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Name: Finfine
Address: 2556 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States, 94704-2975
Telephone: (510) 883-0167
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.5

Finfine

4.5

50 Reviews

$30 and under

Ethiopian

2556 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704-2975

About this restaurant

Vegetarian-friendly
Innovative
Neighborhood gem

Finfine is an Ethiopian style restaurant in Berkeley, California with a focus on providing diners with healthy, tasty and spicy food. The restaurant prepares unique Ethiopian and ethnic dishes utilizing fresh ingredients from local organic farms. The menu at Finfine features an eclectic mix of appetizers, vegetarian dishes and meat and fish. Menu selections include such fare as highland salad, tsom firfir, gomen, shiro wat, lamb wat, assa tibs and gored-gored. Gluten free menu options are also available at the restaurant upon request. Finfine also offers a variety of drink options to guests including beer, white wine, red wine, tej-honey wine, soft drinks and hot drinks including coffee and tea.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Ethiopian
Hours of operation
Dinner: Sunday - Monday & Wednesday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Phone number
(510) 883-0167
Website
http://www.finfine.com/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Private party facilities
A neighborhood restaurant named after a natural spring in Ethiopia and focused on bringing healthy, tasty and spicy food to the bay area. We prepare our unique and flavorful dishes with the freshest ingredients from local organic farms.

Location
2556 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704-2975
Neighborhood
Oakland
Parking details
Street Parking

Vegetarian Combo$16.00
Chef's daily selection of organic dishes. Simmered yellow split peas - Kik, Red lentil stew - Mesir Wat, String beans & carrots - Fassolia; Ground chickpeas, lemon juice, diced onions, jalapeños, vegetable oil - Butcha; Gently simmered greens & cabbage – Tikil-Gomen Alicha Potatoes & carrots sautéed in house spices
Gomen$13.00
Organic collard greens simmered with onions, garlic, ginger and hot peppers
Vegetable Alitcha$13.00
String beans, carrots sautéed in blend of house spices, garlic & veg. oil
Shiro Wat$13.00
Delicately seasoned ground legume blend with touch of berberé simmered to perfection
Mesir Wat$13.00
Slow cooked red lentil stew with ripe tomatoes, berberé & spices

Meat and Fish

Kitfo Special$17.00
Choice of Sushi-grade Tuna, Salmon or Grass Feed lean Beef slightly sautéed in a blend of shallots, jalapeños & seasoned ground Mit' mit' a chilies. Prepared medium rare. Served with Ethiopian style home made cottage cheese
Lamb Wat$17.00
Slow cooked grass fed spring lamb stew in rich berberé sauce & spices
Bozena Shiro$15.00
Seasoned ground legume blend with touch of berbere and ground beef
Kitfo$15.00
Extra lean grass fed beef seasoned with a unique Mit'mit'a chili blend and served tartar style
Assa Tibs$15.00
Fresh fillet Salmon or Sea Bass in a special blend of house spices, pan fried
Tibs$15.00
Grass fed lamb or free range Chicken marinated overnight & sautéed with house spices
Awaze Tibs$15.00
Choice of tender cubed grass fed Lamb, Sea Bass, Salmon or free range Chicken marinated in house made red pepper paste, garlic, ginger & spiced butter or spiced oil
Tibs Firfir$15.00
Tender beef or fish cooked in berberé sauce & smothered in Injera pieces
Gored-Gored$15.00
Bite size Salmon or grass fed tender beef, lightly sautéed with berberé & jalapeños
Dulet$15.00
Tender lean grass fed ground beef & tripe, sautéed with jalapeños
Teff Injera
Gluten free injera available per request
- per injera$2.00

What 50 people are saying

Finfine reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.5Service
4.1Ambience
4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

50 Reviews

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RichardH
Los Angeles6 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 9, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, and I've had a lot of Ethiopian food in the past. Service was excellent, attentive but not intrusive, ambiance is casual, I don't live in Berkely but if I did, this would be a regular spot for me. I will be back!
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2paddlers
San Francisco29 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 29, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Charming place to have a very congenial meal. It was perfect for us before a concert at Zellerbach. Very grateful to be able to make a reservation. Delicious Ethiopian food (which they readily modified for the few in our party who don't eat especially spicy food) served communally. The congenial hosts helped to make this a wonderful way to enjoy a pre-concert dining treat
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TonyC
San Francisco11 reviews
3.0
Dined on February 23, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Good service and fresh tasty food. Good experience. Very hospitable service and friendly atmosphere.
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olivere
San Francisco1 review
5.0
Dined on October 20, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food and an amazing staff. The atmosphere was lively and the overall experience was unique and charming. Definitely check out Finfine if you're interested in a great meal in an energetic small location.
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DoRo
Raleigh15 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 5, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Just fantastic! We all loved our meals which were very fresh. The service was wonderful. Definitely a must do while in Berkeley!
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Erin
San Francisco2 reviews
5.0
Dined on September 7, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Delicious food, great service.
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JAMESH
San Francisco4 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 18, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Great food. Excellent value. Seems like a wonderful family enterprise.
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AF18
Baltimore10 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 11, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic little restaurant and fantasy, fresh food! I highly recommend this spot.
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DebB
San Francisco1 review
4.0
Dined on June 2, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The food was outstanding and the ambiance comfortable. It’s a small place so only a handful of tables. Service was good but it took a long time to get our food, but the food quality made up for that. We were even given gluten free bread for someone at our table.
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Edmj2tl
San Francisco59 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 14, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious food and friendly service - it’s a family favorite restaurant.
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2556 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704-2975

Additional information

Neighborhood
Oakland
Hours of operation
Dinner: Sunday - Monday & Wednesday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Ethiopian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa

Website
http://www.finfine.com/
Phone number
(510) 883-0167
Private party facilities
A neighborhood restaurant named after a natural spring in Ethiopia and focused on bringing healthy, tasty and spicy food to the bay area. We prepare our unique and flavorful dishes with the freshest ingredients from local organic farms.

Finfine

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Additional information

Menu

First Bites

Finfine Selata$9.00

Highland Salad$11.00

Tsom Firfir$11.00

Vegetarian

Vegetarian Combo$16.00

Gomen$13.00

Vegetable Alitcha$13.00

Shiro Wat$13.00

Mesir Wat$13.00

Meat and Fish

Kitfo Special$17.00

Lamb Wat$17.00

Bozena Shiro$15.00

Kitfo$15.00

Assa Tibs$15.00

Tibs$15.00

Awaze Tibs$15.00

Tibs Firfir$15.00

Gored-Gored$15.00

Dulet$15.00

Teff Injera

What 50 people are saying

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