Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant

Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant serves traditional Ethiopian cooking, built around stews and sautés such as Key Wot, Alicha Wot, Tibs and Kitfo, alongside vegetarian dishes like Misser Wot, Gomen and Shiro. Sambusa, a fried-style appetizer of dough shells stuffed with beef or lentils, and the Lalibela Special meat combination are among the larger plates. The kitchen says it uses fresh and organic ingredients.

The restaurant is a small family-owned spot that opened in March 2023 on NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Portland. It works well for a date night, a family dinner or a special occasion, and the dining room is kept casual and welcoming. Dinner service runs daily into the evening, and the staff invites calls about dietary needs or events.