Eat · Medeber market
A grill house near Medeber marketቤት ስጋ
Grilled meat (zilzil tibs style) with bread, near the market: a working lunch spot for a break between the market stalls and craft workshops.
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Key facts
- Price
- ERN 80–200 per person (2026 estimate)
- E
- Hours
- unknown
- Walk in
- unknown
- Seating
- chairs
- 28″ bags
- No
- Medeber market
- Getting there
- Short walk from Medeber market
- 5 min walk
- Convenient after the Medeber market stalls
- Cheap
- filling
- fast
- Order: Zilzil tibs
- Table seating
- Menu with prices on Voykit
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Map & directions
Directions
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Plan
When you can walk in, what to order, how to pay
Walk-in windows
12:00–15:00: ok
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Paying and dietary fit
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On the ground
Facts
- Reservations
- false — Walk-in only.
- Capabilities
- food · toilet
- Getting there
- Short walk from Medeber market · ~5 min walk
Cons
- Limited vegetarian choice.
- No English menu — point or ask.
Ordering helpDish glossary · Price check · Dietary phrases · Hygiene
Dish glossary
| On the menu | What it is | Order it how |
|---|---|---|
| — | — |
Price check
Dietary: what to say
| Need | Say or show | Reality here |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetarian / allergies | Ask staff directly. | Vegetarian choice is limited here — bread and salad are the fallback; the injera-and-tsebhi restaurant is a better vegetarian option on fasting days. |
Hygiene notes
- Simple working-lunch spot near the market; food is cooked to order.
Deep dive
Questions, nearby food and sources
Questions and answers
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Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- Sleep areaMedeber side (west of centre)60 m · 1 min walk
- ClusterMedeber market180 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterHarnet Avenue & Cinema Imperonearest point: Avenue promenade benches600 m · 10 min walk
- Sleep areaHarnet Avenue (city centre)820 m · 13 min walk
- ClusterCathedral & Great Mosque quarter840 m · 14 min walk
- ClusterFiat Tagliero & south Asmaranearest point: Fiat Tagliero forecourt benches940 m · 15 min walk
Used as a seated rest node in Asmara in 4 days.
Sources
- secondaryWikivoyage — Asmara