Lunch in Edmonton: African. Habesha Ethiopian & Eritrean cuisine
Posted on | June 24, 2008 |
Lunch is one of my favourite meals of the day, and Dave’s too, I think. The other day I spotted an African restaurant on 118th street that I wanted to try out. Looked like a nice place compared to the rest of the street.
It’s called Habesha and they have Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. It was incredible. The waiters were very friendly and helped us figure out what to order. We ended up ordering a big platter with samples of a number of their dishes.
Be prepared to get your fingers dirty because you don’t get forks or knives. Instead you get lettuce and a type of flat bread that’s like a crepe. You pick up your food with those. Or, you can use your fingers.
We were really impressed with the atmosphere and décor; the service and food were great too. 118th has a bit of a bad rap, but they’re redoing it and I hope Habesha does really well. It is a nice place.
They don’t have a website, but I got their card. They’re open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and then 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sundays noon to 10 p.m. I understand the weekends can be pretty busy. Their number is 780-474-2206
The waiter said they also have a coffee ceremony on Saturdays and Sundays around 5 p.m. I would definitely like to be there for that. I understand that Ethiopian coffee is pretty good done that way.
I have wanted to try African food for quite a while, and I was not disappointed today. I will definitely be back!
Alain Saffel
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June 25th, 2008 @ 5:42 am
Check out all of the Ethiopian restaurants around the world at the Ethiopian Portal website:
http://www.EthioPortal.com
http://www.EthiopianPortal.com
The restaurant’s link is found at the top right corner of the site.
Bon Apetit!