Our food
Fresh ingredients, original recipes and continental influences
01.Ethiopian style scrambled eggs
€8,50eggs with tomatoes, onions and chilli and herbs
02.North African style Shakshuka
€9,50tomatoes, cracked eggs and fresh herbs
03.Sudanese style Foul (vegan option available)
€11,90 / 10,90broad beans with peppers, onions, tomatoes, feta cheese (cooked with ghee or vegan olive oil)
04.Butecha (vegan)
€11,90an alternative to egg, made from chickpea flour with onions, peppers and tomato
05.Kita Firfir (Chechebsa)
€11,90torn pieces of kita (pita bread) in ghee and berebere with vegan olive oil
06.Kinche dreierlei (vegan option available)
€14,90prepared in three different ways (cooked with ghee or vegan olive oil)
07.Dabo Firfir (vegan option available)
€8,40torn pieces of bread in beef sauce
08.Pancake
€7,50with maple syrup or marelade
09.Amarula waffles
€8,50with maple syrup
10.French Toast
€6,5011.Bread basket
€12,90various homemade spreads feta cheese, avocado, tomatos and much more
12.Injera Firfir
€9,90torn pieces of injera in slightly spicy sauce with or without beef
African Violet Breakfast Combination
13.Scrambled eggs and Chechebsa
€17,9009.Scrambled eggs and Foul
€17,9010.Violet breakfast plate 1
€6,50Scrambled eggs, Chechebsa, Injera Firfir
13.Violet breakfast plate 2
€25,90Scrambled eggs, Chechebsa, Amarula waffles
01.Sambusa Lentils
€7,40fried dumplings stuffed with lentils, onions and mild peppers served with homemade tomato sauce
02.Sambusa Meat
€5,90fried dumplings stuffed with beef, onion and mild peppers served with homemade sauce
03.African Violet Appetizer Platter
€7,00 ppSambusa, Tabouleh (bulgur salad), Azifa (Ethiopian lentil salad)
04.Mezze deluxe
€8,90 ppcrispy lentil balls and crispy meat balls with homemade dips
Soups
we serve homemade bread with all soups
05.Lentil soup with homemade lamb broth
€7,9006.Mango-chilli and sweet potato soup
€7,90 pp07.Lentil soup (vegan)
€5,9001.Azifa
€6,90spicy seasoned mountain lentils with onions and chilli
02.Tabouleh Salad
€6,90bulgur with parsley, mint, chilli, onions and pomegranate
03.Keysir Salad
€7,90beetroot, potato and carrot seasoned with house dressing
04.Mixed salad
€5,0005.Mixed salad vegan
€8,90miexd salad with dried figs, pomegranate and homemade salad dressing
06.Mixed salad with chicken
€12,9007.Couscous salad
€6,90couscous salad with tomato, paprika and parsley
08.Chickpea Salad
€6,90chickpeas with herbs
09.African Violet tomato salad fitfit (vegan)
€9,40tomato onion, leek, chilli, berbere is poured over finely chopped injera (slightly spicy)
01.Chakalaka
€13,00spicy South African sauce with lots of vegetables
02.Shiro
€13,00Ethiopian-style roasted chickpea powder with injera
03.Bamya
€14,00okra pods in tomato sauce with rice or injera
04.Veggie Plate 1
€14,00Miser Wot (slightly spicy lentil sauce), Alcha Kikmiser (mild yellow lentil sauce), Fosolia (green beans with carrots), Keysir salad (beetroot with carrots) with injera
05.Veggie Plate 2
€14,00Miser Wns with carrots), Keysir salad (beetroot with carrots) with injera
01.Chicken Muamba Angola
€13,90aromatic Angolan chicken stew seasoned with garlic, chilli and vegetables with rice
02.Maafe West Africa
€13,90chicken sauce in peanut butter with rice
03.Dorotibs
€14,90sliced chicken with onion, garlic, chilli peppers and rosemary
04.Dorowot
€14,90chicken with onions, berbere spices ghee and boiled egg (spicy)
05.Dorowot Alcha
€13,90chicken with onions, berbere spices, ghee and boiled egg (mild)
06.African Jollof Rice
€14,90a stew rice dish with chicken
01.Kitfo
€14,90tatar with Ethiopian ghee and chili mixture, served raw or lightly fried
02.Kitfo Dulet
€16,90tartar with onion, chili, garlic, parsley and ghee, served raw or lightly fried
03.Gored Gored
