
Erta Ale Ethiopian Restaurant St Paul- Lowertown
308 E Prince St., Suite # 140, Saint Paul, MN
Traditional Ethiopian
Appetizers

Veggie Sambusa
Pastry shell filled with whole lentils, onion, jalapeno pepper and spices With sweet dipping sauce or kochkocha (Green chill with herb)$7.99
Beef Sambusa
Pastry shell filled with ground meat, onion, jalapeno pepper and herb. With sweet dipping sauce or kochkocha (Green chill with herb)$8.99
Lamb Kikil (Soup-Mini)
Curried Lamb stew with aromatic spices$8.99
House Made Chicken Wings (6 piece)
$8.99House Salad with Falafel
$12.99
Entrees

Special Kitfo
Ethiopian-Style Steak Tartare, Freshly Minced Extra Lean Beef, Seasoned With Mitmita And Ethiopian Spiced Butter. (Served With Kocho, Homemade Cottage Cheese And Collard Greens)$21.99Goat Tibs
Lean Goat meat chopped and cooked in spiced butter with peppers, onion, garlic and black pepper, served with your choice of injera or rice$23.99Lamb Tibs
Tender , marinated pieces of lamb cooked with peppers , onions , garlic, tomato, a touch of rosemary and other spices.$20.99
Lega Tibs
$18.99Awaze Tibs
Stew with sauteed beef and vegetable pon fried in traditional kibbeh-butter$18.99Derek Tibs
Zelzel beef, garlic onion, black pepper, fresh herb served with injera and bread burrito$20.99Chicken Tibs
Select cuts of tender boneless chicken sauteed with onions, jalapeno peppers, & tomatoes. Served with rice.$16.99
Kikil (Soup) Lamb
Curried goat meat stew cooked with exotic spices mixed with bits of injera served with side salad$16.99
Tibs Firfir
lamb chunk cooked in stew with onion, garlic, tomato, sauce and rosemary. Mixed with injera$17.99Quanta Firfir
Seasoned dried beef sautéed with house spices, seasoned oil, spiced butter, berbere sauce and mix with pieces of injera$17.99
Vegan Platter
Shiro, Misir, Ater,Gomen, Cabbage, Salad, Beets and Potato Salad and Erta Ale Fit Fit.$19.99Kitfo Dulet
Ethiopian-Style Steak Tartare, Freshly Minced Extra Lean Beef, Seasoned With Mitmita And Ethiopian Spiced Butter.$21.99
Doro Wot
Traditional bone-in chicken marinated and slow-cooked in spicy homemade Berbere sauce. (Served with boiled egg and Ethiopian Cottage Cheese)$18.99
Erta Ale Special (Feeds 3-4)
Doro Wot, Kitfo, Lega Tibs, Derek Tibs, Key Wot, Alicha Wot and Chef's choice of 5 veggies. (Feeds 3 to 4)$69.99Gomen Besiga
Seasoned beef cooked with collard greens, onions, and garlic$16.99Fish (Asa) Dulet
Finely minced Tilapia fish seasoned with tomato, onions & peppers. Served with your choice of injera or rice.$17.99
Shekila Tibs
$21.99Fish (Asa) Gulash
Fish onion tomato garlic turmeric spices Serve with injera or rice.$18.99Spaghetti
Pasta with marinara sauce, onion garlic garnish green bean served with garlic cheese bread$12.99
Injera
$1.00Extra Kocho
$3.00
Gluten Free Ethiopian Injera
$3.00Misto Key and Alicha Siga Wot with Ayib
A combination of spicy Ethiopian beef Stew seasoned with berbere and Ethiopian yellow beef stew seasoned with curry. Both cooked flavorfully with onions, garlic, black pepper, spiced butter.$21.99Fish (Asa) Kotelet
Seasoned Tilapia fish marinated with fish powder and cooked until it gets crispy. served with rice and salad.$20.99Ethiopian Style Fried Whole Fish (Asa Tibs)
Pan-fried spiced fish, with olive oil roasted served with rice and salad.$18.99
Kids Menu
Vegan Entrees

Vegan Platter
Shiro, Misir, Ater,Gomen, Cabbage, Salad, Beets and Potato Salad and Erta Ale Fit Fit.$19.99Ater Kik (Split Pea Stew)
Yellow split peas stewed in a special sauce, onions, garlic & ginger$13.99Misir (Spicy Split Red Lentil Stew)
Lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce with onions, garlic & ginger$14.99Fosolia (Green Bean)
String bean carrots,garlic blended with spices and herb$13.99Kariya Sinig
Green chili pepper filled with mixed herb onion tomato, lemon and olive oil$0.99Erta Ale Fitfit
Bits of Injera mixed with Erta Ale sauce, berbere, onion, garlic, cherry tomato, olive oil, and herbs (Served with toasted Hambasha [Ethiopian bread])$8.99OUT OF STOCKTegabino Shiro
$16.99Bozena Shiro
$16.99
Veggie Buffet Weekend Special
$19.99
Mushroom (Inguday) Tibs
Juicy and Tender Mushroom cubes seasoned with Tomato, garlic, green chilies and olive oil. Served with your choice of rice or injera.$17.99
Casual American
Appetizers (Casual)
Entrees (Casual)
Desserts (Casual)
NA Beverage (Coffee Shop)
Cold Drinks
Water
$1.99Bottled Water
$2.00Perrier
$3.00
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Original Taste — the crisp, refreshing taste you know and love$2.99
Coca-Cola Cherry
Delicious combination of Coca-Cola and cherry flavor$2.99
Sprite
Classic, cool, crisp lemon-lime flavored taste that's caffeine free$2.99Red Bull
$4.99Ambo Wuha
$5.00Lemonade
$2.99Mango Juice
$2.99Apple Juice
$2.99
Diet Coke
Take a Diet Coke break with this refreshing, no-calorie soft drink$2.99Dr. Pepper
$2.99Ginger Ale
$2.99
Fanta Orange
Liberate your every day with fizzy and refreshing fruit-flavored Fanta soda pop$2.99Ice Tea
$2.99Apple Cider Tea
$2.99
Special Events
Valentine's Day Sip, Paint & Flow
Turn Valentine’s Day into an experience. ❤️🍷
Erta Ale Ethiopian Restaurant presents Valentine’s Day Paint & Sip — a relaxed afternoon of wine, art, and connection hosted by painter & sculptor Sara Endalew. No experience needed. Just come ready to sip, paint, and flow.
📅 Feb 14, 2026
⏰ 4–6 PM
📍 308 Prince St, St. Paul
All materials included.
🎟 Seats are limited — reserve yours soon.
Coffee & Canvas
Celebrate International Women’s Day with an afternoon of creativity, connection, and culture
Join us at Erta Ale Ethiopian Restaurant for Coffee & Canvas — a unique gathering designed to honor and uplift women through art and community.
