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Injera and a Coffee Ceremony at Massawa
New West's Ethiopian-Eritrean spot where dinner is a shared platter you eat by hand and ends with a traditional coffee ceremony.
Sixth Street, Uptown New West
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New West's Ethiopian-Eritrean spot where dinner is a shared platter you eat by hand and ends with a traditional coffee ceremony.
Sixth Street, Uptown New West
More infoMassawa opened in New Westminster in 2021 and became the best reason to cross the metro for dinner. This Ethiopian and Eritrean spot starts you on crisp lentil sambusas, then a big round of tangy injera loaded with zigni, tibsi, shiro and dorho, all eaten by hand off one plate. It closes with a traditional coffee ceremony, beans roasted from scratch and poured slow. A 4.7, genuinely earned.
Start with the lentil sambusas, then order a combination platter, it arrives as one shared round of tangy injera under zigni, tibsi, shiro and dorho, all eaten by hand, so set the forks aside and scoop with the bread. First-timers miss that the injera underneath is the cutlery and the best bite; tear, scoop, feed each other a piece. Ask for the traditional coffee ceremony to finish, beans roasted and poured slow, and budget about an hour and three-quarters. It's licensed with easy parking, so there's no rush.
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