Lentil Sambusa
ሳምቡሳVeganCrisp pastry parcels filled with spiced red lentils, green chili and caramelized onion. Served with awaze aioli.

Everything is made to share. Tear the injera, reach across the table, and taste Ethiopia one wat at a time.
Mekakel · to open the table
Crisp pastry parcels filled with spiced red lentils, green chili and caramelized onion. Served with awaze aioli.
Toasted injera brushed with niter kibbeh and berbere, blistered until golden. A humble, beloved start.
Chilled green lentil salad with mustard, lemon, shallot and jalapeño. Bright and herbaceous.
Yebet Mgeb · the heart of Axum
Slow-simmered chicken in a deep berbere and niter kibbeh sauce, finished with a spiced egg. Our defining dish.
Prime beef minced and warmed in mitmita and clarified niter kibbeh, with ayib cheese and gomen.
Seared cubes of tenderloin with rosemary, onion, jalapeño and a whisper of berbere. Served sizzling.
A vegetarian tapestry — misir wat, shiro, gomen, atkilt and salads arrayed across a single injera.
Buna · to close with warmth
Green beans roasted tableside, ground and brewed in a clay jebena, served with frankincense. For the table.
House tej — fermented honey wine infused with gesho. Floral, golden and gently sparkling.
Layered teff pastry with spiced honey, pistachio and a scoop of cardamom cream.
Dishes can be prepared vegan or gluten-free on request. Please tell us about any allergies — our kitchen is happy to guide you.
Gather around the mesob, break injera together, and let the coffee ceremony carry the night. We would be honored to host you.
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