Blue Nile Ethiopian Menu
Welcome to Blue Nile Ethiopian, where the rich flavors of Ethiopia come alive in a vibrant, casual atmosphere. Perfectly located in Oakland, this vegetarian gem offers a delightful array of traditional dishes that are both heartwarming and flavorful.
Begin your day with an Egg Firfir, a spicy scramble seasoned to perfection, or opt for the fulfilling Ful loaded with beans and aromatic toppings. For lunch or dinner, indulge in the Ethiopian Vegetarian Combo featuring diverse dishes like the spicy Misir Stew and healthful Kik Alicha. Each dish is crafted with fresh ingredients and a blend of spices that promises a vibrant culinary experience.
Blue Nile also caters to various dining preferences, offering delivery, outdoor seating, and vegan options. Whether you're looking for a cozy dinner with friends or a quick takeout, this eatery invites you to savor authentic Ethiopian cuisine in a welcoming environment.
Hot Drinks
Black Tea
Coffee
Cappuccino
Cafe Moch
Hot Cocoa
Cafe Latte
Chai Latte
Ice Tea
Iced Coffee
Lemonade
Soda
Orange Juice
Telba/Flax Seed Smoothie
seeds are roasted and blended with honey
Selit/Sesame Seed Smoothie
Seeds roasted and blended with honey
Ice Latte
Cold Drinks
Breakfast
Egg Firfir
Ethiopian style eggs scrambled with Ethiopian spice, red onion, tomato and jalapeno. Served with fresh roll bread. Spicy. Vegetarian.
Ful
Ethiopian special beans topped with onion, tomatoes, jalapeno, cheese and olive oil. Served with French roll bread. Vegetarian.
Chechebsa
Ethiopian style pieces of bread in buttery berbere sauce and yogurt or sour cream. Spicy. Vegetarian.
Kinche
Ethiopia gluten free steamed cracked oats and butter. Vegetarian.
Telba
Flax seed firfir. Roasted flax seed powder, fresh tomato, red onion, jalapeno and lemon. Vegan. Vegetarian.
Tomato Salad
Fresh tomato, red onion, jalapeno, garlic, olive oil and special home made dressing. Vegetarian.
Buticha
Organic chickpea house made hummus, onions, jalapeno, fresh lemon and olive oil. Vegan. Vegetarian.
Salad
Fresh tomato, onion, leaf, lettuce, jalapeno, lemon and house special dressing. Vegetarian.
Vegetarian Sambusa
Home made sambusa, fresh garlic, lentils, jalapeno and onions.
Meat Sambusa
Home made sambusa, fresh garlic pockets stuffed with beef and jalapeno.
Teff Chips
Gluten free ancient sample grain native to Ethiopia and eaten as injera bread, home made hummus
Appetizers
Lunch and Dinner Blue Nile Traditional Meat and Combo Plate
Doro Wot Combo Plate
Ethiopian traditional favorite - fresh chicken leg and thigh simmered in home made berbere sauce and boiled eggs. Spicy.
Alicha Ye Beg Wot Combo Plate
Lamb-stew extra lean meat cubes and bones simmered in mild sauce with onion, garlic, turmeric, fresh herbs and jalapeno.
Ye'beg Wot Combo Plate
Fresh lamb meat simmered in organic home made Ethiopian berbere, red onion and garlic. Spicy.
Collard Greens with Meat Combo Plate
Collard green and beef cubes with onion, nat peppers, garlic steam cooked in seasonal garlic and ginger.
Bozena Shiro Combo Plate
Ethiopian seasoned chickpea flour simmered with minced beef, nitir kibe (purified herbal butter) and combination of spices.
Quanta Firfir Combo Plate
Dehydrated beef marinated in a special Blue Nile sauce and cooked with traditional injera, berbere and onion. Spicy.
Meat Combo Platter
Doro wot, alicha yeb'ge (lamb), beef bamia and okra. Spicy.
Tera Siga Combo Plate
Raw meat. Specially selected red meat served with awaze and mit'mita. Served Saturday and Sunday only.
Atikilt (Cabbage)
Cabbage, carrot, and potatoes sauteed in onion, fresh tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and turmeric sauces
Ye'beg Tibs
Lamb. Tender pieces of lamb simmered in garlic, ginger and onions blended with tomatoes, bell pepper, rosemary and aromatic Ethiopian spices. Spicy.
Siga Tibs
Beef. Lean beef chunks sauteed with tomatoes, bell peppers, fresh rosemary, onion, garlic and ginger simmered in a traditional Ethiopian spices. Spicy.
Doro Tibs
Chicken. Tender pieces of chicken sauteed in a rich mixture of garlic, ginger, onion, bell peppers and traditional Ethiopian spices. Spicy.
Ethiopian Spcial Shekila Tibs
Lamb cubes grilled crispy with 2 lamb chops and red onion, hot peppers, garlic and organic Ethiopian spices. Spicy.
Special Kitfo
Extra lean ground beef associated with mitmita (extra hot spice) and mixed with Ethiopian spiced clarified butter, cheese and green (served raw or lightly cooked). Spicy.
Siga Dulet
Extra lean ground beef very rare with chopped jalapeno, onion and mitmita (extra hot spice), warned with Ethiopian spiced clarified butter. Spicy.
Fish Tibs
Tilapia fish tossed with sweet onion, garlic, ginger,lemon juice and spices. Spicy.
Blue Nile Special Goden Tibs
Beef chuck short ribs sauteed in butter seasoned with onion, green peppers and rosemary.
Lunch and Dinner Blue Nile Ethiopian Tibs Options
Lunch and Dinner Blue Nile Vegetarian Dishes
Ethiopian Vegetarian Combo
Butticha misir (red lentils) wot, kik alicha (split peas), gomen (collard greens), atikilt and tomato firfir.
Misir Stew
Red lentils. Spicy red lentils cooked slowly and bursting with energy, smothered in a sauce of specially prepared herbs and species including ginger, garlic, onions, beso bela and berbere.
Kik Alicha
Healthful yellow split peas stewed with our traditional mixture Ethiopian spices, our distinctive turmeric sauce, garlic, jalapeno and ginger.
Mushroom Tibs
An excellent additional to plate with hearty meat like mushroom sauce cooked with onion, tomato, garlic and rosemary. Vegan.
Mit'ten Shiro
Seasoned. Ethiopian-style seasoned ground chickpeas simmered in a light and tangy sauce cooked with onion and garlic. Vegan.
Gomen Veggie
Heart-healthy collard greens simmered in our special blend of herbs and spices with onion, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and jalapeno.
