Asmara Restaurant and Bar
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Asmara Restaurant and Bar Menu

Asmara Restaurant and Bar

Breakfast, Dinner
2218 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 588-8181
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Breakfast

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Shahani Fuul

Sauteed and mashed fava beans, served with onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, yogurt, olive oil and berbere. Served with white or wheat French bread.

$4.95

Farm Fresh Fried Egg and Cheese Sandwich

With a choice of with white or wheat French bread. With two eggs.

$4.95 +

Fuul Meselah

Sauteed and mashed fava beans, served with onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, yogurt, olive oil and berbere. Served with white or wheat French bread. With scrambled or boiled egg.

$5.50

Egg Sandwich

With fresh onions, lettuce, tomatoes, green pepper and served with white or wheat French bread.

$5.95

Hearty Omelet

With an abundance of fresh grilled green peppers, grilled onions and tomatoes.

$5.95

Egg and Country Potatoes

2 eggs your way with country potatoes and with white or wheat bread.

$6.95

Frittata

Scrambled 2 eggs with tomato, onion, and jalapeno served with white or wheat French bread.

$5.50

Asmara Egg Silsi

2 egg with traditional eritrean spicy sauce and served with white or wheat French bread.

$5.50

Asmara Fitfit

Hot spice stew tossed with injera or bread and served with a scoop of fresh yogurt. Hot spice beef stew tossed with injera or bread and served with a scoop of fresh yogurt.

$5.95

Kitcha Fitfit

Kitcha fit-fit, a dish made from eritrean traditional bread tossed in eritrean hot or mild spice berbere and served with a scoop of fresh yogurt.

$8.95

Kitcha Fitfit Flaxseed Silsi

Kitcha fit-fit, a dish made from eritrean traditional bread tossed in traditional eritrean spicy flaxseed sauce.

$8.95

Kitcha Fitfit Silsi

Kitcha fit-fit, a dish made from eritrean traditional bread tossed in tomatoes sauce, hot or mild spice berbere and served with a scoop of fresh yogurt.

$8.95

Kitcha Fitfit Quanta

Kitcha fit-fit, a dish made from eritrean traditional bread tossed in.

$9.95

Kitcha Fitfit with Meat

Kitcha fit-fit, a dish made from eritrean traditional bread tossed in hot spice beef stew and served with a scoop of fresh yogurt.

$9.95

Appetizers

Sambusa with Vegetable

A delicious pastry filled with a choice of lentil or spinach. Sambusa veggie. Vegetarian.

$3.95

Sambusa with Meat

A delicious pastry filled with a spiced meat.

$4.95

Asmara Salad Fitfit

Chopped tomatoes, onions, and green peppers seasoned with house dressing mixed with pieces of injera.

$5.95

Asmara Salad with Grilled Chicken

Grilled chicken, lettuce, chopped tomatoes, onions and green peppers seasoned with house dressing.

$6.95

Lentil Soup

Prepared with onions, tomatoes, lentils and special asmara seasoning.

$5.95

Vegetable Soup

Prepared with chefs special recipe. Vegetarian.

$5.95

Sandwiches

Grilled Fish Sandwich

Served with white or wheat French bread and your choice of lettuce, tomatoes, onion and green jalapeno.

$8.95

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Served with white or wheat French bread and your choice of lettuce, tomatoes, onion and green jalapeno.

$8.95

Cotoletta Sandwich

With a choice of chicken or fish. Served with white or wheat French bread and your choice of lettuce, tomatoes, onion and green jalapeno.

$9.95

Sardine Sandwich

Served with white or wheat French bread and your choice of lettuce, tomatoes, onion and green jalapeno.

$7.95

Tuna Sandwich

Served with white or wheat French bread and your choice of lettuce, tomatoes, onion and green jalapeno.

$7.95

Meat Entrees

Tibsi

Top round cubes sauteed with, jalapenos, onions, tomatoes and garlic. Served with injera and a side salad.

$11.95 +

Awaze Tibsi

Cubed tender beef marinated and cooked with tomato, onion, jalapeno, pepper and awaze sauce. Served with injera and a side salad.

$11.95 +

Derek Tibsi

Dry. Bite size fresh lamb cubes sauteed and fried in seasoned butter, onions and garlic. Served with injera and a side salad.

$11.95 +

Kitfo

Lean beef ground sauteed with clarified butter, seasoned with hot pepper, topped with homemade cottage cheese. Served with injera and a side salad.

$12.95

Tibsi Firfir

Beef. Pieces of injera soaked in a top round cubes sauteed with jalapenos, onions, tomatoes and garlic. Served with injera and a side salad.

$11.95

Meat Combo

Tibsi, derek tibsi, awaze tibsi, kitfo and tibsi firfir. Served with injera and a side salad.

