# Demera Ethiopian Restaurant Demera Ethiopian Restaurant is a restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Demera Ethiopian Restaurant is a Ethiopian restaurant in Chicago, Illinois on North Broadway 4801. ## Details - Address: North Broadway 4801, Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States - Phone: [+1-773-334-8787]() - Website: [www.demerachicago.com/]() - Price range: $$ - Service options: Dine-in - Dietary options: Vegan - Outdoor seating: Yes ## Opening hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 16:00–21:00 | | Tuesday | 16:00–21:00 | | Wednesday | 16:00–21:00 | | Thursday | 16:00–21:00 | | Friday | 11:30–22:00 | | Saturday | 11:30–22:00 | | Sunday | 11:30–21:00 | ## Menu ### African Beer - HABESHA, Ethiopia — $9.00: Bright, medium-bodied lager - STAR, PREMIUM LAGER, Nigeria — $8.00: Refreshingly crisp with a subdued sweetness ### Appetizers + Salads - SAMBUSSAS — $11.00: (3 pieces) fried dumplings served with a sweet and spicy honey awaze sauce. Choose from - Chicken, Beef, Spinach, Cheese or Lentil - AMBASHA — $14.00: Traditional skillet baked bread served with your choice of farmer’s cheese spread; ingredients: Ayib Be Mitmita (Spicy) Ethiopian farmer’s cheese flavored with mitmita and spiced butter, Ayib Be Gomen (Mild) Ethiopian farmer’s cheese flavored with collard greens - SAMBUSSA SAMPLER — $15.50: (5 pieces) A combination of all five of our Sambussa options - APPETIZER MESSOB — $22.00: Sambussa Sampler served alongside our skillet baked Ambasha bread and paired with a farmer’s cheese spread of your choice - KAY SEER SALATA — $14.00: Beets with onion, sliced and seeded jalapeño, ayib begomen (homemade farmer's cheese and collard greens) and sunflower seeds with fresh lime vinaigrette; ingredients: \*Can be made vegan upon request ### BEER - Habesha — $7.00: Ethiopia - Star — $8.00: Nigeria - Moors — $10.00: Chicago ### BITES - Sambussas (3 pieces) — $8.00 - Sampler Trio — $10.00: sambussas, ayib gomen or mimita, and kayseer salad ### Beef - SIGA ALICHA — $22.00: Tender cubed beef cooked in a savory alicha sauce - AWAZE TIBS (SPICY) — $23.00: Lean beef sautéed with onions, garlic and jalapeño peppers and a spicy awaze - KITFO — $23.00: Ethiopian steak tartare with herbed butter sauce, mitmita and side of ayib (farmer’s cheese) - SPECIAL KITFO — $24.00: Ethiopian steak tartare mixed with ayib (farmer’s cheese) and collard greens ### Chicken - DORO WOT (SPICY) — $24.00: Amish chicken in berbere sauce served bone-in with a hardboiled egg and ayib (farmer’s cheese) - DORO TIBS — $22.00: Chicken breast, cubed and sautéed with onions, garlic, tomatoes, sliced jalapeño peppers and fresh rosemary ### Cocktails - DEMERA MARGARITA — $15.00: A vibrant twist on a classic Margarita. Sango Blanco African Agave, Bayab Burnt Orange African Gin, Tamarind-Berbere Honey, Lemon - MERKATO OLD FASHIONED — $15.00: Santa Teresa 1796 Rum, Shai Honey, Bittercube Cacao Spice Bitters - TEJ SPRITZ — $15.00: Honey Wine, Bayab Pineapple Palm Gin, Chai Honey, Lemon, Q Soda - BUNA COFFEE COCKTAIL — $15.00: Santa Teresa 1796 Rum, Buna Coffee, Chai Honey, Angostura Bitters - ETHIOPIAN 75 — $13.00: Bayab Classic gin, Shai Honey syrup, topped with 44 Brut Cava by Bronzeville Winery - MITMITA NEGRONI — $14.00: Bayab African Orange & Marula gin, Martine & Rossi Rosso Vermouth, Italian bitter, mitmita tea honey syrup - BELES HONEYSUCKLE — $14.00: Santa Teresa 1796 rum, prickly pear cinnamon honey syrup, fresh squeezed lemon juice - N/A BEE'S SPICED — $12.00: Rue Honey Infused Syrup, Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice, Q soda - N/A DEMERA SPRITZ — $12.00: Nigella Honey Infused Syrup, Fresh Lemon Juice, Regan’s No.6 Bitters, Q