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Keren Cafe & Restaurant

Eritrean
  • 1780 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
  • (202)-265-5764
  • Last verified:
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Menu

Breakfast

  • Ful Regular$12.45

    Slow-simmered mashed fava beans topped with fresh tomato, onion, jalapeño, creamy yogurt, extra-virgin olive oil, and traditional berbere spice.

  • Ful with Tuna or Sardine — 1 Egg$13.99

    Our signature slow-cooked ful blended with premium tuna or topped with savory sardines and fresh jalapeños.

  • Ful with Tuna or Sardine — 2 Eggs$14.99

    Our signature slow-cooked ful blended with premium tuna or topped with savory sardines and fresh jalapeños.

  • Ful with Eggs — 1 Egg$13.45

    Hearty ful crowned with perfectly scrambled or gently boiled farm-fresh eggs.

  • Ful with Eggs — 2 Eggs$14.45

    Hearty ful crowned with perfectly scrambled or gently boiled farm-fresh eggs.

  • Ful with Salad$13.99

    Traditional ful served alongside a crisp house salad of fresh seasonal vegetables.

  • Ful Salad with Eggs — 1 Egg$14.49

    Classic ful paired with a fresh house salad and your choice of scrambled or boiled eggs.

  • Ful Salad with Eggs — 2 Eggs$14.99

    Classic ful paired with a fresh house salad and your choice of scrambled or boiled eggs.

  • Egg Silsi$12.99

    Fluffy scrambled eggs folded into a slow-simmered Eritrean spicy tomato sauce infused with aromatic spices.

  • Egg Frittata$11.99

    Lightly sautéed onions, tomatoes, and green peppers folded into soft scrambled eggs.

  • Egg Omelet with Cheese$12.99

    Golden omelet filled with melted, creamy cheese and cooked to perfection.

  • Silsi Sauce with Enjera or French Bread$12.99

    Traditional Eritrean tomato sauce, slow-simmered with fragrant spices and served with fresh enjera or warm French bread.

  • Flaxseed Silsi Sauce with Enjera or French Bread$13.69

    Rich, slow-cooked tomato sauce infused with nutritious flaxseed and authentic Eritrean spices.

  • Tuna Silsi with Enjera or French Bread$15.99

    Traditional spicy tomato sauce gently simmered with premium tuna for a bold, savory flavor.

  • Fatta Silsi$13.99

    Toasted chopped bread sautéed and simmered in traditional Eritrean tomato sauce.

  • Fatta Silsi with Beef$15.99

    Savory chopped bread folded into our slow-cooked tomato sauce with tender seasoned beef.

  • Fatta Silsi with Egg Silsi or Egg Frittata$17.99

    Hearty fatta combined with your choice of spiced egg silsi or classic frittata.

  • Kicha Fitfit Tesmi$13.99

    Traditional torn flatbread sautéed in clarified butter (tesmi) and seasoned with aromatic spices.

  • Kicha Silsi$13.99

    Freshly torn flatbread tossed in our rich, slow-simmered tomato sauce.

  • Kicha Silsi with Beef$15.99

    Flatbread simmered in spicy tomato sauce and topped with tender, seasoned beef.

  • Kicha Silsi with Kuanta$15.99

    Kicha blended with robust tomato sauce and savory dried beef (kuanta).

  • Breakfast Combo$17.99

    A generous combination of Ful Regular, Egg Frittata, and Kicha Tesmi for a complete traditional breakfast experience.

Entrées

  • Special Tibsi — Beef$20.99

    Tender beef, chicken, or fish sautéed with traditional Eritrean spices, caramelized onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños.

  • Special Tibsi — Chicken$20.99

    Tender beef, chicken, or fish sautéed with traditional Eritrean spices, caramelized onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños.

  • Special Tibsi — Fish$22.99

    Tender beef, chicken, or fish sautéed with traditional Eritrean spices, caramelized onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños.

