Selam Restaurant and Cafe Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Selam Restaurant and Cafe, a hidden gem nestled in San Jose, California, where the vibrant flavors of Ethiopian cuisine come to life. Located at 3120 Williams Rd, Selam offers an inviting atmosphere enriched by warm hospitality.
The menu features a delightful array of entrees, from Misto, a savory blend of collard greens mixed with your choice of meat and spices, to the richly flavored Quanta Firfir, combining tender beef with injera. Don’t miss the Beef Tibs, bursting with exotic spices and perfectly complemented by their house-made injera.
- For sides, indulge in Side Miser Wot or the velvety Aiyb, Ethiopian-style cheese.
- Pair your meal with a refreshing house salad or boiled egg.
Each dish is crafted with care, ensuring a memorable dining experience. With friendly service and sizable portions, Selam is a must-visit for anyone craving authentic Ethiopian flavors!
Vegan (Tsome) Corner
Gomen Be Telba (Flax Seed /Greens Wot)
A traditional super food, ground flax seed and collard green cooked in a juicy mixture of onions, tomatoes ,jalapenos ,and a blend of our exotic spices
Kik Wot (Yellow Split Peas)
Yellow split peas cooked with turmeric onion and our exotic spices.
Gomen
Fresh chopped collar green cooked with onion and our exotic spices.
Timatim Fitfit
Pieces of Injera tossed with a blend tomatoes, lime juice, vinegar , jalapenos, garlic and house spices.
Miser Wot
Split red lentil sauteed in our exotic spices.
Telba(Flax Seed) Wot
A traditional super food, ground flax seed in a juicy mixture of onions, tomatoes, jalapenos and a blend of our exotic spices
Shiro
Chickpeas stew.
Mushroom Tibs
Mushrooms sauteed in a blend of house spices with onion, garlic tomatoes and jalapenos
Mushroom Dulet
Minced mushroom sauteed with garlic onion, jalapeno with a blend of house spice
Mushroom Greens Tebes
Mushrooms and collard greens sauteed with garlic, onion, jalapenos and our exotic spice blend.
Ye Tsome (Vegan) Firfir
Pieces of injera mixed in a juicy blend of onions, tomatoes, jalapenos and exotic spices.
Vegetarian/Vegan Combo
Red lentils, collar green, cabbage with potato and carrot, chickpeas or shiro; green lentils; yellow split chickpea and house salad.
Baklava
Layered dessert filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with honey
Dessert
Hot Beverages
Latte
Cappuccino
Hot Tea
Spiced ethiopian black tea
Espresso
Coffee
Made from imported ethiopian beans
Traditional Coffee
House Salad
Fresh Lettuce, tomatoes and onion with our house salad dressing.
Side Shiro
A side of our shiro (chick peas) wot
Aiyb(Ethiopian Style Cheese)
A side of our Ethiopian style cheese.
Side Gomen
A side of Gomen (Collard greens)
Stuffed Jalapenos(Seneg)
Jalepeno stuffed with finely chopped tomatoes, onions, black pepper with a drizzle of olive oil
Extra Injera Or Bread
Extra Injera or French bread. Not more than two per order.
Boiled Egg
one boiled egg can be added to any order
Side Miser Wot
Side of our Misir wot, red lentils sauteed in our exotic spices.
Side Kik
A side of Kik (Yellow spit peas) wot
Sides and Extras
Appetizer
Timatim Fitfit
Pieces of Injera tossed with a blend tomatoes, lime juice, vinegar , jalapenos, garlic and house spices.
House Salad
Fresh Lettuce, tomatoes, onion , jalapenos with our house salad dressings
Sandwich & Salad
Delicious Duos
Breakfasts
Egg Sandwich
Fried eggs cooked with onion, tomato and green pepper served with one french bread
Steak Sandwich
Steak cooked with onion and served with fried egg, lettuce, green peppers and tomatoes with one French bread
Genfo ( Ga 'At)
Traditional porridge made with roasted barley , the sauce made with butter , berbere (hot spice).Plain yogurt on the side.
Foul
Crushed and cooked java beans simmered with our exotic spices onion, green pepper and tomato. Served with two French bread.
Scrambled Egg
Fried eggs cooked with onion, tomatoes, green pepper served with on French bread
Kita Firfir
Shredded flat bread, mixed with spiced butter and berbere (hot spice) with a side of plain yogurt
Fata
Small cut French bread simmered with homemade tomato sauce; onion and green pepper.
Scrambled Egg (4)
Four eggs cooked with onion, tomato and green pepper served with one French bread.
Can Soda
Cold Beverages
Entree
Spaghetti
Served with house salad and Fresh french bread.
Selam Combo
Combination of our Minchet and alicha(non spicy) tibs Firfir. Good for two or three
Selam Special
Sizzling tender beef mixed with chopped collar green and seasoned with onion, tomato, and green pepper.
Potato Stew
Potato stews with your choice of meat sauteed in our special sauces served juicy.
Sizzling Beef
Sizzling tender beef seasoned with onion, green pepper, and tomato.
Fish Dulet
Minced Tilapia marinated in house spice, diced jalapenos and herbs
Half And Half
Half-served half of any two regular items.
Meat And Veggi Combo
Any three items from the Vegi combo and one meat dish
Doro Wot
Our house doro wot, special chicken stew which is spicy and comes with one boiled egg
Meat Combo
House Doro wot, House Beg wot(spicy), Alicha Wot(non-spicy) and Aiyb(Ethiopian style cheese)
Bozena Shiro
Slowly cooked chickpeas mixed with beef or lamb meat.
Fish Goulash
Cubes of Tilapia cooked in house spice, herbs, garlic, onions and tomatoes
Chicken Tibs
Cubed cut breast chicken meat seasoned with onion, green pepper and tomato.
Minchet Wot
Ground Beef Stew cooked in a special blend of spices, onions topped with one boiled egg
House Beg Wot
Our house lamb stew can be either spicy or non-spicy
Gored Gored
Spicy. Cube cut tender lean beef seasoned with Awaze, and spicy hot red pepper.
Rice
Steamed rice served with your choice of meat comes with house salad and fresh French bread.
Kitfo Sandwich
Finely chopped prime lean beef simmered with our exotic spices. Served row, rare or well done stuffed in two French Bread.
Lamb Tibs
Lamb stew simmered in red pepper, tomato, onion and our exotic spices added.
Zilzil Tibs
Strip of tender beef seasoned with onion, green pepper, and tomato comes with skillet smoking.
Kitfo
Finely chopped prime lean beef simmered with our exotic spices. Served row, rare or well done with a side of Ayib (Ethiopian style cheese)
Misto
Chopped collar green, a choice of meat and potato simmered and cooked together the way you like mild, spicy or alicha.
Dulet
Chopped lamb tripe and red meat mixed simmered with our uniquely prepared spices.
Beef Tibs
Succulent small pieces of beef seasoned with green pepper, onion, tomato and our exotic spices added.
Quanta Firfir
Beef jerk cooked and simmered in sauces and small cut pieces of bread (injera), seasoned with onion, tomato and pepper.
Gomen Besiga
Choice of meat lamb, beef or chicken stew mixed with chopped collard green.
Steak Sandwich
Steak cooked with onion and served with fried egg, lettuce, green peppers and tomatoes with one French bread