Can't go wrong with a big pile of fruit. --- Papaya -- Avocado -- Mango -- Vimto -- Lime --- Espris Selata. It's our Espris drink, deconstructed. Available for brunch 11 to 4, Sat / Sun. ---- 📸: @samara_renee - This refreshing @bunnacafe Espris Selata (fruit salad) is exactly what you need on a scorching day. 🥑 Head to the link in the bio to learn more about the yummy brunch at @bunnacafe. 😋 #vegan #nycvegan #ethiopianfood #foodporn #brunch
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela was a ruler of Ethiopia in the late 12th/early 13th century, part of the long-standing Zagwe Dynasty. According to legend, he spent much of his childhood in Crusader-occupied Jerusalem, and when it was reconquered by the Muslims in 1187, he drew inspiration to build a replica of the city in the highlands of Ethiopia, and use it as his capital and the spiritual center of the country. In a feat of engineering unfathomable in the world for its time, he oversaw the cutting of eleven large churches out of the soft limestone boulders of the area – all of them intricately and meticulously carved into perfect angles and proportions. The Lalibela complex likely took decades to finish, but became a powerful center of the Zagwe domain and a site of wonder for later European visitors, with one Portuguese ambassador in the 1500s writing: “I weary of writing more about these buildings, because it seems to me that I shall not be believed if I write more … I swear by God, in Whose power I am, that all I have written is the truth.” Two of the twelve churches stand out in particular. Medhane Alem, at over 100 feet in length and 33 feet in height, is considered to be the largest monolithic church in the world. The most recognizable and well-preserved is St Giorgis, which is carved out as a cross and sits alone at the far end of the complex. Today they are a popular tourist destination, and the second holiest site in the country behind the ancient city of Aksum. ------------------ We designed the wall behind our bar to follow the map of early Lalibela. Each rectangle represents one of the eleven churches, while the two shelves depict (n to s ) a tunnel from Bet Giorgis to the eastern church complex , and (s to n) the River Yordanos, named after the one in Jerusalem. The rectangles representing the churches are a common icon in Ethiopian iconography. They represented in various places throughout the restaurant. #thoughtyallmightliketoknow
The PUSHKIN. An Ethiopian white russian in honor of a slightly black Russian. (Alexander Pushkin's great granddad was Abram Gannibal, a nobleman from central or east Africa). ... ✔ Vodka ✔ Sunflower Milk ✔ Ethiopian Spiced Sidamo ✔ Turbinado Syrup ✔ Rocks ✔ Coffee bean garnish. ... Try some poetry. Try a Pushkin. ... 📸: @ahlgrensbilder ------ #vegan #vegandrinks #whiterussian #russia #pushkin #ethiopia #nycvegan #cocktailporn #drinkporn #bunna #jebena
We've been doing monthly Ethiopian #Vegan Cooking Classes since 2012. One beauty about this cuisine is that it gives much leeway to the personal touch and in our classes we get you started on that path. No worries tho, we know you'll veer back to 1084 every now and then for some Chef Kedega inspiration. ------ Make Habesha Food Like A Habesha Would. ------ Next class, Wed 10/24. Details, tix and more available on our website (link in profile). ------ 📹: @theodoralogy Music: Hallo Dawe ------ #bkeats #nyceats #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #CookingClass #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood #berbere
Lunch for 2. Just $15, since 2014. M to F 12-4. Full menu in profile link. Come to Bunna. Everything is eshi. ... 📸: @ahlgrensbilder ... #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood #berbere
We make good use of this 30 sq ft cherry wood gem of a stage. ... Coffee Ceremony: @originalbarista Wed/Fri at 6, Sat/Sun at 5. ... Music: @underthegrassroof Wed nights at 8. Plus random shows throughout the year. ... And of course, the nicest DJ in Bushwick and the fittest DJ in America, spinning for your weekend dinner, señor @JahBanks. ... 📸: @ahlgrensbilder #livemusic #ethiopianfood #freeshow #plantbased #vegan #nycvegan #everythingiseshi #originalbarista #bunna #ethiopia #habesha #coffeetime #coffeeceremony #barista #brooklyn #nyc #eritrea #gebena #gebenacoffee #arabica #yegebenabunna
I don't think y'all realize that we serve these intense countours of fruit-based-flavors every day 12 to 11. ... But it can't even match the contours created in Addis.4, 5, 6 layers. Insane! ESPRIS. (top to bottom) Lime. Vimto syrup. Mango. Avocado. Papaya. --------- Bunna. Eritrea. Ethiopia. 📸: @thefoodduo
No, we do not deliver. Someday, maybe... we've definitely explored it. But for now it just doesn't fit. ... Still, we will put delicious Ethiopian food in a pizza box so that you can build the perfect colorful ensemble for your own eyes, nose, and palate. Anywhere you choose (just gotta come here first!). At least you get to talk to us tinish tinish... ... 📸:@ahlgrensbilder #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood #berbere
