Asmara

739 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
(617) 864-7447

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Sega Bebaynatu-Meat Combination
Alitcha Begeeh - Yebeg Alitcha
Veggie and Meat Combo
Vegetable Combination
Ahimilti Bebaynetu
Meat Combination
Alitcha Ahmilti
Tomato Salad
Mango Juice
House Salad

Menu

Appetizers
1. Spicy Chicken Wings
Cooked wing of a chicken coated in sauce or seasoning.
2. Stuffed Tomato
Two 1/2 tomatoes stuffed with spiced rice and spicy sauce.
3. Spinach with Ricotta
Ricotta and spinach mixed with slightly fermented berbere spicy sauce.
4. Stuffed Green Peppers
Two 1/2 green peppers stuffed with spiced ground beef.
5. Ajibo Berbere
Cottage cheese with a slightly fermented berbere pepper sauce.
6. Salata Fitfit
Chopped tomatoes, onions, and green chilies, soaked Injeria in our special house dressing.

Salads
24. Tomato Salad
Chopped tomatoes, green chilies, onions in a special house dressing with Berbere.
25. Potato Salad
Chopped potatoes and parsley in a special lemon house dressing.
25. House salad
Mized greens, tomatoes, onions, feta and special lemon house dressing.

Poultry Dishes

1. Tsehbhi Derho
Boneless chicken marinated in garlic and different herbs and curried in fresh tomato and red pepper sauce.
2. Alitcha Derho
Boneless chicken marinated in garlic and different herbs cooked in a fresh tomato yellow mild sauce.

Lamb Dishes

3. Begeeh Mloukhiya
Tender lamb mixed with high fiber jute plant cooked with red pepper sauce.
4. Atkilt Begeeh-Yebeg
Atkilt. Alitcha. Tender lamb cooked in a yellow mild sauce with or without vegetables.

Beef Dishes

5. Fluy Tibsy-Liyu Tibs
Zeeghnie. Cubes of tenderloin tips gently sautéed in our chef's special sauce.
6. Minchet Abish
Ground lean beef cooked in spicy sauce.

Vegetarian and Vegan Dishes

8. Timtimo
Yellow split peas cooked in spicy or mild sauce.
9. Tikil Gomen
Cabbage, carrots and potatoes cooked in a spicy or mild sauce.
10. Hamli
Spinach cooked in spicy or mild sauce.
11. Bersen
Lentils cooked in spicy or mild sauce.
12. Shuro
Chick peas cooked in a spicy sauce.

House Specials
13. Gored Gored
Cubes of tenderloin beef tips served raw or very rare with spices, and lightly fermented pepper paste in a special sauce.
14. Kitfo
Traditionally served raw like steak tartar (ground beef) or lebleb (rare). The butter has special herbs that gives kitfo its distinct and Spicy flavor.
15. Asmara Tibsy Specialty
Cube cut beef sauteed served with caramelized onions, peppers, chillies, and garlic.
16. Spicy Jumbo Shrimp
Cooked in a chef special spicy sauce.
17. Spicy Scallops
Cooked in a chef special spicy sauce.
18. Spicy Salmon Fillet
Cooked in a chef special spicy sauce.
19. Zigniy FitFit
Beef cooked in spicy or mild sauce soaked with Injeria (traditional bread).
20. Derho FitFit
Chicken cooked in spicy or mild sauce soaked with Injeria (traditional bread.)
21. Alitcha Ahmilti
Vegetable stew of string beans, cauliflower, potatoes, green peppers, carrots, and mushrooms.
22. Sega Bebaynatu-Meat Combination
Spicy chicken, sauteed beef, spicy lamb, mild lentils, mild vegetable stew, and a house salad (per person).
23. Ahimliti Bebaynatu-Vegetarian Combination
Yellow split peas, cabbage carrot and potatoes, spinach, lentils, spicy chick peas, and a tomato salad (per person).

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Recent Reviews

Great vegetarian options, and excellent friendly service. No silverware (you can ask for some). The combo plates are served with bread in the bottom and you eat with you hands, very cool. The Honey wine is also a must!
December 2025
The atmosphere was friendly and welcoming, and I really liked the traditional Ethiopian-style tables—they added a nice touch. There was only one server, but service was still prompt and attentive.

We ordered the vegetarian combo, but unfortunately, the injera was extremely sour—so much so that it overpowered all the other flavors. We couldn’t get through the dish, which was disappointing given the $75 price for three people. I’ve had Ethiopian food many...
September 2025
We loved eating here !! The staff is so welcoming and answers any questions you may have if you’re new to the cuisine. Great place for group dinners but wished it didn’t close as early as it did! We cannot wait to go back again and wish it wasn’t so far from where we live.
September 2025

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Asmara

739 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 864-7447