Lalibela

1025 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles
(323) 965-1025

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Kitfo Tibbs and Veggie Combo
Veggie Combo with Fish
Lentil Sambusa
Veggie Utopia
Zilzil TIBS
Awaze TIBS
Derek TIBS
Dro TIBS
Miser Wot
Doro Wot

Menu

Starters
Sambusa
Triangular shaped savory pies stuffed with lentils, grilled onion, jalapenos, and herb fillings. Served with cilantro and jalapeno sauce.
Timatim Fitfit
Moisten injera tossed in fresh diced tomatoes, red onions, and bits of jalapenos. Served cold.
Kategna with Ayib
Rolled strips of injera coated with berbere sauce mixed in Ethiopian spiced butter or olive oil. Served with Ethiopian cottage cheese.

Main Courses
Doro Wot
Chicken drumsticks (2) stewed in special berbere sauce and seasoned butter. Served with a hardboiled egg and Ethiopian cottage cheese. Served with injera.
Yebeg Alethcha Wot
Succulent pieces of fresh lamb sauteed in a creamy sauce seasoned with mild spices and fresh herbs. This sweet taste of lamb meat balanced with a creamy and comforting sauce. Served with injera.
Kitfo Sandwich
Chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herbed butter sauce and spices served in a French bread roll. Prepared rare, medium, or well done. Served with injera and salad.
Awaze Tibs
Cubed prime beef sautéed in berbere spiced sauce with grilled onions, tomatoes, and peppers. Sauteed in butter with signature Ethiopian herbs and spices or olive oil. Served with injera.
Kitfo and Collard Greens
Finely chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herb clarified butter sauce and spices, served with cottage cheese and sautéed collard greens. Prepared rare, medium, or well done. Served with injera.
Kitfo
Finely chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herb clarified butter sauce and spices, served with cottage cheese. Prepared rare, medium, or well done. Served with injera.
Derek Tibs
Beef chunks grilled in spiced butter with sauteed onions, green peppers, and Ethiopian spices. Served with injera.
Dro Tibs
Chicken sauteed in special berbere sauce and seasoned butter, with grilled onions, fresh tomatoes, and pepper. Served with injera.
Zilzil Tibs
Strips of tender beef sauteed in spiced butter, grilled onions, peppers, and fresh herbs. Served with injera.
Nech Tibs
Tender beef slow simmered to perfection with fresh tomatoes, grilled onions, herbs, and mild spices. Sauteed in butter with signature Ethiopian herbs and spices or olive oil. Served with injera.
Gored Gored
Cubes of soft tenderloin tips seasoned with awaze spices, mitmita chilli peppers, onions, jalapenos, and spiced butter. Prepared rare or medium rare. Served with injera.
Lega Tibs
Tender beef sauteed in spiced butter, grilled onions, green peppers, rosemary, and fresh herbs. A meat dish delicious to the taste and perfectly paired with a salad. Served with injera.
Somali Kitfo
Chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herbed butter sauce, peppers, onions, and jalapenos flavored with assorted spices. Prepared rare, medium, or well done. Served with injera.
Bozena Shiro
Ethiopian signature pureed split peas milled together and slow cooked in various spices with minced beef. Smooth curried combination of meat and peas. Served with injera.

Vegetarian Entrees
Miser Wot
Split lentils simmered in spicy hot berbere sauce served with injera spices balanced with creamy texture. Served with injera.
Shiro Badest
Ethiopian signature pureed split peas milled together and slow cooked in various spices. This creamy curry is served in a clay pot while boiling hot. Sauteed in butter with signature Ethiopian herbs and spices or olive oil. Served with injera.
Kik Aletcha
Yellow split peas simmered in a mild sauce seasoned with herbs, onions, and spices. Served with injera.
Tofu Tibs
Tofu slow simmered with tomatoes and seasoned with awaze spices, grilled onions, garlic, and herbs. This Asian inspired fusion favorite merges the love of vegetarian tofu with rich Ethiopian spices. Sauteed in butter with signature Ethiopian herbs and spices or olive oil. Served with injera.
Gomen
Collard greens simmered in mild sauce seasoned with spices and herbs served with injera. Served with injera.
Dinich Wot
Potato chunks simmered in a mild sauce with red onions, garlic, jalapeno peppers, olive oil, fresh herbs, and spices. Served with injera.
Fosolia
Caramelized green beans, carrots, grilled onions, mixed with jalapeno peppers, and seasoned with herbs and mild spices. Served with injera.
Tikile Gomen
Cabbage and carrots simmered in mild sauce, seasoned with light spices, grilled onions, garlic, and herbs. Served with injera and salad.
Shimbra Asa Wot
Spicy chickpeas dumpling served in a seasoned sauce with red onions, garlic, berbere spices, olive oil, and herbs. Served with injera.

