Ethiopian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Manchester
7 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Shekla Tibsi Special Claypot with Injera Bread Giant Crepe
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Zighni
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Shekla Tibsi Special with Injera Claypot
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Awaze Tibsi Fitfit
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"If you fancy something a little different ......then this is definitely worth a try. The decor is nothing to write home about because its..."
Naira Gill
"Gorgeous place to eat. My friend and I came in for dinner before a trip to the theatre and came out Very full and Very happy. I would recommend the..."
Sophia Steel
"None of us had ever tried this cuisine before but will definitely be having it again. Great value, delicious and lovely atmosphere and friendly team...."
Anne N
"10/10 would recommend.
Food was tasty and it was nice to try something..."
Charlie Mason
"The food was amazing! My and my partner shared the mixed platter for one person, and it was still huge! The prices seemed a bit expensive, but once..."
naz uzun
"We ate here pre theatre, so the limited table times meant we knew we would have the meal served without having to rush to get to our seats. Loved the..."
Trefor Hughes
"We had the vegan platter and it was delicious! Great value for money and lovely staff.
Thank..."
Eloise Jrg
"Lovely independent restaurant run by very friendly and helpful staff. The food was very tasty and portions very generous. The experience was made..."
Ajay Bhatt
"Absolutely wonderful evening here for my birthday with 40 friends. The food was unbelievably tasty and had compliments from everyone. The team..."
sophie poston
"I absolutely love this place. I’ve been here a lot and now I use it as a place to take colleagues who come to Manchester and want to try something..."
Gerry Howley
"Me and my partner went for an evening meal. This was our first time trying authentic Ethiopian and Eritrean food. We loved it! Will definitely be..."
Evie G
"Very sweet cultured service, staff are extremely warm welcoming, themed very well with good atmosphere, nice smell when walking in. Very fast..."
Ashruf Patel
"Decided to try this place out for my short stay in Manchester due to the excellent reviews on Google. After my experience I completely understand why..."
Derek Stokes
"First time trying ethiopian cuisine and was so delicious. We ordered the mosob which is selection of meat and vegetarian dishes. And traditional..."
V HH
"We were in #vegan heaven!
Awesome service and brill vegan dishes.
A must visit when in..."
Prashant Kumbhat
"Extremely friendly and helpful service. Our waitress, Samrawit helped us understand the menu and any food we weren't familiar with, have us excellent..."
Samuel Halligan
"Excellent little place. Great food, friendly staff. Highly..."
Andreas Friberg
"The food was very, very delicious and home cooked. The staff were equally delightful. Per other reviews, we found that the portions were big and..."
Robin Findlay
"After a day shopping in Manchester we decided to stay for dinner. A quick google search found the Asmara Bella close by. Neither of us had ever eaten..."
"I went here for the vegan injera platter and even though they were about to close, they whipped up the best platter for me within minutes. Sara, the..."
Josephine Kenyon-Blair
"Fantastic Somali cuisine ordered for a party hosted at home. All the guest were super impressed. Would definitely recommend if you are looking for..."
M Ah
"This restaurant is located in the East African Quarter of Manchester off Wilmslow Road and is a fully sister run operation ma sha Allah.
The food is..."
N Walayat
"The best East African food I have ever had. Lentils and yellow peas cooked on point. Delicious lamb and perfect slightly sour and chewy injera. Also,..."
Mariusz Kwasniewski
"Had a really lovely welcome and a massive, great value meal here - couldn’t recommend it more! Will definitely be coming back..."
Helena R
"very hospitable place, the portions are MASSIVE and one plate will comfortably feed two people! would recommend if looking for authentic East African..."
Amira Hassana
"Had some lovely food here in this local cafe, very popular with the community. Was most worthy, excellent value for..."
Tom (Bozz)
"Excellent. Very cheap very friendly. Hand roasted coffee too. Only problem is i dont understand the menu so I have to..."
Martin Rathfelder
"Nice food, friendly staff, great prices, chicken lovely and moist, happy..."
rachael nevin
"Loving the choice meal! Worth it! I recommed you to have your dinner..."
