Demera
ethiopian
AMBASHA Traditional
14
skillet baked bread served with your choice of farmer’s cheese spread
SAMBUSSA SAMPLER (5 pieces) A combination of all five of our Sambussa options
15.50
Vegan
19
MISIR WOT (SPICY) Split red lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce
19
INGUDAI TIBS Sautéed
19
mushrooms with garlic, onions and ginger
KIK ALICHA Split
18
yellow peas stewed with onions, garlic and tumeric
SHIRO (SPICY) Mixed legumes prepared with ginger root, rue, bishops weed and garlic
18
GOMEN Collard
19
greens slow cooked with onions, garlic and ginger
QUOSTA Spinach
19
slow cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic and ginger
KAYSEER TIBS Sautéed
20
garden beets and carrots seasoned with cinnamon
5 BAYAYNETU FOR 1 A sampling of all our vegan options (does not include veggie sides)
26
5 Chicken
24
Beef
22
SIGA ALICHA Tender
22
cubed beef cooked in a savory alicha sauce
SPECIAL KITFO Ethiopian
24
steak tartare mixed with ayib (farmer’s cheese) and collard greens
Lamb
24
YE-BEG WOT (SPICY) Tender cubed bone-in lamb cooked in a rich & spicy berbere sauce
24
DEREK TIBS Dry
25
sautéed lamb with onions, garlic, rosemary and sliced jalapeño peppers
Seafood
21
$ 16oz
14
Ayib (farmer’s cheese) $ 8oz
7.50
$ 16oz
14
Ambasha (skilled baked bread) 7.5 Side House Salad 7 Desserts
13
DRINKS Cocktails N/A beverages Wine Beer Cocktails
15
MERKATO OLD FASHIONED Santa Teresa 1796 Rum, Shai Honey, Bittercube Cacao Spice Bitters
15
TEJ SPRITZ Honey Wine, Bayab Pineapple Palm Gin, Chai Honey, Lemon, Q Soda
15
BUNA COFFEE COCKTAIL Santa Teresa 1796 Rum, Buna Coffee, Chai Honey, Angostura Bitters
15
N/A BEE'S SPICED Rue Honey Infused Syrup, Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice, Q soda
12
N/A beverages
7
GINGER BEER Non-alcoholic
7
JUICES Mango, Pineapple, Orange, or Cranberry
4
SODA Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite
3
SPARKLING WATER Sparkling
5
White
11
HOUSE WHITE Our
11
house white wine
Red Wines
12
HOUSE RED Our
11
house Red Wine
African Beer
9
HABESHA, Ethiopia Bright, medium-bodied lager
9
STAR, PREMIUM LAGER, Nigeria Refreshingly crisp with a subdued sweetness
8
Foreign Beer
8
HAPPY HOUR MONDAY - THURSDAY | 4-6PM BITES BEER WINE BITES
8
Sambussas (3 pieces)
8
Sampler Trio
10
sambussas, ayib gomen or mimita, and kayseer salad
Ethiopian Style Tiramisu
8
Habesha Ethiopia
7
Star Nigeria
8
Moors Chicago
10
Tej Honey Wine
7
Indaba Sauvignon Blanc South Africa
8
Braii Cabernet Sauvignon South Africa
8
Menu as captured Sep 1, 2026 · source ↗
Tied with 1 other venue on equal evidence.
We hold 129 venues in Chicago, IL and could score 64 of them. Positions are counted against those 64.
v1.7.4 11.2/100 = sourcing 2.4/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 1 distinct, attribute 1 distinct [class=certification-word x1.00], buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 8.8/18.
protein
Amish chicken
Named region“DORO WOT (SPICY) Amish chicken in berbere sauce served bone-in with a hardboiled egg and ayib (farmer’s cheese)”
on the menu · source ↗
sourcing
Organic
Attribute“(COFFEE) Organic fair trade Ethiopian coffee roasted in-house and served in a traditional clay”
on the menu · source ↗
See the week▾
| Sunday | 11:30am – 8:30pm |
|---|---|
| Monday | 11:30am – 8:30pm |
| Tuesday | 11:30am – 8:30pm |
| Wednesday | 11:30am – 8:30pm |
| Thursday | 11:30am – 8:30pm |
| Friday | 11:30am – 9:30pm |
| Saturday | 11:30am – 9:30pm |
Hours checked Aug 27, 2026 · source ↗ · checked 37 days ago, so we're not calling it open or closed — anything over 14 days can have changed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
Book on the restaurant's own site ↗link checked Aug 27, 2026
Authority & awards
- MICHELIN Guide 2026: Selected ↗
MICHELIN Guide
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