3 editor picks in Washington DC.
3 ethiopian places 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 in Washington DC is the second-floor 9th Street rowhouse Ethiopian dining room in Shaw's Little Ethiopia, a no-reservations.
OrderThe shiro chickpea stew with extra injera; the menu's editorial signature.
TipNo reservations; the staircase line moves fastest at 17:30 on weeknights and crowds outside the door by 19:00. Cash and card both accepted.
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.
OrderThe kitfo (Ethiopian raw beef tartare) leb leb or rare with mitmita spice; the room's deepest cut.
TipLive Ethiopian music plays Friday and Saturday from 21:00; the back booth is the quietest table.
Dukem in Washington DC runs a $16 vegetarian combination platter at the U Street Ethiopian dining room, a round of injera with misir, shiro.
OrderVegetarian combination ($16)
TipThe veg combo for two with extra injera at $4 is the city's best Ethiopian value at under $25 for the table.
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