Kaffa Crossing Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Kaffa Crossing, a renowned Ethiopian restaurant in Philadelphia, known for its breakfast, brunch, and juice bar offerings. The menu features authentic Ethiopian dishes like Full Breakfast with crushed fava beans, special spice Ethiopian sauce, Quanta Firfir, Scrambled Eggs with Beef, and more. Appetizers include Sambusa, Injera Wraps, Layered Tofu Wat, and Timatim Fitfit salads like Hummus Platter, Spicy Doro Salad, and Kaffa Veggie Tuna Salad. Customers rave about the delicious food, flexible staff, and great community vibes. The spot offers outdoor seating, takes reservations, has free Wi-Fi, and is perfect for group gatherings. With a diverse menu catering to both vegan and meat-lovers, Kaffa Crossing promises an unforgettable dining experience with flavors that transport you straight to Ethiopia.
Breakfast
Full Breakfast
Crushed fava beans garnished with fresh onions, jalapeno peppers, tomato & cumin. Vegetarian.
Special Full Breakfast
Full with special spice Ethiopian sauce that gives the beans a kick. Vegetarian.
Firfir
Pieces of Injera bread mixed in spicy Ethiopian stew tomato, onions & jalapeno peppers. Vegetarian.
Scrambled Eggs with Beef
Ethiopian style scrambled eggs with onion, garlic, tomato, jalapeno peppers & beef with spicy or mild spices.
Quanta Firfir
Strips of dried beef, sauteed in a spicy stew onions, olive oil, & red pepper.
Scrambled Eggs - Plain
Cooked with onions, tomato, & jalapeno peppers.
Salsa with Rice
Vegetarian.
Salsa with Injera
Vegetarian.
Sambusa
2 pieces. Pastry shells stuffed with lentils, onion & spicy herbs.
Injera Wraps
Yellow split pea or spiced split lentil wot wrapped in injera. Vegan.
Layered Tofu Wat
Tofu sauteed in onions, garlic, and red pepper. Served in layer of injera. Vegetarian.
Timatim Fitfit
Injera mixed with fresh diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, olive oil, lemon juice & special spices (served cold). Vegetarian.
Appetizers
Salad
Hummus Platter
Hummus, roasted red peppers, eggplant, and feta cheese with pita bread. Vegetarian.
Spicy Doro Salad
Chopped chicken breast sauteed in Ethiopian spices. Served on a bed of romaine with pumpkin seeds, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, and onions.
House Salad
Crisp salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, and onion with homemade dressing. Vegetarian.
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce with Caesar dressing topped with grilled chicken, Parmesan cheese, and croutons.
Mediterranean Salad
Romaine lettuce, olives, tomato, cucumber, red onion, and feta cheese.
Kaffa Veggie Tuna Salad
A paste of sunflower seeds, walnut, and sprouts. Served on a bed of lettuce with cucumber, tomato, and onion. Vegetarian.
Special Tibs
Tender cubes of leg of a beef sauteed with onions, spiced butter, tomatoes, & jalapeno peppers.
Doro Tibs
Chicken breast cubes seasoned in spiced butter, sauteed with onions, tomato, and jalapeno peppers.
Yebeg Tibs
Tender cubes of legs of lamb sauteed with onions, spiced butter, onions, tomato, and jalapeno peppers.
Doro Wot
Ethiopia's signature dish, chicken leg simmered in flavorful sauce, with incised hardboiled egg. Served with Ethiopian-style farer's cheese.
Tibs
Tender beef cubes sauteed into a saucy dish consisting of onions, spiced butter, tomato, and jalapeno peppers.
Kitfo
Very lean beef, chopped into small pieces, seasoned in spiced butter, herbs, and mintmita.
Derek Tibs
Tender beef cubes sauteed with spices, onion, spiced butter, and jalapeno peppers.
Kaffa Tibs
Small pieces of tender beef sauteed with onions, garlic, tomato, and jalapeno peppers.
Entree
Vegetarian
Ethiopian Vegetarian Combination
Yellow split peas, spiced split lentils, collard greens, string beans, carrot & salad.
Shiro Wot
Spicy ground chick peas cooked with onions & Ethiopian spices.
Misir Wot
Spiced split lentils simmered in blend of Ethiopian spices.
Tikil Gomen
Cabbage & carrots cooked with onions, ginger & Ethiopian spice.
Tofu Wot
Tofu cooked in Ethiopian sauce with onions, garlic & spices.
Kik Aletcha Wot
Yellow split peas in tasty sauce with a medley of Ethiopian spices.
Okra Wot
Okra cooked in spicy medley with onions, tomatoes, garlic & spices.
Eggplant Wot
Eggplant sauteed with onions, tomatoes, garlic & spices.
Gomen
Collard greens cooked with onions, garlic & Ethiopian spices.
Whole Lentils
Lentils simmered in blend of Ethiopian spices.
Taste of Paradise Smoothie
Pineapple, mango, banana, strawberries, soy, vanilla & cinnamon.
Fantasy Island Smoothie
Mango, pineapple, guava & banana.
Mangolicious Smoothie
Mango, lime, soy & honey.
Coconut Chai Breeze Smoothie
Coconut, chai, banana, soy & cinnamon.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Blast Smoothie
Chocolate, banana, peanut butter & soy.
Ecstasy Smoothie
Chocolate, strawberry, banana, soy & raisins.
Banana Latte Smoothie
Espresso, banana, vanilla & creme.
Shot of Protein Smoothie
Peanuts, pumpkin seeds, almond, raisins, mango & soy.