Habiba’s Ethiopian Kitchen

Habiba’s Ethiopian Kitchen is a Syracuse restaurant devoted to Ethiopian cuisine, a tradition built around spiced stews served with injera, a spongy flatbread. It brought a distinctive flavor to the city’s dining scene and a taste of East African cooking to downtown diners, and it is among the city’s Black-owned businesses.

The restaurant closed during the pandemic and was reported to be still closed because of COVID-related difficulties, so anyone planning a visit should confirm its status first. It is among the Black-owned businesses featured in a SUNY OCC directory for Syracuse.

What to Know

• Ethiopian food is traditionally eaten by hand with injera.
• The restaurant closed during the pandemic, so confirm its current status before visiting.
• It is featured in the Black-Owned Businesses in Syracuse directory from SUNY OCC.
• It is also featured by the Downtown Committee of Syracuse and Visit Syracuse.