And yes, let us not forget, the immaculate portrait we paint, about a hundred times a day, that is the Feast for 2. All 9 of our entrees, all delicious, healthy, and #vegan. ... Every day after 5pm. Come to Bunna. Everything is eshi. ... 📸: @thefoodduo ... #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood #berbere
Anytime, anywhere. Make Bunna happen. 🇪🇹🇪🇷. @OriginalBarista ... Loc: The first annual #AfricanHeritageNYC Reception at @graciemansionnyc, 9/26/18 ... #originalbarista #bunna #ethiopia #habesha #coffeetime #coffeeceremony #barista #brooklyn #nyc #eritrea #vegan #gebena #gebenacoffee #arabica #traditional #authentic #yegebenabunna #vegan #nycvegan
Been a minute since we showed you the good stuff. Check out our weekend greatness! Ethiopian Brunch -- everything you see here is delicious and #Vegan. Top: Habesha Breakfast, a mix of Kosta swiss chard, Butecha chickpea scramble, and Duba Firfir spicy pumpkin and injera with berbere sauce and cashew yoghurt topping Bottom: Special Ful, a combo of Ful fava beans cooked with tomato and onion, Butecha chickpea scramble, and cashew yoghurt plus tomato salad topping. Left: Toasted Kita, Ethiopian breakfast bread. 11 to 4 Sat / Sun. It's different!! ... 📷: @veganeatsnyc ... #Brunch #EthiopianBrunch #Brunchporn #Vegan #Veganbrunch #whatveganseat #Ethiopia #Bushwick #nycvegan #comfortfood #plantbased #Ethiopianfood #Brooklyn #Willyburg #foodporn #foodie #habesha #everythingiseshi #veganeatsnyc
We always be hoppin! @stringsnskins are uhhh making an appearence 9pm. FREE. (But buy something!!) ... / Under The Grass Roof \ ... ... ... #djembe #sabor #livemusic #stringsnskins #ethiopianfood #freeshow #plantbased #vegan #nycvegan#everythingiseshi #unity#unitedwestand#colombia#africa#diaspora#haiti#ayiti #vodourap#stringsnskins#brooklyn#bats#hiphop#mc#rapper#freestyle#elements#afro#latino#aftolatinos
Watch your face! @stringsnskins are rolling in tonight 9pm. FREE. (But buy something!!) ... / Under The Grass Roof \ Everything is Eshi. ... ... ... #djembe #sabor #livemusic #stringsnskins #ethiopianfood #freeshow #plantbased #vegan #nycvegan#everythingiseshi #unity#unitedwestand#colombia#africa#diaspora#haiti#ayiti #vodourap#stringsnskins#brooklyn#bats#hiphop#mc#rapper#freestyle#elements#afro#latino#aftolatinos @lulustrings @okaimusik @tenzinhunter_ @granprimo
Ok ok last set of pics and we will move on. Thanks for a night to remember! #Fendika! #Selamino! #MelakuBelay, #NardosTesfaw, @mesayabebay, @fendikaculturalcenter, @selaminomusic, @ashu_keyboard. All 📸: @sunrisealexis Loc: @lightspacestudios. Brought to you by #Ethiopia, #Eritrea, and Bunaaaaaa!!! #Fendika #ethiopia #bunna #livemusic #eskista #azmari #dance #eskista #habesha #addisababa #bushwick #nyc #everythingiseshi#jazz #jazzfusion #ethiopianjazz #performance #concert #nightlife #ethiojazz #vegan #nycvegan
At some point we will stop posting about last month's show .... But not yet. #Fendika!, #MelakuBelay #NardosTesfaw, @mesayabebay, @fendikaculturalcenter Loc: @lightspacestudios. #Fendika #ethiopia #bunna #livemusic #eskista #azmari #dance #eskista #habesha #addisababa #bushwick #nyc #everythingiseshi#jazz #jazzfusion #ethiopianjazz #performance #concert #nightlife #ethiojazz #vegan #nycvegan
More 🔥from last Saturday's show... pictured #MelakuBelay, @mesayabebay, #NardosTesfaw, #Fendika! @fendikaculturalcenter Loc: @lightspacestudios. All 📸: @sunrisealexis. #Fendika #ethiopia #bunna #livemusic #eskista #azmari #dance #eskista #habesha #addisababa #bushwick #nyc #everythingiseshi#jazz #jazzfusion #ethiopianjazz #performance #concert #nightlife #ethiojazz #vegan #nycvegan
LEGEND. @selaminomusic @ashu_keyboard #RohaBand #IbexBand #GuitarOlderthanYou #AndmoreExperienced #JuuustkiddingRelax #EverythingisEshi 📸: @sunrisealexis @lightspacestudios #ethiopia #bunna #eritrea #habesha #ethiojazz #brooklyn #nyc #legend #ethiopianfood #injera #habesha #zefen #africanmusic #bushwick #nyc
1am transition. @bunnacafe. @lightspacestudios. 9/29/18 📸: @sunrisealexis #ethiopia #eritrea #Fendika #bunna #livemusic #eskista #azmari #melakubelay #dance #habesha #bushwick #nyc #everythingiseshi #performance #concert #clublife #nightlife
Airborne. 9/29/18 @fendikaculturalcenter @lightspacestudios 📸: @sunrisealexis #Fendika #ethiopia #bunna #livemusic #eskista #azmari #melakubelay #dance #eskista #habesha #addisababa #bushwick #nyc #everythingiseshi #culture #music #jazz #jazzfusion #ethiopianjazz #performance #concert #clublife #nightlife #ethiojazz #vegan #nycvegan
Dang. @fendikaculturalcenter. #Fendika #Jamsession #ethiopia #bunna #livemusic #eskista #azmari #melakubelay #dance #eskista #habesha #addisababa #bushwick #nyc #everythingiseshi #culture #music #jazz #jazzfusion #ethiopianjazz #performance #concert #clublife #nightlife #ethiojazz #vegan #nycvegan
We did it. Thanks to y'all. #Fendika is heading to Philly and DC next. Find them!! Melkam Meskel. Happy Irrecha. @fendikaculturalcenter @lightspacestudios #ethiopia #bunna #livemusic #eskista #azmari #melakubelay #dance #eskista #habesha #addisababa #bushwick #nyc #everythingiseshi #culture #music #jazz #jazzfusion #ethiopianjazz #performance #concert #clublife #nightlife #ethiojazz #vegan #nycvegan #dchabeshas #philly
#Legend. @SelaminoMusic @ashu_keyboard. Thanks to all who came. Melkam #Meskel. Happy #Irrecha.
