Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Thursday: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Friday and Saturday: 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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New Brunswick's favorite vegan-friendly Ethiopian restaurant that keeps locals coming back for their spongy injera and tourists traveling for their delightfully spicy mushroom tibs and seafood dishes!
Family-owned and operated, Dashen (formally Desta) Ethiopian Cuisine specializes in mouthwatering and well-priced Ethiopian food. Our cuisine entrees are served in a relaxed and welcoming environment that you, your friends, and your family are sure to enjoy, gaining loyal patronage of residents with never-ending injera and satisfying vegetable and lentil stews.
Ethiopian cuisine characteristically consists of spicy vegetable and meat dishes, usually in the form of wat (or wot), a thick stew, served atop Injera (a large sourdough flatbread). Injera bread is about 20 inches in diameter and made out of fermented Teff flour, a grain native to Ethiopia.
Dining in Ethiopia is characterized by the ritual of breaking injera and sharing food from a common plate signifying the bonds of loyalty and friendship. Ethiopians eat with their hands, using pieces of Injera to pick up bites of entrees and side dishes. Utensils are rarely used with this dish.
While most of the entrees include beef, lamb, chicken, and fish, our dishes are perfect for vegetarian and vegan eaters.
We are also special in that we have a whole menu that serves a variety of crepes! While it's non-traditional, it works! Show your support for an independent, vegan-friendly, and Black-owned restaurant and fill your belly with the nourishing food from Dashen today! And be sure to ask what wines pair best with your dish from their exclusive wine list!
Check out our Lunch & Dinner menu lunch is served 12 pm - 3 pm Tuesday - Friday. Dinner is served all day Saturday - Sunday. We look forward to seeing & serving you soon.
Get a full sense of their Lunch, Wine, and Dinner Menus Here!
Here are descriptions of some of the well-known dishes we serve: