QUEEN
OF SHEBA
650 10th Ave. New York, NY 10036
Cross Street: 46th Street
(212) 397-0610
Gracious service and a cozy room make for an easy intro
to exotic Ethiopian fare
Queen of Sheba is classy place with a full bar, ochre
walls and caring, informed servers. A flamboyant mix of
Broadway actor-types and African natives gather at the
traditional African tables, which look like giant baskets
planted on fireplugs.
The flavors of Ethiopian cuisine are intriguing. If you
like spongy buckwheat pancakes, you'll flip for injera,
the ubiquitous bread used to grab bites. Almost everything
else is stewed in or spiked with berbere, a peppery, brick-colored
paste. Timatim fitfit, a bread salad with tomatoes, is
a fresh-tasting appetizer. Doro tips (chicken marinated
and fried in spices) and tibs wot (berbere stewed beef)
make for savory and tender entrees. Vegetarian dishes
have one constant: mashed, spiced, room-temperature beans.
Skip the Americanized desserts, but do wash down dinner
with a malty Ethiopian beer.
GHENET
284 Mulberry St. New York, NY 10012-3328
(212) 343-1888
This is definitely a must-try for food enthusiasts. The
food is tasty, exotic and consistently good. The service
is attentive accompanied with pleasant atmosphere.