Selam Selamino Seyoum joins us for #Meskel on Saturday 9/29, with DC-based keyboardist Ashebir Gebremeskel. Come see him live with dance superstars #Fendika! Join us. Dtls in profile link. ---- A pioneer in the heydays of Ethiopian popular music in the 70s and 80s, Selam Seyoum (@selaminomusic) was lead guitarist of the seminal Black Soul, Ibex and ROHA bands, which at various times contained #Ethiopian/#Eritrean superstars like #AlemayehuEshete, #MahmoudAhmed, #TilahunGessese, #AliBirra, @AsterAweke, and #TekleTesfazghi. ROHA was built out of the remnants of Ibex after it disbanded during the communist era, thanks in part to the leadership of Selamino. These bands were the superstars of Ethiopia – they served as the backdrop to masses of concerts and shows that were proportionally as important to the country as The Jackson Five, Rolling Stones, Beatles, were to The West. All in all Ibex and ROHA produced over 250 albums during its career. Since the 90s, Selamino has been a tireless performer among the Habesha community in DC. In the past decades he has collaborated with old and new Ethiopian and Eritrean greats such as #MulatuAstake, #GetachewKassa, #NhattyMan, #HaileGebru, and Betty G, as well as NYC-based performers such as Tomas Doncker.
“When I am dancing, I am in my world. I do not know where I get the energy.” Melaku Belay, leader of #Fendika, displays his unique, vibrant style of movement as he travels through his country's capital Addis Ababa. He joins us this Saturday, 9/29! Fendika and Selamino! Meskel holiday party at Bunna Cafe, details in profile link. Via Channel 4's Random Acts series. Watch full video at bunnaethiopia.net/melakuaddis #ethiopia #bunna #livemusic #eskista #azmari #melakubelay #dance #eskista #habesha #addisababa #bushwick #nyc #everythingiseshi #culture #music #jazz #jazzfusion #ethiopianjazz #performance #concert #clublife #nightlife #ethiojazz #vegan #nycvegan #merkato
3 days away! The Azmari tradition is an Ethiopian form of musical storytelling that uses improvisation, dance, humor, and Ethiopian instruments to create a one-of-a-kind collective experience. Nobody does it better than FENDIKA! ------------------------------- With Selamino, legendary guitarist from the early days of Ethiopian popular music. And THE DJ @JahBanks as afterparty #emcee Dtls and Tix in profile link. Everything is ESHI. #Fendika #ethiopia #bunna #livemusic #eskista #azmari #melakubelay #dance #eskista #habesha #addisababa #bushwick #nyc #everythingiseshi #culture #music #jazz #jazzfusion #ethiopianjazz #performance #concert #clublife #nightlife #ethiojazz #vegan #nycvegan
#MESKEL. ------ On Thursday 9/27, dozens of bonfires will dot the evening landscape of Ethiopia and Eritrea. On Saturday 9/29, we light our own musical flame, in homage, and in unity. ------ For believers of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox church, Meskel (lit. “cross”) celebrates the legend of the finding of the True Cross by Roman Empress Helena, mother of Constantine, in the 4th century CE. While the event has been celebrated throughout the Orthodox world, it holds special meaning among believers in Ethiopia and Eritrea because of the passionate claim that part of the Cross was brought here from Egypt. Meskel falls near the end of the rainy season in the Horn of Africa and beginning of the harvest season -- a time that for millennia has given rise to the celebration of reacquaintance with neighbors and with the land. Seems a fitting holiday, perhaps, in Meskerem 2011. We’ll see what comes of the overtures of a desire for peace, and the complex, onerous, intertwined struggle to achieve peace. In the Horn. On the planet. In the meantime, let us step back for one night and celebrate the kindling that has satiated our desire for a new beginning, knowing that while the Work remains onerous, the Will bears fruit in the coming harvest. #Fendika and @Selaminomusic, Saturday 9/29 at LightSpace Studio across from @BunnaCafe. Dtls in profile link. Everything is Eshi…
