• Customer Favorites

    Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
    • Mela’s Vegetarian Platter

      Chef’s selection of five vegetarian options.
      $20.00
    • Sambusa

      Vegetarian. Pastry dough, filled with black lentil, onions, ginger, garlic, and jalapeños (four pieces).
      $12.50
    • Asa Kitfo (Ahi Tuna Tartar)

      Wild caught sushi grade ahi tuna, seasoned with mitmita, false cardamom, herb infused olive oil and Himalayan salt.
      $25.00
    • Chicken Tibs

      Free range chicken breast cubes, sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger, jalapeños, and clarified butter (ghee) and herbs.
      $21.00
    • Beef Tibs

      grass fed beef sauteed with garlic, ginger, onions, clarified butter and herbs
      $21.00
    • Lamb Tibs

      grass fed lamb sautéed with garlic, ginger, onions, clarified butter (ghee) and herbs.
      $23.00
    • Shiro Wot

      Chickpea powder simmered in onion, garlic in tomato sauce and herbs.
      $21.00
    • Asa Wot (Fish Goulash)

      Wild-caught codfish, cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, cumin, berbere, infused with olive oil. Served with injera or rice.
      $22.00
    • Tef Chocolate Cake

      Tef chocolate cake filled with Bavarian cream & topped with vegan whipped cream.
      $10.00
    • Chicken & Mushrooms

      Free range chicken breast, sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger, jalapeños, shiitake mushrooms and herbs.
      $23.00
    • Injera

      100% teff injera
      $3.00
    • Gomen (Collard Greens)

      $8.00
  • Drinks

    • Hibiscus Iced Tea

      Hibiscus, lemon juice and honey
      $8.50
    • Ginger Honey Lemonade

      Fresh ginger juice, lime juice, turmeric and honey
      $8.50
  • Starters

    • Sambusa

      Vegetarian. Pastry dough, filled with black lentil, onions, ginger, garlic, and jalapeños (four pieces).
      $12.50
    • Turmeric Chicken Skewer

      Free range chicken breast marinated in turmeric ginger sauce.
      $15.00
    • Double Baked Awaze Chicken Wings

      Spicy. Free range chicken wings, marinated in awaze sauce (Ethiopian hot sauce) served with yogurt parsley dip.
      $15.50
    • Green Lentil& Berbere Hummus

      Vegetarian. Green lentil, tahini, berbere, garlic, evoo, lemon juice, and sea salt. Served with pita bread.
      $15.00
  • Soup

    • Lentil Turmeric

      Vegetarian. Lentils, garlic, ginger, shallots, turmeric, sea salt, and pepper.
      $8.50
  • Salads & Bowls

    • Tomatoes & Cucumbers

      Vegetarian. Ginger marinated tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, yellow beets, olives, radishes, and garbanzo beans.
      $14.50
    • Mela Mela

      Vegetarian. Lettuce, red and green tomatoes, jalapeños, cucumbers, onions, parsley, garlic, ginger, and marinated garbanzo beans served with chef’s dressing.
      $14.50
  • From the Ocean

    • Asa Kitfo (Ahi Tuna Tartar)

      Wild caught sushi grade ahi tuna, seasoned with mitmita, false cardamom, herb infused olive oil and Himalayan salt.
      $25.00
    • Asa Wot (Fish Goulash)

      Wild-caught codfish, cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, cumin, berbere, infused with olive oil. Served with injera or rice.
      $22.00
    • Shrimp Tibs

      Sautéed shrimp with onions, garlic, ginger, berbere, rosemary, cumin, salt, and pepper.
      $22.00
  • Vegetarian & Vegan

    All dishes served with injera. You can substitute with turmeric rice, couscous, pita bread or quinoa.
    • Mela’s Vegetarian Platter

      Chef’s selection of five vegetarian options.
      $20.00
    • Shiro Wot

      Chickpea powder simmered in onion, garlic in tomato sauce and herbs.
      $21.00
    • Veggie Tibs

      Sautéed portobello mushroom, onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, red and green bell peppers, mimita, and jalapeños.
      $21.00
    • Misir Wot

      Spicy. Red lentils simmered in berbere Ethiopian sauce, ginger, garlic, onions, false cardamom, sea salt, and pepper.
      $19.00
    • Tofu Tibs

      Organic tofu sautéed in berbere Ethiopian sauce, served injera and side salad
      $22.00
    • Veggie Kitfo

      Portobello mushrooms seasoned with Ethiopian spices, red, onions, anaheim peppers, garlic, ginger ad herb infused oil.
      $20.00
  • Meat Entrée

    All dishes served with injera. You can substitute with turmeric rice, couscous, pita bread or quinoa.
    • Chicken Tibs

      Free range chicken breast cubes, sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger, jalapeños, and clarified butter (ghee) and herbs.
      $21.00
    • Chicken & Mushrooms

      Free range chicken breast, sautéed with onions, garlic, ginger, jalapeños, shiitake mushrooms and herbs.
      $23.00
    • Doro Wot

      Spicy chicken stew, boiled egg and fresh cheese with side gomen and salad served with injera
      $25.00
    • Beef Tibs

      grass fed beef sauteed with garlic, ginger, onions, clarified butter and herbs
      $21.00
    • Lamb Tibs

      grass fed lamb sautéed with garlic, ginger, onions, clarified butter (ghee) and herbs.
      $23.00
  • Sides

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    • Yellow Split Peas

      $8.00
    • Gingered Cabbage

      $8.00
    • Beets & Potatoes

      $8.00
    • Turmeric Garbanzo Beans

      $8.00
    • Gomen (Collard Greens)

      $8.00
    • String Beans & Carrots

      $8.00
  • Extra

    • Injera

      100% teff injera
      $3.00
  • Dessert

    • Tef Chocolate Cake

      Tef chocolate cake filled with Bavarian cream & topped with vegan whipped cream.
      $10.00
    • Beets and almond Cake

      Beet almond cake served with warm berries sauce.
      $10.00
    • Citrus Cake

      Yellow olive and citrus cake filled with mascarpone rum cream.
      $10.00
    • Tiramisu

      Homemade lady fingers dipped in coffee liquor and mascarpone, cocoa.
      $10.00

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