Zene's Restaurant & Bar

8113 A Fenton St, Silver Spring
(301) 920-0115

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Shint TIBS Awaze TIBS 50 50 Kitfo and Keremela
Shint TIBS Keremela and Veggie Platter
Veggie Variety Platter
Zene's Special Combo
Tikel Gomen Vegan
Yesome Fir Fir
Veggie Combo
Shiro Fitfit
Bottle Water
Zilzil TIBS

Mains
Tibs and Kitfo (50/50)
The best of both worlds. A half order of our classic tibs and a half order of our kitfo. Served with mitmita and awaze.
Famous Golden
Prime short ribs seasoned to perfection in Zene's special spice marinade. Served with awaze and injera.
Shint Tibs
Ribeye beef cubed then sauteed in onions, tomato, jalapeno, cardamom, and butter. Served with awaze and injera.
Special Kitfo
Ethiopian steak tartar seasoned with spicy mitmita, cardamom, and Ethiopian herb butter. Served with ayib (Ethiopian cottage cheese), kocho (fermented bread), mitmita, and injera.
Banatu Combo (Serves 4 People)
The best combo meal. Comes with special kitfo, beef tibs, and spicy tibs fir-fir. Topped with a berbere boiled egg.
Gomen Be Sega
Ethiopian collard greens slow cooked with beef, onions, peppers, garlic, and Zene's special spice blend. Served with injera and mitmita.
Tibs and Tire Sega (50/50)
The best of both worlds. A half order of our classic tibs and a half order of our tire sega.

Entrees
Tibs Fir Fir
Chopped bits of injera marinated in a berbera sauce and tossed with our classic beef tibs. Served with injera.
Derek Tibs
Cubed beef seasoned in Zene's special spice blend then sauteed with onions and peppers. Served with awaze and injera.
Awaze Tibs
Cubed beef seasoned in Zene's special spice blend, then sauteed with awaze (Ethiopian spicy BBQ sauce) onions, garlic, and peppers. Served with more awaze and injera.
Hollande Tibs
Finely diced beef blended with peppers and onions, then sauteed with Zene's special spice blend and Ethiopian herbed butter. Served with awaze and injera.
Kikile
Bone-in slow-cooked lamb stew served over injera.
Lamb Tibs
Tender lamb cubed and sauteed in Zene's special spice blend, onions, and peppers. Served with awaze and injera.
Pasta with Meat Sauce
Classic Ethiopian style tomato red sauce slow cooked with beef.
Dulet
Beef tripe and liver finely chopped and blended with diced onions, garlic, jalapeno, mimita, zenes spice blend, and Ethiopian herbed butter. Served with mitmita and injera.
Bozena Shiro
Spicy Chickpea powder stew slow-cooked with beef and Ethiopian herb butter. Served with injera.
Kay Tibs Wat
Spicy Ethiopian beef stew slowed cooked with Zene's spice blend onions, garlic, and Ethiopian herbed butter. Served with injera.
Kitfo
Ethiopian steak tartar seasoned with spicy mitmita, cardamom, and Ethiopian herb butter. Served with Injera and mitmita.
Fish Gulash
Chunk tilapia pieces seasoned with Zene's special spice blend then sauteed with fresh tomatoes, onions, jalapeno, and garlic. Served over injera.
Doro Wat
Spicy Ethiopian chicken Stew. Slowed cooked in Zene's spice blend with onions, garlic, and Ethiopian herbed butter. Served with a boiled egg over injera.
Alicha Tibs Wat
Mild Ethiopian beef stew slowed cooked with Zene's spice blend onions, garlic, and Ethiopian herbed butter. Served with injera.
Fish Dulet
Finely chopped tilapia and blended with diced onions, garlic, jalapeno, mimita, zenes spice blend, and Ethiopian herbed butter. Served with mitmita and injera.

Vegan Dishes
Veggie Variety Platter (Yesom Beyayentu)
Chickpea powder stew (shiro), spicy lentils (meser wat), mild lentils (alicha), collard greens (gomen), cabbage (tikel gomen), and tomato salad. Served over injera.
Yesome Fir-Fir
Chopped bits of injera marinated in Zene's special spices and olive oil. Served over injera.
Tegabeno Shiro
Slow-cooked spicy chickpea powder stew. Served over injera.

Beef Kurt (Cuts)
Keremela
Prime small cut lean beef cubes. Served with awaze, mitmita, and injera. Served raw.
Gored Gored
Prime large cut lean beef cubes. Served with awaze, mitmita, and injera. Served raw.

Sides
Collard Greens (Gomen)
Tomato Salad
Spicy Lentils (Miser Wat)
Mild Yellow Lentils (Alicha Wat)
Chickpea Stew (Shiro)
Cabbage (Tikel Gomen)
Ethiopian Cottage Cheese (Ayib)

Drinks
Can Coke
Can Sprite
Can Ginger Ale
Perrier Sparkling Water
Bottle Water
Bottle Orange Fanta

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Recent Reviews

I LOVED the food it tasted so good the tibs was cooked perfectly and the bread was so nice soft and fluffy the kitfo was so flavorful in a good way mixed with the ibe and gomen it was spectacular
August 2025
The best authentic Ethiopian food I ever had , FRESH food and home made coffee bean roasted in front the customer while the Aroma filled the air , You can not escape the memory of the homeland
July 2025
I loved the food at this place they are very talented chef’s. The waiters are so friendly and nice. Zene is so kind and thoughtful when she passed out bread, made coffee, and gave my kids Abu Wallad ( cookies )❤️🇪🇹❤️
July 2025

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Zene's Restaurant & Bar

8113 A Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 920-0115