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An Ethio-Eritrean Platter at Mesob
The Burnaby sleeper locals quietly guard: a 4.6-rated Ethiopian-Eritrean room where regulars insist the food is the best in the province.
Foodie Experiences
The Burnaby sleeper locals quietly guard: a 4.6-rated Ethiopian-Eritrean room where regulars insist the food is the best in the province.
Mesob sits in a small Burnaby room in the Edmonds area and has quietly convinced a devoted following that it may serve the best Ethiopian and Eritrean food in British Columbia, which is a bold claim that a 4.6 rating and a very loyal crowd support with unusual conviction. Dinner is one shared round of injera: richly spiced stews, tender meats and a parade of vegetarian dishes spread across tangy flatbread that you eat by hand, both of you leaning over the same plate. It's open late and every day, which makes the logistics easy, and easygoing enough that low-stakes is the right word for the vibe even when the food is anything but. Order the combination platter to cover the full spice spectrum, ask about the traditional coffee to close, and trust that the regulars who guard this place weren't wrong.
