Shewhat Cafe
6101 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609
Menu
Sambusa
Four sambusas with brown lentils cooked in Eritrean spices
Bilen Plate
Veggie stir-fry blend served over basmati rice
Mushroom Tibsy
Mushrooms sautéed with onions tomato, garlic and berbere
Temtmo Yemisir Watt
Red lentils slow cooked with berbere, onion, and tomatoes
Temtmo Alicia Watt
Yellow split peas slow cooked with turmeric & green onions
Okra Kelwa
Okra simmered with garlic, onion, tomato and house spices
Shiro
Shewhat house-spiced chickpeas, served with injera
Shewhat Greens
Collard greens and kale, seasoned with house spices
Simo Special
Okra, shiro, red lentils, yellow lentils
Vegan Sampler
Greens, alicha, red lentils and yellow lentils
Shewhat Special
Vegan sampler, chicken spinach & shewhat zigni (serves 2)
Abby Veggie Combo
Simon's special, vegan sampler & shiro (serves 2)
White Wine
None
Tej Honey Wine
House-made Ethiopian honey wine
Red Wine
None
Stella Artois
None
IPA
None
Modelo
Modelo Negra & Especial
Sierra Nevada
None
Ethiopian/Eritrean Beer
Imported from Eritrea & Ethiopia
Ambo
Ethiopian sparkling water
Ice Coffee
None
Diet Coke
None
Sparkling Water
None
Mexican Soda
None
Ginger Beer
None
Lemonade
None
Ice Tea
None
Tea Arki
Eritrean spice tea with aniseed liquor from Eritrea
Eritrean Herbal Tea
Ginger, honey, lemon
Eritrean Spiced Tea
Cloves, cinnamon & cardamom
Shewhat Chai Tea
Eritrean spice tea with milk
Ethiopian Coffee Beans
None
Latte
Americano
Espresso
Cappuccino
Crispy Tibsy
Pan-fried cubes of meat sautéed with berbere sauce, onions, garlic and butter
Lamb
Beef
Beef Okra
Pan-roasted cubes of beef and okra sautéed with berbere sauce, onion and garlic
Beef Spinach
Pan-roasted cubes of beef and spinach, sautéed with garlic, onions, butter and berbere sauce
Merhaba Plate
A mix of chicken, mushrooms and spinach
Selam Special
A mix of shrimp, mushrooms and spinach
Shewhat Zigni (Beef)
Tender marinated beef cooked in seasoned berbere sauce and butter
Chicken & Spinach
Pan-roasted cubes of chicken and spinach, simmered with garlic, onions, butter and berbere
Shewhat Meat Combo
Chicken spinach and zigni beef stew, with yellow split pea lentils
Beef Mushroom
Pan-roasted strips of beef and mushrooms, simmered with garlic onions and butter
Lamb Alicha
Tender lamb cubes sautéed in seasoned Ethiopian butter, peppers, onion, garlic and mild curry spices
Tibsy
Pan-roasted cubes of meat sautéed with garlic, onions, butter, and berbere