3 ethiopian rooms in Washington DC we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Washington DC | Ethiopian across every city.
Washington holds one of the largest Ethiopian communities outside Ethiopia, and Shaw's Little Ethiopia is the heart of it. Injera, doro wat and vegetarian fasting combinations are everyday fare here. Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant and Dukem, both on the Shaw side of U Street, are among the longest-running anchors of the scene.
Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant ★ 4.5
shaw · 1334 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant in Washington DC is the second-floor 9th Street rowhouse Ethiopian dining room in Shaw's Little Ethiopia, a no-reservations.
Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant ★ 4.4
shaw · 1114 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant in Washington DC is the U Street Ethiopian dining room since 1997, the older sister to Etete and a U Street institution.
Dukem (vegetarian combo) ★ 4.4
1114 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Dukem in Washington DC runs a $16 vegetarian combination platter at the U Street Ethiopian dining room, a round of injera with misir, shiro.