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Establishment Profile

Asmara Restaurant

Name: Asmara Restaurant
Address: 739 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, Cambridge, MA, US
Telephone: (617) 864-7447
Price range: $$

Ethiopian · Central Square · Since 1986

Chef-owner: Lettensa Afeworki · Opened 1986

Opened 1986 by Eritrean-born Lettensa Afeworki, a few years after her 1981 immigration to the United States. Named for Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Still family-operated and serving the same Eritrean-Ethiopian menu four decades later.

Ethiopian$$

4.5

414 reviews

$15–$30 per person

Central Square Eritrean-Ethiopian restaurant since 1986. Traditional mesob (woven basket) dining — diners sit around a basket with the food served in the center. Two kinds of house-made injera (rice flour and teff), and one of the strongest vegetarian combos in Cambridge.

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Contact Details

Address

739 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Telephone(617) 864-7447

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Hours

Sun-Thu: 11:30AM-10:30PM, Fri-Sat: 11:30AM-11:30PM

Transit

4 min walk from Central

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