The best is made with the protein-rich grain ... in 1974. Low rents saw Ethiopian restaurants pop up first in Adams Morgan, then in other neighborhoods, including Shaw, and in Maryland and Virginia.

From a quiet fine dining destination to an H Street spot with fried chicken made with berbere, these are our favorite ...

Samuelsson’s Ethiopian experiences inform every restaurant he has opened since: Merkato 55, the short-lived Manhattan spot that was ultimately ahead of its time. The wildly successful Red ...