Here look at delicious food!! (📸: @feijaoviajante). Just kidding this is gonna be about dope music suckaaaas... Selam Selamino Seyoum (@selaminomusic) joins us for #Meskel on Saturday 9/29, with DC-based keyboardist Ashebir Gebremeskel. And of course dance superstars Fendika (@fendikaculturalcenter)..... A pioneer in the heydays of Ethiopian popular music in the 70s and 80s, Selamino was lead guitarist of the seminal Black Soul, Ibex and ROHA bands, which at various times contained #Ethiopian/#Eritrean superstars like #AlemayehuEshete, #MahmoudAhmed, #TilahunGessese, #AliBirra, @AsterAweke, and #TekleTesfazghi. ROHA was built out of the remnants of Ibex after it disbanded during the communist era, thanks in part to the leadership of Selamino. These bands were the musical icons of Ethiopia – they served as the backdrop to masses of concerts and shows that were proportionally as important to the country as The Jackson Five, Rolling Stones, Beatles, were to The West. All in all Ibex and ROHA produced over 250 albums during its career. Since the 90s, Selamino has been a tireless performer among the Habesha community in DC. In the past decades he has collaborated with old and new Ethiopian and Eritrean greats such as #MulatuAstake, #GetachewKassa, #NhattyMan, #HaileGebru, and Betty G, as well as NYC-based performers such as Tomas Doncker. Join us on 9/29. Food, drink, and vendors. Dtls and tix in profile link. Everything is Eshi. #ethiopia #bunna #eritrea #habesha #ethiojazz #brooklyn #nyc #ibexband #rohaband #vegan #nycvegan #ethiopianfood #injera #habesha #zefen #africanmusic #bushwick #nyc
The Nile River spreads its wings over a 1.5 million sq mile basin, with a flow converging as the White and Blue Niles meet in Khartoum in central Sudan, and meanders in a line all the way through the country on the way to Egypt. -------- Khartoum is a dusty expansive metropolis full of insane traffic, amazing coffee, and some of the kindest, most accommodating city folk in the world. Recently witnessed the following road rage incident: Get cut off, curse, follow culprit to stop light, pull up next to him tires screeching, roll down window: Salaam! Please try to be a little more careful next time we are all trying to get to where we need to be! Yeah you are right I'm sorry my kid was distracting me I will do better next time! Haha kids are the worst in cars I understand. Thank you my friend have a wonderful day You too man! #Sudan #Khartoum #Nile #Nubia #Rivers #roadrage #traffic
Our new artisan Brut Honey Wine from @BeedVine is dry as the desert, yet fruity and delicious. Produced by master Ethiopian winemaker, Ayele Solomon, this wine is aged in French oak barrels for over a year in the Napa Valley in California, with the finest locally sourced honey from the region. Nutty flavors mingle with citrus pith and spiced melon from this intriguing, dry, but tannin-free honey wine. Crisp, dry-yet-fruity. Ask for it! $25 for a half bottle, perfect for two. Everything is Eshi. #tej #honeywine #mead #ethiopia #winelife #bushwick #desert
Coming up through October! / Under The Grass Roof \ @underthegrassroof 9/27 | Wed 8pm | Nepalese Traditional Music with Raj Kapoor and Ram Shresta 9/30 | Sat 1pm | Ethiopian Brunch Beats with mikeflo (@MikeFloRbg) of dead prez. 10/1, 15, 29 | Sun 2pm | Steel Pan Brunch VIBz with Maurice Archibald and Ras Lu'el 10/4 | Wed 8pm | Sounds do Brasil from MamBemBe w @haparockoyama @almog_sharvit and @ben_silashi 10/8 | Sun 9pm | Afro-Caribbean beats with @StringsnSkins n friends! 10/11 | Wed 8pm | Ethiopian chill with Habte Awalom (@habte314) 10/18 | Wed 8pm | Roots Reggae with @IshmaelLevi 10/25 | Wed 8pm | West African harmonies with Salieu Suso (@msalieu.ss) on Kora and Ebrima Jassey on Balafon All shows free with drink or food purchase. Only at Bushwick's primo vegan Ethiopian food and world music destination. #UnderTheGrassRoof #vegan #veganbrunch #ethiopia #ethiopianfood #bushwick #afrobeat #bunna #habesha #habeshaculture #reppin #nycvegan #everythingiseshi #livemusic #caribbeanmusic #brooklyn #utgr #freeshow #nocover
Let us take a step back for a minute and immerse ourselves -- on the subject of Wanz.... #rivers.
