Photo: Kevin Ma / GoogleThe Best Ethiopian in San Francisco
What is the best ethiopian in San Francisco?
By consensus across 3 independent sources, Cafe Ethiopia, Club Waziema, House of Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen lead the ethiopian ranking in San Francisco.
How the consensus ranking works →The ranking
Cafe EthiopiaⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation · 7x7
Sautéed chicken comes under a berbere made with fresh ginger, shallots, basil and garlic, in a warm Mission room hung with Ethiopian paintings that feels like a friend's apartment.
Club WaziemaⓘWhere it’s ranked
7x7 · SF Standard
Some of the city's best injera comes with a pool table, a jukebox, and a shot-and-a-beer at a Divisadero dive that once hosted Miles Davis and Billie Holiday.
House of Tadu Ethiopian KitchenⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation · 7x7
Kitfo sautéed in housemade butter and spices that pack a punch, cooled by a side of fresh cheese, with a garlicky, saucy misir wot the table falls silent over.
Sheba Piano LoungeⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation · 7x7
Sirloin sambussas fried to golden-brown, crackly edges and a rainbow veggie sampler of well-spiced gomen and kik alicha, eaten around the grand piano that anchors this perpetually dim Fillmore jazz room.
MeskiⓘWhere it’s ranked
SF Standard #4 · 7x7
Dominican beans simmered with Ethiopian berbere in the habichuela misir wat, alongside a coffee-rubbed steak, served in a dark emerald two-level room built by Black artists and designers.