Café Colucci
Ethiopian restaurant · Paradise Park
5849 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA 94608
Highlights
Authentic Ethiopian eats, spices, vegetarian options, coffee & tea
Authentic Ethiopian eats, spices, vegetarian options, coffee & tea
"A family run joint founded by Fetlework Tefferi in 1991, this is considered to be Oakland’s flagship Ethiopian institution. Driven by an organic, from-the-source approach, the restaurant helped to establish Ethiopian vegan food in the region with local-sourced ingredients and fresh spices imported directly from Ethiopia by Brundo, an Ethiopian spice shop that is housed inside the cafe. Though known for their fresh dishes, don’t sleep on their vast beverage selection: floral Ethiopian coffees; spiced Ethiopian teas; Ethiopian beers; and the Fat Belly Bessobela, an Ethiopian basil mocktail." - Alan Chazaro
"There are Ethiopian spots in abundance in Oakland—from the Lake Merritt mainstay Enssaro to the casual cafe Alem’s Coffee. Cafe Colucci in North Oakland is one of the city’s most dynamic. This fun, casual all-day spot doubles as a spice shop (for Cafe Colucci’s Brundo Spice Company) that's stocked with berbere, hop leaves, alicha kimem, and more. You’ll watch workers make spongy injera at the bar counter. And the serene patio is ideal for drinking ginger-lemon kombuchas or anything from their menu of housemade drinks. The crispy, beef-stuffed sambusas, garlicky buticha, and satisfying meat and vegetarian samplers with heaps of deeply spiced mitten shiro and gomen are the must-orders." - lani conway, julia chen 1
"Cafe Colucci is collaborating with Mad Marvlus Cider for their family-style menu on March 29th only (price TBA). Five courses of Ethiopian dishes, like branzino assa tibs and kitfo, will be paired with low-intervention ciders." - julia chen 1
"Cafe Colucci is collaborating with Mad Marvlus Cider for their family-style menu on March 29th only (price TBA). Five courses of Ethiopian dishes, like branzino assa tibs and kitfo, will be paired with low-intervention ciders." - julia chen 1
"An established East Bay restaurant known for incorporating Ethiopian cuisine and hosting the Brundo Chef Residency program, which prioritizes chefs of the African diaspora." - Dianne de Guzman
