When Queen of Sheba debuted in 2005, there were no multistory condominiums with dog parks on the roof and sweeping vistas of the Shaw neighborhood. There was no Chaplin’s next door with $14 bowls of ramen and $20 pours of Japanese whiskey. There was no shortage of parking, either.
But in the 11 years since Nigisti “Queen” Gebreyesus and her husband, Embzam Misgina, open their Ethiopian restaurant, Shaw has become a developer’s playground, and all the shiny new commercial objects have put a squeeze on the couple’s business. In fact, before I spoke with Gebreyesus, I noticed Queen of Sheba was for sale. But the Queen told me the online listing was premature. The couple had bee…The 10 best Ethiopian Restaurants in the Washington DC Area
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The 10 best Ethiopian restaurants in the Washington DC area
A platter at Bete Ethiopian in Silver Spring includes lamb tibs, gored gored and kitfo, surrounded by side dishes. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)
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