A low-key Somali restaurant in a Whitechapel side court, hard to spot from the street, serving the Somali community loaded metal platters. Order the lamb shank that falls off the bone with bariis iskukaris rice, basbaas green chilli sauce and flatbread.
- Address
- 112-116 Vine Ct, London E1 1JE
- Hours
- Tue-Fri 13:30-23:00; Sat-Sun 14:00-23:00; closed Mon (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 1 h
- Price
- Mains GBP 6-16, sharing platters GBP 19-66 (Time Out, 2025)
- Price level
- £
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Try rice with banana on the side, the Somali way.
- Opens mid-afternoon (13:30-14:00) and runs to about 23:00; closed Monday.
- A sharing platter feeds a group cheaply.