “27. Ethiopia. Agelgil, Islington”

Now this is the kind of restaurant that we like. Food from a far-off place we knew little about. Interesting dishes and unusual ingredients. Décor from the homeland. And a menu where the owners have made the effort to provide information about their country, cuisine and culture. In short, Adulis was already high in myContinue reading “26. Eritrea. Adulis, Oval.”

A few months delayed writing this one up, so shall have to be short. Quinta Pupusa is London’s one and only restaurant specialising in the cuisine of El Salvador, although it actually seems to have been set up by a Brit who spent some time in the country. On their website they have a pageContinue reading “25. El Salvador. Quinta Pupusa, South Kensington”

“I don’t think I can face another mouthful” I whimpered to Alf. I felt like Mr Bean in that sketch where he tries to hide his revolting steak tartare in a French restaurant so it looks as if he’s finished. But no such option existed with my bowl of toxic green Molokhia, and I hadContinue reading “24. Egypt. Ali Baba, Marylebone”

If you want a good time, head to a Latino restaurant. In two years of doing the A to Z of World Food, the region that’s provided hands down most fun is Latin America. Yes, you can get more interesting flavours in Asian or African cuisine, or more sophisticated vibes in European restaurants, but forContinue reading “23. Ecuador. Miko’s, Elephant and Castle”

Ch – ch – Czech it out! It’s the next blog in the A to Z of World Food in London!!! That’s right, and this time we found ourselves on the borders of Hampstead, sitting down for Bohemian fayre with our parents, who’d come up to dine with us one June evening. Bohemia House isContinue reading “22. Czech Republic. Bohemia House, West Hampstead”

Ah, Cuba, pearl of the Caribbean.  Che, Castro, communism, cigars… and one of the best ‘C’ countries in this list! I’ve been a bit tardy writing this up – I met Alf at the end of April and it’s now July. But I’ve only got good memories of Cubana, a vibrant, colourful restaurant just behindContinue reading “21. Cuba. Cubana, Waterloo.”

“A lot of countries’ national cuisine is basically bits of grilled meat”. That was Alf’s reflection after our trip to DeluxeManna, a Congolese restaurant in north London. He’s got a point – from Argentina to Brazil, Bolivia to Bulgaria, we’ve eaten a lot of chunks of grilled animal flesh while doing this A to ZContinue reading “20. Congo (DRC). DeluxeManna, Tottenham Hale”