Africana Cafe

Reviews

• Brigitte B.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  The food and service was great!  Our waitress helped us decided what to get.  I'd recommend the meat combo because then you get some of everything.  It's served family style.  The coffee is special so try that for sure.
  The tables were spaced out well so you have your privacy. Prices were good too.
  I was thinking about giving 4 stars because they don't have a parking lot, and the outside looks like it's a shack.  But the experience was so good I went for five.
  One thing to note is at 5pm on a Saturday we were the only ones there which I was fine with but my husband always feels weird when that's the case.  We're still going back for sure!

• Marsha M.

  star star star star star 4 June 2026

  After passing by Africana Cafe many times over the years and making note to try it out someday, I finally did. It is a large building, perhaps formerly a jazz club or the like, with one half being carpeted, colorful, and slightly sparse dining area, and the other half as a tiled cafe-style side. When we first walked in we looked around like a deer in the headlights for one quick second, then a kind gentleman called over the waitress.
  
  Once seated we quickly ordered one veggie and one meat combo on the same plate, and within 15-18 minutes food was on the table. Everything was seriously tasty, and we were completely stuffed and satisfied. The salad served in the middle was bright and tasty and parsed out the salty and umami deliciousness around it. Be warned, the meat dishes have a little hot chile kick! Perfect to chase with the milder but also very tasty veggie dishes. Their plentiful serving of injera is perfectly tart and beautifully aerated, as it should be.
  
  All and all, you are safe from the hip crowd here. As a devoted lover of hidden gems, I treasure this type of establishment. Africana Cafe has true heart and incredible flavors that can't be replicated by many of the newer establishments popping up in the area. Worth your business and support.

• Heather T.

  star star star star star 2 June 2026

  My cousin and I met up for a catch up session and she had never had Ethiopian cuisine before.  We started with the lentil samosas and upon the suggestion of the server drizzled honey on them. It went really well together and I will be doing this combo from here on out.
  
  For our mains we both got the veggie sampler platter. I thought it was among the better Ethiopian cuisine I've had and the injera was deliciously fluffy. My cousin wasn't quite used to the sourness of the injera so preferred the veggies instead. Service was really friendly and it was a lovely meal for a cousin catch up.

• Hayat C.

  star star star star star 2 June 2026

  I have been eating Ethiopian food since 1985. I have been to numerous Ethiopian restaurants all over the United States. My visit here today was definitely one of the best I have eaten at in many many years. I came here with my Mata g Kali and we ordered the vegetarian combination we ended up with  both the meat combination that was very tasty my favorite dish out of all of it though was the zig tibs absolutely scrumdiddlyumptious. The owners  zabeab and her husband are absolutely amazing ,totally welcoming totally friendly ,one of the best places I have been to that has Ethiopian food in a long time. I know I already said that but I said it again hopefully in the future hopefully they will have aziffa for an appetizer and also a desserts would be great. All 5 stars!

• Matt R.

  star star star star star_border 29 May 2026

  I had passed this place for the past 10 years always intending to eat there one day. Last night I finally did. It was great. Food was great. Owner was very accommodating.