Cafe Desta Menu
52 items in 8 sections · $1.75 – $64.00 · Ethiopian Restaurant in Tucson, AZ
Cafe Desta’s menu lists 52 dishes and drinks, grouped into Side Dishes, Coffee (Ethiopian Coffee Beans), Specialty Dishes, Soup & Salad, Other, and Combinations and more. Prices range from $1.75 to $64.00, and a typical item costs about $4.95. Popular choices include Kosta, Black Eye, Lamb Tibs, Shorba, and Hot Chocolate.
Side Dishes 22
- Kosta$6.00
- Fosolia$6.00
- Alicha Doro$6.50
- Teff Injera$2.50
- Rice$2.50
- Misir$6.00
- Kaye Doro$6.50
- Shiro$6.00
- Kaye Beg$7.00
- Injera$1.75
- Ayeb$4.00
Cheese made from a mixture of butter milk and whole milk. Ayeb goes well with all our spicy dishes.
- Ethiopian Coffee Beans$18.00
- Kik$6.00
- Awaze$2.50
- Gomen$6.00
- Tikil Gomen$6.00
- Kaye Asa$6.50
- Azifa$6.00
- Teff Injera Sub$1.75
- Ambasha$2.00
- Selata$4.00
- Alicha Sega$7.00
Coffee (Ethiopian Coffee Beans) 10
- Black Eye$3.95
- Espresso$3.15
- Americano$3.25
- Large Coffee$3.50
- Mocha$4.95
- House$3.15
- Latte$4.75
- Macchiato$3.95
- Ethio Latte$4.75
- Mackato$2.95
Specialty Dishes 2
- Lamb Tibs$21.00
Cubes of lamb pan-seared in Kibe, Awaze onion, jalapeños, and fresh rosemary. Served with salad and Fosolia.
- Beef Tibs$20.00
Cubes of beef pan-seared in Kibe, Awaze onion, jalapeños, and fresh rosemary. Served with salad and Tikil-Gomen.
Soup & Salad 2
- Shorba$9.00
Vegan soup made from red lentils, carrots, potatoes, onions and tomatoes.
- House Salad$14.00
A combination of romaine lettuce and tomatoes tossed in lemon and vinegar house dressing served on a bed of rice topped with Azifa, and your choice of one of our Vegan or Meat dishes and sprinkled with Ayeb (our homemade cheese).
Other 6
- Hot Chocolate$3.50
- Perrier$2.25
- Soda$2.00
- Mango Juice$3.50
- Juice Fizz$3.50
- Vanilla Steamed Milk$3.00
Combinations 5
- Individual$19.00
Any three items from Vegan or Meat dishes served with Selata and Injera or Rice.
- Lunch Special$12.50
Lunch special is served between 11am and 2:30pm). Any three items from vegan and meat dishes, served with injera or rice.
- The Works$64.00
A sampling of all our Vegan and Meat dishes served with salad and Injera.
- Vegan Signature Plate$47.00
A sampling of all our Vegan dishes served with salad and Injera.
- Combo For Two$34.00
Any five items from Vegan or Meat dishes served with Selata and Injera.
Tea 3
- Mint$2.75
- Early Gray$1.75
- Yekemem Shai$3.00
Entrées 2
- Meat Entrée$14.50
Any one of our Meat dishes served with salad and Injera.
- Vegan Entrée$13.50
Any one of our Vegan dishes served with salad and Injera.
How these prices compare
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.
| Item | Here | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Shiro | $6.00 | $15.00 |
| Gomen | $6.00 | $15.00 |
| Perrier | $2.25 | $3.00 |
Typical prices are calculated from 28 menus in our guide.
Menu items and prices are provided for information and may have changed (last updated April 2026). Allergen information is not included – please ask the restaurant.