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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Cabbage with Carrots in Sauce, Beef Zilzil Tibs, Chicken Das Chicken and Beef Combination Sampler
Elaine T.

First time trying Ethiopian food! It was delicious and way more filling than expected. It is a bit pricey though. You need to order at least one dish per person otherwise you get charged extra ($6?). They put all the dishes you order into one plate and you can share it.

Ethiopian Style Short Ribs (UR), Shrimp Tibs App (LR), Chicken Infillay (LL), Das Chicken and Beef Combination Sampler (UR).
Angela L.

I found this on the Michelin guide so callled on a Saturday evening for a walk in for 4 and the hostess made a quick reservation for us. This is located within walking distance to the main Georgetown street lined with shops, sweets, and food. We had SUCH an amazing time here. It was more of an upscale restaurant and the waitress and hosts were fun and engaging. This was our first time having Ethiopian food and it was delicious. Though we didn't expect it to -- we were all full by the end of our meal. I'd recommend any visitors to try this out! We got: - beef spare ribs - chicken fillay - chicken and beef sampler - shrimp tibs - chocolate temptation cake Also the chocolate temptation cake had a nice thin layer of crunch that was very satisfying.

Dipali G.

Great quality and incredibly flavorful! Food: we got the chicken, lamb, and vegetarian options to share and they were absolutely incredible! My favorite was the chicken and the lamb was a close second. The flavors were incredible and even the bread that it is served with alone is amazing! Service: service is a bit slow to be honest, but very friendly Ambience: fun spot! We sat outside and the inside looks nice too Price: very reasonable for quality and quantity

Special Beef Tibs
Tori G.

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Das Ethiopian. Their special beef tips were amazing and also their fish. I do you recommend that you go on an empty stomach because the portion size are great the customer service is exceptional and the space is cozy and welcoming. I highly recommend this place!

Rachel B.

We had a family dinner at Das Ethiopian, and it was delicious and so much fun. We had a reservation, and we were seated upstairs. It was quiet and spacious up there. Our waitress was super friendly! She helped us figure out how much food to order. The food is served family style and all the dishes are placed on a big platter that is lined with injera. You use the injera to scoop up the sauces and meats. You don't need utensils. Everything was so good. We devoured it. They have a dessert menu but it is mainly Italian style desserts. Our server said dessert is not a common thing in Ethiopian cuisine. We still enjoyed the chocolate pyramid mousse. Overall, we had a great time. The flavors and spices are rich. We were so stuffed from eating too much. I would definitely come back!

Emma M.

This may seem like an over exaggeration but words cannot express just how much I loved my experience dining at Das Ethiopian. I came with my mom because we love Ethiopian food and we heard only good things about this location. Five stars really isn't enough to give this restaurant in a rating because the experience was just that great. We got outdoor seating just outside which was perfect because the weather was beautiful. It wasn't too hot and it wasn't too cold. It was in the early evening so you could see everyone coming home from work and embracing the lull of relaxation, which only enhanced the ambiance of the beautifully designed restaurant. We got a meat and vegetable combo platter which was delicious. When the food came, the waitress explained what everything was and what was in it. Just hearing her describe the food made my mouth water. Our platter was delicious and had the perfect combination of flavors. I enjoyed every bite. We got two different types of Tibs, we enjoyed the egg, lentils, greens, and beets. Every flavor blended well with each other, the spices were perfectly cooked into each part of the dish, and the injera bread was delicious and worked nicely with everything. I loved speaking with the people who worked there about the restaurant and the food. Every moment from when we sat down to when we left was really nice.

Downstairs, sun flooded cozy restaurant
Dirk R.

We were in the mood of Ethiopian and happened upon DAS. Well located at the entrance to Georgetown this is a very authentic Ethiopian restaurant. We brought the baby so we needed less spicy and spicy for the parents. We picked the mixed chicken-beef combo and beef tibs. Injira was fresh and the portions just enough. Service was lovely. We will be back!