Lalibela Specials
Veggie Utopia
A special combination of veggie combo plus five other veggie dishes shibera asa, shero wot, suf (sunflower seeds), tematim fifit, and fosalia. Served with injera. *If gluten-free, 3 teff injeras recommended
Cornis
A combination of the three popular meat dishes kitfo, tibs fir-fir, and Derek tibs with kinche soft cracked wheat layered on top two servings. Served with injera. *If gluten-free, four teff injeras recommended
Ajabush
Chicken stew (doro wot) mixed with injera and surrounded by a mixture of steak tartare (kitfo), collard greens (gomen), and cottage cheese (ayib). Served with injera. *If gluten-free, four teff injeras recommended
Veggie Combo
A combination of red and green lentils, collard greens, potatoes with carrots, yellow split peas, and cabbage. A complete vegetarian combination meal of the most popular veggie dishes perfectly balanced with both mild and spicy flavors. *If gluten-free, 3 teff injeras recommended
Veggie Combo with Fish
A combination of red and green lentils, collard greens, potatoes with carrots, yellow split peas, and cabbage. A complete vegetarian combination meal of the most popular veggie dishes perfectly balanced with both mild and spicy flavors served with a delicious white trout fish served whole. *If gluten-free, 3 teff injeras recommended

Cold Drink
Coca Cola
Sprite
Perrier
Sparkling Water
S. Pellegrino
Mineral Water
Diet Coke

Coffee & Teas
Ethiopian Spiced Tea
Cinnamon, Cloves & Cardamoms infused black tea
Ethiopian Coffee

Starters
Sambusa
Triangular shaped savory pies stuffed with lentils, grilled onion, jalapenos, and herb fillings. Served with cilantro and jalapeno sauce.
Timatim Fitfit
Moisten injera tossed in fresh diced tomatoes, red onions, and bits of jalapenos. Served cold.
Kategna with Ayib
Rolled strips of injera coated with berbere sauce mixed in Ethiopian spiced butter or olive oil. Served with Ethiopian cottage cheese.

Main Courses
Doro Wot
Chicken drumsticks (2) stewed in special berbere sauce and seasoned butter. Served with a hardboiled egg and Ethiopian cottage cheese. Served with injera.
Kitfo Sandwich
Chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herbed butter sauce and spices served in a French bread roll. Prepared rare, medium, or well done. Served with injera and salad.
Yebeg Alethcha Wot
Succulent pieces of fresh lamb sauteed in a creamy sauce seasoned with mild spices and fresh herbs. This sweet taste of lamb meat balanced with a creamy and comforting sauce. Served with injera.
Awaze Tibs
Cubed prime beef sautéed in berbere spiced sauce with grilled onions, tomatoes, and peppers. Sauteed in butter with signature Ethiopian herbs and spices or olive oil. Served with injera.
Kitfo
Finely chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herb clarified butter sauce and spices, served with cottage cheese. Prepared rare, medium, or well done. Served with injera.
Kitfo and Collard Greens
Finely chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herb clarified butter sauce and spices, served with cottage cheese and sautéed collard greens. Prepared rare, medium, or well done. Served with injera.
Dro Tibs
Chicken sauteed in special berbere sauce and seasoned butter, with grilled onions, fresh tomatoes, and pepper. Served with injera.
Zilzil Tibs
Strips of tender beef sauteed in spiced butter, grilled onions, peppers, and fresh herbs. Served with injera.
Nech Tibs
Tender beef slow simmered to perfection with fresh tomatoes, grilled onions, herbs, and mild spices. Sauteed in butter with signature Ethiopian herbs and spices or olive oil. Served with injera.
Derek Tibs
Beef chunks grilled in spiced butter with sauteed onions, green peppers, and Ethiopian spices. Served with injera.
Gored Gored
Cubes of soft tenderloin tips seasoned with awaze spices, mitmita chilli peppers, onions, jalapenos, and spiced butter. Prepared rare or medium rare. Served with injera.
Lega Tibs
Tender beef sauteed in spiced butter, grilled onions, green peppers, rosemary, and fresh herbs. A meat dish delicious to the taste and perfectly paired with a salad. Served with injera.
Somali Kitfo
Chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herbed butter sauce, peppers, onions, and jalapenos flavored with assorted spices. Prepared rare, medium, or well done. Served with injera.
Bozena Shiro
Ethiopian signature pureed split peas milled together and slow cooked in various spices with minced beef. Smooth curried combination of meat and peas. Served with injera.

