Selam Ethiopian & Eritrean Cuisine

5494 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando
(407) 778-3119

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Selam Meat and Veggie Combination Special
Kitfo and Kuanta Forgot
Whole Injera 4 Piece
Selam Veggie Special
Vegetarian Sampler
Selam House Salad
Meat Combination
Ye Beg Lamb TIBS
Mushroom Dulet
Samosa Chicken

Menu

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Gomen
Goden Tibs / Adbar
Tender beef rib strips grilled with onions, jalapeño, garlic, rosemary seasoned with traditional homemade herbs.
Selam Special Kitfo
Finely chopped prime lean beef with herbed butter sauce and spices served with a side of homemade cheese, spiced homemade cheese, and collard greens. Prepared rare, medium, or well done.
Mushroom Tibs
Hearty meat-like mushrooms, firm texture sauteed savory with onion, fresh tomatoes, garlic, and rosemary.
Veggie Combination
A combination of ye-miser wot (lentil), ye-kik alitcha (split peas), atalkelt wot (vegetables), ye-gomen wot, and ye timatim fitfi.

Hot Drinks
Cappuccino
Tea
Coffee
Buna.
Macchiato
Latte
Espresso
Gebena Buna
Per cup.

Cold Drinks
Soda
Bottled Water
Perrier
Ambo
Iced Tea
Lemonade
Fruit Punch
Orange Juice
Cranberry Juice

Appetizers
Lentil Samosa
2 triangles shaped pastry shells stuffed with lentil, onion, jalapeno, and herbs, lightly deep-fried in vegetable oil. Served with a side of homemade special hot sauce.
Meat Samosa
2 triangles shaped pastry shells stuffed with minced beef or chicken, onion, jalapeno, and fine herbs, lightly deep-fried in vegetable oil. Served with a side of homemade special hot sauce.
Timatim Fit-fit
Scrambled injera soaked with a delicious flavor, made of fresh tomatoes, green chilies, onions, garlic, and Selam's herbs.
Selam House Salad
Fresh green salad, tomatoes, onions, avocado, shredded carrots, and cubes of potatoes, tossed gently with the right amount of extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, black peppers, and Selam's herbs.

Vegetarian and Vegan Dishes
Mushroom Tibs
Hearty meat-like mushrooms, firm texture sauteed savory with onion, fresh tomatoes, garlic, and rosemary.
Veggie Combination
A combination of ye-miser wot (lentil), ye-kik alitcha (split peas), atalkelt wot (vegetables), ye-gomen wot, and ye timatim fitfi.
Selam Special Tegabino Shiro
Ethiopian signature pureed split peas milled together and slow-cooked in various spices with vegetable oil or Ethiopian herbed seasoned butter.
Ye Tsom Fir-fir
Scrambled injera with a delicious berbere sauce, flavored with garlic, and Ethiopian herbs.
Yemisir Wot
Pureed split red lentils are simmered in chopped onions, garlic, ginger, vegetable oil, and spicy berbere sauce.
Kik Alitcha
Split yellow peas made with onion, garlic, ginger, and turmeric. Mild.
Gomen
Collard Greens cooked with diced red onions and garlic finished with fresh seasoning.
Ye Atkilt Wot
A mixture of potatoes, carrots, green beans, onions, ginger, and cabbage cooked in vegetable oil.