Das Combination Vegetarian Entree Sampler
Jen J.

Georgetown often fails to live up to its hype: small sidewalks, no public transit, terrible traffic, and often just okay yet overpriced food. There are a few redeeming qualities, however: the waterfront, pretty historic houses, and, of course, Das! I ordered the vegetarian sampler and loved everything that came with it. It was so well seasoned and tasty, plus the injera was nice and fluffy. The staff were attentive and friendly and seemed to want to make sure we enjoyed the experience. It certainly makes the trek into inaccessible Georgetown worthwhile!

Shrimp Tibs appetizer
Kelly M.

This is a good place, just that it's a little more expensive than other Ethiopian places in the city presumably cuz of the Georgetown real estate! But the food and service were good. My friend and I shared a shrimp appetizer and a vegetarian sampler. Everything was very tasty and good quality. Cute inside but tables are all packed close together, in case that bothers anyone.

Das Vegetarian Entree Sampler combined with the House Salad, Ethiopian Harvest Vegetable Specialty, Beef Alicha, and Lamb Tibs.
Kimberly J.

This is a beautiful high end little restaurant in Georgetown... old building, white tablecloth, and guess what kids, you get to eat with your hands! We had a reservation, so was seated right away. Full bar menu and not vegetarian (which is totally different from the Ethiopian restaurants we have at home). So we ordered the Das Combination Vegetarian Entree Sampler as our base, and added the House Salad, which was a nice combination of beets, potatoes & green beans, as well as the Beef Alicha and Lamb Tibs. Everything on the plate was delicious. I was starting to get worried that I was going to fill up on the injera, when our server reappeared with forks! (Only so we could enjoy the rest of the food!). Definitely a five star meal and experience.

Foyer
Richard H.

It is a unique type of cuisine from Africa. Unlike most of the fine dining restaurants in the US, Ethiopian restaurant does not provide silver wares. And the food are mostly shared amount the table. We ordered the beef and chicken sampler, shrimp, and lamb. All very good! I love the food texture, flavor, and its unique serving style. The restaurant has a great street view when you seats by the window. The service is great!

House Salad
Daniel R.

I love Ethiopian food, and I'm always eager to check our restaurants on the Michelin Bib Gourmand list, so this is the perfect confluence of interests! I had a nice time at this restaurant and think it deserves its spot on the list: this Georgetown restaurant is upscale without being pretentious. The high Georgetown prices are not justified completely ($51 for the platter is outrageously high!) but the taste is very good. The service was very nice--the only issue was that it took almost five minutes to be seated because no one was at the host stand. This pattern remained true throughout lunch service; no one ever occupied that spot. I started with a house salad that I really enjoyed: bright, perfectly cooked vegetables, and very tasty injera underneath. The platter was good, just overpriced. I wished the chicken drumsticks had been a little meatier as well. This was a high quality meal! I still think Letena has the best Ethiopian in the city though

Lemon desert
Lauren M.

Das is the place to go if you want to try Ethiopian for the first time in an uspcale setting. If the weather is nice their outdoor seating is lovely. Shared plates and very hands-oriented for utensils so consider that if you're bringing a first date here it's going to get messy but I think it's a lovely way to truly share a meal. The shrimp tibs are my favorite and the lemon sorbet served in a frozen lemon is a crowd pleaser.

Veggie Sampler ($26 - comes with 6 veggie sides) + Chicken and Beef Combination Platter ($27 - comes with 2 chicken and 2 beef sides)

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Food was delicious. Nice taste, good variety and the service was excellent. The ambiance is great!

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delicious!!! we loved the well seasoned food, wonderful wait staff, and beautiful upstairs room! We will be back with friends!