Soda, Rosemary Garnish ### Desserts - ETHIOPIAN STYLE TIRAMISU — $13.00: Delicate ladyfinger cookies soaked in our homemade Buna and brandy then layered with mascarpone cheese, and covered in ground chocolate - CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE WITH RED CHAI ICE CREAM (VEGAN) — $12.00: Delicious Vegan chocolate cheesecake topped with our fresh shaved toasted coconut, served with Pretty Cool Ice Cream's vegan-based red chai ice cream - Mitmita and Orange Creme Brulee — $11.00: vanilla bean custard infused with orange and mitmita, finished with a layer of caramelized sugar - Honey Cake — $12.00: A rich and fragrant cake made with pure Ethiopian honey, spiced with warm notes of Ethiopian tea spices. Topped with soft ice cream. ### Foreign Beer - XINGU, BLACK BEER, Brazil — $8.00: Xingu, pronounced “shin-goo”, is a very well bal-anced beer, with subtle aromas and personality. Xingu is also a two-time winner of Beverage Testing Institute’s Gold Medal as the best dark lager in the world - STELLA ARTOIS, EURO PALE LAGER, Belgium — $8.00: Nice floral aroma, well-balanced malt sweet-ness, crisp hop bitterness and a soft dry finish - STELLA ARTOIS N/A, EURO PALE LAGER, Belgium — $7.00: Nice floral aroma, well-balanced malt sweet-ness, crisp hop bitterness and a soft dry finish ### Lamb - YE-BEG WOT (SPICY) — $24.00: Tender cubed bone-in lamb cooked in a rich & spicy berbere sauce - LEGA TIBS (SPICY) — $25.00: Sautéed lamb with onions, tomatoes, garlic, jalapeño peppers, awaze and rosemary - DEREK TIBS — $25.00: Dry sautéed lamb with onions, garlic, rosemary and sliced jalapeño peppers ### Local Beer - MOOR’S, IMPERIAL PORTER: A rich, textured beer with a hoppy nose complimented by - 12 - FORBIDDEN ROOT, STRAWBERRY BASIL HEFEWEIZEN — $11.00: A thoughtfully quenching wheat beer with cooling and creamy flavors of basil, strawberry, and spice - REVOLUTION, ANTI-HERO IPA — $7.00: Supremely aromatic and drinkable. This iconic ale hosts a crisp clean bitterness and imparts massive floral and citrus aromas - EKALOKA, ROSE-COLORED GASES N/A KOMBUCHA — $7.00: A beautiful, crisp brew that tickles your tongue with perfectly balanced acidity and floral, fruity notes. ### Messob - CHEF’S SELECTION MESSOB (FAMILY STYLE): A chef’s selection of 8 dishes, including: 1 beef, 1 chicken, 1 lamb, 1 seafood, and 4 vegetarian portions. For parties of 3 or more only.; ingredients: A) Groups of three to seven - $27 per person, B) Groups of eight or more - $26 per person - DEMERA MESSOB (SERVES 2) — $52.00: Select 3 meat and 3 veggie dishes \*Ye-Asa Tibs and Zilzil tibs not included - VEGETARIAN MESSOB (SERVES 2) — $43.00: \*Available for 1, please ask your server for detail. Select 6 veggie dishes. - Vegetable Bayanetu (Serves 2) — $52.00: From the Amharic word meaning “Many Kinds” the Vegetable Bayanetu is a platter made up of the first 9 of our vegetarian dishes – it’s the perfect way to try a bit of everything. ### N/A beverages - BUNA (COFFEE) — $7.00: Organic fair trade Ethiopian coffee roasted in-house and served in a traditional clay Jebena - SHAI (TEA) — $4.50: Black tea leaves infused with cardamom, cinnamon and cloves (served hot or iced) - GINGER BEER — $7.00: Non-alcoholic - JUICES — $4.00: Mango, Pineapple, Orange, or Cranberry - SODA — $3.00: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite - SPARKLING WATER — $5.00: Sparkling ### Red Wines - PINOTAGE, South Africa — $12.00: Clean and direct, with straightforward black-fruit flavors that are framed by moderate tannins and juicy acidity, finishing fresh and fruity - DE LOACH, PINOT NOIR, California — $13.00: Elegant & well-balanced wine; flavors of Bing cherry and strawberry accented beautifully with just a