Merkato Restaurant

352 Cumberland Ave, Winnipeg
(204) 996-0062

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Merkato Combo Served with 2 People
Sambusa-Lentil 2 Pieces
Sambusa-Beef 2 Pieces
Vegetarian Platter
Vegetarian Combo
Chicken Tibbs
Zilzil TIBS
Salad

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Kifto
Chopped prime beef finely chopped and mixed with seasoned butter and mitmita. Served raw, medium, or well done.
Yebeg Tibs
Tender marinated pieces of lamb cooked with peppers, onions, tomatoes, a touch of rosemary, and other spices. Served on top of injera.
Merkato Combo
Alcha wat, key wat, yebeg tibs, yebere tibs, and yedoro tibs
Doro Wat
Legs of free range chicken are slowly cooked in a dense stew of onions, berbere, kibbeh Ethiopian ghee, herbs, boiled egg, and all simmered in the stew.
Zilzil Tibs
Tender lean zigzag beef sauteed with onions, jalapeno, garlic, and a touch of rosemary.

Appetizers
Sambosa-Beef (2 pcs)
Chopped prime beef mixed with hot green peppers, onions, and garlic are wrapped in homemade thin flatbread. Served hot.
Salad
Salad mixed with tomatoes, peppers, and onions tossed in spicy vinaigrette.
Sambosa-Lentil (2 pcs)
Lentil mixed with hot green peppers, onions, and garlic are wrapped in homemade thin flatbread. Served hot.
Timatim Fitfit
Diced tomatoes, onions, and jalapeno pepper mixed with pieces of injera served cold.

Lunch
Yebeg Tibs
Tender marinated pieces of lamb cooked with peppers, onions, tomatoes, a touch of rosemary, and other spices. Served on top of injera.
Kifto
Chopped prime beef finely chopped and mixed with seasoned butter and mitmita. Served raw, medium, or well done.
Doro Wat
Legs of free range chicken are slowly cooked in a dense stew of onions, berbere, kibbeh Ethiopian ghee, herbs, boiled egg, and all simmered in the stew.
Duelet Kitfo
Chopped prime beef mixed with red onions, green chilies, and special Ethiopian butter. Served raw, medium, or well done.
Quanta Firfir
Seasoned Ethiopian style beef jerky cooked in light berbere sauce and tossed with pieces of broken injera.
Gomen Besiga
Marbled cuts of beef are slowly cooked in a mild onion sauce with collard greens and garlic.
Zilzil Tibs
Tender lean zigzag beef sauteed with onions, jalapeno, garlic, and a touch of rosemary.
Alicha Wat
Curried beef stew cooked with exotic spices and peppers. Served on top of injera.
Kay Wat
Lean beef chunks in red pepper sauce seasoned with exotic Ethiopian spices and herbed butter.
Special Doro Tibs
Cubes of chicken breast seasoned with garlic, onions, green peppers, and tomato finished with awaze sauce.

Vegetarian
Vegetarian Combo
Miser wat, ater kik wat, dinch wat, gomen wat, and shiro wat.
Miser Wot
Red split lentils are stewed with onion, garlic, and Ethiopian spicy herbs.
Shiro Wat
Split peas are milled together with a perfect blend of berbere herbs and onions.
Gomen Wat
Finely chopped collard greens are cooked in their own steam with mild seasonings and olive oil.
Ater Alecha Wat
Split pea are cooked in onion, garlic, olive oil mild yellow dish with a touch of turmeric, and subtle blend of herbs.
Merkato Combo
Alcha wat, key wat, yebeg tibs, yebere tibs, and yedoro tibs

Beverages
Spicy Tea
Bottled Water
Coffee
Juice

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Recent Reviews

Food was a little slow to come out but man did it deliver. Bursting with flavour, adjusted for special requests, and friendly service. 5/5!
Competing for best Ethiopian in the city.
May 2025
dined in for dinner and had a wonderful time! the food was prepared fresh and everything was delicious. it was my first time trying ethiopian food and i'm really happy to say i loved everything i tried. i ordered the vegetarian combo and especially enjoyed the lentils. the injera was also very delicious and the value for how much food we had was amazing. i highly recommend this spot! we'll come back to try the sambosas :)
April 2025
This was my first time trying Ethiopian food. We got lentil samosas - they arrived hot and tasty, loved the spicy green sauce. We also got the veggie combo platter and beef tips - 10000000/10, very large portions, as 8 people we got 2 platters and we could not stop eating. Friendly staff, took a bit of time for platters to arrive but 100% worth the wait. Will definitely be coming back!!
April 2025

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Merkato Restaurant

352 Cumberland Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1T3
(204) 996-0062