House of Habesha

Head down to Kargo MKT in Salford and you'll find yourself in one of Manchester's most exciting food courts. House of Habesha sits among the market stalls, and it's immediately obvious why locals keep coming back. The smell of berbere spice hits you as you walk in, and you're greeted warmly by staff who actually care about what they're serving. You'll be sharing injera—that spongy sourdough flatbread—piled high with slow-cooked doro wot, misir wot, and other traditionally prepared dishes. It's proper communal eating, the kind that brings people together. The 4.6-star rating speaks for itself, but what really matters is that this is genuine Ethiopian cooking, not a dumbed-down version for the high street.