Vegetarian Entrees
Plant-Based Kitfo
Our chef's irresistibly rich and vegan take on Ethiopian beef tartare is as incredibly luscious as it is hard to believe! The dish is seasoned with herbed olive oil or butter (for vegetarian option), peppers, onions, and jalapeños flavored with assorted spices.
Miser Wot
Split lentils simmered in spicy hot berbere sauce served with injera spices balanced with creamy texture. Served with injera.
Shiro Badest
Ethiopian signature pureed split peas milled together and slow cooked in various spices. This creamy curry is served in a clay pot while boiling hot. Sauteed in butter with signature Ethiopian herbs and spices or olive oil. Served with injera.
Tofu Tibs
Tofu slow simmered with tomatoes and seasoned with awaze spices, grilled onions, garlic, and herbs. This Asian inspired fusion favorite merges the love of vegetarian tofu with rich Ethiopian spices. Sauteed in butter with signature Ethiopian herbs and spices or olive oil. Served with injera.
Kik Aletcha
Yellow split peas simmered in a mild sauce seasoned with herbs, onions, and spices. Served with injera.
Gomen
Collard greens simmered in mild sauce seasoned with spices and herbs served with injera. Served with injera.
Shimbra Asa Wot
Spicy chickpeas dumpling served in a seasoned sauce with red onions, garlic, berbere spices, olive oil, and herbs. Served with injera.
Fosolia
Caramelized green beans, carrots, grilled onions, mixed with jalapeno peppers, and seasoned with herbs and mild spices. Served with injera.
Dinich Wot
Potato chunks simmered in a mild sauce with red onions, garlic, jalapeno peppers, olive oil, fresh herbs, and spices. Served with injera.
Tikile Gomen
Cabbage and carrots simmered in mild sauce, seasoned with light spices, grilled onions, garlic, and herbs. Served with injera and salad.

Lalibela Specials
Veggie Utopia
A special combination of veggie combo plus five other veggie dishes shibera asa, shero wot, suf (sunflower seeds), tematim fifit, and fosalia. Served with injera. *If gluten-free, 3 teff injeras recommended
Cornis
A combination of the three popular meat dishes kitfo, tibs fir-fir, and Derek tibs with kinche soft cracked wheat layered on top two servings. Served with injera. *If gluten-free, four teff injeras recommended
Ajabush
Chicken stew (doro wot) mixed with injera and surrounded by a mixture of steak tartare (kitfo), collard greens (gomen), and cottage cheese (ayib). Served with injera. *If gluten-free, four teff injeras recommended
Veggie Combo
A combination of red and green lentils, collard greens, potatoes with carrots, yellow split peas, and cabbage. A complete vegetarian combination meal of the most popular veggie dishes perfectly balanced with both mild and spicy flavors. *If gluten-free, 3 teff injeras recommended
Veggie Combo with Fish
A combination of red and green lentils, collard greens, potatoes with carrots, yellow split peas, and cabbage. A complete vegetarian combination meal of the most popular veggie dishes perfectly balanced with both mild and spicy flavors served with a delicious white trout fish served whole. *If gluten-free, 3 teff injeras recommended

Cold Drink
Coca Cola
Sprite
Perrier
Sparkling Water
S. Pellegrino
Mineral Water
Diet Coke

Coffee & Teas
Ethiopian Spiced Tea
Cinnamon, Cloves & Cardamoms infused black tea
Ethiopian Coffee

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Recent Reviews

Lovely decor and good service. The waitress came to my table immediately and informed the kitchen would be closing soon. She did it to give me the opportunity to order. She was fast and attentive. The lamb stew was tender and flavorful.
June 2025
Nice Ethiopian place, with some interesting options beyond the traditional platters. Warning: the fish is an entire fish with head and bones, which isn’t noted on the menu. Staff is very friendly.
May 2025
I enjoyed the veggie combo and eat vegan myself. The combo is incredible and gives you lots of variety of flavors and tastes. I would highly recommend Lalibela for both vegetarians and vegans both!

Vegetarian options: Good vegetarian and vegan options and excellent dishes!

Dietary restrictions: Vegan, Vegetarian and Pescatarian options.
May 2024

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Lalibela

1025 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 965-1025