€14,90made from cubed raw beef seasoned with berbere and ghee
04.Zilzeltibs
€14,90strips of tender veal with onions, garlic, peppers and rosemary
05.Tibs
€14,90roasted pieces of lamb with onions, garlic, chili peppers and rosemary
06.Awazetibs
€14,90slightly spicy, fried pieces of lamb with berbere, onion, garlic, chili peppers and rosemary
07.Derektibs
€16,90roasted lamb pieces with onion, chilli peppers and rosemary
08.Gomen be Siga
€15,90kale with chunks of beef with onion and garlic and clarified spiced butter
09.Tibsfirer
€14,90medium spicy, beef cubes fried with onions, tomatoes, garlic, fresh herbs, jalaperio mixed with injera pieces
10.Bozenashiro
€14,90sauce made from seasoned chickpea powder with beef pieces
11.Bamya
€14,90okra in tomato sauce with beef
12.Fufu Plantain
€14,90with chicken, beef or lentil sauce
13.Spaghetti Bolognese al la African Violet
€12,0001.Fish goulash
€15,90fish with onions, peppers and tomatoes and Ethiopian spices
02.Asatibs
€16,90fried dorade fish served with rice
01.Family Vegan Plate
€15,00 / 13,00 ppmix from Veggie Plate 1 and Veggie Plate 2
02.African Violet Special Plate
€17,00 / 15,00 ppcombination of various meat and vegetarian dishes
03.Beyaynetu Mixed Chicken and Meat Plate
€12,00Dorowot (chicken, spicy), Yebeg Alcha (lamb, medium spicy), Sigawot, (beef, mild), Minchetabesh (minced beef, mild)
Sides
01.Injera
€1made from teff and barley flour
02.Injera teff
€2,50made from teff flour only
03.Rice
€3,5004.Couscous
€3,50Dips
05.Awaze
€1spiced berbere dip
06.Kochkocha
€1very hot, chopped peppers with garlic, ginger and lots of herbs
07.Houmous
€1with garlic and olive oil or with beetroot
08.North African style Harissa
€1very hot chillis, garlic and seasoning
09.Date-feta
€101.Malva Pudding
€6,00a South African cake drizzled with hot syrup
02.Baked Banana
€6,00bananas are fried in batter and served with honey
Our drinks
Experience flavours from across the continent
01.Schöfferhofer 0,5l 0.33l
€4,50 / 3,50Crystal, Dark, Grapefruit
02.Dju Dju Mangobier 0,33l
€4,90Mango, Banana, Passion Fruit, Pineapple
03.Draught pilsner 0,30l / 0,50l
€3,50 / 4,5004.Draught Weizen Naturub 0,3l
€4,5005.Radler 0,30l
€4,0006.Clausthaler non-alcoholic 0,33l
€3,50White Wine
01.Verdicchio dei Castelli diJesi DOC "Quota 311" - Piersanti 2019 Italian
€5,90 / 21,00Straw yellow with light greenish reflections. Decent, fresh bouquet with notes of fresh fruit. The palate is balanced with well-integrated almond note.
02.Gewurztraminer - Kurtasch 2020 Italian
€6,90 / 24,00A pronounced mineral nerve lends a lingering freshness to the almost oily, rose magnolia and lychee-scented body.
03.Zibibbo IGP - Ferreri 2019 Italian
€6,90 / 24,00After the gentle pressing, the must is statically clarified and aged at a controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks. Tasting notes: Straw yellow with greenish reflections. Intense bouquet with notes of jasmine and cyclamen. On the palate, hints of peach, apricot, sage, mint and honey.
Rose
04.Nieddera Valle del Tirso IGT Rosato "Seu" Cantina della Vernaccia - 2018 Italian
€ 5,90 / 21,00Radiant strawberry red. Slightly fruity bouquet. Soft and lively on the palate, medium intensity. Pleasant and persistent finish
Prosecco
05.Prosecco Spumante DOC Treviso Brut - Tenuta San Giorgio Italian
€5,90 / 21,00Light straw yellow. Very fine and persistent perlage. Fine fruity bouquet with notes of pear and white flowers. Delicious and fresh on the palate. Excellent finish.
Red Wine
06.Barbera d'Asti DOCG Tenuta Garetto - 2016 Italian
€6,90 / 24,00A wine that convinces with its pleasant freshness and harmony. The strong ruby red colour and the fruity fragrance characterise this Barbera. It is a wine for daily consumption and can be enjoyed young.