The Coffee Ceremony is a tradition that goes back centuries in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Learn more by following @OriginalBarista and by going to whatisthecoffeeceremony.com The folks at @BuzzfeedNews podcast See Something Say Something came by Bunna last month to learn about the coffee ceremony. We had a great time with Ahmed, Salimah, and the whole crew. Watch the entire podcast on their facebook page, facebook.com/seesomethingsaysomething ... ... ... ... #rituals #coffeeceremony #bunna #jebena #barista #coffeetime #coffeeholic #ethiopia #bushwick #nycvegan #habesha #ethiopiancoffee #everythingiseshi #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #seesomethingsaysomething @radbrowndads
Happy New Year! It is 2010 in the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar, as of last Monday September 11. The holiday is traditionally spent by feasting and exchanging yellow flowers, which grow abundantly in the country. We hope the year is full of abundance for all of you. Everything = Eshi. ... ... ... ... #enkutatash #addisamet #Ethiopia #NewYear #Habesha
DJ Jah Culture, aka @JahMachine is 15! And 42!! That is, the DJ is 15. The man that embodies the DJ is 42. Either way, it begs for a Super Fun Chillin' Cotillion (Ok now I'm trying too hard). Join us in our sweeet lil backyard for the most Epic Irie Fresh-Reggae-And-Much-More-Vibes spun by the BDay Boy himself. Add to the mix the best Vegan Ethiopian Brunch in the Universe (according to Cygnus VII-3 Daily Herald, April 22, 2214). Buffet-Styleeee. $20 = All You Can Eat. All in. $24 = A.Y.C.E. plus 1 brunch beverage (Tej Mimosa or Grar Sangria) Tej Mimosa / Grar Sangria pitchers = $25!! We get rolling at 2pm, keep it going until we can't. Get ye to this thing. Where else you gwan?? Check out our full menu in @bunnacafe 's profile. Cash only. ATM on premises. Everything is eshi. ... ... ... ... #UnderTheGrassRoof#jahculture #brunch #bushwick #livemusic #vegan #brooklyn #reggae #roots #ethiopianfood #nycvegan #everythingiseshi #ethiopia #dj #irie #ital #italisvital
The Coffee Ceremony is a tradition that goes back centuries in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Learn more by following @OriginalBarista and going to whatisthecoffeeceremony.com The roasted beans are ground and mixed with spices. The mix is added to the “Jebena” along with water. The brew is heated to a boil on the open flame. Once removed from the flame and cooled for 5-10 minutes, the grounds sink to the bottom and the rich coffee is flawlessly poured into small cups called “cini”. All photos by @CultureInColor, An online magazine creating visually-immersive global stories that connects people, places, food, and art. They did an introspective look at Bunna's founders and culture earlier this year. It is available to read under Coffee Culture at their website, cultureincolor.net (link in their bio). ... ... ... ... #rituals #coffeeceremony #bunna #jebena #barista #coffeetime #coffeeholic #ethiopia #bushwick #nycvegan #habesha #ethiopiancoffee #everythingiseshi #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood
This rich, colorful beyaynetu you see here is only $32, or $16 per person. Come dine with us. All images in this series are courtesy of @CultureinColor. An online magazine creating visually-immersive global stories that connects people, places, food, and art. They did an introspective look at Bunna's founders and culture earlier this year. It is available to read under Coffee Culture at their website, cultureincolor.net (link in their bio). ... ... ... ... #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood #berbere
Everything = ESHI! ... ... ... ... #everythingiseshi #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood
The Coffee Ceremony is a tradition that goes back centuries in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Learn more by following @OriginalBarista and going to whatisthecoffeeceremony.com The washed coffee beans are roasted over an open flame into a dark chocolatey color. All the while the scent of roasted beans fills the dining room. Frankincense is burned after roasting to intermingle and replace the fading aroma of roasted Bunna. All photos by @CultureInColor, An online magazine creating visually-immersive global stories that connects people, places, food, and art. They did an introspective look at Bunna's founders and culture earlier this year. It is available to read under Coffee Culture at their website, cultureincolor.net (link in their bio). ... ... ... ... #rituals #coffeeceremony #bunna #jebena #barista #coffeetime #coffeeholic #ethiopia #bushwick #nycvegan #habesha #ethiopiancoffee #everythingiseshi #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood
Finishing off our Beyaynetu is our Seasonal dish. We rotate this dish periodically. Currently we are serving Fasolia, which is a dish of sauteed string beans, carrots, and berbere sauce. Pictured here is our winter dish, Duba Wot. Sweet cubes of kabocha squash mixed with onion, garlic, and spicy berbere sauce. It is the reason for the season. Everyone say Betam Konjo!! All images in this series are courtesy of @CultureinColor An online magazine creating visually-immersive global stories that connects people, places, food, and art. They did an introspective look at Bunna's founders and culture earlier this year. It is available to read under Coffee Culture at their website, cultureincolor.net (link in their bio). ... ... ... ... #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood #berbere