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Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant & Mart

Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant & Mart

4.4(903 reviews)
1.8 miShaw, Downtown
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Super tasty food, fast service, friendly staff, very reasonable pricing…read more This has become a regular for my wife and myself. We eat here at least three times a month. We prefer to go on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday when the crowds are thinner. But don't hesitate for a Friday or Saturday night if we feel like eating their great food. The fare and service is always top notch whether it's hopping or sparse. We almost always get the vegan deluxe. If we feel like some meat, we add another dish and they are all good. I also enjoy their Ethiopian beer, Habesha Cold Gold. It is light, crisp, and refreshing with a clean finish. It has a mild malt sweetness up front, very light bitterness, just enough to balance and is smooth and clean with no heavy aftertaste The Vegan Deluxe is a combination plate that includes everything from a wonderful salad with fresh jalapeños and tomatoes to a wonderful assortment of lentils spiced in different way, also cabbage & carrots, and greens. I always feel good after our meals because the food is so fresh and beautifully done. Our pocketbook is grateful, too. My wife and I can leave with a bill of about $30 including food, a beer and tip. Not many places in Bethesda you can do that. The staff always smile and are helpful whether providing standard service or troubleshooting a challenge. The ambience is not upscale, but it's clean, beautiful, and filled with good people, whether it's the customers who are always having a good time, or the manager, who makes the rounds to ensure everything is going well.

If I could give 10 stars I would. My boyfriend and I took a quick birthday trip to DC from NYC…read more This was a last minute dinner plan after we weren't sure how the rest of the day would look post bottomless brunch. WOWOWOWOW. small space so it gets packed quick. We didn't wait longer than 10 minutes to be seated. Our servers were so delightful and happy. My most pleasant surprise here has been the service !! They gave us great recommendations and even gave us a taste of all four honey wines they had to offer. We went with the house. YOU SHOULD GET THE HOUSE HONEY WINE !!!!!!! Everything we had was absolutely amazing. My vegan bestie got her veggie platter and my boyfriend and I split the beef tibs and were so so full and satisfied. We have been waiting for the opportunity to go back. This was our last restaurant stop during that trip, and it will be the first stop for our next. They play no games here !!!! Serious food, serious flavor, serious service!!!!!! We highly recommend!!!!!

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Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant & Mart - Vegan assortment with some kid of beef dish

Vegan assortment with some kid of beef dish

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Letena Ethiopian Restaurant - Meat and vegetable sampler

Letena Ethiopian Restaurant

4.6(299 reviews)
2.1 miColumbia Heights
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Excellent Ethiopian spot! All the staff are super kind, and all the tibs have such good flavor…read more There is lots of seating inside, and there is a warm atmosphere you can feel as soon add you walk in. We got theMeat Lover Sampler for 3 people, and we left so satisfied and stuffed! I can't choose a favorite, everything was so delicious. Definitely worth the money, you have to stop here!

I ate here a few weekends ago with my boyfriend. I've eaten Ethiopian food a handful of times, but…read morewanted him to try since he's never eaten it before. Since they had high reviews, and weren't too far from me, I figured this would be a good place to try. We had perused the menu online before coming inside so knew what we wanted to eat. I ordered the veggie sampler with red lentils, tomato salad, yellow split peas, and collard greens and a side of goat stew while my boyfriend ordered the mushroom tibs (unfortunately there are no pics due to us being too hungry to snap a photo :-( ...The veggie sampler came with a side of injera. The injera came out way before the actual platter. Since I was very hungry, I actually nibbled on that, and wished everything came out at once. The veggies were pretty tasty, but for some reason, I wasn't excited about my overall meal. The goat stew was pretty good too. What I really enjoyed was my boyfriend's dish of mushroom tibs. It was nicely sautéed and well seasoned. I'd probably order that if I ever went back. The interior was very colorful and earthy. The owner, I think, was also very hospitable.