$23.95

Meat and Veggie Combo

Tibsi, derek tibsi, awaze tibsi, kitfo and alicha firfir. With veggie choices. Served with injera and a side salad.

$21.95

Zigni

Lamb. Top round cut into small pieces and simmered with onions, tomatoes and seasoned hot berbere. Served with injera and a side salad.

$12.95

Alicha Beggee

Lamb. Mildly seasoned cubed lamb shank stewed in curry sauce and eritrean spices. Served with injera and a side salad.

$11.95

Okra with Beef Mix

Top round cut into small pieces and simmered with onions, tomatoes, and seasoned with berbere.

$11.95

Tsebhi Derho

Chicken. Skinless chicken legs and/or thighs on the bone simmered with onions, tomatoes and seasoned with berbere. Served with a hardboiled egg. Served with injera and a side salad.

$11.95

Tibsi Derho

Chicken. Cubed skinless chicken breast sauteed with jalapenos, onions and tomatoes. Served with injera and a side salad.

$11.95

Tsebhi Dinish

Pieces of beef and potatoes marinated in special eritrean made sauce with ginger, garlic, tomatoes and onion. Served with injera and a side salad.

$11.95

Extra Side Veggie

Vegetarian.

$2.95

Vegetarian Dishes

Vegetarian Alicha

Fresh cabbage sauteed with carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic and eritrean spices. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$8.95

String Beans and Carrot

Fresh string beans and carrot sauteed with onions. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$7.95

Hamli

Spinach marinated in vegetable oil, garlic and onions and eritrean spices. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$8.95

Gomen

Collard greens freshly seasoned with garlic and ginger. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$8.95

Okra Stew

Mildly seasoned and hearty okra stew in a tomato sauce, onions and eritrean spices. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$7.95

Vegetarian with Fish

Grilled fish with a choice of 3 vegetable. Served with a side salad.

$12.95

Vegetarian with Chicken

Grilled chicken with a choice of 3 vegetable. Served with a side salad.

$12.95

Vegetarian with Steka

Grilled steak with a choice of 3 vegetable. Served with a side salad.

$12.95

Timtimo

Lentil cooked with onion, tomato and eritrean spices. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$8.95

Kike Alicha

Cracked lentils cooked in curry sauce garlic onion and eritrean spices. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$7.95

Shiro

Medium-mildly seasoned ground chickpeas cooked with onions, tomatoes and peppers. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$9.95

Vegetarian Combo

Prepared with lentils, yellow peas, cabbage and collard green. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$10.95

Vegetarian Asmara Combo

Prepared with lentils, yellow peas, cabbage, shiro, string beans with carrots and collard greens. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$12.95

Flaxseed Silsi

Traditional eritrean spicy flaxseed sauce. Served with a side salad. Vegetarian.

$8.95

Fish Dullett

Freshly minced tilapia sauteed in a special blend of house spices, onions, peppers, mitmita (hot chili powder or mild) and olive oil. Served with a side salad.

$11.95

Fish Gullash

Shredded tilapia fillet cooked with tomato sauce and onion. Served with a side salad.

$11.95

Pasta and Rice

Pasta

Spaghetti or pasta penne with eritrean marinara sauce, meat sauce or tuna sauce.

$7.95 +

Pasta with Grilled Fish

Spaghetti or pasta penne with eritrean marinara sauce with grilled tilapia fish.

$9.95

Pasta with Cotolleta Fish

Spaghetti or pasta penne with eritrean marinara sauce with cotolleta tilapia fish.

$10.95

Pasta with Grilled Chicken

Spaghetti or pasta penne with eritrean marinara sauce and special eritrean seasoned with grilled chicken breast.

$9.95

Pasta with Cotoletta Chicken

Spaghetti or pasta penne with eritrean marinara sauce and special eritrean seasoned and cotoletta chicken breast.

$10.95

Pasta Basilica

Pasta bianco. Spaghetti or pasta penne with garlic olive oil and basil.

$7.95

Rice with Grilled Fish

Rice with eritrean marinara sauce with grilled tilapia fish.

$9.95

Rice with Cotoletta Fish

Rice with eritrean marinara sauce with cotolleta tilapia fish.

$10.95

Rice with Grilled Chicken

Rice with eritrean marinara sauce and special eritrean seasoned with grilled chicken breast.

$9.95

Rice with Cotoletta Chicken

Rice with eritrean marinara sauce and special eritrean seasoned with cotolleta chicken breast.

$10.95
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About Asmara Restaurant and Bar

  • 2218 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
  • Breakfast, Dinner, Ethiopian, Healthy, Lunch Specials, Vegetarian
  • (202) 588-8181
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