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  1. Cafe Colucci

    Ethiopian

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    Cafe Colucci shares its spacious, spice-farm-decorated room with Brundo Spice Co., its in-house spice brand, which tells you something about the kitchen's priorities. This Ethiopian restaurant in Emeryville has been an East Bay institution forever, and the move to a bigger space hasn't dulled anything. Injera arrives fluffy and sour, scooping up mushroom tibs or silky raw beef kitfo with equal enthusiasm. The San Francisco Chronicle named it a Top 100 Bay Area restaurant.

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    • Mushroom tibs

      “Don’t miss the mushroom tibs, where the fungi soaks up the sauce bolstered with sweltering berbere spice.”

      San Francisco Chronicle
    • Beef kitfo

      “Carnivores, you’re welcome here too, with excellent dishes like saucy chicken or beef kitfo: silky, raw beef doused in berbere-flavored clarified butter.”

      San Francisco Chronicle
    • Poplpetti

      “Or try snacks like poplpetti ($9), super savory meatballs topped with crumbled cheese.”

      San Francisco Chronicle
    • Lemonade

      “To drink, consider the lemonade ($5), a tart brew of sweet citrus flavored with pungent Ethiopian basil leaves.”

      San Francisco Chronicle

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