Introducing Beyaynetu, our #Vegan Ethiopian Feast. Yatakilt Alicha is healthy and tasty: Cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and turmeric. Shiro is our hero: Yellow split peas mashed and simmered with tomato, berbere, garlic, ginger, onion, and spices. Enguday Tibs, the meaty vegan dish of the bunch: Crimini mushrooms sauteed in peppers, rosemary, garlic, ginger, and onion. All the following images are courtesy of @CultureinColor An online magazine creating visually-immersive global stories that connects people, places, food, and art. They did an introspective look at Bunna's founders and culture earlier this year. It is available to read under Coffee Culture at their website, cultureincolor.net (link in their bio). ... ... ... ... #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood
The Coffee Ceremony is a tradition that goes back centuries in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Learn more by following @OriginalBarista and going to whatisthecoffeeceremony.com The ceremony begins with raw coffee beans being washed gently by hand and placed in a roasting pan. A “mesob” (wicker table) is placed near the apparatus, filled with sweetened popcorn or cracked barley (“kolo”). It will be served along with the finished Bunna (the Amharic word for coffee). All photos by @CultureInColor, An online magazine creating visually-immersive global stories that connects people, places, food, and art. They did an introspective look at Bunna's founders and culture earlier this year. It is available to read under Coffee Culture at their website, cultureincolor.net (link in their bio). ... ... ... ... #rituals #coffeeceremony #bunna #jebena #barista #coffeetime #coffeeholic #ethiopia #bushwick #nycvegan #habesha #ethiopiancoffee #everythingiseshi #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood
Introducing Beyaynetu, our #Vegan Ethiopian Feast. Misir Wot is the superstar. Spicy, hearty, delicious. Red lentils cooked with spicy berbere sauce, tomato, ginger, garlic, and onion. Keysir Selata is the wild card, with a voilet beety color and sweet savory flavor. Sauteed beets, carrots, and potatoes, served chilled. All the following images are courtesy of @CultureinColor An online magazine creating visually-immersive global stories that connects people, places, food, and art. They did an introspective look at Bunna's founders and culture earlier this year. It is available to read under Coffee Culture at their website, cultureincolor.net (link in their bio). ... ... ... ... #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood #berbere
Introducing Beyaynetu, our #Vegan Ethiopian Feast. Kedija Selata is a cool and vibrant salad. Hearty chunks of avocado, nuff said. Kale salad with lime, peppers, tomato, onion, and avocado in olive oil All the following images are courtesy of @CultureinColor An online magazine creating visually-immersive global stories that connects people, places, food, and art. They did an introspective look at Bunna's founders and culture earlier this year. It is available to read under Coffee Culture at their website, cultureincolor.net (link in their bio). ... ... ... ... #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood #avocado
Bunna Cafe is happy to collaborate with the @WorldMusicInstitute for a series of small performances and immersive experiences, called WMI Plus. The first one will be next Saturday, August 26th. Join us for the best Vegan Ethiopian Brunch buffet in the universe, The Coffee Ceremony (@OriginalBarista), and a performance by Nigerian saxophonist @EliFola_. 12 to 3pm. Tix: $20 for WMI members, $30 for non-members. Details and tickets: http://bit.ly/EthiopianBrunch (link in bio) ... ... ... ... #Brunch #EthiopianBrunch #Brunchporn #Vegan #Veganbrunch #whatveganseat #Ethiopia #Bushwick #nycvegan#coffeeceremony #originalbarista #worldmusicinstitute #performance #livemusic #plantbased #Ethiopianfood #Brooklyn #Willyburg #foodporn #foodie #habesha #everythingiseshi #DJ
Introducing Beyaynetu, our #Vegan Ethiopian Feast. (Beyaynetu is a combination of veggie dishes served on a single large platter with injera.) We serve 9 dishes on our Beyaynetu menu. First up is Gomen, an aromatic steamed collard green dish with garlic, ginger, and onion. Plus Korarima, Ethiopian cardamom, for flavor. ... ... ... ... #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood
Introducing Beyaynetu, our #Vegan Ethiopian Feast. Yater kik Alicha is yellow split peas cooked with red onion, ginger, garlic, herbs and turmeric, which adds to its yellow color. Mild in spice but very hearty and flavorful. All the following images are courtesy of @CultureinColor An online magazine creating visually-immersive global stories that connects people, places, food, and art. They did an introspective look at Bunna's founders and culture earlier this year. It is available to read under Coffee Culture at their website, cultureincolor.net (link in their bio). ... ... ... ... #bkeats #nyceats #italisvital #Bunna #Ethiopia #Habesha #Ethiopianfood #Vegan #Bushwick #NYCVegan #Brooklyn #FoodPorn #whatveganseat #vegansofig #foodie #plantbased #instafood
Every first Saturday of the month, Pudge (@pudgemental) and Poppa Wa (@thahiddenhand) drop into our organic earthy backyard to spin the afternoon away. On those days we serve brunch buffet! $18 for all you can eat food, $22 with a Tej mimosa or Grar Sangria. It's @BellyFullBrunch! Next one is Saturday 8/5, starting at 2. Sleep in and come chillllllll. ... ... ... ... #Brunch #EthiopianBrunch #Brunchporn #Vegan #Veganbrunch #whatveganseat #Ethiopia #Bushwick #nycvegan #comfortfood #plantbased #Ethiopianfood #Brooklyn #Willyburg #foodporn #foodie #habesha #everythingiseshi #DJ #BrunchDJ Follow @underthegrassroof for all event listings at Bunna Cafe.
