Cafe Desta

758 S Stone Ave, Tucson
(520) 370-7000

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Combo for Two on Gluten Free Injera
Vegetable and Chicken Entrees
Vegan Signature Plate
Teff Injera Sub
Lunch Special
Alicha Doro
House Salad
Combo for 2
Beef TIBS
Lamb TIBS

Menu

Soup & Salad The soup is served with Ambasha, our own home made bread.
Shorba
Vegan soup made from rod lentils, carrots, potatoes, onions and tomatoes.
House Salad
A combination of romaine lettuce and tomatoe used in lemons and Vinegar house dressing served on a bed of rice topped with Azife and your choice of one of our Vegan or Mest dishes and sprinkled with Ayet, our home made cheese (K-Ase recommended).

Entrées Specialty dishes are excluded from all entrées, with all entrées Rice can be substituted for Injera.
Meat Entrée
Any one of our Meat dishes served with Selata and Injera
Vegan Entrée
Any one of our Vegan dishes served with Selata and Injera

Specialty Dishes All speciality dishes are subject to availability.
Beef Tibs
Cubes of Beef pan scored in Kibe, Awesoin, jalapenes and fresh rosemary. Served with Selate and Tikil-Gomen.
Lamb Tibs
Cubes of lamb pan seared in Kibe, Awesoin, emine, jalapenas and fresh rosemary. Served with Selate and Foseli.

Side Dishes
Injera
Kik
Teff Injera Sub
Ambasha
Teff Injera
Tikil Gomen
Fosolia
Ayeb
Shiro
Misir
Alicha Doro
Rice
Gomen
Awaze
Kaye Doro
Kosta
Kaye Beg
Kaye Asa
Alicha Sega
Selata
Azifa

Combinations
Combo for Two (Any five items from our Vegan or Meat dishes, served with Selata and Injera)
Individual (any three items from Vegan and Meat dishes, served with Injera or Rice)
The Works
A sampling of all our Vegan and Meat dishes served with Selata and Injera
Vegan Signature Plate (A sampling of all our Vegan dishes served with Selata and Injera)
A sampling of all our Vegan dishes served with Selata and Injera

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Recent Reviews

Cafe Desta was a wonderful experience! The food is incredible! We order the plate for 2. It was plenty of food for us!
They have many vegetarian and a variety of meat options. The spicy has a kick, but it isn't too bad.
August 2026
I grew up enjoying Ethiopian food cooked by my neighbors, and my girlfriend had never experienced it before. I’ve wanted to finish Cafe Desta for some time since I learned of its existence. And, I am so grateful we made the visit today.

We split a Combination for Two choosing the Shiro, Fosolia (her favorite), Tikil Gomen (my favorite), Alicha Doro, and Ayeb. We fought valiantly to consume the entire platter in the restaurant, but to no avail. We took...
August 2026
The gomen is good but not great (oily). The misir wot tastes more like a midwestern bowl of chili (really heavy on paprika, lacking the balance of berbere and kibbeh) than the spiced lentils I'm used to, but it's not bad, just very different. The stews are fine. The injera is passable. Great service though.
August 2026

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Cafe Desta

758 S Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 370-7000