Ethiopian cuisine: the best places to taste it in New York City

Queen Of Sheba

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"The best Ethiopian meal I have had that was not cooked by my grandmother ( and she is the best cooked that ever was). Perfectly seasoned dishes,..."

Feven Binega-Northcott

"The food and atmosphere are awesome! Staff is very friendly - lamb tibs and the spiced chicken and onion dish especially..."

Paul Wick

"If you want to try Ethiopian food for the first time, you should definitely go to this authentic restaurant. I had never tried Ethiopian food and I..."

Mahabareshivani

"The first time i had the ethiopian cuisine and i am glad it was here. Amazing small joint, but with great food topped with some nice beers and a..."

Tapish Gupta

"Ethiopian food that's on point! The ambience and serving style is probably not as great as the other Ethiopian joints on the island but this is a..."

Smita Rajgopal

"Amazing!. Seriously amazing food. I highly recommend the avocado salad and the..."

Lamain

"Wonderful food. Not sure why anybody would complain...."

Becky S

"An Adventure in Gastronomy. Queen of Sheeba is a delightful restaurant offering very savory dishes. We were served two type of lamb dishes, chicken..."

Fabian Comelon

"Lovely Atmosphere Decent Food. After going there twice, Queen of Sheba provided a great, ethnic atmosphere that was true to its Ethiopian roots...."

Ajafri100

"It was marvelous not spicy great flavor definite..."

Eric Laff

"Great Ethiopian. I've been to several Ethiopian places now and this is as good as any of them. Try the Honey wine (tej) and get a sampler platter..."

BC

"Go for the Veggies!. Just like the real thing: Go for the veggie dishes (though meat is good too, but just not as delicious as the vegetarian..."

Emily Molfino

"The first time I had Ethiopian food was at Meskerem , that is just few steps from Queen of Sheba! As I explained in my post on Meskerem, we decided..."

I Just Want To Eat

"A New Year, A New Day and my out of town guests and I were looking for a good place to fill up our bellies and recover from a festive New Year's Eve...."

Newbie Foodies

"A bunch of us got together to celebrate & my buddy, DJ, took us all to Queen of Sheba (650 10th avenue @46th St.) for some authentic Ethiopian fare...."

East Village Eats

"I've been known to complain about Ethiopian food before, claiming all its little piles of colors end up tasting the same in the end, using many..."

Eat The World NYC

"First time trying Ethiopian food and I’d say this is a good place to start. They offer sampler plates with both meat and vegetarian options so you..."

Anson Thomas

"I came here for lunch, I asked the waiter what was the spicy ones she showed me the top 3. I went with the beef like she recommended. It was nice I..."

laura Robinson

"Fabulous food for a good price. Sampler platters are perfect if you’re new to Ethiopian or really hungry. The restaurant atmosphere is humble and..."

ElizaBeth Clowes

"Ordered via iPad the vegetarian Sheba sampler dish and lentil sambousa. The sampler is a nice option to try a variety of dishes, however, the gomen..."

Stephanie W

"Delicious and a great intro for Ethiopian cuisine, which is so good. The resturuant isn’t much to look at inside or out but the food really is so..."

Jakob W. Plummer

"Food is good. Good portions. First time to try Ethiopian food. It was the right place to start..."

Artur Shchukin

"Amazing food worth a try Maybe they can change the lights and put more dim lights if they want but being in this neighborhood this restaurant is..."

variety Art's CEO

"A great Ethiopian restaurant. Attentive service without being intrusive. Menu on an..."

J Y

"The ambiance was really great and the food tasted good too. The menus were iPads so it was very easy iterating through the menu. We started off with..."

nishka monteiro

"The dinner was really good. It’s been a while and I don’t find good Ethiopian restaurants often; so, i was really looking forward to going..."

John Nanavati

"The food was very good. Also generous portions. As for the service, it was fine. I only wish they asked if a costumer familiar with an Ethiopian..."

Daria P

"Outstanding and Authentic Ethiopian cuisine, being an Indian, who had his primary education in Ethopia, six decades ago, it was nostalgic, the menu..."

Devendra Amin

"One of my favorite nyc restaurants. I’ve been here multiple times and the food is always phenomenal and the service is always fantastic. Took my..."

Brittany Riviyre

"The place felt very authentic! Loved the music and the food. We had the Honey Wine with spicy ‘Kategna with Ayib’ appetizer followed by the..."

Megha Madan

"Food is absolutely delicious, and you know it's legit when at least half the patrons are Ethiopian. Service was a bit lackadaisical but fine, we..."

Courtenay Mercer (courtenaynj)

"It is my first time trying Ethiopian cuisine so not sure if it’s authentic but food is unique. I felt the hygiene of restaurant can be improved...."

Sri

"Queen of Sheba is authentic Ethiopian food & it is absolutely delicious!!! Sumptuous is probably a better word! The restaurant itself has a small..."

Jan-Maeve Saggerson

"Excellent Ethiopian food. Spice level was good. I really enjoyed the food and the staff was friendly and just the right amount of attentive. Don’t..."

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