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Letena Ethiopian Restaurant - Injera, Yemisir Wot, Asa Tibs, cottage cheese and collard greens for pairing with the kitfo, Kitfo, Kik Wot, Beet and Potato Salad

Injera, Yemisir Wot, Asa Tibs, cottage cheese and collard greens for pairing with the kitfo, Kitfo, Kik Wot, Beet and Potato Salad

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Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant - We for the Vegetarian Plate #3, the Beef Goden Tibs, and the Awaze Tibs (Lamb)! Soooooo good

Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant

3.5(987 reviews)
1.7 miU Street Corridor
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It's no secret that I love Ethiopian food--so when I say **Dukem Restaurant** holds a special place…read morein my DC journey, I mean it. This was actually one of the very first Ethiopian restaurants I tried after relocating to DC, so yes... this review is *long* overdue. From the very beginning, what stood out to me was how they manage to balance fine dining energy with genuine warmth. You get the elevated presentation, the polished atmosphere--but still the friendliness and hospitality that make Ethiopian dining feel like home. I'm a loyal veggie combo person (it's who I am at this point), so I was especially excited to see that their combo options offer a wider variety of dishes than most places. It's truly a "little bit of everything" situation, which is perfect when you're indecisive--or when you're dining with a large group and want everyone to taste it all. More variety, more flavor, more happiness. The food? Rich, flavorful, beautifully prepared. The kind of meal where you slow down and savor every bite. I'm already planning to return with my partner because I recently saw on social media that they offer Ethiopian wine and even wine flight tastings. Ethiopian cuisine paired with Ethiopian wine? Say less. I love when restaurants create experiences, not just meals. And of course, we can't ignore the moment they had in August 2024 when they went viral after receiving stellar reviews from viral food critic **Keith Lee**. What stood out most wasn't just that he praised them--it was that he spoke highly of Dukem while being candid about not having the same level of service and food quality at other local spots he visited. That says something. Excellence stands out. Dukem delivers flavor, hospitality, and atmosphere in a way that feels intentional. Whether it's your first time trying Ethiopian food or your hundredth (like me), it feels special every time. If you love Ethiopian cuisine--or just love great food and great service--this place absolutely deserves a visit. And if you're like me, it won't be your last.

Finally made it to Dukem DC after first spotting it on TikTok, and happy hour did not disappoint!…read moreWe tried the Beef Tibs, Lamb Tibs, Special Dukem Veggie Combo #2, and Lentil Sambusa--all packed with flavor and perfect with the injera. Huge shout-out to Fefe, our amazing waitress--so friendly and attentive. Great food, great vibes, and an even better deal at happy hour. Already planning a return for the full dinner menu!

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Abuare  Restaurant - Ethiopian Tea & lamb DELICIOUS

Abuare Restaurant

4.8(70 reviews)
1.4 miU Street Corridor

This was an unexpected but amazing find. After my original dinner plans with my girlfriend…read moreunexpectedly shifted I decided to refer to a recent list that was shared with me, and this spot came up. It wasn't too long since I had last had ethiopian, but I only have it a few times a year. So I was pretty excited. Once we got there, there was only one of the party inside, and it had the usual delightful decor. We got to choose where we wanted to sit and we browse the menu. We were curious about whether the honey wine was on the sweeter or dryer side, and the lady taking care of us was kind enough to let us taste it before committing. We decided to share a bottle, and we decided to do a deluxe platter as well. That included six veggies and one protein of our choice. We decided on the lamb tibs. Everything came out, and it was all fantastic. I can count the times that I have had Ethiopian lamb, and this definitely did not disappoint. I missed having beats, but I did really love the lentils. Honestly, I'm surprised I hadn't heard of this spot before. The food was fantastic and I'm looking forward to returning sometime.

Your standard Ethiopian restaurant that offers classic fare at reasonable prices. When in DC, I…read morealways try to get Ethiopian, and it always seems to come from a place where I have to take stairs down (NYC included) oddly enough. I went with the Abuare lamb tips, which were a bit spicy with the jalapeno, but packed full of flavour. It came as a set meal, but only with daal, which I was sad about at first but it was more than enough food to fill me up. The injera was plentiful and the lamb was tender and perfectly seasoned. Service was uncharacteristically good, but that might just be because it was off hours, but regardless, I was appreciative.

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