Opens at 12:30 PM

Benyam Ethiopian Cuisine

4.8

(81)

Location and hours

2795 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10039

Sunday
12:30 PM - 07:00 PM		Beniam Cuisine
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM		Beniam Cuisine Extended
Monday - Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
04:00 PM - 08:00 PM		Beniam Cuisine
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM		Beniam Cuisine Extended
Thursday
04:00 PM - 08:00 PM		Beniam Cuisine
08:00 PM - 08:30 PM		Beniam Cuisine Extended
Friday - Saturday
12:30 PM - 08:00 PM		Beniam Cuisine
08:00 PM - 08:30 PM		Beniam Cuisine Extended

This place is not just one of the most popular places for delivery in Manhattan, it's also one of the 3 Ethiopian takeout spots in the city with the most orders. If you try to do as the locals do, consider ordering from here because it's particularly popular among Manhattan locals. • $$ • Ethiopian • Family Friendly • Black-owned

2795 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10039 • More info

Beniam Cuisine

12:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Beniam Cuisine Extended

8:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Appetizers
- Sambusa
  2 pieces. Pastry dough filled with spicy beef or lentil.
  $6.00
- Azifa
  Lentils with minced red onions, hot green peppers, mustard, lemon, and olive oil. Served cold.
  $8.00
- Timatim Fitfit
  Injera tossed with diced tomatoes, jalapeno and onion dressed with lemon and olive oil
  $8.00
- Avocado Salad
  Pieces of avocado mixed with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, and house dressing.
  $12.00
Firfir's
- Injera Firfir (served until 4pm)
  Pieces of Injera sauteed in berbere sauce, garlic, tomatoes, jalapeno and flavored with Ethiopian spices.
  $13.00
- Inqulal Firfir (served until 4pm)
  Scrambled eggs cooked with onion, jalapeno, and tomato.
  $13.00
Vegetarian (All dishes are served with Injera)
- Gomen (collard greens)
  Fresh collard greens cooked in oil with onion, garlic, and ginger. (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $16.00
- Fosolia (string beans)
  Sauteed string beans, carrots, seasoned in a garlic sauce (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $16.00
- Shiro Wot (ground roasted split pea sauce)
  Ground Roasted Split Pea sauce flavored with onions, herbs, and spices (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $15.00
- Mesir Wot
  Red lentils stew cooked in onion, berbere, and spices (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $15.00
- Deffen Mesir Alicha (green lentils)
  Gently spiced green lentils cooked in turmeric, onion, and spices (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $15.00
- Ater Kik Alicha (yellow split pea)
  Yellow split peas cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, and turmeric (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $15.00
- Tikil Gomen
  Cabbage and carrots and sauteed with onions and garlic (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $16.00
- Key Sir (red beets)
  Red beets, carrots, and potatoes sauteed with onions and garlic (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  Sold out
  •
  $16.00
- Denich Wot (potatoes)
  Potatoes and carrots cooked in turmeric, ginger, garlic, and onion (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  Sold out
  •
  $16.00
- Engudaye Tibs (mushrooms)
  Sauteed mushroom onion, tomato, garlic, jalapeno, rosemary, tomatoes in turmeric or berbere sauce (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $17.00
- Veggie Sampler for 1
  Combination of Gomen, Shiro, Ater Kik, Mesir and Tikil gomen. All dishes are served with Injera.
  $18.00
- Veggie Sampler for 2
  Combination of all available vegetarian dishes except enguday tips.. All dishes are served with Injera.
  $33.00
Beef (All dishes are served with Injera)
- Kitfo
  Prime beef tartar seasoned in kibbeh and mitmita (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $20.00
- Siga Wot
  Diced lean beef seared on a hot skillet, then slow cooked in a berbere stew (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $18.00
- Minchet Abish Alicha
  Minced prime beef simmered in a turmeric stew (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $18.00
- Minchet Abish Spicy
  Minced prime beef simmered in a spicy berbere stew (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $18.00
- Siga Tibs
  Pieces of tender beef stir fried with onion, jalapeno, and rosemary (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $18.00
- Beny's Tibs
  Pieces of beef sauteed in onion, ginger, garlic, jalapeno, rosemary and tomatoes in turmeric sauce (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $19.00
- Awaze Tibs
  Tender beef cubes marinated with awaze and sauteed with onions and jalapeno (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $19.00
Lamb (All dishes are served with Injera)
- Beg (Lamb) Alecha
  Lamb cubes stewed to perfection in mild turmeric based sauce (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $19.00
- Lega Tibs (Lamb)
  Pieces of marinated lamb sauteed in onion, jalapeno, and rosemary (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $19.00
Chicken (All dishes are served with Injera)
- Doro Wot
  Chicken legs, slow cooked with onions, berbere sauce served with a hard boiled egg (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $20.00
- Doro Tibs
  Cubed chicken breast marinated with onion, oil, rosemary, jalapeno and sauteed in turmeric sauce (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $19.00
Fish (All dishes are served with Injera)
- Asa Tibs
  Tilapia fish marinated in garlic, onions, oil, turmeric, curry, and jalapeno (served with two choices of vegetarian sides)
  $19.00
Meat and Veggie Sampler (All dishes are served with Injera)
- Meat and Veg Sampler for 1
  Doro wot, beg alicha, siga wot, gomen and ater. All dishes are served with injera.
  $20.00
- Meat and Veg Sampler for 2
  Doro wot, beg alicha, siga wot, gomen and ater. All dishes are served with injera.
  $37.00
Beverage
- Coke
  $2.00
- Diet Coke
  $2.00
- Ginger ale
  $2.00
- San Pellegrino Sparkling Beverage (11.5 oz)
  $2.00
- San Pellegrino Sparkling Water (25.3 oz)
  $6.00
Boiled Egg
- Boiled Egg
  $1.00
Dessert
- Baklava
  2 pieces - sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup
  $4.00
- Cheesecake
  Home made
  Sold out
  •
  $3.00
- Vanilla Cake
  Home Made
  $3.00
- Fudge Brownie
  $4.00