07.Valpolicella Ripasso Antica Vigna Tenute Salvaterra 2016 Italian
€ 7,90/ 28,00The Antica Vigna - Valpolicella Ripasso is a silky, dry red wine with a very special elegance and subtle sweetness from Italy. Dierser Ripasso is a popular variant of the famous wines from the Veneto region.
08.Cabernet Sauvignon IGT Ferreri 2018 Italian
€ 7,90 / 28,00After gentle raisining and pressing, a long cooking at controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks. Tasting notes: Dark ruby red. Intense bouquet mot notes of unte wood, pepper, fern, ripe plums and mown grass. Intense and rich on the palate, with a good balance between softness and complex tannins.
Dessert Wine
09.Passito di Zibibbo Ferreri 2016 Italian
€5,90Bright glod yellow. Complex bouquet with notes of barley malt candy, pickled peaches, acacia honey, dates, dried figs and aromatic Mediterranean herbs. Full-bodied on the palate, sweet with lively acidity that refreshes and pleasant citrus notes on the finish.
Honey Wine
10.Tej
€5,00 / 15,00Ethiopian homemade honey wine
Liquor (2 cl)
01.Sambuca
€4,5002.Jagermeister
€4,5003.Baileys
€4,5004.Amarula
€4,5005.Ramazotti
€4,5006.Averna
€4,5007.Ouzu
€4,5008.Fernet Branca
€4,50Spirits (4 cl)
09.Absolut Vodka
€5,5010.Grey Goose
€8,5011.Bombay Gin
€7,5012.Gin Gordons
€6,5013.Tequila Gold/Silver
€5,00Whiskey (4 cl)
14.Chivas Regal
€8,5015.Jack Daniel's
€6,0016.Johnnie Walker Red Label
€5,0017.Johnnie Walker Black Label
€7,50Mixers (4 cl)
18.Gin Tonic
€8,0019.Vodka Tonic/Lemon
€8,0020.Whiskey Cola
€8,0021.Campari Orange
€8,0001.Mirinda, 7Up, Pepsi, Pepsi Max, Pepsi Max Lemon,
€3,2002.Schweppes Bitter Lemon, Ginger Ale
€3,1003.Apple Spritzer
€2,50 / 4,5004.Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
€4,00 / 5,0005.Elephant Bay Ice Tea
€4,50Peach, Peach Zero, Green Tea, Passionfruit, Pomegranate, Lemon, Blueberry, Raspberry, Mango Pineapple, Melon
06.Water - Selters Classic, Selters Naturell
€2,80 / 6,5007.Rapp's safte
€3,00 / 4,50Apple, banana, cherry, mango
08.Juice Spritzer
€2,50 / 3,5009.Draught pilsner
€3,50 / 4,5010.Elephant Bay Lemon 0,33l
€4,5011.Elephant Bay Blueberry 0,33l
€4,5012.Elephant Bay Raspberry 0,33l
€4,5013.Elephant Bay Mango Pineapple 0,33l
€4,5014.Elephant Bay Melon 0,33l
€4,5001.Ethiopian spiced tea
€3,20cardamom, cloves, cinnamon
02.Moroccan fresh mint
€3,50 / 4,00+ ginger
03.Ethiopian thyme tea
€3,50Sand Tymian
04.Gruner rooibos tea
€3,10Sonne Afrikas
01.Coffee
€2,9002.Espresso / Double espresso
€2,90 / 3,4003.Macchiato / Double macchiato
€3,10 / 3,6004.Coffee with milk
€3,3005.Latte macchiato
€3,6006.Latte
€2,9007.Chai latte
€3,9008.Macha tea
€4,2009.Tumeric latte
€4,2010.Hot chocolate
€3,1011.Mochaccino
€3,9012.Additional Amarula
€3,90Additional Amarula
13.Ethiopian coffee ceremony
€4,00min 2 people
Our story
The Nega Family
We are two sisters originally from Ethiopia.
We share our love for our homeland and the rest of the continent through cooking.
The smells, pleasures and diversity of the different countries across the African continent brings us joy and we want to pass this on to you.
Enrich your senses with rich flavours of spices, a Ethiopian traditional coffee ceremony and the restaurant’s lavish interior design, which emphasizes the colorful identity of the continent.
Traditional dishes on modern plates.
We look forward to your visit.

Find us
- Address : USA 27TH Brooklyn NY
- Phone : +49 69 711 69392
- E-mail : info@africanviolet.de