"Tsion, located in the basement of an old Sugar Hill townhouse, serves vegan and kosher Ethiopian food and with tasty Middle Eastern dishes. (Owner Beejhy Barhany was born in Ethiopia and raised in Israel). For the full experience, get the Tsion platter—shiro, atakilt, lentils, qeysir, and injera—and add some portobello tibs or oyster mushroom wot. Follow that up with malawach, a delicious Yemeni pastry glazed with honey and sprinkled here with coconut flakes. If the weather is nice, the peaceful back patio is a good spot to sip on the bourbon-based “X” cocktail, an homage to Malcolm X, who worked in the same space once upon a time." - the curious uptowner, sonal shah