Cafe Desta

About Cafe Desta

Looking for an Ethiopian restaurant in Tucson? Cafe Desta is at 758 S Stone Ave, Tucson, Arizona. Our Tucson guide covers 855 food and drink spots, and this is one of them. Expect affordable prices, around $10–20 per person.

Cafe Desta is open daily, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM.

The menu we have on file lists 52 items across 8 sections, including Side Dishes, Coffee (Ethiopian Coffee Beans), Specialty Dishes, Soup & Salad, and Other. Listed prices range from $1.75 to $64.00, with a typical item around $4.95. Dishes worth a look include Kosta, Black Eye, and Lamb Tibs.

You can visit for outdoor seating, kerbside pickup, delivery, takeaway, and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, cosy, quiet, and trendy, and it is a good fit for groups and tourists. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include coffee, comfort food, healthy options, small plates, and vegan options.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible car park, wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: free of charge street parking, free parking lot, and parking. Phone: (520) 370-7000.

Quick facts

Category

Ethiopian Restaurant

Address

758 S Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701

Phone

(520) 370-7000

Price range

$10–20 per person

Hours

Open daily, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Menu

52 items · $1.75–$64.00

Listing updated

April 2026 · Suggest an edit

• Kosta$6.00
• Black Eye$3.95
• Lamb Tibs$21.00

  Cubes of lamb pan-seared in Kibe, Awaze onion, jalapeños, and fresh rosemary. Served with salad and Fosolia.

• Shorba$9.00

  Vegan soup made from red lentils, carrots, potatoes, onions and tomatoes.

• Hot Chocolate$3.50
• Individual$19.00

  Any three items from Vegan or Meat dishes served with Selata and Injera or Rice.

• Mint$2.75
• Meat Entrée$14.50

  Any one of our Meat dishes served with salad and Injera.

• Fosolia$6.00
• Espresso$3.15

Typical prices for Ethiopian restaurants across the US

Based on 28 menus with 1,285 priced items from Ethiopian restaurants across the US, the median menu item costs $15.00, and half of all items are priced between $6.50 and $19.99.

At Cafe Desta the median listed price is $4.95, lower than the typical $15.00 for Ethiopian restaurants across the US.

Calculated from 28 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of Cafe Desta there are 4 other places to eat and drink in our guide, and 52 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Cafes & Coffee (14), Mexican & Tex-Mex (9), Bars & Pubs (7), and American (4).

13 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week.

Nearest places of other kinds

• Cafes & Coffee5 Points Market & Resturant< 0.1 mi
• Burgers & Fast FoodRuiz Hot Dogs Los Chipilones0.4 mi
• Mexican & Tex-MexEl Mezquite Grill & Taqueria0.4 mi
• Bars & PubsOwl's Club0.4 mi
• VietnameseMiss Saigon Downtown0.6 mi

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