Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant
New York, NY 10036-2918
Phone: (212) 397-0610
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- 46th Street
- Directions:
- A, C, E at 42nd St
- Hours:
- Daily 11am-12am
Message from Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant
"At Long Last, New Yorkers' Appetites Are Ready for Ethiopia"- NY Times
- Authentic Ethiopian Dining
- Lively Music & Cultural
- Exotic Spices & Wine List
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Editorial Review for Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant – by Amy O'Connor
The Scene
Queen of Sheba is classier than the average 10th Avenue storefront, with a full bar, ochre walls and caring, informed servers. A flamboyant mix of Broadway actor-types and African natives gather at the traditional African tables, which look like giant baskets planted on fireplugs.
The Food
The flavors of Ethiopian cuisine have no counterpart in American cooking: If you like spongy buckwheat pancakes, you'll flip for injera, the ubiquitous bread used to grab bites. Almost everything else is stewed in or spiked with berbere, a peppery, brick-colored paste. Timatim fitfit, a bread salad with tomatoes, is a fresh-tasting appetizer. Doro tips (chicken marinated and fried in spices) and tibs wot (berbere stewed beef) make for savory and tender entrees. Vegetarian dishes have one constant: mashed, spiced, room-temperature beans. Skip the Americanized desserts, but do wash down dinner with a malty Ethiopian beer.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitThe best seats in the house, especially for a group, are the African basket tables clustered in the front window.
What to DrinkThe wine list features several first-rate South African wines, priced around $20 per bottle.
User Reviews for Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant
05/01/2008 Posted by lblroberts
I love eating at exotic places. Queen of Sheba is the best Ethiopian Restaurant in New York. The spices they use are savory and tasty. I'm a vegitarian and sometimes I like to shake it up. Queen of Sheba really exited my taste buds. The scene is colorful and the music in the background makes you feel like you're somewhere other than New York. They sat me right away and the service was alright. Nice ambiance and 2 seconds away from Time Square. I came right after a play and I will come again. Cheers to Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant. I'd try the plate with an assortmant of different vegetarian meals like the garbanzo beans and the collard greens! Yummy. The spongy crepe is a little weird at first but goes great with the meal.
Pros: Beats boring traditional tasting meals
Cons: None that I can think of
02/10/2008 Posted by wisebrain
Far from the subway but worth the wait. I suggest getting the two combo platters to split with a group of four.
Pros: Cheap
Cons: Crowded
