6100 Telegraph Ave Oakland, Ca 94609 510 653-3456

Addis Ethiopian Restaurant is dedicated to bringing a genuine Ethiopian dining experience to our patrons. Prepared with authentic recipes that date back centuries, we hope your visit gives you a glimpse into the traditional Ethiopian home, where the people delight in pampering their visitors with comfort and courtesy. Though each dish on our menu has its own description, words truly cannot describe the exotic tastes you will savor. Located in Oakland’s North Temescal business district, Addis is the place for the finest Ethiopian dining experience in the Bay Area.

Ethiopian Cuisine

Dining in Ethiopia is characterized by sharing food from a common plate, signifying the bonds of loyalty, family, and friendship. The traditional Ethiopian meal is served on a tray lined with injera, with the selection of foods decoratively arranged around the center dish. To eat, you tear off pieces of injera and use it to scoop up the food.

Injera, the sourdough pancake-like bread of Ethiopia, is made from a fermented sourdough teff batter. In this way, it has a slightly tangy flavor and a wonderful light and airy texture. Teff , a tiny round grain closely resembling millet, is the most common cereal crop used to make injera.

Ethiopian dishes are prepared with a distinctive variety of unique spices, which lend an unforgettably striking dimension to its exotic cookery. To help you make the best choice for this truly one-of-a-kind dining experience, here are some helpful descriptions:

Berbere: A popular Ethiopian seasoning prepared from red chili peppers, garlic, & other spice. Berbere is sun-dried then mixed with more spices & used in wots.

Mitmita: Bird's eye red pepper spiced with cardamom & salt, usually served with Kitfo (see Entrees).

Wot: A lively stew prepared with berbere, a blend of Ethiopian spices, onions, garlic, Addis’s seasoned butter or oil, & meat or grains.

Alicha: A delicately flavorful and mild stew made from onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, a blend of Ethiopian spices, Addis’s seasoned butter or oil, & meat or grains. ENTREES (all items served family style with house salad and injera)

MEAT DISHES

eÒ Øxe SIGA TIBS (LEGA TIBS) Tender pieces of lean beef sautéed in Addis’s seasoned butter with onions, garlic, rosemary, and fresh herbs. $8.99

™ª±+ Øxe AWAZE TIBS Tender pieces of lean beef sautéed in Addis’s seasoned butter with awaze, onions, garlic, rosemary, and fresh herbs. $8.99

³J³J Øxe ZILZIL TIBS Tender strips of beef marinated in Addis’s concoction of fresh herbs and grilled to perfection. $9.99

¹vÓ Øxe YEBEG TIBS Tender marinated pieces of lamb sautéed in Addis’s seasoned butter with onions, garlic, rosemary, and fresh herbs. $9.50

Æa Øxe DORO TIBS Boneless, skinless marinated chicken breast sautéed in Addis’s seasoned butter with onions, garlic, rosemary, and fresh herbs. $8.75

¡|ö KITFO Very lean and tender prime beef freshly minced and seasoned with mitmita and Addis’s seasoned butter. Served raw, rare, or cooked. $9.99

¡|ö dÁ’ KITFO SANDWICH Kitfo mixed with the right amount of ayib (homemade white curd cheese) and gomen (sautéed collared greens) and seasoned with mitmita and Addis’s seasoned butter. Served on bakery fresh bread. $7.50

Ô[Å Ô[Å GORED GORED Very lean and tender cubes of prime beef seasoned with awaze and Addis’s seasoned butter. Served raw or very rare. $9.99

Øxe õ`õ` TIBS FIR FIR Injera tossed in a sauce of tender pieces of lean beef sautéed in tomatoes, onions, garlic, green pepper, fresh herbs, and Addis’s seasoned butter. $8.99

u× õ`õ` QUANTA FIR FIR Injera tossed in a sauce of Quanta (Ethiopian style beef jerky) sautéed in berbere, tomatoes, onions, garlic, green pepper, fresh herbs, and Addis’s seasoned butter. $8.99 wz% BANATU Injera tossed in a sauce of tender pieces of lean beef sautéed in berbere, tomatoes, onions, garlic, green pepper, fresh herbs, and Addis’s seasoned butter. $8.99

