Mouthful - Ethiopian

Meskerem

Most Ethiopian restaurants around the city offer combination platters, and the veggie combo platter here - with two kinds of spiced lentils, collards, green beans and cabbage - is perhaps the best in Atlanta. Try some tej, the Ethiopian honey wine, and if you’re a java lover, ask to partake in Meskerem’s coffee ceremony.

2329-B Cheshire Bridge Road. 404-417-0991.

Moya

Housed in the ethnically diverse restaurant row on Clairmont and North Decatur where Indian Bhojanic and Mexican Ricardo’s also reside, Moya strives to set itself apart from the crowd with a contemporary edge. Highlights? Doro wat, a chicken leg and a hard-boiled egg covered in an ebullient sauce flavored with berbere spice, and skewered lamb.

1371 Clairmont Road, Decatur. 404-633-6692. www.ethiopianmoya.com.

Queen of Sheba

I like to eat here in the area dedicated to traditional Ethiopian tables and stools: Everyone sits around a tall, round wicker basket in which one large plate is placed with all the dishes over a canvas of injera bread. Ordering a meat combo will give you a comprehensive overview of the beef and lamb dishes. The yemsir wot (spicy red lentils) are particularly good here. Brave initiates should consider the gored gored, an Ethiopian version of steak tartare tossed in spiced butter.

1594 Woodcliff Drive, Suite G. 404-321-1493.

Shewit Eritrean

The menu at this out-of-the-way spot is a bit different from the others, and the owner is gracious about helping you make selections. Standouts include the shifinfin, a warm salad with bits of injera mixed with tomatoes, peppers and herbs, and the doro wat.

926 Montreal Road, Clarkston. 404-294-8899.






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