Addis Cafe

Addis Cafe is an Ethiopian cafe and market with a daily menu and lunch and weekend specials, including doro wot and kitfo. This Gaithersburg eatery offers free wireless Internet and is open daily.

Imagine finding first-rate Ethiopian food in a nondescript shopping mall, and in a storefront that looks more like a coffeehouse than a restaurant. Actually, the owner-cook does offer pastries and Ethiopian coffee plus sofas for lounging and magazines for distraction. But the real draw is the food. Doro wat (chili-based chicken stew) packs its traditional punch and the freshly made injera has...