Kezira Restaurant
Eritrean restaurant · Columbia City
5100 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
Highlights
Vegetarian Ethiopian & Eritrean plates, infused with spices
Vegetarian Ethiopian & Eritrean plates, infused with spices
"We could write sonnets about Kezira Cafe’s atkilt (slow-cooked potatoes with carrots and cabbage). But we could also write stanzas about the yellow split-peas. And the garlicky green beans. OK, every vegetable in this fantastic Ethiopian restaurant is getting a love note. Kezira is a great place to scoop lentils up with injera, and while there’s a ton of meat options, this is the best place in the neighborhood for vegetarians. Especially considering they have a $12 meatless lunch special with an assortment of lentils, potatoes, and greens." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"We could write sonnets about Kezira Cafe’s slow-cooked potatoes with carrots and cabbage. But we could also write some romantic stanzas about the yekik alicha too. And the garlicky green beans. OK, every vegetable in this fantastic Ethiopian restaurant is getting a love note. Kezira is a great place to scoop split peas up with injera, and while there are a ton of meat options, this is the best place in the neighborhood for vegans. Especially considering they have a $12 meatless lunch special with an assortment of lentils, potatoes, and greens." - aimee rizzo
"We could write sonnets about Kezira Cafe’s slow-cooked potatoes with carrots and cabbage. But we could also write some romantic stanzas about the yekik alicha too. And the garlicky green beans. OK, every vegetable in this fantastic Ethiopian restaurant is getting a love note. Kezira is a great place to scoop split peas up with injera, and while there are a ton of meat options, this is the best place in the neighborhood for vegetarians. Especially considering they have a $12 meatless lunch special with an assortment of lentils, potatoes, and greens." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Kezira Cafe cooks up top-notch Ethiopian and Eritrean fare in a humble brick building on Columbia City’s Rainier Avenue. While it serves all the classics, Kezira’s vegetarian dishes are arguably the star of the show. Start your meal with the homemade yoghurt blended with Ethiopian spices, followed by the veggie special. This plant-based platter is the perfect way to sample some of everything, including alicha (split yellow peas cooked in garlic and turmeric). The asa dulet — tilapia in an aromatic blend of turmeric, curry, garlic, and jalapeño —is a must-try for pescatarians." - Alicia Erickson
"For Ethiopian on the south end, Kezira Cafe is a winner. Their lentils and altakilt wat are some of the greatest vegetables you will eat in this town, especially in the same bite as their fluffy injera." - aimee rizzo