"One of our faves in Manchester - a hidden gem!Habesha is one of our favourite places to pop out for a treat when we are both off work. The..."
Suhani Dhar
"An Ethiopian restaurant located above a kebab takeaway may not sound like everyone's first choice but try it, I found it really tasty and something a..."
Sanjeev
"I really like this place! The staff is extremely friendly and the food is great. We had sourdough flatbread (injera) which you have to tear and use..."
Arantxa
"I did not expect to find a shop that captures a drop of Ethiopia's vast culture, food, and hospitality so well in the city centre. You have to take a..."
TICTAC MAN
"What a fabulous place this is. Before talking about the food, i would like to appreciate the staff, so smily and cheerful. Nebew was such a fun host..."
Akshata Shenoy
"Absolutely beautiful food. Ive been here now three times and each time the meal has been absolutely perfect. Really friendly waiter served us and was..."
Steve Pickess
"Such a nice hidden gem, my fiancé and I wanted to try a different cuisine after being in Manchester for nearly 10 years. The food was delicious and..."
Mackenzie Hull
"Very tasty and reasonable price, we paid about £68 for 5 people, which was 5 main dishes, 3 Ethiopian beers, 2 soft drinks.
It’s essentially a..."
Stephen Harris
"Popped by for a quick dinner and was not disappointed. The staff were very friendly and I had the spicy lamb stew with traditional Ethiopian bread..."
Shivank Sharma
"Never tried Ethiopian food before.
So pleased we went. 4 of us tried a different plate each.
Spicy beef
Berber lamb
Chicken
Veggies
All served on a..."
Richard Turk
"Visited lastnight, chuffed to eat cheap yet great food. Shame the portions were small but the traditional sour flatbread filled me up enough at the..."
Kaitlin Harris
"An amazing find. Truly authentic with a lot of attention paid to the the quality, taste and presentation of food. We shared 3 dishes between us and..."
Ranjit Chagar
"They sell very good Injeras if you want just the injeras, food at the restaurant is great too. I tried key tibs and it was good. I highly recommend..."
Florence K
"Lovely food & great service. Would recommend any of the dishes & the coffee to..."
Daniel Noble
"I had lunch at Habesha restaurant with a group of friends and it was a great experience. We were attended to by a nice waiter that was always..."
Osho Oluwafunmilayo
"Amazing service + delicious food. Had the slow cooked lamb and it was fantastic. Proves that a simple menu goes a long way! Cheap prices for the..."
Naomi Doe
"We decided to book Habesha after reading Giles Coren’s rave review of the restaurant in The Times. It is a very small restaurant up a spiral..."
Connie
"Came here today with my friend as we liked the look of the small menu - always a good sign that they know what they're on about!
We arrived at 2pm on..."
A.V. Amane
"A very rare cuisine “Ethiopian” place with traditional stretchy bread and spicy lamb curry, wasn’t savory but very eclectic dish. The chef was..."
Shweta_3D DIVA
"Amazing authentic food. Small choice on menu but it is all about the quality. Restaurant owner very friendly and helpful.
Watch through hard to..."
Jonathan Homer
"Went in for early dinner on my own, wanted to try something new and being inspired by the Simpsons I thought I'd give Ethiopian food a try. Really..."
woody green
"Excellent food and lovely owners . The lamb was tender, the lentil and split pea dishes were seasoned..."
"The food was fresh, delicious and it was great value. Underrated..."
Tara Preston
"My son is at Manchester University. We took him out for their celebration meal. It was amazing. Great value. Tasty. We couldn't eat it all. They were..."
Juliet Simmons
"This delicious, fresh and different restaurant is a must for those with any adventure in their taste buds. The aroma of the cooking gets your juices..."
Christopher Tierney
"used this every month for a year now and food and price is unbelievably good ! . service could be better but for this food i forget about the service..."
RESTLESS KUSTOMS
"Very good and unique fresh food, with some decent bottled beers to..."
AlfAle
"Hidden away, good beer and even better food. Very..."