touch of spice and hints of forest floor - KANONKOP KADETTE,: CABERNET SAUVIGNON, - BABYLONSTOREN, BABEL RED BLEND, South Africa — $14.00: Dry, full-bodied red blend aged in oak barrels with a balanced fusion of black fruit, chocolate and a savory edge of cigar - SOETMELKSVLEI, "SVM RED", CABERNET SAUVIGNON, South Africa — $13.00: Sophisticated, textured, and full bodied with note of ripe blackberry, violets, cassis, graphite, and dried herb aromas - HOUSE RED — $11.00: Our house Red Wine ### Seafood - YE-ASA LEB LEB (FISH) — $21.00: Tilapia filets, cubed and cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, and seeded jalapeño peppers - SHRIMP TIBS — $24.00: Sautéed with onions, fresh tomatoes, garlic, jalapeno peppers, awaze and fresh rosemary (+2 when added to Demera Messob) - YE-ASA TIBS (WHOLE FISH) — $32.00: Branzino whole fish, fried and topped with onions, garlic, tomatoes and seeded jalapeño peppers (not included in the messob options) ### Sides - Vegetable Side: 9 - Meat: Wot or Alicha side: 11 - Meat: Tibs side: 11 - Extra Injera (1pc): 2 - Teff Injera (1pc): 3 - Sub Teff Injera: 3 - Ayib (farmer’s cheese) - Ambasha (skilled baked bread): 7.5 - Side House Salad: 7 ### Vegan - MISIR WOT (SPICY) — $19.00: Split red lentils stewed in a rich berbere sauce - INGUDAI TIBS — $19.00: Sautéed mushrooms with garlic, onions and ginger - KIK ALICHA — $18.00: Split yellow peas stewed with onions, garlic and tumeric - SHIRO (SPICY) — $18.00: Mixed legumes prepared with ginger root, rue, bishops weed and garlic - GOMEN — $19.00: Collard greens slow cooked with onions, garlic and ginger - QUOSTA — $19.00: Spinach slow cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic and ginger - TIKLE GOMEN — $18.00: Chopped cabbage and carrots slow cooked with onions, garlic, ginger and turmeric - YATKILT WOT — $18.00: Carrots, green beans, potatoes and zucchini stewed with onions, garlic and ginger - KAYSEER TIBS — $20.00: Sautéed garden beets and carrots seasoned with cinnamon - BAYAYNETU FOR 1 — $26.50: A sampling of all our vegan options (does not include veggie sides) ### WINE - Tej — $7.00: Honey Wine - Indaba Sauvignon Blanc — $8.00: South Africa - Braii Cabernet Sauvignon — $8.00: South Africa ### White - TEJ (HONEY WINE) — $11.00: Traditional Ethiopian Honey Wine made in-house from our centuries-old family recipe - INDABA, SAUVIGNON BLANC, South Africa — $11.00: Blush of passion fruit, lime and mango, with a touch of mineral in the finish - BABYLONSTOREN, CHENIN BLANC, South Africa, — $12.00: Silky, crisp and refreshing white peach and ripe pineapple with underlying lemon curd and citrus melon notes - THISTLEDOWN, GRENACHE BLANC, S. Australia — $13.00: An explosion of flavour meets suave, seductive personality. Bright, tangy citrus laced fruit with hints of honeysuckle and lemon balm. - 44 BRONZEVILLE WINERY, BRUT CAVA, Spain — $12.00: Crisp with a fine, persistent bubble and flavors of bright green fruit, complemented by subtle notes of brioche - HOUSE WHITE — $11.00: Our house white wine ## Questions ### Where is Demera Ethiopian Restaurant? Demera Ethiopian Restaurant is at North Broadway 4801, Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States. ### When is Demera Ethiopian Restaurant open? Monday: 16:00–21:00; Tuesday: 16:00–21:00; Wednesday: 16:00–21:00; Thursday: 16:00–21:00; Friday: 11:30–22:00; Saturday: 11:30–22:00; Sunday: 11:30–21:00. ### How do I contact Demera Ethiopian Restaurant? To contact Demera Ethiopian Restaurant, call +1-773-334-8787 or visit https://www.demerachicago.com/. ## Source From [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), license ODbL-1.0, checked 2026-10-10. 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