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Ethiopian and Somalian restaurants opening up in certain neighbourhoods of the city,
and for something really different, you shouldn't miss the opportunity to eat out in
one of these restaurants. We guarantee you'll never have tasted anything quite like
Ethiopian food!
We cornered Issak Abdi and Sugaal Rashid, two refugees from southern Somalia,
and asked them where and what to eat in order to get a flavour of the tastes of the
Horn of Africa. Here are their suggestions.
Salaama Restaurant in Grønland is a good place to try Somalian food. In
Somalia we eat a lot of rice and spaghetti, but you should try suqaar, which is strips
of meat with onions and spices. Or try the rice and fish; the fish is cooked in a very
special way that makes it delicious.
For Ethiopian food a favourite place is Mama Africa , near the city centre. It has a
very relaxing atmosphere and is a romantic place to go. It serves injera but a favour-
ite is special tibs, which is brought to the table still cooking. It makes us feel like
we're still in Africa. And you must try the coffee. Ethiopian coffee is the best in the
world.
Red Sea Star is also good, but it's expensive. It's an Eritrean restaurant, but there
is no real difference between that and Ethiopian food.
Mama Africa ETHIOPIAN €
Offline map Google map ( 96 65 05 99; Galleriet Oslo, Scwei-gaardgt 12; mains
Nkr109-139; 3-11pm) With walls adorned in tourist posters proclaiming the wonders
of Ethiopia and a cool, jazzy African soundtrack on the stereo, this is a perfect place in
which to try injera and wat . Despite the fact that it's a tamed-down version of what you'd
find in the mountains of Ethiopia, we still guarantee you've never eaten anything like this
before. Oh, and that's not a tablecloth, that's the injera, and yes, you do eat it! It's on the
1st floor of the Galleriet Oslo, above the bus station.
Teddy's Soft Bar RETRO AMERICAN €
Offline map Google map ( 22 17 36 00; Brugata 3a; light meals from Nkr85;
lunch & dinner Mon-Sat) The jukebox in the corner gives Teddy's Soft Bar a flavour of
1950s USA. It's something of a local institution that has scarcely changed in decades. It's
rumoured to have the best burgers in town as well as that other 1950s America favourite -
milkshakes.