Aberus Ethiopian Restaurant

First time eating Ethiopian food, definitely won’t be the last. Tried the Awaze Tibs with beef and cannot stress enough how delicious it was. Service was great, I didn’t know what to order and the recommendation was just on point. Food was fresh with a homemade feeling to it !

- Gabriela Jimenez -

I've ordered their Aberus Combination many times and the food is delicious and consistent! Their beef alicha wot is my fav, but everything is fantastic and they give the perfect amount of injera. They are very kind and welcoming! :)

- Robo Mag -

The food was awesome. I had the Vegetable Combo #2 & the Doro Wot. I love Ethiopian food & this is some of the best I’ve had. The Injera was perfection. The lentils were wonderful. The collards (gomen) was almost creamy with a great flavor. Beets were mild & good texture. The Doro Wot “sauce” was perfectly spiced. The owner was really nice. My husband & I ate about 65% of the food, so we had plenty of leftovers. Our two friends had the Vegetable Combo #3 which seemed like less food than the #2, and they ate about 80% of the food but still had leftovers. Looking forward to eating my leftovers tomorrow. It was a 40-minute drive for me & I’m still really glad I went. I originally planned on visiting for my birthday in February but things got in the way, and I’ve been looking forward to this meal ever since. If I lived next to this place, I would get takeout once a week.

- Susan M -

If you are looking for or interested in trying good traditional Ethiopian food I highly recommend this restaurant. The food was delicious and they were very helpful with talking through what was best to order based on preferences. She explained spice levels and vegetarian versus meat options. The coffee was very good as well and served in a traditional manner. Yum.

- Abbie Lu -

My wife and I love the veggie combo 1&2. Delicious plant based (vegan friendly) meals. The twin sisters are very friendly and welcoming. Don't miss out on this gem. Oh yeah, the Ethiopian coffee is to die for!

- David Deierling -

Portland is blessed to have a large Ethiopian and Eritrean community. There are so many incredible places to eat, and so many people with big hearts and incredible recipes sharing their foods and culture with us. I honestly haven't eaten at an Ethiopian restaurant in Portland that wasn't good. I will say that Aberus is our new favorite. Particularly, there are some combo plates that they have that include meat dishes and vegetable dishes that is enough for three reasonably hungry people to get full on, that are under $30. Often at Ethiopian places, you order veggie combos, and then meat dishes, but we really like being able to just order one combo and get all of those things. Everything we've tried here has been amazing, excellent flavors, well balanced between mild and spicy, not overly salty, very fresh and an incredible value. The people running the place are very sweet and kind, and we really enjoy supporting them.

- J B -

We LOVE Aberus Ethiopian restaurant. It's the best Ethiopian restaurant in town. We always get the Aberus Combination and that is the perfect amount of food for us. The food is so nourishing, flavorful and delicious.

- Cecilia Villalon -

The best Ethiopian restaurant in Portland in my opinion. I appreciate especially as a celiac, that their injera is truly authentic with just Teff and automatically gluten free (unlike many other ethiopian retaurants who use cheap wheat flour). Both ladies are so kind and accomodating to allergies, the portions are massive and it's just so delicious! We always order the aberus combination without dairy (it's automatically gluten free). It has a great variety of curries from beef, chicken and vegetarian to eat. One of my husband's and my favorite spots in the city - definitely check it out!

- Heidi Austin -