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Ethiopian places closest to you
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Effoi Restaurant
Fenton Street favourite for Ethiopian-Eritrean grills and cocktails.
Zene's Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar
Modern Ethiopian plates and cocktails on Fenton Street.
Beteseb Restaurant
Family-run Silver Spring kitchen known for kitfo and 100% teff injera.
Sebseb Ethiopian Restaurant and Bar
Sligo Avenue dining room for tibs, kitfo and late-night buna.
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Shewa Ethiopian Restaurant
Washington, DC dining room serving injera, tibs and slow-simmered wat.
Bole Bole Ethiopian Kitchen & Bar
Modern Ethiopian kitchen and bar with one of Virginia's highest ratings.
Heat Da Spot Café
DC cafe pouring Ethiopian single-origin and traditional jebena buna.
Nazret Ethiopian Restaurant
Skyline-area institution for tibs, kitfo and vegetarian combinations.
Keren Cafe & Restaurant
Washington, DC dining room serving injera, tibs and slow-simmered wat.
Family Ethiopian Restaurant
Washington, DC dining room serving injera, tibs and slow-simmered wat.
Eatopia Eatery
Washington, DC dining room serving injera, tibs and slow-simmered wat.
Habesha Mesob Kitchen
Slow-simmered doro wat and hand-fermented injera in Little Ethiopia.
Enatye Ethiopian Restaurant
Northern Virginia's go-to for family-style mesob dining in Herndon.
Ethiopic Restaurant
Washington, DC dining room serving injera, tibs and slow-simmered wat.
Sidamo Buna Bar
Wheaton buna bar roasting Sidama and Guji lots weekly.
Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant & Mart
Washington, DC dining room serving injera, tibs and slow-simmered wat.
Dama Restaurant and Pastry
Columbia Pike pastry counter and restaurant famous for cakes.
Shagga Coffee & Restaurant
Route 1 destination for lamb dishes and a much-loved veggie sampler.
Sheba Ethiopian Market
Berbere, mitmita and teff flour ground on site.
Enjera Restaurant
Long-running Crystal City spot known for its namesake injera.
Enjera Bakery
Fresh teff injera and himbasha baked twice daily.
Habesha Market Carry Out & Restaurant
DC market for berbere, teff, spices and fresh injera.
Addis Ababa Restaurant
Downtown Silver Spring classic with live music on weekends.
Das Ethiopian Cuisine
Washington, DC dining room serving injera, tibs and slow-simmered wat.
Adey Catering Co.
Weddings, mahiber and corporate events across Virginia.
Habesha Kemis Boutique
Hand-woven kemis, netela and tibeb-trimmed menswear.
Tibeb Home Goods
Jebenas, mesobs, agelgil baskets and hand-woven textiles.
Ethiopian Community Center of Maryland
Newcomer services, ESL and youth programs in Silver Spring.
Selam Injera Bakery
Wholesale teff injera baked twice daily for Maryland kitchens.
Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant
Washington, DC dining room serving injera, tibs and slow-simmered wat.
Popular Ethiopian places
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Shewa Ethiopian Restaurant
Washington, DC dining room serving injera, tibs and slow-simmered wat.
Bole Bole Ethiopian Kitchen & Bar
Modern Ethiopian kitchen and bar with one of Virginia's highest ratings.
Heat Da Spot Café
DC cafe pouring Ethiopian single-origin and traditional jebena buna.
Feru Ethiopian Cuisine
Washington, DC dining room serving injera, tibs and slow-simmered wat.
Verified Ethiopian experiences
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Coffee ceremonies, cooking classes, heritage tours and highland treks, each reviewed before it earns the badge.
Events near you
Ethiopian events this season
Meskel Celebration & Demera
Meridian Hill Park · Washington, DC
The annual Demera bonfire marking the Finding of the True Cross, with procession, choir, traditional dress and community food stalls. Free and open to all.
Ethio-Jazz Night: Tribute to Mulatu
The Buford Room · Atlanta, GA
A seven-piece ensemble plays the Ethiopiques catalogue, from Tezeta to Yekermo Sew, with a krar and masenqo set to open.
Habesha Business & Investment Summit
Silver Spring Civic Building · Silver Spring, MD
Panels on diaspora investment, export logistics, and financing for Ethiopian-owned small businesses, plus a vendor floor and structured networking.
Buna Fest: Coffee & Culture
Little Ethiopia, Fairfax Ave · Los Angeles, CA
A street festival of coffee ceremonies, roasters, injera vendors, dance troupes and craft sellers along Fairfax Avenue.
Explore Ethiopia
Destinations worth the flight
Lalibela
Eleven monolithic churches carved down into living rock in the 12th century.
Simien Mountains
Escarpments above 4,000m, gelada troops and Africa's most dramatic ridge walks.
Addis Ababa
The continent's diplomatic capital — jazz clubs, museums, Merkato and the best buna in the world.
Ethiopian Way guides
Written by people who actually go
City guide
The Best Ethiopian Restaurants in Maryland
From Silver Spring's Georgia Avenue corridor to Baltimore, where to find the doro wat, kitfo and vegan beyaynetu worth the drive.
9 min read
Culture
The Ethiopian Coffee Guide: Regions, Roasts and the Ceremony
Yirgacheffe, Guji, Sidama, Harrar and Limu — how Ethiopia's growing regions taste, and what actually happens during a coffee ceremony.
12 min read
Trip planning
A 7-Day Ethiopia Itinerary: Historic Route and Highlands
Addis, Lalibela, Gondar, the Simiens and Bahir Dar in one week — realistic flight timings, costs and what to cut if you have five days.
14 min read
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