¹Æa ¨Ø YEDORO WOT Chicken drumstick and a hard-boiled egg cooked in a flavorful and delicately spiced berbere sauce to create Ethiopia’s favorite dish. $9.99

¹eÒ ¨Ø YESEGA WOT Lean cubes of beef cooked in berbere sauce with a blend of Ethiopian spices. $9.99

¹eÒ ™JÞ YESEGA ALICHA Lean cubes of beef cooked in a flavorful mild sauce with a blend of Ethiopian spices, onions, ginger, turmeric, and garlic. $9.99

VEGETARIAN DISHES

ÔO GOMEN Chopped collared greens cooked in a mild sauce of onions, garlic, green pepper, and herbed oil. $6.75

¹Te` ¨Ø YEMESER WOT Lentils cooked slowly in flavorful berbere sauce, a blend of spices, and herbed oil. $5.99

|ž#e ja ¨Ø SHIRO WOT Ground split peas cooked slowly in flavorful berbere sauce, a blend of spices, and Addis’s seasoned butter (can also be cooked with herbed oil). $6.99

™z` ¡¡ ATER KIK Split peas cooked slowly in a blend of spices, onions, garlic, turmeric, and herbed oil. $5.99

™JÞ Å’ ALICHA DENICH Chunks of carrots and potatoes cooked slowly in a blend of spices, onions, garlic, turmeric, and herbed oil. $5.99

¹êT õ`õ` VEGGIE FIR FIR Injera tossed in a sauce of sautéed onions, berbere, tomatoes, garlic, green pepper, fresh herbs, and oil. $8.99

z*Rz*T õ|õ| TIMATIM FIT FIT Injera tossed in a sauce of blended fresh tomatoes, green peppers, garlic, and house dressing. $6.50

cI× GREEN SALAD Romaine lettuce, onions, and green peppers with house dressing. $3.99 COMBINATION PLATES

¹™Âe v¹™¾Šz% ADDIS COMBINATION Created to provide the ultimate Ethiopian dinning experience, this plate comes adorned with a sampling of our meat and vegetarian dishes (serves two). $18.99

eÒ v¹™¾Šz% MEAT COMBINATION A serving of our three Ethiopian meat specialties: YEDORO WOT, YESEGA WOT, and YESEGA ALICHA. $12.99

¹êT v¹™¾Šz% VEGETARIAN COMBINATION A serving of our Ethiopian vegetarian specialties: GOMEN, YEMESER WOT, ATER KIK, ALICHA DENICH. $8.99

BEVERAGES SOFT DRINKS HOT DRINKS Soda (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite) ……….. $1.25 Ethiopian spiced tea ……….…..….. $2.00 Sparkling Mineral Water Coffee ………………………………. $2.00 Ambo – Ethiopian Mineral Water .… $2.00 Espresso single ……….…..……… $1.50 Crystal Geyser ………………….… $1.50 double ………….…...…… $2.25 Juice (apple, cranberry, & orange) ….…... $2.00 Macchiato ………………………… $2.25 Latte …………………………….… $2.75 Cappuccino ………………………. $2.50

BEER WINE Domestic ………………………………. $3.00 Glass Bottle Samuel Adams Ethiopian Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Enat Tej Ethiopian Honey Imported ……………………………….. $3.50 Wine $5.00 $18.00 Beck’s Chardonnay Baobab, S Africa $4.00 $17.00 Corona Cabernet Sauvignon Baobab, $4.00 $17.00 Heineken S Africa Ethiopian ………………………………. $3.50 Merlot Baobab, S Africa $4.00 $17.00 Bedele Pilsner Special Corkage $10.00 Hakim Stout Harar Lager