Harambe Ethiopian · The Drive Call
★★★★☆ 4.2 · from 1,363 Google reviews

A Spice
Almanac.

Harambe Ethiopian Restaurant — 2149 Commercial Drive

An unsolicited concept from X9 Lab Media for a Drive institution that's beloved by the neighbourhood but has no home online yet. Picture the menu as a warm, gridded almanac of berbere and injera — a page worth saving.

Concept only · all photos & prices are placeholders
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Page I · The Table

The Almanac

A reference grid of the kitchen's staples — laid out like an old farmer's almanac. Categories shown; the kitchen sets the final list and the prices.

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№ 01

Injera

The sourdough flatbread that is also the plate and the spoon. The base of every shared meal.

Per order $ ?
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№ 02

Doro Wot

A slow, berbere-deep stew — the celebration dish of the menu, rich and warming.

Plate $ ?
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№ 03

Veg Combo

A wheel of lentils, greens and split-pea stews shared around one platter. Plant-based by nature.

For sharing $ ?
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№ 04

Tibs

Sautéed and seared — quick-fired with onion, rosemary and a knock of spice. Off the flame, onto injera.

Plate $ ?
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№ 05

Spice Blends

Berbere and mitmita — the house warmth measured by the kitchen, not the clock.

Market $ ?
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№ 06

Sides & Greens

Collard greens, spiced lentils and the small dishes that round out the wheel.

Each $ ?
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№ 07

Family Platter

A full almanac on one tray — a spread built to be shared across the whole table.

Group $ ?
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№ 08

Buna

Coffee, the way the day ends here — see the note below. Brewed in the jebena.

Cup $ ?
Categories are generic placeholders · the kitchen confirms the real menu & every price
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Page II · A Note on Coffee

The Buna.

In Ethiopian tradition, coffee — buna — is rarely a thing you grab and go. Beans are roasted in the room, ground by hand, and brewed in a clay jebena; the pour is the close of the meal and the reason to stay a while.

A finished website should make room for that ritual the way the Drive already does. For now this is a placeholder note — the cafe confirms how they pour.

Page III · Find Us

Visit on The Drive

On Commercial Drive in East Vancouver — a short walk from the buzz of the strip.

Address
2149 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Hours
Hours — owner to confirmPlaceholder · real hours to be set by the restaurant
Phone
Phone — owner to confirmA live site would click-to-call here
Reputation
★★★★☆ 4.2 — from 1,363 Google reviews
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