ዛጎል · Central District, Seattle

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Generous family-style platters, soft injera and a proper coffee ceremony — on E Cherry St.

Zagol platter
570+ GOOGLE REVIEWS · ★★★★★ · SEATTLE · 4.4

The name

In Amharic, ዛጎል is the cowrie shell — once traded as currency across Ethiopia. Here, the fortune is the platter: shared, generous, and made to be passed around.

Guest favorites

What regulars come back for

The dishes guests mention most across 570+ Google reviews.

Zagol Combo01ዛጎል በያይነቱ

Zagol Combo

Assorted vegetables with key wot, gomen and kik — the whole kitchen on one injera.

Serves two
Alicha Tibs02አልጫ ጥብስ

Alicha Tibs

Mild beef strips in spiced butter with onion, green pepper and rosemary.

Beef · mild
Yemitad Shiro03የምጣድ ሽሮ

Yemitad Shiro

Rustic roasted shiro, browned and served straight from the pan.

Vegetarian
Musena04ሙስና

Musena

Kitfo on the bottom, tibs on top — two classics in one dish.

Beef
Coffee ceremony05ቡና

Coffee ceremony

Roasted in house and served in small sini cups.

Every day

Interactive

Build your platter

Tap dishes to add them to your injera. Every platter is drawn live — then share it with your table or order it.

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Jebena coffee pot, small cups and incense

Buna · ቡና

Coffee, in three rounds

አቦል

Abol

The first pour — the strongest, brewed fresh from beans roasted, ground and boiled in the clay jebena.

ቶና

Tona

The second round, brewed again from the same grounds — softer, for the conversation that follows.

በረካ

Bereka

The third, the blessing. Staying for all three is how you say the visit mattered.

First time?

No forks required

i.

Tear

Tear off a piece of injera with your right hand — the spongy flatbread is your plate and your spoon.

ii.

Scoop

Pinch up a little wot with it. Mix a lentil with a green — that's the point of a platter.

iii.

Gursha

Feed a bite to someone you love. In Ethiopia, ጉርሻ is the warmest gesture at the table.

★★★★★  4.4 from 570+ Google reviews

“OMG, the service, the people, the food and services were 10/10.”
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“Vegan vegetable dishes, with tasty not too spicy meat dishes.”
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“Good food, especially the various vegetables / lentils that come with the plate.”
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Visit

Pull up a chair

Closed Tue

2722 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA 98122

Monday11 AM – 10 PM
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday11 AM – 10 PM
Thursday11 AM – 10 PM
Friday11 AM – 2 AM
Saturday11 AM – 2 AM
Sunday12 PM – 9 PM
Demo by Hassen Consulting LLC