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Café Lalibela

849 W. University Drive
Tempe, AZ 85281

480-829-1939 | Website

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Category: Restaurants | Ethiopian

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Café Lalibela
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What’s really good at Cafe Lalibela? The wat, of course. No, that’s not the beginning of an Abbott and Costello routine. The “wat” in question is the traditional Ethiopian stew -- lamb, beef, fish, vegetarian, and so on. It’s served with tons of spongy, flat injera bread, and eaten the old-fashioned way -- with your digits, bub. And believe us, there’s a whole lot of finger lickin’ on your way to a full belly. Lalibela also has some tasty Ethiopian coffees, teas, wines and beers to make it all slide down your gullet, and for dessert, there’s house-made tiramisu, and other sweets. If you’re not a fan of Ethiopian food yet, you will be after your first meal at Lalibela.

  • Cuisine(s): Ethiopian

    Hours: Sun 12pm-9pm, Tue-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri 11am-10pm, Sat 12pm-10pm

    Price: $$, $$$

    Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, Diners Club, cash

  • Attire: casual

    Features: Takeout, Private Party, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible

    Serving: Dinner, Lunch

    Alcohol: Beer/Wine

  • Reservations: Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties

    Parking: Lot Available

  • 2008 | Best Ethiopian Restaurant

    Mom always got after us when we ditched the knife and fork to eat with our fingers, but we got our comeuppance when we discovered Ethiopian cuisine, traditionally scooped up by hand with moist, spongy bread called injera. At Café Lalibela, the... More >

  • 2006 | BEST ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT

    So here's one place where adults can eat with their hands with complete impunity: Tempe's Cafe Lalibela is a classic Ethiopian eatery where traditional stews called wat are served on large pancakes of spongy injera, a bread made from the grain... More >

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  • mcg140

    mcg140

    | Wed, August 11, 2010

    My favorite eatery in the valley, try the doro wat!

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  • phoenixnewtimesbestof

    phoenixnewtimesbestof

    | Wed, May 06, 2009

    Mom always got after us when we ditched the knife and fork to eat with our fingers, but we got our comeuppance when we discovered Ethiopian cuisine, traditionally scooped up by hand with moist, spongy bread called injera. At Café Lalibela, the food's so tasty that we'd like to call it finger-lickin' good, but as it turns out, taking the expression literally is bad manners in Ethiopian culture. No worries, though — the sourdough flavor of injera is truly addicting, and we're happy to tear off big pieces of it to grab at yawaze yebeg tibs (spicy cubes of pan-fried lamb) and kye sega wat (tender beef simmered in spices). Café Lalibela's vegetarian specialties are amazing, too, from garlicky collard greens to flavorful lentils and peas. Turns out Mom was actually on to something when she made us eat our veggies.

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