Last but not least -- Ethiopian home fries with mustard seed. Dinch Azifaaaa... Enjoy all this great plant based food with the tropical steel pan vibzzz of Maurice Archibald. Every second Sunday at 2pm. God I can't wait. Follow @underthegrassroof for all event listings at Bunna Cafe. ... ... ... ... #Brunch #EthiopianBrunch #Brunchporn #Vegan #Veganbrunch #whatveganseat #Ethiopia #Bushwick #nycvegan #comfortfood #plantbased #Ethiopianfood #Brooklyn #Willyburg #foodporn #foodie #habesha #everythingiseshi #steelpan #trinidad #caribbean
Ful is the best. A common breakfast food in the Middle East and East Africa, we do ours with crushed fava beans, tomatoes, peppers, olive oil, onion, and cilantro. Delish! ... ... ... ... #Brunch #EthiopianBrunch #Brunchporn #Vegan #Veganbrunch #whatveganseat #Ethiopia #Bushwick #nycvegan #comfortfood #plantbased #Ethiopianfood #Brooklyn #Willyburg #foodporn #foodie #habesha #everythingiseshi #ful
#SpikedSpices Finishing up our cocktail lineup are some originals: Tosign Toddy – the Ethiopian margarita, using thyme and ginger TOSIGN tea. Tosign is used as a herbal tonic in Ethiopia, so it seems natural to make a gentle cocktail out of it. Pushkin – An Ethiopian white Russian in honor of a slightly black one. Allegedly Alexander Pushkin’s great grandfather Abram Petrovich Gannibal was taken from his home in Eritrea as a child back in the 17thcentury and raised in the court of the Tsar, eventually becoming a prominent member of the court. While Gannibal’s origins have been disputed in recent times, Eritrea and Ethiopia still claim this ancestry for Pushkin and his legacy is visible in street names and statues in both countries. Anyway, great cocktail! With hand roasted Bunna and Suf, Ethiopian-style sunflower milk. Shai Correnti – our original cocktail. Simple and refreshing, using Wush-Wush black tea (Shai) leaves hand-picked from the mountains outside Addis Ababa. Vegan, Plant-based, delicious ... ... ... ... #cocktail #cocktailporn #vegan #nycvegan #plantbased #vegandrinks #shai #Pushkin #AlexanderPushkin #Ethiopia #Eritrea #Bunna #coffee #originalbarista #Bushwick #happyhour #brooklyn
Brunch is great. Ethiopia is great. Plants are great. What happens when you combine three great things into one singular menu? Probably a black hole, so far we’ve been ok though. Ethiopian brunch happens every Sat/Sun 11-4. This is a Habesha Breakfast, a neat delicious combo of some of our main entrees. Kosta is sautéed swiss chard, Butecha is crumbled savory chickpea flour dumplings, a perfectly complex combo of sweet, spicy, and umami. Duba Firfir is crumbled injera mixed with berbere sauce and chunks of fried kabocha squash. Add a dab of Ergo, homemade cashew cream, and you are good to go for your weekend. Comes with Kita (not pictured), a roti-style flatbread. Vegan, Plant-based, delicious. ... ... ... ... #Brunch #EthiopianBrunch #Brunchporn #Vegan #Veganbrunch #whatveganseat #Ethiopia #Bushwick #nycvegan #comfortfood #plantbased #Ethiopianfood #Brooklyn #Willyburg #foodporn #foodie #habesha #everythingiseshi food photos: @ahlgrensbilder
How about a big pile of fruit?? For Brunch, we deconstruct out Espris layered juice drink into a chunky fruit salad, the Espris Selata. Papaya, Mango, Avocado, a squirt of Vimto grenadine syrup, and lime. Add it to your feast. ... ... ... ... #Brunch #EthiopianBrunch #Brunchporn #Vegan #Veganbrunch #whatveganseat #Ethiopia #Bushwick #nycvegan #comfortfood #plantbased #Ethiopianfood #Brooklyn #Willyburg #foodporn #foodie #habesha #everythingiseshi #fruitsalad food photos: @ahlgrensbilder
Last year we brought Fendika to Bushwick, for two amazing shows. Melaku and co brought the crowd to their feet both times in packed performances. We cannot wait to have them back! #Fendika #ethiopia #bushwick #brooklyn #performance #everythingiseshi #habesha #Kazanchis #AddisAbaba #Azmari #MelakuBelay
Follow @UnderTheGrassRoof for everything music and events related at Bunna Café. Coming up: 8/2 @ZemAudu – The sax man from the @Skatalites band 8/9 Loomspeak -- @JeremyGustin and @WillGraefe come across the street and jam for a couple hours 8/16 @IshmaelLevi – Caribbean crooner and head of Anguillan roots band @BritishDependency 8/23 @SalieuSuso and Ebrima Jassey – West African Kora and Balafon 8/30 @GabrielChakarji – Afro-Venezuelan inspired Latin music. Maurice Archibald bring Steel Pan Vibes for Sunday Brunch - 8/6, 8/20, 9/3, 9/17 #bushwick #livemusic #vegan #brooklyn #ethiopia #fusion #nycvegan #localmusic #livemusicvenue #international #liveperformance #roots #reggae #indie #steelpan
Our latest cocktail is the CuCumba! In honor of the most amazing vegan reggae man, Macka B. We have much more to say about this, but for now, all you need to know is that, it’s delicious. Stay tuned… Everything is eshi. #vegan #mackab #vegandrinks #nycvegan #cucumba #grapefruit #celery #plantbased #bushwick #ethiopia #rasta #irie #reggae #whameeat #medicalmonday #everythingiseshi
Tucked away in the neighborhood of Kazanchis is one of the coolest venues in Ethiopia. Fendika Azmari Bet is the home of Melaku Belay’s troupe. The Azmari tradition is an Ethiopian form of musical storytelling that uses improvisation, dance, humor, and Ethiopian instruments to create a one-of-a-kind collective experience. Nobody does it better than Melaku and crew. They have come to Bushwick twice to perform for us! Don’t miss them the next time they are in town… stay tuned…. (video footage by Karney Hatch) #Fendika #ethiopia #bushwick #brooklyn #performance #everythingiseshi #habesha #Kazanchis #AddisAbaba #Azmari #MelakuBelay
