NahNa | Modern Eritrean Food

1520 Pacific Ave Kiosk #1, Santa Cruz
(831) 359-7125

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Lentils Mixed Veggies Greens
Lentils With
Chicken Wrap
Sambusa

Meat Combos
Lamb, Lentils, and Cauliflower
Lamb slow-cooked with semi (purified ghee) until tender, with traditional spices. Lentils sautéed in olive oil with traditional spices cauliflower cooked with olive oil and traditional spices. Served over theta (flat crepe-like sourdough bread made purely of ancient grain, teff, making it naturally gluten-free) your choice of one meat and 2 veggies. Chopped lamb, chopped chicken breast, or chicken leg. Lamb slow-cooked with semi (purified ghee) until tender, with traditional spices. Chicken leg slow-cooked with semi (like thrice-purified ghee) until tender, with traditional spices. Chicken breast cooked with semi (like thrice-purified ghee) until tender, with herbs and traditional spices. With a choice of any 2 veggies. Served over theta (flat crepe-like sourdough bread made of ancient grain, teff, naturally gluten-free) or brown rice. Fresh greens and sauces can be added at no extra cost.
Chicken Breast, Greens, and Mixed veggies
Chicken breast all-natural chicken breast chopped in cubes cooked with semi (purified ghee) until tender, with herbs and traditional Eritrean spices. Greens chard, collard greens, spinach, and kale cooked in olive oil and traditional spices. Mixed veggies cabbage, carrots, zucchini, bell pepper, onions, and turmeric cooked in olive oil. Your choice of one meat and 2 veggies. Chopped lamb, chopped chicken breast, or chicken leg. Lamb slow-cooked with semi (purified ghee) until tender, with traditional spices. Chicken leg slow-cooked with semi (like thrice-purified ghee) until tender, with traditional spices. Chicken breast cooked with semi (like thrice-purified ghee) until tender, with herbs and traditional spices. With a choice of any 2 veggies. Served over theta (flat crepe-like sourdough bread made of ancient grain, teff, naturally gluten-free) or brown rice. Fresh greens and sauces can be added at no extra cost.
Chicken Leg, Okra, and Mushrooms
Chicken leg slow-cooked with semi (purified ghee) until tender, with traditional spices. Okra cooked in olive oil and traditional spices. Mushrooms cooked in coconut oil with traditional spices. Your choice of one meat and 2 veggies. Chopped lamb, chopped chicken breast, or chicken leg. Lamb slow-cooked with semi (purified ghee) until tender, with traditional spices. Chicken leg slow-cooked with semi (like thrice-purified ghee) until tender, with traditional spices. Chicken breast cooked with semi (like thrice-purified ghee) until tender, with herbs and traditional spices. With a choice of any 2 veggies. Served over theta (flat crepe-like sourdough bread made of ancient grain, teff, naturally gluten-free) or brown rice. Fresh greens and sauces can be added at no extra cost.

Vegan or Vegetarian Combos
Lentils, Mixed Veggies, and Greens
Lentils sauteéd and pureéd in olive oil and traditional spices. Mixed veggies cabbage, carrots, zucchini, bell pepper, onions, and turmeric cooked in olive oil. Greens slow-cooked kale, chard, and spinach, cooked in traditional spices. Any 3 vegan items served over theta (flat crepe-like bread made of ancient grain, teff, making it naturally gluten-free) data can be toasted with ghee or if you would like it to be completely vegan it can be toasted with coconut oil or can be served dry. Also, veggie items can be served over brown rice instead of bread.
Lentils, Mixed Veggies, and Mushrooms
Lentils sauteéd and pureéd in olive oil and traditional spices. Mixed veggies cabbage, carrots, zucchini, bell pepper, onions, and turmeric cooked in olive oil. Mushrooms cooked in coconut oil with traditional spices. Any 3 vegan items served over theta (flat crepe-like bread made of ancient grain, teff, making it naturally gluten-free) data can be toasted with ghee or if you would like it to be completely vegan it can be toasted with coconut oil or can be served dry. Also, veggie items can be served over brown rice instead of bread.
Lentils, Mixed Veggies, and Okra
Lentils sauteéd and pureéd in olive oil and traditional spices. Mixed veggies cabbage, carrots, zucchini, bell pepper, onions, and turmeric cooked in olive oil. Okra cooked in olive oil with traditional spices. Any 3 vegan items served over theta (flat crepe-like bread made of ancient grain, teff, making it naturally gluten-free) data can be toasted with ghee or if you would like it to be completely vegan it can be toasted with coconut oil or can be served dry. Also, veggie items can be served over brown rice instead of bread.

Appetizers
Sambusa
Fried sambusa stuffed with potatoes and spinach. Sambusa stuffed with potato and spinach. Extra veggie or meat item.
Extra Meat Item or Veggie Side
Pick any extra veggie side or meat item to add to your meal. Sambusa stuffed with potato and spinach. Extra veggie or meat item.

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Recent Reviews

We'd been wanting to try this Eritrean stand for years now, really glad we did! The owner was very friendly and kind. We got an assortment of items – our favorites were actually the drinks like the Mango Lassi and the ginger drink.

The food was quite solid, but needed a bit of a flavor kick to really excel.

Happy with the experience!
January 2025
You will not be disappointed! A wonderful little spot with delicious Eritrean cuisine. We had the vegetarian plate which consisted of various vegetable and lentil stews on a teff crepe. It was delicious and highly recommended.The fresh pomegranate juice was so refreshing too!
April 2024
ended up eating here twice while visiting Santa Cruz, that's how good it is! my friends and I ordered one of everything, plus sambusa and it was all delicious. I'm Eritrean and this food was definitely a taste of home for me, which I was so grateful for. the lamb combo was my favorite, definitely make sure to order extra injera and get awaze on the side!owner is super sweet and funny, loved chatting with her. she also have a stand at the Wednesday farmers market :)
January 2024

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NahNa | Modern Eritrean Food

1520 Pacific Ave Kiosk #1, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 359-7125