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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation. Updated September 2026.
Ethiopic Restaurant · H Street NE
Flavorful, authentic Ethiopian with tej tastings in a warm, jazz-lit room.
Family Ethiopian Restaurant · Washington
A neighborhood favorite for some of DC's best Ethiopian cooking.
Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant & Mart · Shaw
The guide's leading Ethiopian kitchen, a rowhome-living-room space in Shaw built on a Vegan Deluxe Special stacked with spicy red lentils, gingery yellow peas, and collard greens. The fish dulet is the dish locals travel for.