Meat Entrees
Awaze Beef Tibs
Cubed prime beef sauteed in berbere spiced sauce with grilled onions, fresh tomatoes, and peppers.
Doro Wot
Chicken stewed in special berbere sauce and butter. Served with hard-boiled eggs and homemade Ethiopian cottage cheese.
Ye Beg Lamb Tibs
Succulent pieces of fresh lamb sauteed in butter seasoned with onions, green pepper, and tomato. Served juicy or sizzling.
Derek Lamb Tibs
Well-done lamb chunks grilled in spiced butter with sauteed onions, green peppers, and Ethiopian spices.
Kitfo
Finely chopped prime lean beef seasoned with herbed butter sauce and spices. Served with Ethiopian cottage cheese. Prepared rare, medium, or well done.
Goden Tibs / Adbar
Tender beef rib strips grilled with onions, jalapeño, garlic, rosemary seasoned with traditional homemade herbs.
Meat Combination
A combination of ye beg to wot (lamb) wot, Doro, wot (chicken), beef wot, gomen design, and homemade cottage cheese.
Ye Quneta Fir-fir Beef
Scrambled injera moistened in a seasoned sauce mixed with dried strips of spiced beef, flavored with garlic, tomato, onions, and Ethiopian herbs.
Doro Tibs
Boneless chicken breast cooked with hot peppers, onions, garlic, tomatoes, ginger, and spicy sauce.
Selam Special Kitfo
Finely chopped prime lean beef with herbed butter sauce and spices served with a side of homemade cheese, spiced homemade cheese, and collard greens. Prepared rare, medium, or well done.
Gored Gored Beef
Cubes of soft beef with awaze spices, mitmita chili peppers, and spiced butter. Prepared rare or medium-rare.
Zilzil Beef Tibs
Strips of tender beef sauteed in spiced butter, grilled onions, peppers, and fresh herbs.
Lega Beef Tibs
Tender choice of beef sauteed in spiced butter, grilled onions, green peppers, rosemary, and fresh herbs.
Derek Beef Tibs
Well-done beef chunks grilled in spiced butter with sauteed onions, green peppers, and Ethiopian spices.
Beef Key Wet
Mild and spicy beef stew and extra lean chopped lamb simmered in mild sauce with butter, onion, garlic, ginger, and turmeric.
Ye Sega Tibs Fir-fir
Scrambled injera moistened with a delicious berbere sauce and pieces of meat flavored with garlic, tomato, onions, and Ethiopian herbs.
Alicha Beef Wot
Beef stew and extra lean chopped beef simmered in butter (optional) , turmeric, onion, garlic, and ginger. Zero Spice level

Selam Specials
Selam Meat and Veggie Combination Special
Serves 2 guests. Chicken tibs (Doro), sega (beef) wot, Blecha seg wot, meter wot, Blecha kiki, and gomen.
Goden Tibs / Adbar
Tender beef rib strips grilled with onions, jalapeño, garlic, rosemary seasoned with traditional homemade herbs.
Cornis
A combination of the 2 popular meat dishes: kitfo, tibs fir, or quanta fir with maybe (homemade cottage cheese).
Selam Veggie Special
Serves 2 or more guests. A combination of 8 vegans of mushroom diet, betcha (peas), collard green, miser wet spicy lentil, cabbage, suf-fit fit, or ultimatum-fit fit, Shiro, and life.

Side/ Extra Orders

whole Injera (4 Piece)
Gomen
Ayeb ( Traditional Cottage cheese)
Ye Atekilt Wot
Yessir wot
Half Injera (2 piece)
Shiro
kik Alicha
mushroom Tibs
White Rice

Dessert
Tiramisu Cake, Cheese cake, Carrot Cake and Baklava

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Recent Reviews

Huge fan of this place! My favorite restaurant in the world. The restaurant owners are so kind and personable. I love everything here, including the deserts and tea. You must try the Ethiopian coffee. I can say there have not been many days in my life that I am not craving their food.

Kid-friendliness: They are super great and accommodating of my kid
March 2025
This place represents everything that's good about a family sharing their culture and food with the world. Do we need more restaurants like this in Orlando? Absolutely.

When you walk in you'll be greeted with the warm scent of exotic spices which immediately sends your brain into, "oh damn, I'll bet this is gonna be good", mode. Mouths watering, we chose the combination meat and vegetable platter. Such a great way to explore many of...
March 2025
The food is incredible and authentic. Their service was perfection. I took a group of 60 people and everyone had wonderful experience. I recommend it to anyone who desire to experience Ethiopian/Eritrean delicacies

Vegetarian options: Great service

Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly
March 2025

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Selam Ethiopian & Eritrean Cuisine

5494 Central Florida Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32821
(407) 778-3119