Cafe Selam

03/25/2025

🌟 We’re beyond grateful! 🌟

Huge thanks to The Infatuation for the incredible write-up on Cafe Selam! It means the world to have our food and culture recognized like this. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out their review here: https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/reviews/cafe-selam

To all our amazing customers—new and longtime—you’re the heart of what we do. Thank you for your love and support! Come by soon for some fresh injera and warm hospitality. 💛

Café Selam makes for a comforting Ethiopian lunch in the Central District.

12/24/2024

CAFE SELAM OPEN DURING THE HOLIDAYS 🎄✨
Hey Selamers! 🎉 Celebrate the season with us! Cafe Selam will be OPEN on:
🎅 Christmas Eve & Christmas Day,
🥂 New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day.
Come enjoy the holidays—we can’t wait to see you!

11/05/2024

Cafe Selam celebrates 81-year-old Professor Victor Mair and his AMAZING 3,000-mile run across Route 30—from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Astoria, Oregon! We were honored to host him on Sunday!

09/27/2023

Hey Cafe Selam patio hardcores. We're gonna keep the patio *open* as long as we can. We've got some good rain and sun and wind and 60 degree plus days coming for ya!

Cafe Selam Ethiopian Restaurant simply promises you the freshest and most delicious traditional Ethiopian dining experience in Seattle. Dine-in, carry out, & catered.

12/20/2022

Cafe Selam wishes you a joyful Christmas day. We will be closed for the holiday and will reopen on Monday, December 26th.

We will be open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Come enjoy the passing of a new year with us!

11/18/2022

We are happy to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. We will be closed on Thursday November 24th to enjoy some time with our loved ones. We wish you the most peaceful and warm holiday.

11/03/2022

CAFE SELAM - 20 YEARS IN 2022

Thank you to those who submitted your wonderful stories for our 20th anniversary year. These stories can now be seen at this link. And thank you to those who have made these 20 years so wonderful!

We will accept stories on the site until the end of the year.

Our sincere blessings,
Cafe Selam

Cafe Selam Ethiopian Restaurant simply promises you the freshest and most delicious traditional Ethiopian dining experience in Seattle. Dine-in, carry out, & catered.

08/03/2022

Cafe Selam. 'Now Open' for 20 years and we can't believe it! Thank you to our many wonderful customers. You've brought big 'ol joy to this little restaurant on Cherry St. We can't thank you enough.

Do you have a story about Cafe Selam you'd like to share? We love hearing them. Visit our link below. We'll publish a selection of your stories on our site later this year.

Selam (Peace)

Celebrating 20 Years of Cafe Selam In celebrating Cafe Selam’s coming 20th Anniversary, do you have a fun or interesting memory about your time with us? Submit Your Story Here! Share your sto…