Restaurants in Asmara
The restaurants offer good value for money and all offer fast, efficient and friendly service. Italian cuisine and traditional Eritrean food complement each other. Eritreans tend to eat early. therefore there is a good chance most options on the menu will be 'finished' if you choose for a late diner. You can show your appreciation for the cook's work with the Tigrinya word tu'um (delicious).
On this page we show a selection of popular restaurants in Asmara and some menu listings as an example. The major hotels also offer a selection of both traditional and international cuisine. Exploring Asmara you may find unexpected value for money by entering some of the small restaurants popular by the Eritreans. You will be treated as a special guest.
Cherhi Recreation Center, build in 1983, resembles an air traffic control
tower. This restaurant has the best view in town. It is situated on a hill
north of the covered market. Where Asmara stretches out in all directions.
Cozy Bar and Restaurant with local and foreign dishes. Tel +2911 115054.
China Star Restaurant Knowledge Street (close to the Nyala
Hotel).
Serves buffet lunch every Thursday at noon 190 Nakfa (May 2018)
+ 5% tax. Take away service. Outside catering. Telephone +2911 125853.
Buffet lunch at China Star Restaurant Knowledge Street.
Castello (Italian) Restaurant - Gejeret.
Sembel Huts (near the Sembel Residential Complex), offers conference
and seminar rooms, restaurant and disco, live music, both traditional and
international and midnight barbeque two times a week (Friday/Saturday).
There are countless little restaurants in Asmara like the Sudan Res-
taurant opposite to the Khartoum Hotel (100m from Cinema Impero).
Mai Sirwa Recreation Center and Restaurant 2km off the Road to Keren.
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| Hamasien Restaurant - Street No 176-21 # 19/21 Asmara Eritrea | |
| Hamasien Restaurant menu | Nakfa |
| National dishes | 150 |
| Soup | 100 |
| Vegetables and salads | 100 |
| Fried Chips | 125 |
| Pasta's | 100 |
| Meat dishes | 150 |
| Omelettes | 50 |
| Fish dishes | 175 |
| Pasta or rice with second dish | 200 |
| Sandwiches | 100 |
| Pizza's | 175 |
| Juices | 30 |
| Soft drinks | 10 |
| Hot drinks | 10 |
| Wines small / local | 70 |
| Deserts | 40 |
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| All prices quoted in May
2018 when
1 US$ = 15 Nakfa Prices and exchange rates may be subject to change. |
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Ararat Restaurant opened its doors in 2011. The restaurant focuses on customer friendly efficiency and today's quality standards. It is a very modern and clean restaurant located on the Asmara Ring Road, not far from Bahti Meskerem Square. Breakfast Nakfa Kitcha fitfit 60 - 70 Omelet with meat or tuna or ham 60 Foul 35 - 55 Frittata 55 Sandwich Ararat special sandwich 80 Ham or cheeseburger 65 -75 Roasted beef burger 80 Sandwiches 30 -120 French fries 70 Pizza's Medium - large 170 - 210 Family pizza (as customers choice) 300 Appetizer Salads 40 - 60 Soup 35 - 40 Main course Spaghetti or macheroni 80 - 140 Lasagna or tagliatelle 150 Tibsi filetto (with bread) 120 Gored gored 120 Second dish Fillet steak with red wine 150 Fish or shrimp 150 - 240 Red snapper chily sauce 220 Traditional food Tibsi 130 Kitfo 190 Traditional Mixed Vegetable 90 Shiro 70 Deserts Macedonia 45 Sliced papaya 25 Drinks Fruit juices 25 - 60 Hot drinks (tea, coffee, milk) 8 - 25 Soft drinks or water 12 - 30 Alcoholic drinks (local) 10 Alcoholic drinks (imported) 60 - 80 Wines (local) 150 - 600 Wines (imported) 500 - 800 10% sales tax included
All prices quoted in May 2018 when 1 US$ = 15 Nakfa
Prices and exchange rates may be subject to change.
Ararat Restaurant
Pizza - Grill - Catering
Sahel Street (Mai Timket)
PO Box 12207 Asmara - Eritrea
Tel +2911 111947
Mob +2917 122243
Fax +2911 201645
For those of you that prefer to see and choose the food you prefer, the Pyramid Buffet Restaurant is opened all day long, for breakfast, lunch and diner (pasta, pizza, rice, injera, bread, meat, fish, sauce and salads).
The Pyramid restaurant is located next to the Red Sea Trading Corporation (BDHO Avenue)
Pyramid Buffet Restaurants Asmara Eritrea
Tel +2911 114366
PO Box 6727
Asmara Eritrea
Five kind of buffet 170 - 360 NFA
Pizza's 200 - 275 NFA
Sandwich 80-150 NFA
Fruit juices 18-25 NFA
Fruit salad 30 NFA
Hot drinks 6-13 NFA
10% sales tax included
All prices quoted in May 2018 when 1 US$ = 15 Nakfa
Prices and exchange rates may be subject to change.
Silver Star Restaurant - Setanta Otto near American Center
Asmara Eritrea +2911 112944 Mobile +2917 142018
Tsehaye Restaurant - Gegeret near
Dawit Caravel Furniture
Asmara Eritrea - Mobile +2917 138118