Kebena Green is an Ethiopian restaurant and cafe on Crowndale Road in Camden Town, combining traditional communal dining with breakfast, coffee and lighter daytime choices. Owner Sen Mamo places health, colourful ingredients and the warmth of Ethiopian hospitality at the centre of the business. The menu gives vegetarian and vegan dishes the same importance as meat, making it easy for mixed groups to share one large injera platter.
Breakfast brings together familiar cafe dishes and Ethiopian morning specialities. Chechebsa tosses torn flatbread with spiced butter and berbere, kinche uses slowly cooked cracked wheat, and ful medames combines fava beans with fresh toppings. Firfir mixes pieces of injera with a seasoned sauce, while omelettes, avocado, porridge and full English or vegetarian breakfasts provide alternatives for diners who prefer a more recognisable start.
Plant based main dishes include misir wat with spicy red lentils, creamy chickpea shiro, gently seasoned kik alicha, collard greens and fosolia with vegetables. A mixed vegan platter arranges several stews and vegetables over the soft, sour injera used both as the base and the means of eating. This format encourages the table to compare heat, earthiness, freshness and texture in every shared mouthful.
Derek tibs, lega tibs and awaze tibs bring sautéed meat, onions, peppers and varying degrees of spice to the menu, while doro wat slowly cooks chicken in a rich berbere sauce with egg. Ethiopian coffee provides the natural conclusion and reflects an important part of the country’s food culture. Tea, barista coffee, green smoothies and seasonal juices also support a quick breakfast, lunch box or more leisurely dinner.
Address: 5 Crowndale Road, Camden Town, London NW1 1TU, United Kingdom