Bianca turned me on to Derae Restaurant. This is an East African/Mediterranean place on Highland just a block or so south of Park.
The restaurant serves breakfast, and we started with a dish from the breakfast menu — bowls of fuul ($6), a nice and hearty chili-like dish of fava beans and other vegetables.
We also split the veggie combination platter ($12), an Ethiopian dish with kale, split peas, lentils, and cabbage served atop injera bread.
Excellent all the way around, and don’t skip the specialty hot tea.
Derae Restaurant is open Tuesday-Sunday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
