Axum Ethiopian Restaurant

1934 9th St NW, Washington
(202) 885-9245

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Veggie Combo and Axum Special
Ethiopian Injera
Kitfo Special
Yebeg Alicha
Gored Gored
Lega TIBS

Breakfast
Egg Sandwich
Fried egg with a choice of wheat or white bread.
Egg With Beef
Scrambled eggs with pieces of diced beef and a side of injera or bread.
Ful
Fava beans served with olive oil cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic, onion, lemon juice, and berbere.
Ful Special
Fava beans served with olive oil, cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic, onion, lemon juice, and berbere topped with yogurt and a side of eggs or tuna.
Fir Fir
Shredded injera cooked with onion, tomato, and green papers with berbere sauce.
Firfir Deluxe
Pieces of injera cooked in berbere sauce and beef cubes.
Breakfast Combo
Fir fir, scrambled eggs, and kinche.

Hot Drinks
Coffee
Latte
Macchiato
Ginger Tea
Tea

Fresh Juice
Mango
Papaya
Avocado
Strawberry
Mixed Juice

Cold Beverages
Club Soda
Pierre
Tonic
Soda
Red Bull
Bottled Water
Orange Juice
Pineapple Juice

Meat Entrees
Kitfo Special
Tender chopped beef seasoned with spiced butter and mitmita (chili sauce) served with seasoned cheese and chopped collard green served raw, medium rare, or well done.
Tibs Firfir
Beef cubes cooked with onions and peppers mixed with pieces of injera.
Gomen Besega
Collard greens and beef bites.
Doro Wot
Pieces of chicken, hardboiled eggs, onions, and spice cooked in a berbere sauce.
Fish Gulash
Fried tilapia fillet lightly cooked with onions and peppers.
Tilapia Rice
Axum Special
Includes awaze tibs, geba wata, and zil zil tibs.
Kitfo
Tender chopped beef seasoned with spiced butter and mitmita.
Kitfo Dulet
Tender chopped beef seasoned with onions, peppers, and spiced butter.
Kitfo Sandwich
Tender chopped beef seasoned with spiced butter and mitmita served on French toast bread.
Yebeg Tibs
Grilled meat cubes marinated and sauteed with onion garlic and jalapenos.
Geba Weta
Grilled meat cubes marinated and sauteed with onion, garlic, and jalapenos cooked medium - well.
Awaze Tibs
Juicy and spicy beef cubes cooked with onions, peppers, and jalapenos.
Derek Tibs
Beef cubes cooked well done with onions, peppers, and jalapenos.
Gored Gored
Prime beef cooked in onions, peppers, and berbere.
Chicken Tibs
Chicken cubes cooked in onions, peppers, and berbere.
Misto
Key wot and alicha wot served on injera and a side of cottage cheese.
Quanta Firfir
Beef jerky cooked with onions and peppers mixed with pieces of injera.
Tilapia
Choice of spaghetti or macaroni, fresh tomato sauce cooked with onions, garlic, and spices.

Vegetarian Entrees
Veggie Combo
Sample of all vegetarian dishes served on injera.
Shiro
Crushed chick peas stew cooked with onions, garlic and peppers
Rice and Vegetables
Fresh tomato sauce cooked with onions, garlic and spices.
Pasta
Choice of spaghetti or macaroni, fresh tomato sauce cooked with onions, garlic and spices.
Avocado Salad

Side Orders
Ethiopian Injera
Gomen (collard greens)
Cabbage
Miser (Lentils)
Yellow Miser (Lentils)
Shiro

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Recent Reviews

Axum Restaurant offers the best service in town—friendly staff, fast service, and a warm atmosphere. Highly recommend for anyone looking for an authentic and welcoming dining experience!
April 2025
The food and service was excellent. The server helped us out with ordering our food so we didn't over order. Her suggestions were spot on. At the end of the meal, coffee was freshly roasted and served piping hot
It was a wonderful treat after indulging in such delicious food.
April 2025
Great food! Walked in & Shewit & Yordanos were very welcoming. They allowed me to substitute the injera bread with rice on one order. They allowed me to choose which meats I have on my Axum Platter rather than forcing me to have the menu options. The food was excellent! Fresh, made to order, tasty. Not too spicy and they gave me extra spicy sauce in containers on the side. They also offered me a complimentary cup of traditionally brewed coffee while waiting for my food....
October 2024

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Axum Ethiopian Restaurant

1934 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 885-9245