Cafe Ethiopia

Cafe Ethiopia can be found at Valencia St 878. The following is offered: Middle Eastern. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In San Francisco there are 22 other Middle Eastern. An overview can be found here.

Café Ethiopia doesn't promise much with its modest coffee shop décor, but it's a welcome dining option in the Mission. Eighteen dishes run the gamut from the hearty kitfo (a buttery Ethiopian steak tartare) to the delicate alecha ater (a rich purée of yellow split peas). Diners use swatches of injera to scoop up the flavorful food.

Café Ethiopia doesn't promise much with its modest coffee-shop décor, but it's a welcome addition to the Mission. Eighteen dishes run the gamut from the hearty kitfo (a buttery Ethiopian steak tartare) to the delicate alecha ater (a rich purée of yellow split peas). Diners use chunks of injera (a spongy fermented crêpe) to scoop up the flavorful food.

For a spicier take on Ethiopian cuisine, head over to this small but tidy storefront. The least spicy thing on the menu is the Kito , an African version of Steak Tartare that has still got a fair amount of bite to it. There is an excellent selection of vegetarian dishes made of lentils, eggplant, and so forth that are hearty and satisfying, but have plenty of cold water handy or, better, some...