Saayoub Izaz
"The food was very nice .so tasty eritrean traditional home made pancake anjera.ate with dry fried..."
Mohammed Abubaker
"Really nice place loves the Nihari, atmosphere was nice, a little noisy, but just goes to show it's busy and worth going..."
Katherine Gibson
"It’s the best place in Manchester to have Eritrean & Ethiopian. The food quality is amazing and customer service is..."
"This ethopian dish called Injera was so delicious. This is the best food in the Arndale market. Reasonable prices and the ladies who own are so sweet..."
Helena Mistry
"£9 for the "Special Veggie" - a massive and delicious assortment of vegan Ethiopian dishes served on scrumptious injera. The staff are lovely and..."
Lindy Ehemann
"Amazing Ethiopian food! Absolutely delicious, fresh, and the prices are good. In a food court so don’t expect restaurant seating, but still..."
J L
"Please try the Ethiopian food here!!!!!!! Extremely delicious and you get an array of different side dishes to choose from so you never get bored ..."
Kadija Khatun
"The lamb is really good. Need to try lamb with injera if it’s gluten..."
Gohir Rashid
"Excellent pasta! Will certainly revisit and recommend to..."
Mirza Saadat Baig
"Best food I’ve had in a while and such a good..."
"This is an adorable cafe. The decoration outside is beautiful and the atmosphere is unimaginable. It is also very cozy inside. We liked it so much..."
Linda Saračević
"Really cute cozy village setup had only drinks as did not have vegetarian food options, scanned and paid for the drinks we got table service. The..."
Yash Goyal
"The ambience of the place is great. It has both indoor and outdoor seating. I prefer indoor as it’s more spacious and much more convenient. The..."
Anubhav Chandraul
"A very quirky place. A really great setting, different and unique. Great choice of food. Affordable food prices however, drinks on expensive..."
Kamila Tobola
"By far the best place to eat in Northern Quarter, fantastic people, lovely clean place, and an amazing selection of food that is constantly being..."
Jake Allen
"This place is not what I expected in a good way. From the outside the walls are full of street art but as soon you go through the doors your jaw..."
Rachel “Mummy” Johnson
"Drawn in by the Happy Hour sign on the pavement! Fantastic ‘secret’ place with indoor and outdoor seating, comfy sofas, and a very chilled vibe...."
rebecca arthur
"Second visit, quirky place, food decent and easy to order with table QR code. Slatted tables (48) = food gets stuck in between and stays there unless..."
Martyn Taylor
"Really enjoyed finding this gem in the heart of Northern Quarter. Charming decor, friendly staff, reasonable prices, and a great selection of drinks..."
Tim Lince
"Cute pugs there are! Good place for small size to large group gathering. One thing needed to be improved is cleanliness that the cushions and sofas..."
Nancy Yau
"Lovely little find, with a range of bars, supply and good food and the cocktails are amazing. Had several coffee-based cocktails from espresso..."
stuart smith
"Love Mala, it's our go to spot in town for a good coffee cocktail in a quirky environment. Great options on drinks and a cool atmosphere. Was joined..."
Isabelle Cooney
"A nice and cosy place to chill and have a drink, to meetup with friends. This place looks like a pop-up spontaneous place in the middle of a forest,..."
Trevi Yeung
"This is a lovely indoor garden in central Manchester and a delightful place to work.
They play music from Cymande and there is abundant provision of..."
Tj Suleman
"One of my favourites for drinks and food. So unique and quirky! Inside theme is amazing and they have sections with outdoor sheds to book for dining..."
Caryn
"Love the concept of Mala garden. It has this secret garden you can snooze into and just chill. Lovely and cozy..."
Oluwajoba Oloba
"Great place to spend some time maybe taking a cold beer or a delicious cocktail and sharing a meal with your partner or friends among some of the..."
Antonio Alias
"Amazing atmosphere and 5 different types of espresso martini for only £6!! Perfect date spot and all over everyone should..."
Kincso Marton
"Lovely bar, chilled out vibe, stopped for a quick drink,definitely coming back again to try the food. Happy smiley friendly..."
Karl Thompson
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