Dama Restaurant and Pastry

1505 Columbia Pike, Arlington
(703) 920-5620

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Dama Special Yeshint TIBS
Vegetarian Combo
Birthday Cake
Bozena Shiro
Wedding Cake
Vegan Kitfo
Vegan Tibis
Awaze TIBS
Meat Combo
Misir Wot

Mains
Kitfo
Finely chopped beef tartar cooked in spiced butter served with ayib (homemade Ethiopian cheese) available rare, medium, or well done.
Awaze Tibs
Cubed beef or lamb or beef cooked with sauteed onions, jalapeno, and Ethiopian spices amaze (hot chili paste).
Doro Wot
Chicken stew simmered with spices and hot chili sauce with hard-boiled eggs.
Lamb Alicha
Lamb stew simmered in spices and turmeric.
Plain Firfir
Plain with spiced butter or no butter.
Special Kitfo
Kitfo with the addition of gomen kitfo, kekel kitfo, and assorted ayib (homemade Ethiopian cheeses) available rare, medium, or well done.
Dulet
Chopped tripe and beef cooked with sauteed onions spiced and jalapeno. Available rare, medium, and well done.
Tibs
Medium juicy or well done. Cubed beef or lamb or beef cooked with sauteed onions, and jalapeno.
Dama Special Yeshint Tibs
Beef tenderloin cooked with onions, jalapeno, and Ethiopian spices.
Dama Special Mitad Tibs
Cubed beef or lamb or beef cooked with sauteed onions, jalapeno, and Ethiopian spices awaze (hot chili paste).
Gored Gored
Cubed beef mixed with awaze (hot chili pepper served rare or medium rare).
Tibs Wot
Berbere stew simmered in Ethiopian spices and butter served with a generous portion of tibs.
Gomen be Siga
Cubed beef simmered with collard greens and spices.
Bozena Shiro
Ground roasted split peas simmered in red pepper sauce flavored with spices with a generous portion of seasoned sauteed beef.
Dama Special Shiro
Ground roasted split peas simmered in red pepper sauce and flavored with spices with a generous portion of sauteed cheese and chopped collard greens.
Dama Kurt
Raw meat with mitmita or awaze.
Shifinfin
Kitfo, Shiro, cheese, and tibs fir fir.
Meat Combo
For two people: doro, alicha, tibs (lamb or beef) gomen besiga with 3 kind of veggies.

Veggie
Misir Wot
Hearty red lentil stirred with hot chili sauce blended with garlic.
Kik Alicha
Yellow split peas cooked with onions, garlic, and turmeric.
Yatikilt Wot
A delicious blend of cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and onion sauteed in a blend of exotic herbs and turmeric.
Vegetarian Combo
The combination of vegetarian dishes: misir wot, kik alicha, yatikilt wot, gomen wot, shiro wot.
Vegan Dulet
Finely chopped homemade vegan meat cooked in spices onion and jalapeno.
Gomen Wot
A delicious blend of cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and onion sauteed in a blend of exotic herbs and turmeric.
Shiro Wot
Ground roasted split peas simmered in red chili sauce and flavored with spices.
Timatim Fitfit
Fresh injera mixture of tomato, onion, and jalapeno pepper.
House Salad
Fresh tomato and romaine lettuce mixed with jalapeno and onion.

Seafood
Fish Dulet
Chopped fish cooked with sauteed onions spices and jalapeno.
Fish Goulash
Cube cut and deep-fried tilapia with tomato sauce and jalapeno.

Market
Pack of Ethiopian Injera
Pack of American Injera
Injera Crisps

Beverages
Coca-Cola
Sprite
Ginger-Ale
Diet-Coke
Mango Juice
Sunkist Orange Soda
Bottled Water
Perrier Sparkling Water

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Recent Reviews

Overall good food. You can tell it’s a favorite for people because of the crowd. Service was very welcoming, with a very casual atmosphere. You can tell people go for the food. I’ve had Ethiopian food a couple of times and do believe their food is better. My wife got awaze tibs, while I got the special kitfo, a tar tar style dish. My wife’s was wonderful and I’m sure mine was good as well, but I know tar tar is not for me. Bottom line, if you’re interested in trying...
June 2026
A longtime institution in the DMV, this delightful red is always on point: with the food, kind service, and welcoming homey atmosphere. Vegan bakery items to enjoy on site and take home. Full vegetarian and vegan menu, as well. Enjoy and come back often, as we do. :)
May 2026
Wonderful discovery! We stayed next door at the Sheraton and were looking for a way to cap off our stay. Wonderful authentic Ethiopian food. We read the Google reviews and decided to try the meat and veggie combo like it was recommended. Delicious food, excellent service and very clean. The bakery is next to the dining area, have to try that next time we are in town.
March 2026

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Dama Restaurant and Pastry

1505 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 920-5620