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13.5/20Critics' Pick

Gojo Ethiopian Cafe

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An injera and curry feast at Gojo.
1 / 8An injera and curry feast at Gojo.Supplied
The coffee ceremony with pan-roasted beans, incense and popcorn.
2 / 8The coffee ceremony with pan-roasted beans, incense and popcorn.Supplied
Stew-style stir fry served with injera.
3 / 8Stew-style stir fry served with injera.Supplied
Inside the Sunshine West cafe.
4 / 8Inside the Sunshine West cafe.Supplied
Feta stiry fry with flat bread.
5 / 8Feta stiry fry with flat bread.Supplied
Outside the Sunshine cafe.
6 / 8Outside the Sunshine cafe.Supplied
Take your pick.
7 / 8Take your pick.Supplied
Inside Gojo in Sunshine.
8 / 8Inside Gojo in Sunshine.Supplied
13.5/20Critics' Pick

Gojo Ethiopian Cafe

Ethiopian$

Spice-laden gem disguised as a simple coffee spot.

Eating at Gojo awakens all your senses, and the recommended way to set them fully ablaze is with the mahberawi. Best shared between two or three, it’s a cost-effective, hands-on introduction to some of Ethiopia’s greatest hits. Giant injera, Ethiopia’s legendary sour flatbread, is piled with a mountain of meat and legume-based stews, colourful pickled vegetables, salad and extra injera.

Tear off pieces of the holy, holey carb, and use it to scoop up the peppery sauteed-lamb sensation that is awaze tibs. It’s also useful to clasp a fistful of doro wat, the chicken and boiled egg stew earthy with berbere and sprinkled here with homemade cheese.

The post-meal traditional coffee ceremony is a must. You’re shown the coffee beans roasting in a pan before they’re ground, brewed and poured from a jebena pot, while incense burns at your table beside a basket of sweetened popcorn.

Good to know: Pick up a spicy beef sambusa or two from the pie warmer at the counter on the way out.

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