Abyssinia
Ethiopian restaurant · Spruce Hill
229 S 45th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Highlights
West Philly's Abyssinia serves up hefty, flavorful Ethiopian combos with soft injera, plus a cozy upstairs bar spinning live tunes and craft drinks.
West Philly's Abyssinia serves up hefty, flavorful Ethiopian combos with soft injera, plus a cozy upstairs bar spinning live tunes and craft drinks.
"Abyssinia, an Ethiopian spot right around the corner from Penn’s campus, has a lot of different vegetarian dishes. Your best bet, though, is the Vegetarian Combination, which includes six of their most popular vegetarian dishes—like split lentils in berbere sauce and spicy, sauteed collard greens—all served on top of spongy injera bread. You can probably split one plate between two or three people because the servings are so big, or just get one for yourself and bring home the leftovers." - candis mclean
"Abyssinia, an Ethiopian spot right around the corner from Penn’s campus, has a lot of different vegetarian dishes. Your best bet, though, is the $15 vegetarian combination, which includes six of their most popular vegetarian dishes—like split lentils in berbere sauce and spicy sauteed collard greens—served on top of spongy injera. You can probably split one plate between two or three people because the servings are so big, or just get one for yourself and bring home the leftovers." - candis mclean
"This Ethiopian restaurant in Spruce Hill regularly fills with 20-somethings on a budget and couples sharing a casual weeknight platter of stewed lentils, oniony sauteed greens, spicy beef tibs, and warm injera. And since Abyssinia is open until 2am, it’s a satisfying late-night option when you want something other than a sad slice of pizza. Not to mention, there's a bar upstairs with lots of fun programming." - alison kessler, candis mclean
"Abyssinia on 45th Street in University City serves consistently good Ethiopian platters. Their stewed lentils, oniony sautéed greens, spicy beef tibs, and warm injera on their own are great, but when you want a big spread, go for the Abyssinia Special 1 combination platter. It costs around $20, it's large enough for two people, and we think about the peppery berbere kick late into the night (luckily they’re open until 2am)." - candis mclean
"A family-owned Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly known for excellent stews and spongy breads, with lively bars and an extensive cocktail list."
