Shewhat Cafe & Restaurant Menu

$Ethiopian, Eritrean

6101 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA 94609

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Customer Favorites Meat & Seafood Dishes Vegetarian Dishes Appetizers & Extras

Customer Favorites
Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
- 13. Shewhat Vegan Sampler
  Red lentils, yellow lentils, greens and alachi house salad.
  $21.00
- Taita (Injera)
  Soft, spongy flatbread made from teff flour, traditionally used to scoop up various dishes.
  $4.00
- 6. Lamb Tibsy
  Pan-roasted strips of lamb simmered with garlic, onions, butter and mild spices.
  $22.00
- 9. Chicken Tibsy
  Pan-roasted strips of chicken simmered with garlic, onions, butter and mild spices.
  $20.00
- 16. Shiro
  Shewhat house-spiced ground chickpeas, served with taita.
  $20.00
- 10. Chicken Tibsy & Spinach
  Pan-roasted strips of chicken simmered with garlic, onions, butter and mild spices, with spinach.
  $21.00
- Sambusa
  Four sambusas with brown lentils cooked with Eritrean spices.
  $13.00
- 8. Shewhat Meat Combo
  Chicken and spinach, and ziggni beef stew, with yellow split pea lentils.
  $24.00
- 17. Okra Kelwa
  (Spicy or mild). Okra simmered with garlic, onion, tomato and hot spices.
  $21.00
- 19. Temtmo Yemsir Watt
  Red lentils slow cooked and marinated with berbere sauce, onion and garlic.
  $19.00
- 18. Mushroom Tibsy
  Mushroooms simmered with garlic, onion, tomato and hot spices.
  $21.00
- 20. Temto Alicha Watt
  Yellow split pea lentils slow cooked and marinated with curry powder, turmeric, onion and garlic.
  $19.00
Meat & Seafood Dishes
A variety of meats and seafood simmered in flavorful Ethiopian spices. All of these entrees are served with side salad and 100% teff injera.
- 8. Shewhat Meat Combo
  Chicken and spinach, and ziggni beef stew, with yellow split pea lentils.
  $24.00
- 11. Shrimp Tibsy
  Shrimp with onions, tomatoes, berbere spices and hot sauces.
  $23.00
- 6. Lamb Tibsy
  Pan-roasted strips of lamb simmered with garlic, onions, butter and mild spices.
  $22.00
- 1. Beef Tibsy
  Pan-roasted strips of beef simmered with garlic, onions, butter and hot or mild spices.
  $21.00
- 2. Beef Tibsy & Okra
  Pan-roasted strips of beef sautéed with okra, garlic, onions, butter and hot or mild spices.
  $21.00
- 5. Shewhat Ziggni (Beef)
  Tender marinated beef cooked in specially seasoned chili sauce and butter.
  $21.00
- 9. Chicken Tibsy
  Pan-roasted strips of chicken simmered with garlic, onions, butter and mild spices.
  $20.00
- 3. Beef Tibsy & Mushrooms
  Pan-roasted strips of beef and mushrooms simmered with garlic, onions, butter and mild spices.
  $21.00
- 7. Lamb Alicha
  Tender lamb cubes stir-fried in seasoned butter, hot peppers, onion, garlic, and mild curry spices.
  $22.00
- 12. Selam Special
  A mix of shrimp, mushrooms and spinach
  $24.00
- 13. Merhaba Plate
  A mix of chicken, mushrooms and spinach
  $23.00
- 10. Chicken Tibsy & Spinach
  Pan-roasted strips of chicken simmered with garlic, onions, butter and mild spices, with spinach.
  $21.00
- 4. Beef Tibsy & Spinach
  Pan-roasted strips of beef simmered with garlic, onions, butter and mild spices. Served hot or mild.
  $21.00
Vegetarian Dishes
A variety of vegetarian dishes and combinations, cooked with Ethiopian spices and created with love. All dishes are served with a side of salad and 100% teff injera.
- 12. Abby's Veggie Combo
  A combination of Simo's Special, the Vegan Sampler and Shiro. Serves 2.
  $40.00
- 20. Temto Alicha Watt
  Yellow split pea lentils slow cooked and marinated with curry powder, turmeric, onion and garlic.
  $19.00
- 18. Mushroom Tibsy
  Mushroooms simmered with garlic, onion, tomato and hot spices.
  $21.00
- 17. Okra Kelwa
  (Spicy or mild). Okra simmered with garlic, onion, tomato and hot spices.
  $21.00
- 16. Shiro
  Shewhat house-spiced ground chickpeas, served with taita.
  $20.00
- 19. Temtmo Yemsir Watt
  Red lentils slow cooked and marinated with berbere sauce, onion and garlic.
  $19.00
- 13. Shewhat Vegan Sampler
  Red lentils, yellow lentils, greens and alachi house salad.
  $21.00
- 15. Shewhat Greens
  Collard greens, kale, seasoned with house spices.
  $19.00
Appetizers & Extras
- Sambusa
  Four sambusas with brown lentils cooked with Eritrean spices.
  $13.00
- Taita (Injera)
  Soft, spongy flatbread made from teff flour, traditionally used to scoop up various dishes.
  $4.00