Asmara An Eritrean Restaurant

51 Oak Ave, Peaks Island ME 04108 (207) 253-5122

Cuisines and Dishes at Asmara An Eritrean Restaurant:

American

Menu for Asmara An Eritrean Restaurant

Drinks-Soft Drinks

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade $1.50
Mango Juice $1.50
Orange Juice, Fruit Juices $1.50
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange, Bottled Water $1.25
African Sweet Tea $2.50
African Coffee $1.75

Drinks-Beer-Wine

Honey Wine-Meis $3.00
home-made amber-colored honey wine, which has a sweet flavor & a slightly thick consistency.
Beer $3.25

Traditional coffee Ceremony

Traditional coffee Ceremony $6.50
participate in the unique ceremony of friendship as your host comes to your table to roast coffee beans and then gracefully pours the thin golden stream of sweetened coffee into your cup.

Desserts

Ligamat $3.50
fried dough balls lightly seasoned with salt sugar, cayenne pepper and oil and served with a maple syrup dipping sauce.
Baklava $1.95

Appetizers/Light Meals

Cauliflower & Broccoli $5.75
dipped in chickpea powder & deep fried
Ajibio Berbere $5.75
seasoned cottage cheese with cayenne pepper, collard greens & other seasonings, served with a side of injera
Salata Fit Fit $5.75
chopped tomatoes, onions and green chilies seasoned in house dressing and soaked with pieces of injera.
Beef Sambusa $1.75
ground beef with pepper & onions wrapped in dough & deep-fried.
Veggie Sambusa $1.50
peppers, onions, potatoes & cabbage wrapped in dough & deep-fried.

Entrees

Red Lentil Stew In A Red pepper Sauce $0.00
collard Greens & Kale $0.00
served in a mild yellow sauce
Cabbage, Carrots & Potatoes $0.00
in a mild yellow sauce

Chicken

Tsebhi Derho/Fiery Chicken Stew $9.25
tender chicken curried in red pepper sauce with a hard-boiled egg and yogurt
Alitcha Derho/Chicken Stew $8.95
tender chicken curried in a mild yellow sauce with a hard-boiled egg & yogurt
Chicken Tibsi $9.25
chicken sauteed in green peppers, onions, tomatoes and hot spices

Beef

Beef With Okra $8.95
sauteed beef and okra cooked with onions in a hot spicy sauce
Zegenie/Fiery Beef Stew $8.95
beef cubes stewed in a hot spicy sauce
Beef With Spinach $8.95
sauteed beef and spinach cooked with onions and berbere
Beef With Potatoes $9.25
sauteed beef cooked with potatoes in a hot spicy sauce
Beef Tibsi $9.25
beef cubes sauteed in green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and hot spices

Lamb

Zegenie Beghie/Fiery Lamb Stew $10.25
succulent lamb curried in a red pepper sauce
Alitcha Beghie/Lamb Stew $10.25
chunks of lamb mildly cooked in a onion sauce flavored with turmeric & garlic
Lamb Tibsi $10.50
lamb cubes sauteed in green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and hot spices
Okra Beghie $9.95
sauteed lamb and okra cooked with onions in a hot, spicy sauce

Vegetarian

Alitcha $7.95
cabbage, carrots and potatoes stewed in a mild yellow sauce
Tsebhi Hamli/Stewed Greens $7.95
collard greens and kale curried in a mild yellow sauce
Birsen/Stewed Lentils $7.95
red lentils curried in a mild yellow sauce
Fou'l $7.95
fava beans & chopped tomatoes, hot peppers, onions, olive oil, & feta cheese
Shiro $7.95
roasted, ground chickpeas & red pepper cooked with fresh garlic & earthy spices
Sauteed Spinach $7.95
sauteed spinach cooked with onions, potatoes and berbere
Spicy Okra And Potatoes $7.95
sauteed okra cooked with potatoes and onions in a hot spicy sauce
Vegetarian Sampler $26.50
hearty portions of all vegetarian dishes (serves 3-4)

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Reviews for Asmara An Eritrean Restaurant

Ratings and Reviews for Asmara An Eritrean Restaurant

Feb 24 2012

Lisa V. via Yelp

My favorite restaurant in Portland. If you haven't tried Eritrean/Ethiopian cuisine, make this your next stop. Habesha food is spicy, aromatic, and WAY...read more
Feb 20 2012

sonia t. via Yelp

Some of the best Eritrean food I've had with such charming owners. Walked in for the first time and was greeted like we were family! Homemade honey wine,...read more
Dec 02 2011

Jax P. via Yelp

After 9 years of living in Portland, Asmara is STILL my favorite "cheap eats" go to restaurant. The woman who owns the place always remembers me, asks to...read more

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