Harar Restaurant is an Ethiopian restaurant on the ground floor at 49 South Lambeth Road near Vauxhall. Established in 2013, it offers an informal, welcoming place to explore the communal character and richly spiced flavours of Ethiopian cooking.
Slow-cooked beef, lamb and poultry dishes build depth through onions, clarified butter and aromatic spice blends. They are served with injera, whose soft, tangy surface holds the sauces and allows diners to gather each mouthful without separate cutlery.
Vegetarian and vegan recipes are a substantial part of the menu rather than an afterthought, drawing on lentils, split peas, greens and vegetables. Combination platters are especially useful for groups or first-time visitors because they bring several meat and plant-based dishes together for sharing.
Traditional coffee and a relaxed service style help complete the experience, whether diners choose a focused main or a broad communal spread. Guests with allergies, intolerances or dietary requirements should confirm the current ingredients and preparation procedures with staff before ordering.
Address: Ground Floor, 49 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RH, England
Harar Restaurant Menu
Starters
Hummus
Homemade chickpeas and tahini paste dip served with pita bread (VG)
Chilli Sinig
Green chillies stuffed with onion slices and fresh tomatoes dressed in olive oil (VG)
Azifa
Green lentil stew dip cooked with fresh jalapeños, onions, lime juice, and mustard (Served cold) (VG)
Green salad
Fresh green salad with tomatoes in olive oil (VG)
Home Made Sambusa
Fried pastry shell with potatoes, onions and pea stuffing (veg/meat/chicken)
Kategna
Crispy Injera doused with spiced butter and berbere chilli powder (V)
Vegan/Vegetarian
Gomen
Spinach and collard greens cooked with garlic, green chillies and olive oil
Alicha
Stir-fried carrots, green beans and potatoes
Misir
Red lentil stew cooked in onions, garlic and berbere chilli
Shiro
A rich and flavourful stew made from ground chickpeas and a blend of spices
Azifa
Green lentil stew dip cooked with fresh jalapeños, onions, lime juice, and mustard
Alicha Ater
Lentils prepared in a mild alicha sauce with mixed peppers (VG)
Side Dish
Half a portion of a vegan dish of your choice
Ayib B’Gomen
Homemade cottage cheese mixed with finely chopped collard greens, spiced butter, herbs, and spices (V)
Chicken
Doro Wot
Chicken stew slowly cooked to blend in a rich flavour of herbs, spiced butter and berbere chilli
Doro Tibs Wot
Cubed chicken stew slowly cooked to blend in a rich flavour of herbs, spiced butter, and berbere chilli
Doro tibs
Chicken cubes marinated in berbere chilli and fried in olive oil
Doro Special Tibs
Chicken fried in green chillies, spices, herbs and olive oil (Served on a charcoal-heated clay pan)
Lamb
Lega Tibs
Lamb cubes cooked in a simple stew of onions, rosemary, spiced butter, and green chillies
Awaze Tibs
Lamb cubes cooked in berbere chilli sauce, spiced butter and green chillies
Awaze Fitfit
Broken pieces of injera soaked in a berbere chilli sauce, spiced butter, onions, rosemary and diced lamb
Gomen Be Siga
Lamb and collard greens cooked with spiced butter, garlic, onions and green chillies
Dulet
Ethiopian combination of minced beef, liver, and lamb tripe cooked in spiced butter and mitmita chilli
Alicha Fitfit
Broken pieces of injera mixed with mild lamb stew, spiced butter, garlic, onions and green chillies
Goden Tibs
Lamb ribs fried with rosemary, onions and herbs
Bozena Shiro
A rich and flavourful stew made from ground chickpeas and a blend of spices cooked in spiced butter and diced lamb (Served in a charcoal-heated clay pot)
Beef
Key Wot
Spicy aromatic beef stew slowly cooked to blend with spiced butter and berbere chilli
Kitfo
Finely chopped lean and tender beef seasoned in spiced butter, herbs and mitmita chilli
Kitfo Special
Finely chopped lean and tender beef seasoned in spiced butter, herbs and mitmita chilli with homemade cottage cheese and collard greens
Gored Gored
Raw beef cubes seasoned in spiced butter, herbs and berbere chilli sauce
Key Minchet Abish
Minced beef cooked in pepper, herbs and spices
Minchet Abish Alicha
Minced beef stew cooked in spiced butter and herbs
Alicha Beef Wot
Beef stew slowly cooked in spiced butter and herbs
Quanta Fitfit
Cubed beef sautéd in olive oil with onions, green chilli, and Ethiopian herbs (Served on a charcoal heated clay pan)
Karamara
Broken pieces of injera cooked in tomatoes, spiced butter, berbere chill and beef jerky
Zilzil Tibs
Grilled shreds of beef sautéd in olive oil with green chilli, and herbs (Served on a charcoal-heated clay pan)
Fish
Assa Tibs
Cubed Tilapia fish stew cooked in berbere chilli, onions, garlic and olive oil
Assa Dulet
Mined Tilapia fish stew cooked in berbere chilli, onions, garlic and olive oil
Whole Assa Tibs
Whole fried Tilapia fish seasoned in Ethiopian spices, served with rice and fresh salad
Special Platter
Ye Tsom Beyaynetu
Assorted vegan dishes: Gomen (VG), Alicha (VG), Misir (VG), Azifa (VG), Aticult Alicha (VG) (for 1 person)
Feseg Beyaynetu
Assorted meat dishes and one vegan dish: Alicha (VG), Doro tibs, Key Wot, Alicha Beef Wot and Karamara (for 1 person)
Harar Special
Assorted meat dishes and one vegan dish: Alicha (VG), Doro Tibs Wot, Doro Special Tibs, Gomen Be Siga, Key Wot, Minchet Abish Alicha, Alicha Beef Wot and Karamara (for 2 people)
Ye Tsom Beyaynetu Special
Assorted vegan dishes selected by our Head Chef (for 2 people)
Half Kirchat
Assorted meat and vegan dishes selected by our Head Chef: Gomen (VG), Alicha (VG), Misir (VG), Alicha Ater (VG), Doro Tibs Wot, Key Wot, Alicha Beef Wot and Karamara (for 2 people)
Ye Tsom Kirchat
Assorted vegan dishes selected by our Head Chef (for 4 people) (VG)
Ye Feseg Kirchat
Assorted meat dishes only: Doro Tibs Wot, Doro Special Tibs, Lega Tibs, Awaze Tibs, Gomen Be Siga, Key Wot, Minchet Abish Alicha, Alicha Beef Wot and Karamara (for 4 people)
Mixed Kirchat
Assorted meat and vegan dishes: Gomen (Vg), Alicha (Vg), Misir (Vg), Alicha Ater (Vg), Doro Tibs Wot, Doro Tibs, Key Wot and Kararmara (for 4 people)
Mixed Kirchat
Assorted meat and vegan dishes: Gomen(VG), Alicha(VG), Misir(VG), Alicha Ater(VG), Doro Tibs Wot, Doro Tibs, Lega tibs, Awaze Tibs, Gome Be Siga, Key Wot and Kararmara (for 6 people)