If there is one place in the United States where you can live a full Ethiopian life, it is the Washington DC area. The region is widely known as home to the largest Ethiopian community in the country, and you feel it everywhere: in the smell of roasting coffee on Georgia Avenue, in the Amharic signs along Ninth Street in Shaw, and in the Sunday crowds outside churches across Maryland and Virginia.
This hub brings that community together in one place. In the District, you will find long running restaurants and carryouts in Shaw, U Street, Adams Morgan and along H Street. Just over the line in Silver Spring, Georgia Avenue and the surrounding neighborhoods are lined with Ethiopian markets, bakeries selling fresh injera, cafes, salons and service offices. Across the river, Alexandria and the wider Northern Virginia area add more restaurants, groceries and family businesses serving a large and growing community.
Use this page to find what you need, whether that is a plate of tibs on a Friday night, a fresh stack of teff injera for the weekend, a trusted agent to send money home, a cargo company shipping to Addis Ababa, a translator, a tax preparer who understands your situation, or a church for holidays like Meskel and Timket.
Every listing here is checked before it goes live, and reviews come from real, signed in members of the community. Featured businesses appear first, followed by the most helpful listings in each category. You will also find our guides to the best Ethiopian restaurants in DC and where to buy injera and groceries in the area.
Know a business that is missing? Tell us about it. The more of us who add, review and share, the more useful this directory becomes for everyone, from newcomers finding their feet to families who have been here for decades.
Ethiopian restaurants and cafes in the Washington DC area
- Addis Ababa Restaurant – Washington DC (Washington)
- Almaz Authentic Ethiopian Dining (Washington)
- Ambasel Restaurant – Washington DC (Washington)
- Awash Ethiopian Restaurant – Washington DC (Washington)
- Axum Restaurant – Washington DC (Washington)
- Betty’s Cafe Lounge (Washington)
- Cafe Nema (Washington)
- Café Dallol (Washington)
- Continental Restaurant (Washington)
- Cottage Café (Washington)
- Dama Ethiopian Restaurant – Virginia (Washington)
- Dire Dawa Restaurant (Washington)
- Dukem Restaurant (Washington)
- Dynasty Ethiopian Restaurant (Washington)
- EMT Money Transfer (Washington)
- Etete Ethiopian Cuisine (Washington)
- Expo Restaurant (Washington)
- Fasika Ethiopian Restaurant (Washington)
- Fasilides Ethiopian Restaurant – Virginia (Falls Church)
- Gojjo Restaurant (Washington)
- Harambe Cafe (Washington)
- Keren Restaurant (Washington)
- Lalibela Restaurant (Washington)
- Langano Ethiopian Restaurant – Silver Spring MD (Silver Spring)
- Little Ethiopia Restaurant (Washington)
- Liyat Cafe Bar (Washington)
- Madjet Ethiopian Restaurant (Washington)
- Meaza Restaurant (Washington)
- Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant – Washington DC (Washington)
- NIle Restuarant (Washington)
- Queen Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant (Washington)
- Queen of Sheba Restaurant (Washington)
- Roha Resturant and Lounge (Washington)
- Salome Ethiopian Restaurant (Washington)
- Sara Catering Service (Washington)
- Shagga Coffee and Restaurant (Hyattsville)
- Shashemene Ethiopian Restaurant (Washington)
- Sidamo Coffee and Tea (Washington)
- Skyline Cafe & Ethiopian Cuisine (Falls Church)
- Sodere Restaurant (Washington)
- Soretti’s Ethiopian Cuisine (Washington)
- U Turn Restaurant & Lounge (Washington)
- Zed’s Ethiopian Restaurant – Washington DC (Washington)
Ethiopian groceries and markets in the Washington DC area
- Abyssinia Mart & Deli (Washington)
- Addisu Gebeya (Washington)
- Amanuel Market (Washington)
- Dukem Market (Washington)
- Ergoye Injera & Market (Washington)
- Geranium Grocery (Washington)
- Habesha (Washington)
- Khartoum Grocery (Washington)
- Merkato Ethiopian Market (Springfield)
- Metti Market (Washington)
- Nile Market (Washington)
- Piasa Market (Washington)
- Wtamn Inc (Washington)
- Zenebech Injera & Carry out (Washington)
Churches and religious centers in the Washington DC area
- Debre Genet Medhane Alem (Temple Hill)
- Debre Haile Kidus Gebriel And Kidus Yohannes (Washington)
- Debre Hayle Kedus Gebriel (Washington)
- Debre Mihret Kidus Mikael (Washington)
- Debre Selam Kidist Mariam (Washington)
- Ethiopian Evangelical Church (Washington)
- St. Urael W. Rufael Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Washington)
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Related guides
- Best Ethiopian restaurants in Washington DC
- Where to buy injera and Ethiopian groceries in the DC area
- How to send money to Ethiopia
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