Best D.C. Restaurant Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week, January 9, 2026 | Eater DC

"A long-standing staple on H Street’s Northeast strip, this Ethiopian restaurant has endured while others have come and gone, and it still shines whether you order delivery or dine in. A recent Uber Eats order of the vegetarian sampler for two, snagged with a big half-off promo from its typical $42 price, arrived as a takeout box full of colorful dollops spanning a range of flavors and textures. The generous sampler includes seven vegetable sides—spiced collard greens, red lentil stew, turmeric cabbage and potatoes, and chickpeas cooked in berbere—each neatly arranged atop a bed of spongy injera, with a surplus of the flatbread folded into thick triangles as a welcome surprise. Despite the careful packaging that makes delivery work well, an in-person visit to its elegant dining room, complete with gorgeous hand-painted plateware, remains the preferred way to experience the food." - Missy Frederick