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Asmara
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Veg-options
Beer/Wine
African
Eritrean, Ethiopian
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Eritrean cuisine, like Ethiopian, includes spiced vegetable, potato, and lentil dishes. Here no dairy or egg is used in the dishes. Meal is served on a communal teff bread, so it may be advised to have separate breads for vegan/non-vegan diners. Monday is by reservation only. Reported open January 2023. Open Tue-Sat 11:30am-9:00pm.
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Last update on 30 Jan 2023 by Lilbrusselssprout
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11 Reviews
First Review by smasheasy
bronwen88
Points +82
Delicious Eritrean food - Edit
Quaint hole in the wall restaurant in Portland with friendly staff and excellent food. Worth the wait. Vegetable options are all vegan. I devoured the food!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Good flavors , Friendly staff
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Lilbrusselssprout
Points +247
This place is not closed and it's great!!!! - Edit
Hi - I just ate here last night - it is not closed!!!! We had the vegetarian sampler and it was fantastic - it's all vegan and is enough food for 3 people (but there were only 2 of us and we ate every bit). If you like Ethiopian food you will love this place, everything is delicious. So homemade and pure, like it was just prepared. The entire sampler is vegan - like other Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurants, the food is placed on a giant teff pancake and you eat it all with your hands, so good - everything is stewed, various bean dishes and veg dishes including cabbage and okra & potatoes... SO good. This is a little "hole in the wall" gem of a place, focus is on the food not the atmosphere. If you love hearty, homemade unprocessed food, you will love this place. This is one of our favorite places in Portland.
Read morePros: Veg sampler is fantastic, All homemade, nothing processed, not oily or salty
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hoppimo
Points +63
Great place - Edit
I'm a big fan of Ethiopian food and loved the food from here!
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ecorazon
Points +20
Excellent Friendly BOB. - Edit
Excellent and communicative folks, great ambiance when it was open inside, takeout only rn. Delectable and energizing vegan food options, left me feeling 🌞
Read morePros: Kind, Wonderful People, Delicious Healthy Food, Shiro and Alitcha slap!!, Everything in Vegetrian can be done Vegan!
Cons: $$ but the portions are generous+satisfying!! , Nothing Else, go head and try it.
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McMallory
Points +2222
Wanted to love it... - Edit
The flavor palate for each dish was almost identical, which was really disappointing. I love Ethiopian and Eritrean food, but this was clearly made with an audience that doesn’t know much about the cuisine in mind. Food was good but not great. Maybe I’m spoiled, as I live in an area with great Ethiopian food, but this really bummed me out.
Read morePros: Communal plates so lots to try , Multiple vegan options
Cons: Flavor palate was the same across dishes
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madoublethew
Points +296
Decent food, but expensive - Edit
The food was pretty good, but the portions were a bit skimpy. The service was perfunctory. The prices were much higher than listed on their website. Veggie mains were $16/ea.
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elisehartill
Points +34
Great Ethiopian food! - Edit
Love this place.
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LadySnowIva
Points +156
Eat with your hands - Edit
Every time I go here, which is a lot for a 45 minute drive... I always get the Shiro. It's simple but flavorful. The injera is perfect. It's sour mixed with the well spiced Shiro. You get a salad and a side as well. It's a very authentic place. If you like eating with silverware this might not be the place for you. They bring hot towels out to clean your hands before eating.
Read moreMy boyfriend is a meat-eater so we get serperate injera. the cuisine naturally doesn't have dairy in it. You can still ask and they will make sure. Out of this world
Pros: huge portions, tasty, friendly staff
Cons: none!
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SophiaFlorida
Points +18
Good food - Edit
A bit run-down, but it's a sweet family-run place with good prices.
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RueBrown
Points +41
Never had Ethiopian food before. - Edit
It was so good! The restaurant is a casual, family run business. Since I've never had this cuisine before I can't say how it compares to others, but it was just delicious.
Read morePros: Easy to get vegan options, Inexpensive
Cons: Atmosphere is very casual
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smasheasy
Points +187
Family Run, Fabulous Food - Edit
I first went to Asmara when there was an African exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art, as part of the experience. I was absolutely impressed with the food, and the small family-run restaurant. The injera bread was served to all of us at the table, after being provided with wet napkins to wash our hands. Those who ordered meat were served on a separate injera and plate than those of us who were vegan or vegetarian. The dishes were excellent, the bread was so good I bought teff flour and learned a recipe. Their fresh squeezed lemonade is a total treat. I loved the red lentils, but the second and third times we went there I discovered that I loved the greens even more. I have only ever been there at lunch time, or early afternoon. There are very few tables, maybe enough to seat 25 people, so I can't attest to evening wait time. They do serve meat, but they seem to be very aware of keeping things separate for those of us who do not want animal products in our food.
Read morePros: Great food, Family run, Separate meat and veg service
Cons: very small restaurant, might be slow on weekend evenings
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