Hawi Ethiopian Cuisine

Hawi Ethiopian Cuisine is a restaurant located on 113 South Cayuga Street. Come down and try our Ethiopian food: freshly prepared, created from scratch, and given plenty of care and attention. It's a great place for family and friends, all are welcomed. Established in 2015. Since opening in early 2015, we have been Ithaca's only Ethiopian restaurant. Our chef was a cook in New York City before coming here to start a place of her own. She works constantly, making food in the way she learned as a young woman of Ethiopia. We serve chicken, lamb, beef, collard greens, legumes and root vegetables in sauces of onions, garlic and ginger with turmeric or chili powder. Our sauces, injera flatbread, spiced clarified butter and cottage-style cheese are prepared in-house. Most of our vegetarian options are also already vegan. Ethiopian food is eaten by hand using injera, a flat, spongy pancake made of teff and wheat flour (pure teff injera comes with an extra charge). Teff, the staple grain of Ethiopia, is a small and nutritious cereal that contains no gluten. All dishes are served on top of injera with extra rolls of it to the side. These rolls are unwrapped and used to grab the food from the platter. For those who prefer to use silverware, it is readily provided. We also serve teas, coffees, soft drinks, iced sweet drinks, and desserts.