Africana Restaurant & Cafe

5091 E Colfax Ave, Denver
(720) 638-6345

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Customers' Favorites

Meat Combination and Lamb TIBS
Vegetarian Dishes - Shiro
Meat Combo and Injera
Roasting Coffee Beans
Ye Timatim Salad
Vegetarian Combo
Beef Samosa
Awaze TIBS
Kik Alicha
Doro Wat

Menu

Mains
Shiro Fitfit
Pureed split peas cooked with special spiced, tossed in injera.
Scrambled Eggs
Scrambled eggs served with fresh diced tomato, onion, jalapeno pepper, and fresh bread.
Egg Sandwich
Scrambled egg, slice of fresh tomato, onion, and jalapeno served with bread.
Full
Crushed fava beans garnished with onion, jalapeno, pepper, sour cream, fresh tomato, and olive oil served with fresh bread.
Chechebsa
Special Ethiopian bread seasoned with spicy butter and red pepper.
Genfo
A thick porridge eaten for breakfast in Ethiopia and Eritrea with barley flour, wheat, and occasionally corn meal.
Telba
Flax water mixed with injera or telba fitfit stew mixed with injera.

Appetizer
Africana Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, carrots, and green pepper mixed in African's special dressing.
Sambusa
Fried triangular pastry shells filled with seasoned green lentils or beef.
Yetimatim Salad
Fresh sliced tomato, onion, green pepper, and African spice a sour delight.
Yaterkik Fitfit
Veggie. Seasoned split yellow peas mixed in with green peppers, red onion, and injera.

Lunch and Dinner
Doro Wat
Ethiopia's national dish. Tender chicken parts are gently simmered in an onion and berbere based stew. Served with one hard boiled egg.
Yebeg Alicha
Tender strips of lamb slowly simmered in herbal butter seasoned with onions, garlic, and Ethiopian spices.
Tibs
Beef cubes sauteed in olive oil, red onions, green pepper, garlic, and exotic Ethiopian spices.
Kitfo
The delicacy of Ethiopian dishes, minced beef tossed, spiced, clarified Ethiopian butter, and Ethiopian chili powder. Served with fresh Ethiopian cheese and collard greens.
Gored Gored
Beef cubes sauteed in, spiced, and clarified Ethiopian butter with onions, green pepper, garlic, and Ethiopian chili powder.
Awaze Tibs
Marinated and sauteed in a special awaze sauce.
Zizil Tibs
Sauteed with jalapeno, onions, tomatoes, and special spices served sizzling on a hot platter.
Meat Combination
A combination of choice of four meat dishes kitfo, ye beg, alicha, doro wot, and keywot. All served on a bed of fresh injera.
Yebeg Tibs
Tender strips of lamb slowly simmered in herbal butter seasoned with onions, garlic, and Ethiopian spices.
Yebeg Alicha Fitfit
Tender strips of lamb slowly simmered in herbal butter seasoned with onions, garlic, and Ethiopian spices.
Lega Tibs
Beef cubes sauteed in olive oil, red onions, green pepper, garlic, and exotic Ethiopian spices.

Vegetarian
Gomen
Chopped fresh collard greens is simmered in olive oil, garlic, and herbs.
Misir Wat
Split red lentils slowly cooked with onion, garlic, and blend of hot Ethiopian herbs.
Vegetarian Combo
Spicy red lentils, collard greens, green beans, carrots, split pea curry, green cabbage with carrots, and potatoes.
Tickel Gomen
Delicious curried vegetable stew made with cabbage, potatoes, green pepper, and onion.
Atkilt Salata
Skinless boiled potatoes, red beets, carrots, freshly minced jalapeno skin, and red onion mixed with in signature salad dressing.
Africana Salad
Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, carrots, olive oil, vinegar, and green pepper mixed in African's special dressing.
Misir Alicha
Split lentils slowly cooked with red onion, fresh ground garlic, and turmeric powder.
Shiro
Chick peas are milled together with a perfect blend of mild herbs, onion, and slowly cooked into creamy dip.

Cold Beverages
Iced Mocha
Premium chocolate, espresso, and cold milk served over ice.
Cafe Latte
Creamy latte chilled with ice to smooth, chilled classic.
Iced Spicy Mocha
Chipotle and ancho chile flavors with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg added to iced mocha.
Iced Turtle Mocha
Premium chocolate and espresso combined with milk and caramel and served over ice.
Iced Vanilla White Mocha
Premium chocolate and espresso combined with milk and vanilla flavor, served over ice.
Iced Tea
Classic black, mango black, and tropical green.
Green Tea Sparkling Lemonade
A classic blend of mild green tea and lemon.

Hot Beverages
Mocha
Real chocolate melted into steamed milk and combined with rich espresso.
Cafe Latte
A delicious blend of sophisticated espresso and creamy steamed milk.
Cappuccino
Rich espresso blended with steamed milk and topped with a deep layer of foam.
Macchiato
Espresso topped with steamed milk foam.
Hot Chocolate
Combined with steamed milk and topped with whipped cream and chocolate chips.
Spicy Mocha
Chipotle and ancho chile flavors with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg added to classic mocha. Topped with whipped cream and chocolate chips.
Hot Tea
Earl grey, hot cinnamon spice, mango black, citron green, and mint verbena.

Snacks and Breakfast
Perrier Water
Dulet
Ayib Begomen
Tomato FitFit
Azifa Roll
Sambusa
Chechebsa
Regular.
Enqulal
Mineral Water
Bottled Water

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Recent Reviews

Great! Under new management. They were super nice and offered me a cold soda because my food was not ready (I was early). Good food, funky injera with tef, yummy stuff. Lots of leftovers. Cute interior although I got take out :)
December 2024
Tik-tok made me try it. My first time trying African food and all i wanted was so fu-fu. Food was great but i had heartburn for several hours later. It was worth it tho. Checked off my bucket list 😊
November 2024
Great food, Great staff, always professional, and always happy to serve you. Prices are fair, place is up to date. Not once was there a frown on the face of a customer thank you. Update: It was a hard thing for me to leave such a great place. 10 years above this cafe and other then cosmically the Service, owners, Tess & Management put their everything in this Gem on E/ Colfax.. Please people I'm not an employee or family I'm like you. Customer who loves the Africana...
March 2024

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Africana Restaurant & Cafe

5091 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80220
(720) 638-6345