12/07/2026
After a full day wandering around London, I ended up in Brick Lane for dinner.
Brick Lane is famous for its Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants, but these days it’s also full of vintage shops, cafés, bars, galleries, street art and creative studios.
It has definitely gentrified, but it still has that multicultural London energy I love.
Tucked amongst it all was Merkamo, a vegan Ethiopian restaurant serving bold, plant-based food from the heart.
Merkamo means beautiful, and the food really was.
I ordered a platter, which is my favourite way to eat Ethiopian food because you get to taste a little bit of everything.
Stews.
Lentils.
Vegetables.
Spices.
Garlic.
So much flavour.
And of course, Injera — the soft, tangy Ethiopian sourdough flatbread you tear and use to scoop everything up with your fingers.
Such a unique flavour, texture and way of eating.
Relaxed.
Joyful.
Messy in the best way.
A beautiful, nourishing meal to end a long London day.