Last stop: Cocktails! We have a buncha weird awesome ones… CAIPIRINHA NEGRA is our top-shelf spiced-coffee Brazilian cachaça cocktail, made with barrel-aged Amburana Cachaça from @AvuaCachaca. An Ethio-Brazilian caffeinated boozy instigator of fun. Avua Amburana Cachaca St. Germain Bunna (Ethiopian spiced coffee) Mint-infused lime juice Simple syrup The MELKAM MARACUJA is a delicious sage shrub passionfruit cider for the ages. Goslings Black Seal Rum Sage shrub Passionfruit Turmeric Soda #cocktails #cocktailporn #cachaca #Supercall @Supercall #Goslingsrum #Brazil #Tudobem #Bunna #Ethiopia #Bushwick #Vegan #NYCvegan #VeganDrinks #VeganCocktails
More cocktails… CAIPIRINHA is, well the best. Simple, tart, delicious, the Brazilian national drink. Cachaca 51 Lime Sugar Why not. ETHIOPIAN ICE ROAD TRUCKER!! The vegan alcoholic milkshake – named after former-trucker-in-Alaska-now-Ethiopian-restauranteur Liyuw, and a bar we used to pop up in named Alaska (RIP @AlaskaBarBK) Lion Stout Old Crow bourbon House made Suf (sunflower milk) Splash of Coke Splash of vanilla Turbinado syrup #cocktails #cocktailporn #cachaca #Supercall @Supercall @LionBeerNyc #Brazil #Tudobem #boozymilkshake #Ethiopia #Bushwick #Vegan #NYCvegan #VeganDrinks #VeganCocktails #LionStout #IceRoadTruckers
In 2015, Addis Ababa opened the first light rail system in Africa, to help alleviate the chronic traffic congestion in the fast growing city…. ---- Next stop, Wines! We carry a growing selection of Ethiopian and South African wines, many of them vegan-friendly… #everythingiseshi #bushwick #vegan #nycvegan#lightrail #AddisAbaba #Ethiopia #wine #veganwine #habesha
Ethiopia has long been known for Tej, honey wine, but its grape-based wines are a nascent but fast growing industry. Vineyards are popping up in the fertile Awash Valley, spurned by investment from abroad. Castel Winery on Lake Ziway supplies a line of delicious wines by growing blended grapes imported from Bordeaux, France … We carry their Acacia line of Medium Sweet wines in a Red, White, and Rose. The Medium Sweet Red has a fruity note with a mild sweetness and goes well with berbere. The Medium Sweet White has a peach aroma and mild sweetness. Medium Sweet Rose has notes of citrus and strawberries. Castel also makes the very popular Rift Valley Merlot, nicely spiced and slightly dry. All wines are $8 per glass and $32 for a bottle. Give them a try! #everythingiseshi #bushwick #vegan #nycvegan#lightrail #AddisAbaba #Ethiopia #wine #veganwine #habesha #ethiopianwine #winelife #vinter
… the Addis Ababa Light Rail now consists of two lines and 39 stations, carrying an average of over 100,000 passengers daily. That is only a drop in the bucket for the number of commuters in the city, and the lines have not operated without some controversy, but it is an optimistic beginning for many as the city works hard to develop its infrastructure. ---- From South Africa, we feature the @StellarOrganic line, a delicious line of vegan, fair trade, and organic wines from Namaqualand. The Pinotage is a dry yet fruity medium/full body red with an apple and citrus finish. The Shiraz has an aroma of ripe berries and red plum, also on the dry side. The Chardonnay is a white with hints of citrus and banana. And from Stellenbosch, we have a refreshing white Chenin Blanc by Man Vinters. Vibrant aromas of baked apples and quinces, and grapefruit and citrus on the palate. All wines are $8 per glass and $32 for a bottle. Give them a try! Everything is eshi. Next up, cocktails! #everythingiseshi #bushwick #vegan #nycvegan#lightrail #AddisAbaba #SouthAfrica #Ethiopia #wine #veganwine #habesha #southafricanwine #winelife #vinter #stellarwinery #manvinters #organic #fairtrade
Let's hop on the Booze train and see where we get. First stop: Ethiopian Beers! They are great and we got 'em. This is Tusker Lager. It is not Ethiopian. It is Kenyan. You might ask why would we start talking about Ethiopian beers by mentioning a Kenyan beer? The answer is, I dunno. Ok hush, ANNYWAY! Tusker is a bold, tasty lager, not bitter, not hoppy, slightly sweet, and like most East African beers, it is pale in color. Just $6! Like all of our Ethiopian or Not Quite Ethiopian But Bordering The Country Of Ethiopia beers. Moving right along... #Ethiopianbeers #Beer #Beerporn #Ethiopia #Habesha #Kenya #TuskerLager #beerlover #beeroclock #birra #everythingiseshi #bushwick #vegan #nycvegan
Ok now we're talkin!! Meta Premium Beer has one of the best stories of the bunch. It is brewed by Meta Abo Brewery, which sources its water from an ancient and holy spring called St. Abo, outside of Addis Ababa. The flavor is noticeably crisp, light, and refreshing. St. Giorgis Lager is top dog among Ethiopian beers. It is on the sweet side with a light pale complexion. St. Giorgis Amber is one of the few darker beers in Ethiopia. It is sweet with a deeper complexion than the lager and goes great as an after dinner dessert beer. Bedele Special is another crisp, pleasant lager with a bit higher alcohol content (5.5%). Plus it has a colobus monkey on the bottle. Enough said. Harar Beer is a favorite, not only because it is made in the ancient walled city of Harar, but because it is actually delicious. Citrusy overtones and light sweetness that finishes well. Last but not least... #Ethiopianbeers #Beer #Beerporn #Ethiopia #Habesha #Kenya #TuskerLager #beerlover #beeroclock #birra #everythingiseshi #bushwick #vegan #nycvegan