Vegetarian (All dishes are served with Injera) - Extended
- Gomen (collard greens)
  Fresh collard greens cooked in oil with onion, garlic, and ginger. (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $16.00
- Fosolia (string beans)
  Sauteed string beans, carrots, seasoned in a garlic sauce (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $16.00
- Shiro Wot (ground roasted split pea sauce)
  Ground Roasted Split Pea sauce flavored with onions, herbs, and spices (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $15.00
- Mesir Wot
  Red lentils stew cooked in onion, berbere, and spices (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $15.00
- Deffen Mesir Alicha (green lentils)
  Gently spiced green lentils cooked in turmeric, onion, and spices (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $15.00
- Ater Kik Alicha (yellow split pea)
  Yellow split peas cooked with onion, garlic, ginger, and turmeric (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $15.00
- Tikil Gomen
  Cabbage and carrots and sauteed with onions and garlic (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $16.00
- Key Sir (red beets)
  Red beets, carrots, and potatoes sauteed with onions and garlic (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  Sold out
  •
  $16.00
- Denich Wot (potatoes)
  Potatoes and carrots cooked in turmeric, ginger, garlic, and onion (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  Sold out
  •
  $16.00
Beef (All dishes are served with Injera)- Extended
- Siga Wot
  Diced lean beef seared on a hot skillet, then slow cooked in a berbere stew (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $18.00
- Minchet Abish Spicy
  Minced prime beef simmered in a spicy berbere stew (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $18.00
- Minchet Abish Alicha
  Minced prime beef simmered in a turmeric stew (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $18.00
Lamb (All dishes are served with Injera)-Extended
- Beg (Lamb) Alecha
  Lamb cubes stewed to perfection in mild turmeric based sauce (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $19.00
Chicken (All dishes are served with Injera)-Extended
- Doro Wot
  Chicken legs, slow cooked with onions, berbere sauce served with a hard boiled egg (served with two choices of vegetarian sides and injera)
  $20.00
Meat and Veggie Sampler (All dishes are served with Injera)
- Meat and Veg Sampler for 1
  Doro wot, beg alicha, siga wot, gomen and ater. All dishes are served with injera.
  $20.00
- Meat and Veg Sampler for 2
  Doro wot, beg alicha, siga wot, gomen and ater. All dishes are served with injera.
  $37.00
Beverage
- Coke
  $2.00
- Diet Coke
  $2.00
- Ginger ale
  $2.00
- San Pellegrino Sparkling Beverage (11.5 oz)
  $2.00
- San Pellegrino Sparkling Water (25.3 oz)
  $6.00
Dessert
- Baklava
  2 pieces - sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup
  $4.00
- Cheesecake
  Home made
  Sold out
  •
  $3.00
- Vanilla Cake
  Home Made
  $3.00
- Fudge Brownie
  $4.00

Benyam Ethiopian Cuisine

Location and hours

Appetizers

Sambusa

Azifa

Timatim Fitfit

Avocado Salad

Firfir's

Injera Firfir (served until 4pm)

Inqulal Firfir (served until 4pm)

Vegetarian (All dishes are served with Injera)

Gomen (collard greens)

Fosolia (string beans)

Shiro Wot (ground roasted split pea sauce)

Mesir Wot

Deffen Mesir Alicha (green lentils)

Ater Kik Alicha (yellow split pea)

Tikil Gomen

Key Sir (red beets)

Denich Wot (potatoes)

Engudaye Tibs (mushrooms)

Veggie Sampler for 1

Veggie Sampler for 2

Beef (All dishes are served with Injera)

Kitfo

Siga Wot

Minchet Abish Alicha

Minchet Abish Spicy

Siga Tibs

Beny's Tibs

Awaze Tibs

Lamb (All dishes are served with Injera)

Beg (Lamb) Alecha

Lega Tibs (Lamb)

Chicken (All dishes are served with Injera)

Doro Wot

Doro Tibs

Fish (All dishes are served with Injera)

Asa Tibs

Meat and Veggie Sampler (All dishes are served with Injera)

Meat and Veg Sampler for 1

Meat and Veg Sampler for 2

Beverage

Coke

Diet Coke

Ginger ale

San Pellegrino Sparkling Beverage (11.5 oz)

San Pellegrino Sparkling Water (25.3 oz)

Boiled Egg