Awash Ethiopian Restaurant

947 Amsterdam Ave, New York
(212) 961-1416

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Combo Platter for Two People
A Vegetarian Platter
Veggie Combo for 2
Ater Kik Alicha
Atkilt Alicha
Special Kitfo
Awash Special
Gomen Besiga
Injira Rolls
Special TIBS

Menu

Beverages-Hot Drinks
Hot Chocolate
Steamed milk with premium imported cocoa. Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.
Herbal Tea
Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.
Ethiopian Coffee
Full-boiled dark roast coffee. Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.
Spris
A 50-50 mix of coffee and tea in the same cup. Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.
Freshly Brewed Coffee
Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.
Spiced Tea
Freshly steeped spices create a tea that comforts. Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.
Cappuccino
Dark and rich espresso under a stretched layer of foam. Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.
True Tea
Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.
Barbajada
Made with chocolate, milk, and coffee in equal parts. Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.
Espresso Macchiato
Rich espresso marked with dollop of steamed milk. Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.
Espresso
Smooth, rich flavor, and caramelly sweetness. Expertly roasted and freshly brewed.

Beverages-Cold Drink
Soft Drink
Satisfy your thirst with a variety of chilled drinks.
Juice
Satisfy your thirst with a variety of chilled drinks.
Bottled Water
Satisfy your thirst with a variety of chilled drinks.
Flavored Milk
Satisfy your thirst with a variety of chilled drinks.
Iced Tea
Unsweetened premium black tea shaken with ice. Satisfy your thirst with a variety of chilled drinks.
Iced Cappuccino
A Luxurious texture and a velvety and frothy foam. Satisfy your thirst with a variety of chilled drinks.
Iced Coffee
Served chilled with or without milk over ice. Satisfy your thirst with a variety of chilled drinks.

Appetizers
Sambusa (3 pcs)
Pastry shells with your choice fo stuffing with dipping sauce. Start your meal off right.
Avocado Salata
Diced avocados, tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos tossed with a splash of house dressing. Start your meal off right.
Engudai Tibs
Mushrooms, onions, jalapenos sauteed, seasoned with a house herb, and spice mixture. Spicy. Start your meal off right.
Gursha
Injera rolls coated with lentils and a blend of vegetables, herbs, and spices. Spicy. Start your meal off right.
Timatim Fit-fit
Diced tomatoes, onions, jalapenos mixed with shredded injera dressed with oil, lemon-lime, and spices. Spicy. Start your meal off right.
Salata
Greens and diced tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos tossed with a splash of house dressing. Start your meal off right.
Azifa
Lentils, onions, African hot mustard, and jalapenos dressed with just a hint of lemon lime. Spicy. Start your meal off right.
Ater Kik Fit-fit
Yellow split peas, onions, and jalapenos seasoned with spices mixed with shredded injera. Start your meal off right.

Main Courses-Beef
Special Tibs
Beef cubes marinated in berbere cooked with tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos. Spicy. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad.
Special Kitfo
Steak tartare, onions, jalapenos marinated in clarified butter, and an exclusive blend of spices. Spicy. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad.
Ginfilfil
Beef cubes sauteed with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos mixed with shredded injera marinated in berbere, and clarified butter. Spicy. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad.
Tibs Wat
Beef strips cooked in a stew prepared with berbere a seasoned and clarified butter. Spicy. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad.
Kitfo
Raw beef mince marinated in mitmita and a clarified butter infused with herbs and spices. Spicy. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad.
Awash Tibs

Main Courses-Lambs
Beg Alicha
Mild lamb stew cooked with clarified butter and a variety of herbs. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad.
Gomen Besiga
Lamb and collard greens gently cooked with clarified butter with just a hint of Ethiopian. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad.

Main Courses-Poultries
Doro Wat
Tender chicken gently simmered in a stew prepared with berbere served with a hard-boiled egg. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad. Spicy.
Awash Chicken
Sliced chicken breast marinated in ginger and garlic cooked with tomatoes, onions, celery, and jalapenos. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and small green salad.

Main Course-Vegetable
Tofu Tibs
Tofu cubes sauteed with tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and small green salad. Spicy.
Shiro Wat
Ground spiced chickpea, split pea stew cooked in chopped tomatoes, and onions. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad. Spicy.
Fasolia
String beans, carrots, and caramelized onions sauteed with herbs. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and small green salad.
Misir Wat
Split red lentil stew cooked in berbere. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad.
Ater Kik Alicha
Yellow Split peas cooked in a mild stew and seasoned with onions and herbs. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and a small green salad.
Gomen
Chopped collard greens sauteed with ginger, garlic, onions, and herbs. Served with vegetable of chef's selection and small green salad.
Atkilt Alicha
Potatoes, carrots, and cabbages seasoned with herbs and spices in a mild stew.
Key Sir Alicha
Beets and carrots cooked with onions and flavored with herbs and spices in a mild stew. Served with vegetables of chef's selection and a small green salad.

Combinations
Combo 1
Special tibs and doro wat. Served with three vegetables dishes of your choosing.
Combo 3 Veggie Combo
All our vegetarian dishes with the exception of tofu tibs.
Meat Combo
Tibs wat, special tibs, doro wat, and beg alicha. Served with three vegetable dishes of your choosing.
Combo 4
Doro wat and a hard-boiled egg. Served with three vegetable dishes of your choosing.
Awash Special
Special kitfo and special tibs. Served with three vegetable dishes of your choosing.

Confectionery Courses
Carrot Cake
Carrots mixed into dough create a moist and flavorful classic.
Rum Cake

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Recent Reviews

5/5 Ethiopian food!!! I’ve now been here three times in the last two years, and have traveled from all over Manhattan to come eat at this Awash! I love their Kitfo and vegetarian sampler platter. I’ll have to keep coming back so I can try everything on the menu! This isn’t fast food and it’s meant to be enjoyed slowly, so don’t eat here if you’re in a hurry.
November 2025
My friends took me to this place for my birthday on October 30th and I really enjoyed the vegetarian platter and even picked at the meat platter. There were five of us and we had two bottles of wine and the bill was only $300. Not bad especiallysince I didn't have to chip in.
November 2025
Excellent food, really some of the best and an authentic Ethiopian dining experience.

My one gripe would be with the service. Slow on the refills and never really checked in very often.
October 2025

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Awash Ethiopian Restaurant

947 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
(212) 961-1416