Blue Nile Menu

Welcome to Blue Nile, a hidden gem nestled in Seattle's Rainier Valley, where Ethiopian cuisine comes alive. This charming spot offers a delightful blend of flavors, making it perfect for adventurous foodies and families alike. The extensive menu features the renowned Blue Nile Combo, a favorite among regulars, allowing diners to savor an array of meats and spices served with traditional sourdough injera.

The atmosphere is casual yet classy, ideal for groups or a cozy dinner. Customers rave about the friendly service, with staff going above and beyond to ensure a memorable dining experience. The outdoor seating adds to the charm, making it a lovely spot to enjoy a meal on a nice day.

Don’t miss the chance to explore delightful vegetarian options and indulge in a refreshing mango juice. Whether you're a seasoned Ethiopian food lover or a curious first-timer, Blue Nile promises a satisfying and enjoyable experience.

Breakfast

Foul

It is a stew of cooked fava beans served with vegetable oil, cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic, onion, lemon juice, chili pepper and other vegetable, herb and spice ingredients it come with bread.

$19.95

Scrambled Egg

Scrambled eggs gently whisked and cooked until just set, often complemented with herbs for added flavor.

$19.95

Chechebesa

(sometimes called Kita Fir Fir in Ethiopia) is a classic breakfast dish that starts with preparing a batter that's fried to make a large flatbread called Kita. The kita is then torn into small pieces and is mixed with berbere and Niter Kibbeh spiced butter until it's a moist and soft mixture.

$19.95

Shiro Wote

Ground beans cooked with onions, ginger, garlic, and berbere sauce.

$24.95

Misir Wot

Misir Wot is an Ethiopian lentil stew made by cooking lentils in clarified butter, ghee, and 'Berbere' spice blend

$23.95

Gomen

Collard Greens cooked with garlic, ginger, onions, and herbs.

$23.95

Alicha Kik

Split peas cooked in spices.

$23.95

Cabbage

Cooked cabbage in spices and herbs with carot and potato

$23.95

Veggie Combo

Misir, alicha kik, gomen, cabbage, defin misir, shiro and okra.

$26.95

Ocra (Bamiya)

Okra, oil red onions, garlic, ginger, cardamom, jalapenos, minced and injera

$23.95

Vegan( Ye Tsom) Firifer

Berebere, onions, tomato, garlic, jalapeños, rosemarie and injera pieces.

$20.95

vegan and Vegetables

Beef

Beef Tibes

Lean beef meat cooked in home Ethiopian butter herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera

$26.95

Dry Tibes

Derek tibs is the version that's cooked dry, herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera kind of like stir frying, but just with some butter in a pan and searing the meat until some pieces get crunchy.

$26.95

Kitfo Rare

Kitfo consists of minced raw beef, marinated in mitmita (a chili powder-based spice blend) and niter kibbeh (a clarified butter infused with herbs and spices). served with injera.

$27.95

Geba Weta Tibes

Tender beef fried on open fire with onion, garlic, rosemary and awaze

$26.95

Spicy Beef Tibes

Lean beef meat cooked in home made sauce (awaze), ethiopian butter, herb, onions, garlic, jalapenos, rosemary and injera

$26.95

Key Wat

Key wat is a traditional beef stew originating from Ethiopia. It's made with a combination of cubed beef, onions, garlic, tomato paste,, beef stock, oil, salt, pepper rosmary, berbere spices and injera

$25.95

Gomen Besega (Green Beef)

Lean beef cooked with , onions, tomato, garlic, jalapeños, rosemarie spnich, color green and injera

$25.95

Gas Light

Gas light consists of minced well done beef cooked in home Ethiopian butter herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera

$26.95

Quanata Firfir

Dried beef cooked with onion, tomato, berbere mixed with injera.

$26.95

Well Done Kitfo

Kitfo consists of minced well done beef, marinated in mitmita (a chili powder-based spice blend) and niter kibbeh (a clarified butter infused with herbs and spices). served with injera.

$26.95

Tibes Firefir

Lean beef cooked with berebere, onions, tomato, garlic, jalapeños, rosemarie and injera pieces.

$26.95

Lamb Tibes Firefir

Lean lamb meat, typically sautéed with onions, garlic, and jalapeños, mixed with firefir, a blend of spices and herbs, served with pieces of injera.

$28.95

Dulet

Lamb tripe and lean beef sautéed in a special blend of house spices, onions, jalapeño, garlic, and spiced butter.

$27.95

Kikile

Kikil is a mild stew type of dish typically made with lamb, Ethiopian butter herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera

$27.95

Spicy Lam Tibes

Lean beef meat cooked in home Ethiopian butter , sauce (awaze) herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera

$28.95

Lamb Tibes

Lean lamb meat cooked in home Ethiopian butter herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera

$28.95

Lamb

Chicken

Chicken Tibes

Boneless Chicken meat cooked in herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos and rosemary and injera

$24.95

Green Chicken

Boneless Chicken meat cooked in herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos, rosemary, spinch and injera

$24.95

Chicken Wot

Chicken drumsticks cooked in spicy sausage and mixed with onions, ginger, Ethiopian butter, and berbere, served with hard-boiled eggs. (Ethiopian popular dish).

$25.95

Fish Cotolet

Breaded and fried fish, typically accompanied by a blend of herbs and spices to enhance its natural flavors.

$25.95

Fish Gulosh

Cooked in homemade red sauce (awaze). Ethiopian butter, herbs, onions, garlic, jalapenos, and rosemary, also injera

$25.95

Fish

Combos

Blue Nile Combo

Green chicken, qey wot, all echo beef, misir wot, alicha Kik, Ethiopian cottage, and cabbage.

$45.95

Family Combo

Doro wot, green chicken, kitfo, key wot, alicha tibes, miser, alicha kiki, cabege, gomen cottage cheese injera, feed or more

$55.95

Meat Combo

Qey wot, alicha wot, green chicken, kitfo, and Ethiopian cottage cheese.

$41.95

Banatu

Sega firifir, kitfo, and Ethiopian cottage cheese.

$29.95

Veggie Combo

Combination of Shiro Wot, missir Wot, Kik Alicha, Gomen, Cabbage, Kayser and Ocra

$26.95

Extra Injera

Soft, spongy flatbread made from teff flour, perfect for accompanying breakfast dishes.

$3.50

Gomen

Collard greens cooked with garlic, ginger, onions, and herbs.

$11.95

Cabbage

Cooked cabbage in spices and herbs with carot and potato

$11.95

Misir Wot

Misir wot is an ethiopian lentil stew made by cooking lentils in clarified butter, ghee, and 'berbere' spice blend

$11.95

Alicha Kik

Split peas cooked in spices.

$11.95

Okra (Bamiya)

Okra sautéed with onions, garlic, and a blend of spices, often garnished with ginger.

$11.95

Side Order

Drinks

Cafe Latte

Creamy steamed milk poured over rich espresso

$3.95

Hot Tea

Steaming, aromatic blend of finely selected tea leaves. Perfectly soothing.

$2.95

Mango Juice

Freshly prepared mango juice, typically includes pureed mango.

$3.95

Orange Juice

Classic citrus refreshment.

$3.95

Soda Drinks

Coke, Sprite

$3.95

Miniral Water

Mineral water, often sourced from underground reservoirs, is rich in minerals like calcium and magnesium, providing a refreshing hydration option.

$3.95

Cranberry Juice

Tangy cranberry delight, a refreshing concoction that will keep you craving more.

$3.95