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  • Abebech Ethiopian Café & Market, Washington DC

    Abebech Ethiopian Café & Market, Washington DC

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    Now this shoot was not without its delays, but it ended up very refreshing considering it’s right across from one of my first-ever Ethiopian shoots of my career – Hiwot, that’s still around but seemed to have turned completely around from the vibe it used to have. Abebech Ethiopian, aside from absolutely tiny seating space…

  • Agelgil Ethiopian Bar & Restaurant, Washington DC

    Agelgil Ethiopian Bar & Restaurant, Washington DC

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    This was an old, old gig and from what I can remember it went very well. Agelgil Ethiopian Bar & Restaurant sits right there on Georgia Ave, not too far off of Longfellow Street, in this 2-block pocket that used to have quite a few Ethiopian spots and my very first one, Hiwot. Seems like…

  • Former Abi Ethiopian, now Shewa Ethiopian Restaurant, 1824 and 1826 Benning Rd NE, Washington DC

    Former Abi Ethiopian, now Shewa Ethiopian Restaurant, 1824 and 1826 Benning Rd NE, Washington DC

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    I’ve known this spot for years as they changed names, but their direction was always the same – standard fried food takeout with your standard burgers and cheesesteaks, as well as Ethiopian food given the good old owners being from there. I have shot them twice for corpos under Abi name, but double-checking the state…

  • Skyline Cafe-Ethiopian Cuisine, Falls Church VA

    Skyline Cafe-Ethiopian Cuisine, Falls Church VA

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    Another back-to-back-to-back Ethiopian spot in this little cut of South George Mason Drive in barely Falls Church VA. This one did not leave an impression like Nazret and Balagger did, but the food here is also pretty good, so you can always flip a 3-sided coin to decide which one to try out.

  • Balagger Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar, Falls Church VA

    Balagger Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar, Falls Church VA

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    Balagger was a fantastic spot I got to shoot twice in that awkward cut of George Mason Drive that also house Nazret Ethiopian and a few other places. In fact I was supposed to shoot a new spot a few weeks ago until the owners bailed out, so there’s that. The second time we did…

  • Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant, Alexandria VA

    Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant, Alexandria VA

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    Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant located in a little plaza right off of Van Dorn Street South was a fun shoot from back in the day and was perhaps one of the more Western feeling Ethiopian spots that I’ve ever been to. Owners, staff, and of course the food are on-point here as are the drinks and…

  • Reschedule Hell – Arat Kilo Market, Silver Spring MD

    Reschedule Hell – Arat Kilo Market, Silver Spring MD

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    Of literally all the Ethiopian spots, all with friendly staff and owners by the way, this was one of the few that put me through reschedule hell and the day of operation I drove back to it after other gigs just to get it done once and for all! Nile Restaurant and Market was the…

  • Nile Ethiopian Restaurant and Market, Washington DC

    Nile Ethiopian Restaurant and Market, Washington DC

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    Nile was an absolute hilarity to shoot since they expected to just run customer orders through me and scheduling the shoot for a complete dead time, then refusing to cook for the shoot as is the proper procedure. I’ve had a few places like this, and always got paid the bonus for having my time…

  • Hana Maleda, Washington DC

    Hana Maleda, Washington DC

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    Hana Maleda was a spot I passed by many, many times before finally being summoned to shoot there and it was a very nice experience with the owner welcoming me and appreciating the good work. This was also the first place I’ve been to that either wanted to showcase lentils much more than the rest,…

  • Langano Ethiopian Restaurant, Silver Spring MD

    Langano Ethiopian Restaurant, Silver Spring MD

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    Langano Ethiopian Restaurant is another excellent Ethiopian, family-run restaurant downtown Silver Spring, MD. Great dishes and nice atmosphere, smooth shoot, and a very nice presentation.

  • Liyu Cafe & Ethiopian Cuisine, Silver Spring MD

    Liyu Cafe & Ethiopian Cuisine, Silver Spring MD

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    Liyu Cafe is a nice and relaxing Ethiopian place close to downtown Silver Spring, MD. Around this point, this became another Ethiopian gig for me and I don’t mind being able to say that because stews and spices are at the top of my list.

  • Ethiopia Restaurant & Market, Washington DC

    Ethiopia Restaurant & Market, Washington DC

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    Ethiopia Restaurant is a family-run, quaint Ethiopian restaurant right on 14th Street NW in DC. Like most Ethiopian spots – easy peasy shoot given majority of stews are prepped before opening hours and dishes fly out of the kitchen.

  • Nazret Ethiopian Restaurant, Falls Church VA

    Nazret Ethiopian Restaurant, Falls Church VA

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    Right on the corner of George Mason Dr in Falls Church, VA, is an amazing Ethiopian restaurant Nazret. Very nice decor and superb dishes including their freshly ground, never frozen burgers that even lots of bigger restaurants don’t do these days! Highly recommend this place! At this point I’ve done a couple Ethiopian places, but…

  • Kokeb Restaurant, Columbia Heights, Washington DC

    Kokeb Restaurant, Columbia Heights, Washington DC

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    Kokeb is another quiet Ethiopian restaurant in Columbia Heights, DC. Standard old gig when I was still fascinated with simple complexity of still new-to-me Ethiopian cuisine. Always got to love places where day’s worth of main fare is prepped in the morning to keep the dishes coming out quickly, and since majority of the usual…

  • Letena, Washington DC

    Letena, Washington DC

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    Smack in the middle of Columbia Heights, DC, is Letena – a quiet Ethiopian restaurant with awesome dishes and very nice atmosphere and decor. Pleasant owners to work with, very clean decor with plenty of lighting, so aside from having to park in Col Heights – this job was pretty straight forward.