Rahel Ethiopian Vegan Cuisine

While Fairfax’s Little Ethiopia is full of vegan-friendly eats, Rahel is the area’s sole fully plant-based restaurant. Owner Rahel Woldmedhin was the original founder of nearby Messob before opening her vegan eatery, which eschews imitation meat and instead focuses on vegetable-rich stews accompanied by injera. In addition to yemisir kik wot (split lentil stew), yeshiro alicha (chickpea stew) and yedinch wot (potato stew), there’s a nice selection of combination dishes that bring diners' favorites sides together. The best way to end the meal is with Rahel’s vegan cheese cake—and perhaps a special Ethiopian juice, like telba (made from flax seed) or besso (made from barley).