Asmara

739 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02139 Today's hours: 11:30 am-4:00 pm, 5:00 pm-11:00 pm (617) 535-9299

Cuisines and Dishes at Asmara:

African

Menu for Asmara

Appetizers

Spicy Chicken Wings $10.29
Stuffed Tomato Appetizer $10.29
Two half tomatoes stuffed with spiced rice and spicy sauce.
Spinach with Ricotta $10.29
Ricotta and spinach mixed with a slightly fermented Berbere spicy sauce.
Stuffed Green Peppers $10.29
Two half green peppers stuffed with spiced ground beef.
Ajibo Berbere $10.29
Cottage cheese with a slightly fermented berbere pepper sauce.
Salata Fit Fit $10.29
Chopped tomatoes, onions, green chilies, & potatoes with soaked Injeria in our special house dressing.
Sour Cream Grizzled with Silzi Spicy Sauce $10.29

Beef

Fluy Tibsy-Liyu Tibs/Zeeghnie $18.39
Cubes of tenderloin tips gently sauteed in our chef's special sauce.
Zilzil Tibsy $18.39
Long strips of tender beef sauteed with caramelized onions, peppers, chillies and garlic.
Minchet Abish $18.39
Ground lean beef cooked in spicy or mild sauce.

Beverages

Mango Juice $4.69

Beverages & Conveniences

Dasani Bottled Water (16.9oz.) $1.85
Canada Dry Ginger Ale (12oz. Cans) $1.50
Chafing Dish Set-Up $15.00
One wire stand, one full size aluminum pan and two burners
12 Cans of Coke $18.00
Coke (12oz. Cans) $1.50
6 + 6 (6 cans of Coke and 6 cans of Diet Coke) $18.00
Diet Coke (12oz. Cans) $1.50
12 Cans of Diet Coke $18.00
Eco-Friendly Catering Spoon $0.50
Eco-Friendly Plates $0.25
Disposable White Tablecloth $3.00
Eco-Friendly Utensils $0.15
Eco-Friendly Large Catering Tongs $0.50

Extras

Ethiopean Whole Grain Bread (Teff Bread) $1.19

House Specialties

Asmara Tibsy $18.39
Cube cut beef sauteed served with caramelized onions, peppers, chillies, and garlic.
Zigniy FitFit $19.49
Beef cooked in spicy or mild sauce soaked with Injeria (traditional bread).
Gored Gored $19.49
Cubes of tenderloin beef tips served raw (or very rare) with spices, and lightly fermented pepper paste in a special sauce.
Derho Fit Fit $19.49
Chicken cooked in spicy or mild sauce soaked with Injeria (traditional bread).
Sega Bebaynetu-Meat Combination $20.69
Spicy chicken, sauteed beef, spicy lamb, mild lentils, mild vegetable stew and a house salad.
Spicy Jumbo Shrimp $20.69
Cooked in a chef special spicy sauce.
Spicy Salmon Fillet $20.69
Cooked in a chef special spicy sauce.
Spicy Scallops $20.69
Cooked in a chef special spicy sauce.
Kitfo $19.49
Traditionally served raw like steak tartar (grounded beef) or Lebleb (rare). The butter has special herbs that gives Kitfo its distinct and spicy flavor.
Ahimilti Bebaynetu - Vegetarian Combination $19.49
Yellow split peas, cabbage carrot and potatoes, spinach, lentils, spicy chick peas and a tomato salad.
Alitcha Ahmilti $18.39
Vegetable stew made from a mixture of string beans, cauliflower, eggplant, potatoes, green peppers, carrots, and mushrooms cooked in a mild stew.

Lamb

Begeeh Mloukhiya $18.39
Tender lamb mixed with high fiber jute plant cooked with a red pepper sauce.
Atkilt Begeeh-Yebeg Atkilt/Alitcha $18.39
Tender lamb cooked in a yellow mild sauce with or without vegetables.
Alitcha Begeeh-Yebeg Alitcha $17.19
Lamb curried in a mild yellow sauce.

Poultry

Tsehbhi Derho $18.39
Boneless chicken marinated in garlic and different herbs cooked in a fresh tomato red pepper sauce.
Alitcha Derho $18.39
Boneless chicken marinated in garlic and different herbs cooked in a fresh tomato yellow mild sauce.

Salads

Tomato Salad $9.19
Chopped tomatoes, green chilies, onions in a special house dressing with Berbere.
Potato Salad $9.19
Chopped potatoes and parsley in a special lemon house dressing.
House Salad $9.19
Mixed greens, tomatoes, onions, feta and special lemon house dressing.
Seneg Karia $1.69
A green chili stuffed with onions and parsley.

Vegetarian Entrees

Timtimo $16.09
Yellow split peas cooked in spicy or mild sauce.
Hamli $16.09
Spinach cooked in spicy or mild sauce.
Tikil Gomen $16.09
Cabbage, carrots and potatoes cooked in a spicy or mild sauce.
Shuro $16.09
Chick peas cooked in a spicy sauce.
Bersen $16.09
Lentils cooked in spicy or mild sauce.

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Ratings and Reviews for Asmara

May 26 2012

Jacqueline P. via Yelp

Yum! Delicious food. Funny, I went there on the second day of my low-carb diet. Oh well, it was worth the splurge. I thought the flavors were delicious....read more
Apr 28 2012

Denise M. via Yelp

I don't give five stars often but I've been here so much in the last year. I enjoy the food and the experience each time, my friends who I bring always love...read more
Mar 30 2012

Dave G. via Yelp

As always, a lot of fun. I love the food. They bring plenty of bread, warm towels before the meal, and it feels like a family run place.read more
Jul 25 2008

demurlemur via Citysearch

My girlfriend and I love coming to this restaurant. We haven't tried the other Ethiopian restaurants in the Boston area, partiall...read more
Jan 08 2008

sanfordandson053 via Citysearch

This restaurant was a real disappointment, especially since there is good cheap food all over Central and Harvard squares. Our fir...read more
Jan 17 2006

katiekins570 via Citysearch

This place had decent food, and if you live nearby or are in the neighborhood, it's fine. But it isn't worth the trip, especially...read more

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Ethiopian and Eritrean delights satisfy vegetarians and carnivores alike in Central Square.

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