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Photos of the food and the dining room. Tap any of them to see it larger.

The front window on Racecourse Road

The front door at night, with the seals on the glass and the sign above — The door

The sign above the awning at night, seen from the footpath — The sign above the awning

The dining room at night, guests at the tables under the thatch and the lanterns — The room on a weeknight

Racecourse Road at night, the restaurant's lit sign and window between the neighbouring shops — Racecourse Road at night

The dining room in daylight, tables set with menus under the thatched ceiling and the woven lampshades — The room before service

The window tables, looking out

The bar and dining room with woven lampshades under a thatched ceiling — The bar under the thatch

Guests at low tables under the thatched ceiling — Low tables under the thatch

The counter with clay pots, glasses and hanging baskets — The counter

Woven baskets and lids, small paintings and carvings on the orange wall — Baskets on the orange wall

A krar, the five-string lyre, hanging on the orange wall beside carvings and a woven lid — A krar on the wall

A large woven tray with a patterned centre hanging on the thatch, beside a carved mask — A woven tray on the thatch

Woven fans, baskets and a painted plate on the wall above a coffee sack — Fans and baskets on the wall

The dining room on a busy night: orange walls, woven baskets and lanterns hanging from a thatched ceiling — A full room on a Saturday night

A full table from above: mixed platter on injera, rice, salad, goat, chicken, vegetables, green chillies and Ethiopian beer — The table, from above

A long table set with a mixed platter, rice, salad, tsebhi in clay pots and a bottle of red wine — A full table, with a bottle brought from home

A red platter of clay dishes on injera with salad, rice and a wooden spoon, on the wooden table — Dishes on the red platter

Three clay dishes on the table: kulwha with onion, yellow vegetables and rice, with a salad beside them — Kulwha, vegetables and rice

Three clay dishes on a round of injera from above: red lentils with green chilli, dark lentils with red onion, and chicken — Lentils and chicken in clay dishes on injera

A platter of lamb, tumtummo lentils and salad on injera by the front window — Lamb, lentils and salad by the window

Dorho zighini with its egg, lamb with green chillies, yellow vegetables and salad in clay dishes on injera, from above — Dorho zighini, kulwha and vegetables in clay dishes on injera

Clay dishes of dorho zighini with its egg, vegetables, salad and lamb on injera, as the woven cover lifts away — The cover coming off the platter

Overhead view of a mixed platter on injera surrounded by side dishes, rice, salad, green chillies and a bottle of Ethiopian beer — The mixed platter, seen from above

The mixed platter from above with seven dishes arranged around a salad — The mixed platter

The veg platter: shiro, lentils, chickpeas, cabbage, zucchini, pumpkin and salad on injera — The veg platter

Three dishes on a round of injera: lamb, salad and red lentils — Lamb, salad and lentils on injera

Zighini, lamb slow-cooked in berbere sauce, in a metal dish on injera with salad and green chillies — Zighini

Dorho kulwha, chicken thigh sautéed in spices and turmeric sauce, with salad on injera — Dorho kulwha

Asa kulwha, Nile perch in berbere with onion and a green chilli on injera — Asa kulwha

A clay dish of lamb with potato beside a salad on injera, with a wooden spoon — Lamb, potato and salad on injera

Close-up of grilled lamb with onion, tomato and green chilli in a black dish — Kulwha off the hot pan

Tsebhi in a black clay pot with salad on injera — Tsebhi in a clay pot

Shiro served in a black clay pot with sliced green chilli, on a wooden stand — Shiro in a clay pot

Tumtummo, red lentils topped with sliced green chilli, with a bowl of berbere on injera — Tumtummo

Aletcha, cabbage and carrot in a mild turmeric sauce, with salad on injera — Aletcha

Hoswas, mixed seasonal vegetables in a copper dish on injera — Hoswas

Dubba, pieces of pumpkin in a thick berbere sauce on injera, with two green chillies and a beer — Dubba

Whole fish with vegetables and salad on a round of injera — Fish on injera

Two guests sharing a platter from a mesob basket, tearing injera by hand — Sharing from the mesob

A table of friends leaning over shared platters, eating with their hands — A group sharing platters

Sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce and a scoop of ice cream on a white plate — Sticky date pudding

A small patterned cup of black coffee beside a woven basket — Coffee with cinnamon and ginger

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