Merkato Menu
57 items in 10 sections · $2.00 – $28.99 · Ethiopian Restaurant in Los Angeles, CA
Merkato’s menu lists 57 dishes and drinks, grouped into Market Flour, Appetizers, Wine & Beer, Market Spices, Entrees, and Vegetarian Dishes and more. Prices range from $2.00 to $28.99, and a typical item costs about $16.99. Popular choices include Teff Flour (5 Pounds), Yesega Sambusa, Ethiopian Beer, Berbere (1/2 Pound), and #3 Awaze Tibbs.
Market Flour 1
- Teff Flour (5 Pounds)$20.00
Appetizers 3
- Yesega Sambusa$5.00
Pastry stuffed with spiced ground beef.
- Sineg$5.00
Two long hot peppers stuffed with fresh tomatoes, onions & garlic, served with injera.
- Yemisir Sambusa$5.00
Pastry stuffed with special lentils.
Wine & Beer 2
- Ethiopian Beer$6.00
Must be 21 to purchase.
- Ethiopian Wine (Bottle)$19.99
Must be 21 to purchase.
Market Spices 2
- Berbere (1/2 Pound)$9.00
- Shiro (1/2 Pound)$9.00
Entrees 22
- #3 Awaze Tibbs$21.99
Cubes of selected beef with onions, tomatoes, hot red and peppers and spiced butter.
- #20 Zil Zil Tibbs$22.99
Strips of beef braised in red pepper sauce with an assortment of spices.
- #6 Gored-Gored$21.99
Chopped lean beef served with special butter, mitmita and hot chillies.
- #12 Yebeg Alicha$21.99
Mid lamba delicately spiced with garlic, ginger and other spices.
- #18 Derek Tibb$21.99
Tender beef cooked with garlic and jalapenos.
- #16 Chicken Cutlet$18.99
Chicken with garlic & parsley flakes.
- #2 Tibbs$21.99
Cubes of selected beef (rib eye) with onions, tomatoes, and green chillies.
- #9 Yebeg Sega Wot$21.99
Strips of beef braised in red pepper sauce and spices.
- #15 Yedoro Tibbs$21.99
Sauteed strips of chicken with garlic.
- #8 Spaghetti$20.99
Spaghetti with tomato and meat sauce and assortment of spices.
- #11 Yedoro Wot$21.99
Chicken stewed in red pepper sauce and spices with hard boiled eggs and tomato salad.
- #7 Dulet$21.99
Spicy country style ground beef, liver and tripe tossed with spicy butter, mitmita and onions.
- #1 Kitfo$22.99
Finely chopped lean beef with spiced Ethiopian butter and mitmita (spiced hot chillies).
- #17 Solomon Tibbs$21.99
Sauteed cubes of beef with jalapenos, cooked without oil.
- #19 Quanta Fir Fir$21.99
Dried strips of beef mixed with injera in a deliciously seasoned sauce.
- #14 Meat Combo$22.99
Combination of items 9 & 12.
- #10 Shifenfin$21.99
Spicy beef or lamb premixed with injera.
- #22 Shrimp Tibbs$21.99
Shrimp with onions, tomatoes, green chili & black pepper.
- #21 Yebeg Tibbs$22.99
Cubes of selected lamb with onions chilies & rosemary.
- #13 Asa Tibbs (Fish)$28.99
Whole white trout fried fish (Ethiopian style), served with vegetarian side dishes.
- #4 Yetibbs Fir-Fir$21.99
Sauteed strips of beef with onions, tomatoes, green chillies and garlic tossed with injera.
- #5 Terre Sega$23.99
Portion of beef served raw with mitmita and awaze on the side.
Vegetarian Dishes 9
- #35 Wot$5.99
Side for vegetarian dishes.
- #26 Collard Greens$16.99
Collard green steamed & seasoned with garlic & green pepper.
- #27 Yatklt Alicha$16.99
Steamed cabbage seasoned with assorted spices.
- #24 Special Shiro$16.99
Ground peas cooked in red sauce with assorted spices & tomatoes.
- #29 Tima Tim Fit-Fit$16.99
Injero tossed with specially blended fresh tomatoes, olive oil, jalapenos, herbs and spices.
- #25 Lentils$16.99
Split lentils in red pepper sauce seasoned with assorted spices.
- #28 Yekeke Alicha$16.99
Peas in mild sauce seasoned with spices.
- #31 Selata$14.99
Tomato salad with special house dressing.
- #30. Veggie Combo$20.99
A combination of items 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and tomato salad.
Refreshments 12
- Cranberry Juice$4.00
- Orange Juice$4.00
- Milk$2.00
- Cappuccino$3.50
- Tea$4.00
- Traditional Ethiopian Coffee (For Groups Of 2 Or More)$14.99
- Perrier$4.00
- Mango Juice (1L Imported)$10.00
- Espresso$4.00
- Soft Drink$4.00
- Coffee$4.00
- Mango Juice$4.00
Market Grains 2
- Yellow Peas (1 Pound)$4.00
- Lentils (1 Pound)$4.00
Injera 2
- Injera Gluten Free Teff (10 Pieces)$11.00
- Injera Non Gluten Free (10 Pieces)$8.00
10 Pieces.
Market Coffee 2
- Ethiopian Coffee Bean Raw (1 Pound)$9.99
- Ethiopian Coffee Bean Roasted (1 Pound)$19.00
Menu items and prices are provided for information and may have changed (last updated May 2026). Allergen information is not included – please ask the restaurant.