Desta

Desta Kitchen

ደስታ ኪችን

Joy, served on injera

Desta Kitchen

Desta means joy. We cook Ethiopian platters the way a family table does — slow wat, fresh injera, coffee roasted in the courtyard — in the middle of Addis.

Bole, Addis Ababa10:00 AM – 11:00 PM+251 911 234 567Wi-Fi Desta_Guest
Desta combination

Desta combination

Injera with doro, tibs, shiro, misir, and gomen for the table

ETB 450.00
Vegetarian mesob

Vegetarian mesob

Shiro, misir, kik alicha, gomen, and atkilt — fasting-friendly

ETB 280.00
Doro wat

Doro wat

Slow chicken stew, berbere, niter kibbeh, and a boiled egg

ETB 320.00
Beef tibs

Beef tibs

Sautéed beef, rosemary, onion, and awaze on the side

ETB 300.00
Kitfo

Kitfo

Minced beef, mitmita, and ayib. Ask for leb leb or fully cooked

ETB 350.00
Lamb shekla tibs

Lamb shekla tibs

Clay-pot lamb, jalapeño, and injera to scoop

ETB 380.00
Shiro wat

Shiro wat

Ground chickpea stew, the house comfort bowl

ETB 160.00
Misir wat

Misir wat

Red lentil wat, berbere-forward

ETB 150.00
Gomen

Gomen

Collard greens, garlic, and ginger

ETB 140.00
Firfir

Firfir

Torn injera tossed in spicy wat

ETB 180.00
Chechebsa

Chechebsa

Kita torn into niter kibbeh and berbere, with honey

ETB 170.00
Coffee ceremony

Coffee ceremony

Three rounds — abol, tona, baraka — roasted here

ETB 120.00
Spiced tea

Spiced tea

Cinnamon, clove, and ginger

ETB 60.00
Avocado juice

Avocado juice

Thick, cold, a little sugar

ETB 90.00
Mango juice

Mango juice

Ripe mango, nothing else

ETB 80.00