Portland, OR
For Ethiopian in Portland, the local food press points to Enat Kitchen Restaurant, Queen of Sheba Restaurant, and Bete-Lukas | Ethiopian Restaurant. Picks from Willamette Week and Portland Monthly, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Willamette Week and Portland Monthly. Updated July 2026.
Enat Kitchen Restaurant · Concordia
Enat Kitchen plates gorgeous, overflowing combos of stewy vegetables and meat on a massive sheet of silky injera, which Willamette Week calls brighter and fresher than at other Ethiopian kitchens. The Killingsworth Street room feels like eating in someone's home, with long communal tables and a generous family platter.
Queen of Sheba Restaurant · Eliot
Queen of Sheba has won Willamette Week's readers' poll for Ethiopian food repeatedly across nearly a decade. Open since the 1990s on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, it introduced many Portlanders to Ethiopian food and balances its spicing carefully, favoring subtlety over heaviness across its meat and vegetable combos.
Bete-Lukas | Ethiopian Restaurant · Richmond
Bete-Lukas has been a Portland Ethiopian stalwart for over a decade, serving lentil sambusa, serrano-stewed kale, and cardamom-spiced beef kitfo atop tangy, spongy injera. Willamette Week points diners toward the family-style veggie and beef combos, praising fresh, crisp ingredients and warm hospitality.
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