  • Veggie Combo with Enjera$16.99

    A vibrant assortment of lentil stew, cabbage, spinach, and potatoes with carrots, served with fresh enjera and house salad.

  • Special Shiro with Enjera$17.99

    Silky chickpea stew slow-simmered with berbere and served traditionally in a clay pot with enjera.

  • Keren Special$24.99

    A generous pairing of Veggie Combo and Special Tibsi (beef or chicken), crafted for a complete traditional feast.

  • Fish Dulet$22.99

    Minced tilapia sautéed with Eritrean spices, onions, tomatoes, and jalapeño for a bold, savory flavor.

  • Group Special (5 or more)$18.99 per person

    Large buffet-style servings of Special Tibsi (beef & chicken) and Veggie Combo.

  • Group Special — Add Spinach$3.99
  • Group Special — Add Cabbage$3.99
  • Group Special — Add Lentil Flaxseed Sauce$3.99
  • Chicken Cotoletta Combo$17.99

    Golden fried chicken cutlet (dipped in flour & egg), served with pasta and your choice of tomato or meat sauce and house salad.

  • Fish Cotoletta Combo$17.99

    Crispy fried tilapia cutlet served with pasta and your choice of tomato or meat sauce.

  • Grill Chicken Combo$17.99

    Tender grilled chicken served with pasta, your choice of sauce, and fresh house salad.

  • Grill Fish Combo$18.99

    Perfectly grilled tilapia served with pasta, sauce of choice, and side house salad.

  • Tuna Spaghetti or Macaroni$15.99

    Pasta sautéed with tuna and herbs, served with house salad.

  • Pasta with Tomato Sauce$14.99

    Classic spaghetti or macaroni tossed in slow-simmered tomato sauce or rich seasoned beef sauce.

  • Pasta with Meat Sauce$15.99

    Classic spaghetti or macaroni tossed in slow-simmered tomato sauce or rich seasoned beef sauce.

Salads

  • Keren House Special$11.49

    Fresh lettuce, tomato, onion, and jalapeño tossed in house Italian dressing.

  • Tuna Salad$12.49

    Keren House Salad topped with seasoned tuna.

  • Sardine Salad$12.49

    Crisp house salad topped with savory sardines.

Sandwiches

  • Grilled Chicken Sandwich$16.49

    Grilled chicken layered with lettuce, green pepper, and onion on warm French bread.

  • Grill Fish Sandwich$16.49

    Grilled tilapia with crisp lettuce, green pepper, and onion on French bread.

  • Chicken Cotoletta Sandwich$16.49

    Crispy fried chicken cutlet with lettuce, green pepper, and onion on French bread.

  • Fish Cotoletta Sandwich$16.49

    Golden fried tilapia with fresh vegetables on French bread.

  • Egg Omelet Sandwich$12.99

    Fluffy omelet with lettuce, green pepper, and onion on French bread.

  • Egg Omelet with Cheese Sandwich$12.99

    Cheese-filled omelet with crisp vegetables on French bread.

  • Sardine Sandwich$13.99

    Savory sardines with lettuce, green pepper, and onion on French bread.

  • Tuna Sandwich$13.99

    Seasoned tuna layered with fresh vegetables on French bread.

Beer

  • Corona$5.99
  • Heineken$5.99
  • Stella Artois$5.99
  • Miller Lite$5.99
  • Sam Adams$5.99
  • Eritrean or Ethiopian Beer$6.99

Traditional Wine

  • Mies$8.99 / $32.00

    A traditional Eritrean honey wine with smooth, floral sweetness.

White Wine

  • Chardonnay$7.99 / $30.00
  • Moscato$7.99 / $30.00
  • Sauvignon Blanc$7.99 / $30.00
  • Pinot Grigio$7.00 / $30.00

Red Wine

  • Malbec$7.99 / $30.00
  • Merlot$7.99 / $30.00
  • Cabernet Sauvignon$7.99 / $30.00
  • Pinot Grigio$7.00 / $30.00

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

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