Alem's House - Camperdown

I love Alems House!! Been here twice and it just doesn't disappoint. The food is so delicious and very affordable too. Will keep going back!

Love Injera which is Ethiopian style Indian Dosa serves with 3 dips Sizzling Mushrooms and Red Lentils and Sautéed Spinach! My favorite was the sizzling mushroom dip. The coffee here is heavenly with cinnamon and cloves and korerima and best of all Chilly!

Camperdown gets an Ethiopian Cafe. The lure of vegetarian dishes and injera pull us down Parramatta Rd to give it a burl. Alem's House is a bright space along busy old Parramatta Rd. Inside is a big multi coloured mural that fills up most of the main wall, like a bright 70s kids cartoon dream sequence. The setting inside is a handful of tables and chairs and seating along the big window looking out to the street.

My first and only other time dining Ethiopian was several years ago in Footscray, Melbourne. If there was ever a place in Melbourne to have Ethiopian, Footscray with its diverse East African community, is it. I’m not blind to the fact that Australia is still geographically very far from Ethiopia. Coupled with the fact that this isn’t a cuisine I’m well-versed with, I’m incredibly hesitant to make the call on whether it was authentic, but it certainly was delicious. So much that when Alem’s House began doing the rounds on the Broadsheet carousel, all of us in cherry (Jeff, Sarah, you know the drill by now) sat up and paid attention.

Alem's House has the most delicious Ethiopian food the injera is very authentic and the wat (Ethiopian curries) are just divine. Don't miss the blue cheese and mushroom toastie it's amazing. The spiced Ethiopian coffee and the chai are also wonderful on a wintery afternoon. Love this place. I try to get there at least once a week.