African cuisine: the best places to taste it in South Orange

2 restaurant menus in South Orange, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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Walia Ethiopian Restaurant
Walia Ethiopian Restaurant
92/100 (628 ratings)
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Ethiopian
African
Ethiopian
Vegetarian Friendly
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
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Lamb
Beef
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Ethiopian
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BYOB
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"Looking for great quality Ethiopian food Walia is the best in New Jersey. The staff is very polite & helpful, The food is great with exotic spices,..."
Ras Kassa Gong
"First time ever eating in an authentic Ethiopian restaurant. I enjoyed every moment. The experience of eating with your hands is one to remember. I..."
Adam L. Medina
"Walia is the best little gem in South Orange. The food is absolutely amazing and the staff is so..."
Michele Nixon
"I’ve had this place bookmarked for a few weeks and dined here today for the first time with a friend. I started with my favorite appetizer: Katenga..."
Mimi Rue
"The food is amazing! The ambience is lovely too. The staff makes you feel welcome as if you were dinning in their home. Lots of love! Highly..."
Yosef Seifu
"Amazing food and great service! Everything was incredibly good! We've been to two other Ethiopian restaurants (Mesob in Montclair and Teff in..."
Hannah Hergenhan
"My first, but not my last visit. Great: atmosphere, food, service, and Lisa. Parking in the downtown area was tough until I found the public parking..."
Carlos Peay III
"I love the food my first time and service was great next time I am in town I make sure I go back people if you looking for a great disk check them..."
Wayne Grant
"Always delicious even tho there is sometimes a wait. No wonder - good..."
Scott Briggs
"Great resraurant! Cheap, amazing, excellent ethiopian cuisine not so spicy ! Top..."
Dario De Simone
"Delicious Ethiopian cuisine! Great staff! I recommend Walia for anyone looking to broaden their palette with exotic flavors and spices from..."
Paulo Martins
"Great food and excellent service! Will definitely go back..."
Dominique Wilson
"The food was so fresh and savory. Great vegetarian options. Definitely coming..."
Laurie Fechter
"They always have the best spiced tea and friendly eating..."
Eyasuon Minott
"Definitely recommend! Great flavors, polite staff, unique experience given that this genre of food isn't so common. There's something on the menu..."
Cain L
"I really love this place. It was 1st time I tried Ethiopian cuisine. It is a healthy cuisine to go forays very..."
Chelna Karnavat
"Is aways a pleasure come to this place. Food is aways amazing. The server was great. And the best thing: they allow you to bring you own wine. Thank..."
Willyam Oiram
"First time trying Ethiopian cuisine!! It’s super delicious and special🤤🤤🤤The staff is also very friendly, just ask for recommendations if..."
孫羽含
"Nice Ethiopian foods and services. If you don’t know how to start, just ask them..."
Sumeth Saenkayan
"This was actually my second visit to Walia and it was just as I remembered it - great food and friendly, attentive staff. The injera bread is tender..."
Wendy Ng
"Had an opportunity to pick up food from here in Nov last year. This was nearest ethiopian place to me in New Jersey. I am big fan of queen of sheeba..."
Ankush Kumar
"This is a cute little place. We arrived around 4pm and had no problem finding a table for 5 (4 adults and a baby). We ordered two meat combos for..."
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Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant
Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant
80/100 (192 ratings)
Restaurants
Ethiopian
Vegetarian Friendly
African
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
"Awesome food, awesome people. They generally close at 9pm on weekdays but we called ahead and explained we are going to be late. Michelle was..."
Saurav Aneja
"I love this family owned business. I love the ambiance and overall service. They may be slow because of small staffing but the food and the..."
Ray Ray
"Amazing food. I had the doro tibs (chicken). For one of my sides, I had chickpea dumplings. They were amazing!!! So different and everything was the..."
Kaitlyn Pelli
"Visiting from the Midwest, this was such a wonderful dining experience. We loved the food! Fresh, authentic, we enjoyed every bite! Server was..."
Michael Nolette
"Food was awesome! Also the host is very pretty!!!..."
Psyam. P. Bernard
"I love spiced Injera as appetizer and other vegetables. I love the taste of all vegetarian dishes. The proportion is also large. This is my most..."
Varsha K. Shah - Indian Performance Artist
"My family and I love this place. We've been many times and have always had a good experience. The food is great and the service is friendly. I will..."
Laura Farrell
"I love the food here. I've lived around here for 15 years and for vegan or vegetarian diners this place is supreme. To me every dish has been..."
Charles Schultz