All of the Ethiopian restaurants on Faitfax between Whitworth and Olympic are great. Merkato, however, is the best. When I was a little (obnoxious) kid, I liked to balance the conical table tops on my head and run around. Now I come for the tasty food and low prices. It's best and most economical the get the vegetarian and/or meat combinations ($4.99 and $6.99 pp, respectively). Get one of each per every two people. Everything's good, and the Yebeg Alicha is the best! Also try the beers, the honey wine and the coffee (strong, similar to Turkish, and served with a pungent incense, which makes the environment all the more enjoyable and tent-like). The market next door is excellent as well, and sells some great Ethiopian essentials like spices, and the best Ethiopian cookbook in this country.
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