Massawa Restaurant
(415) 621-4129
1538 Haight St
San Francisco,
CA
94117
37.77
-122.4475
Neighborhoods: Central, Haight
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In Short
Meat and vegetarian dishes share the menu in an unassuming Eritrean joint. All dishes are served family style with injera, African bread, which doubles as a plate. Sambusas make crunchy appetizers and come stuffed with beef or vegetables. Shared entrees such as kitfo, a ground beef dish, provide an excuse to get a bit closer to dinner companions, and lack of knife and fork make eating fun and messy.
User Reviews
tlorenz
June 20, 2008
I love coming here because it really adds to the Haight-Asbury experience, and it's great to take any tourist-friends who are visiting. Get the meat and veggie combo to really get the most out of the food, and the flavor pops when eating it with ginger beer. Though there never seem to be very many people here, don't let that dismay you-- the food is terrific and it's the people that make the experience, right?
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Anonymous
February 18, 2008
Massawa serves authentic Eritrean dishes family-style at very reasonable prices. Some of my favorites are zigni (very spicy beef), and sambusas (pastry dough with spicy filling). Entrees are served much like curry, and diners scoop the food up in sour bread called ingera, with their hands. Fun, exotic, and delicious, for a reasonable price (combination plates are about $11). Service is friendly and fast.
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spicoligirl
November 17, 2006
wow, this was one of the biggest surprises ever!!! you order the food al a cart....lets say you order 4 dishes...its all served on a large nan like pancake/flatbread....you tear it and eat it!!! oh it was soooooo fun!!! this place has the largest vegetarian menu i have seen in a long time!! i am not a vegetarian by nature, but was so impressed, i didnt order any meat dishes. i love the location in the lower haight....who would have ever guessed that ethiopian food could be so good!!! great for kids too!!!
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Know Before You Go:
Massawa doesn't serve desserts, so head to a nearby ice cream parlor to satisfy that sweet tooth.
