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Dallas-Fort Worth has a Habesha community \u2014 the community of Eritrean and Ethiopian people \u2014 and there are several places where you can find authentic Eritrean cuisine.<\/p>\n
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Dallas-Fort Worth has a Habesha community \u2014 the community of Eritrean and Ethiopian people \u2014 and there are several places where you can find authentic Eritrean cuisine. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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Eritrea is a country located in northeast Africa, bordered by\u00a0Ethiopia<\/a> and the Red Sea. It was once an Italian colony, so you’ll find some influence from Italian cuisine in its dishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n The annual Festival Eritrea will be held in\u00a0Dallas this year, from July 31 to August 2, and it will bring together members of that community from across the country. \u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Here are some places in D-FW that serve Eritrean food, listed in alphabetical order:\u00a0<\/p>\n \nBanna Restaurant and Bar \u00a0\n<\/p>\n This restaurant serves both Ethiopian and Eritrean specialties, with several vegetarian options. Dishes include zigni, Eritrea\u2019s signature dish, featuring slow-cooked meat in a spicy tomato-based sauce; gomen besiga, with collard greens and meat; and fish goulash, fish cooked in a spiced sauce. \u00a0<\/p>\n Banna Restaurant and Bar is located at 9560 Skillman St., #120, Dallas. Banna Restaurant<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Dallul East African Cuisine \u00a0<\/p>\n This restaurant in Far North Dallas offers dishes from Ethiopia and Eritrea, such as solsi, a spicy, tangy tomato sauce;\u00a0misir wot, a spiced lentil stew; or fitfit, beef in a spiced butter sauce. \u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Dallul East African Cuisine is located at 13021 Coit Road, #98, Dallas. dallulrestaurantandbar.com<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n Loza Lounge \u00a0<\/p>\n This place describes itself as a restaurant with a luxurious setting where you can enjoy dishes from Ethiopia and Eritrea. It serves dishes such as quanta firfir, featuring dried beef in a tomato sauce; Awaze Tibs, featuring cubed or sliced beef or lamb in a sauce; and melas sinbir, a dish made with beef tongue and tripe. \u00a0<\/p>\n Loza Lounge is located at 4460 W. Walnut St., Suite 216, Garland.\u00a0lozadallas.com<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n Rahwa Bar and Restaurant \u00a0<\/p>\n It is perhaps the region\u2019s premier destination for Eritrean cuisine. It serves dishes such as zilzil, a spiced beef dish; dinish with siga, cubed beef and potatoes in a spiced stew; or dorho, also known as tsebni dorho, a spicy chicken stew. \u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Rahwa Bar and Restaurant is located at 9220 Skillman St., Suite 124, Dallas.\u00a0rahwadallas.com<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n Yenat Guada Ethiopian Cuisine \u00a0<\/p>\n Although this restaurant specializes in Ethiopian dishes, it also serves some dishes shared with neighboring Eritrea. They serve doro wot, with chicken and eggs in a spiced sauce; bozena shiro, beef simmered in a chickpea sauce; or fish dulet, tuna seasoned with a blend of spices, onions, jalape\u00f1os\u00a0and oil. \u00a0<\/p>\n