I think that was the best meal I’ve ever eaten! Lunchtimes will never be the same again. Super friendly staff and very reasonably priced. What a find!!!
Huge serving, but the food is so light, it is a great meal. Big variety of fresh flavours. A real treat that I was not expecting when I woke up. Easy to get to in its new location in the market, just Que up and enjoy. Thank you!
Great flavours, super healthy, excellent variety: arguably the best food in London.
This food is absolutely delicious, I wish I lived closer to London to eat it more often. They even have a gluten free meal which is super.
Strongly recommend it! Delicious food, amazing presentation, friendly people!
Best food I've ever tasted! Quite simply amazing. Recently gone vegan so it's fun trying new things and this was just an absolute taste sensation. Very friendly and helpful team too. Brilliant!
Had my first Merkamo food experience yesterday. Savoured every mouthful. Absolutely delicious and all so nutritious. Can't get it out of my mind andxwish I lived nearer to eat some every day. Can't wait for the recipe book. Will be back soon! Xxx
Amazing food, definitely worth the journey from South West London. Thank you x
This lady is a genius! This is the best food ever!!!!!!
A revelatory experience. Really good food. Will definitely seek them out again!
Such delicious, fresh food! Very good value for money and friendly people. Yum, yum, yum!
Their food literally made me go veggie! Its so delicious! Just excellent!
Marion Joubert des Ouches
+5
Delicious!! and healthy. highly recommend
Excellent food place! You will love it for sure!!!
Heavenly food presented beautifully by truly lovely people ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely delicious and so very fresh. What variety of flavours
Delightful! Thank you so much.we loved each bite.
I come here almost everyday for lunch. The food is AMAZING. So delicious and nutritious and generous portions :) xx
Queli Cristina A Treviss
+5
Lovely tasting heathy food!!
Loved it��
Lovely Ethiopian food. Healthy AND tasty. What's not to like :)
One of the most delicious vegan meals in London :)
We loved it!! I was drawn by the colour & then the friendly smile & chat from the lady serving. The bonus ..... it tasted lovely.
Wonderful colours and delicious mix of legumes and vegs... Excellent
Highly recommend for authentic Ethiopian food. Reasonably priced & very tasty. Everything seems homemade. Also 100% vegan which is a bonus.
Delicious Ethiopian food, all vegan so loads of options! Extensive gluten free options too - the brown injera is gluten free.
Although spoilt for choice at Old Spitalfields Market, I decided on Merkamo: 100% Vegan traditional Ethiopian food because I support specialist vegan eatery whenever possible. Ethiopian is a particular favourite of mine so I was willing to waiting the long line, and am so happy I did.
It was truly delicious; like actually beyond expectation (remember that long line; makes sense now, right.) I was planning to eat half, to sample elsewhere; well clearly that didn’t happen.
Open between 11.30am – 5pm, they combine traditional East-African cuisine, with a variety of original herbs and spices to create fresh (and mostly gluten-free) tubs that are easy to take back to the office or eat in the food court.
I got the Injera wrap filled with spinach, roasted soya and lentils and as well as a samosa and coconut dumpling. I’ll definitely try their other options, but would happy have the wrap again and do recommend you give it a try.
Vitruvian Vision (Anima)
+4
I was positively surprised. I had bought a meal via TooGoodToGo, and received a portion of their mixed box/Merkado Special (with everything).
Very tasty. Best Vegan meal I have had in a long time.
The waiter was not particularly friendly, and London prices are generally scary, but the food was good.
I don't have enough experience to say whether the food is culturally authentic, or not.
First time to have Ethiopian food was totally mind blowing!! I had a large traditional for £9 It has a clean tastes but at the same time so many flavours. It becomes a go-to place while I am in London. Thumbs up.
Love the simple yet so tasty vegetarian food. So different in taste than all the other offerings in the market and feels so good after eating. One of my go to places in the area. Wish they have shops on other parts of the city too.
Merkamo is a true standout from Spitalfields. Ethiopian is one of my favourite cuisine, and Merkamo do it justice! I had their large full special, which included a bit of everything they serve, injera, and a samosa. All for £10.99. Everything on the plate is really taste, and the portion is a really good size. The staff is super friendly and helpful. There’s really no flaws I can point to Merkamo, except maybe the queue that forms at peak lunch times, which is yet another testimony of how great the food there is.
The food is always delicious and contains a lot of healthy ingredients so you don’t feel bad eating the whole portion (which is generous). The staff are friendly too. The only difficult thing is finding somewhere to eat afterwards since Spitalfields is a very popular place.
I've been going to Merkamo for 4 years and it's my favourite in Spitalfields Market. I always get the traditional with a samosa. I can get it multiple times a week without feeling bad about it since it is so healthy. I recommend it to everyone.
The best food in Spitalfields, I've come here a LOT and always get the half&half, I've taken lots of people here with me and they've all loved it too. The guys who own it and plate-up/make the food are also SO LOVELY!!
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