Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant (Shaw)
Chercher
An Ethiopian restaurant in a Shaw townhouse, rated as the city's best by The Infatuation, with its vegetarian platter being especially popular.
Located inside a townhouse in the Shaw neighborhood, an area historically known as "Little Ethiopia." The interior feels like a home living room with about fifty seats, and includes a small shop selling Ethiopian coffee. The Infatuation rated it as the best Ethiopian restaurant in DC, highly recommending the Vegan Deluxe: lentils, yellow split peas, collard greens, cabbage, and chickpea stew served on injera. Fish dulet, kitfo, and lamb tibs are also frequently ordered. Ideal for sharing. The official website has inconsistent listings for Thursday hours, so calling to confirm before heading out is recommended. Close to the Mt Vernon Sq metro station.
Opening hours
Sun-Thu 11:30-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-23:00 (website listings for Thursday are inconsistent, calling to confirm is recommended)
Nearby sights
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- Ford's Theatre
- National Archives Museum
- The White House
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Gallery of Art
- National Museum of American History
- National Postal Museum