Axum Ethiopian Restaurant brings traditional Ethiopian food and hospitality to Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. The kitchen prepares classic dishes with bold spices and serves meals with 100% teff injera.

The menu features doro wot, kitfo, beef and lamb tibs, shiro, misir wot, and sambusas. Combination platters let guests try several dishes in one meal. Diners can choose meat, vegetable, or mixed combinations.

Axum also offers plenty of vegan and vegetarian choices. The veggie combination includes lentils, split peas, chickpea stew, collard greens, cabbage, spinach, beets, mushrooms, and salad. Guests share the dishes over traditional injera.

The restaurant also celebrates Ethiopian coffee culture. Axum roasts fresh coffee beans and brews them in a traditional jebena as part of its Ethiopian coffee ceremony.

Guests can dine in or order food for pickup and delivery. Axum also caters weddings, birthdays, corporate events, and other gatherings. Its private event space accommodates groups of up to 100 guests.

For Ethiopian food in Edgewater Chicago, Axum serves traditional meat and vegan dishes, injera, Ethiopian coffee, and combination platters in a welcoming neighborhood restaurant.