Growing up in Tigray, Ethiopia with 10 other siblings, chef Tigist Reda learned at a young age how to cook for large groups. Her passion for entertaining turned professional in 2007 when she opened Demera to showcase the bold and vibrant flavors of her home country. Prepare to get hands-on as you scoop up dishes like doro wot—spicy and fragrant chicken stew—with the spongy sour flatbread known as injera. It’s the perfect communal dining experience, but we won’t blame you for not wanting to share.
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Starters
Sambussas
Fried dumplings served with a sweet-and-spicy honey awaze sauce; choice of beef, cheese or lentils
Cherry tomato salad
Mixed cherry tomattoes, basil and onions tossed with housemade lime vinaigrette
Honey awaze Brussels sprouts
Roasted Brussels sprouts with beef bacon and sweet-and-spicy honey awaze sauce
Entrées
Doro wot
Bone-in Amish chicken in berbere sauce with a hard-boiled egg and housemade ayib; served with a side of collard greens
Siga alicha
Tender cubed beef stewed in a savory and mild alicha sauce; served with a side of cabbage
Shrimp tibs
Sautéed shrimp with onions, tomatoes, garlic, jalapeños, awaze and rosemary; served with a side of yellow split peas
Veggie injera roll
A combo of delicious veggies spread on injera bread, rolled and sliced; served with choice of cherry tomato salad or ingudai tibs
Siga alicha injera roll
Stewed cubed beef, housemade ayib and ingudai tibs on injera bread, rolled and sliced
Messob (combo)
Veggie messob
Combo platter: Kik alicha, misir wot and tickle gomen; served with injera
Demera messob
Combo platter: Pick two entrée meats and one veggie side; served with injera
Veggie sides
Tickle gomen
Chopped cabbage and carrots slow-cooked with onions, garlic ginger and turmeric
Ingudai tibs
Sautéed mushrooms with garlic, onions and ginger
Kik alicha
Split yellow peas stewed with onions, garlic and turmeric
Misir wot
Split red lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce
Gomen
Collard greens slow-cooked with onions, garlic and ginger
Sides
Injera
Teff injera
Drinks
Sparkling water
Bottled water
Ginger beer
Shai iced tea
Soda