Nanyea Restaurant Coffee House Bar

We 10/10 recommend this place if you are looking to explore a new restraunt in the Dayton area! The restraunt has a charming, cozy interior that also really contributes to the overall experience. This was the first time we 've tried an Ethiopian cuisine, and this restraunt has definitely opened the door for our desire to try more than Ethiopian food! Everyone in the Dayton area should give this place a shot. For the people interested in Ethiopian food who don 't know much about it: we absolutely loved the Nanyea Platter, which was very different for us! The Injera is spongy flatbread-like and we used it to eat the Tibs, which is a hybrid stir fry and stew with an unbelievable blend of Ethiopian spice. The platter came with multiple tibs to eat with the Injera: beef, chicken, and vegetables. You don 't use utensils–the Injera is basically the utensil! This was unlike anything either of us have had in the past, but we absolutely loved it! The Sambusa for the appetizer was awesome too–inside was also spiced up with Ethiopian spices and mixed with lentils, jalapeño, and onion. For the last course, we ordered Ethiopian coffee serviced in a Jebena (a traditional Ethiopian coffee pot made from clay) which came with a cute coffee mug and incense. We can 't wait to come back!

The staff were so nice and helpful. The place was decorated so nicely inside. The mango smoothies were refreshing. We ordered 4 sambusas, the Nanyea platter, and extra Injera (the spongy sourdough bread). Everything was delicious! You won't be disappointed! The platter had beef tibs, chicken tibs in dishes, then in the center was the vegetables that were red lentils, beets, carrots/cabbage, collard greens, then chickpeas. Our 8 and 10 year old ate it all up too. It was a great price and we all left with happy full bellies. We drove an hour to eat here, and it was worth it!

This restaurant is vegan taste royalty! We cannot say enough good things about our meal tonight. Our favorite items (in order): Tegabino Shiro, Nanyea’s Sambosa, Ful, and the Injera Firfir. There is nothing in this list you will dislike. We just had so much fun eating the first two items. Honorable mention to their mango smoothie simply fresh fruit and water. No sweetener or additives. Oh! I almost forgot their delicious spiced tea and my husband had the Ethiopian coffee. Yum o!

Overall a great experience! I think this is the only Ethiopian restaurant in Dayton and from what I can tell, it was very authentic. As soon as you walk in, you can really smell the wonderful spices coming from the kitchen. The staff was very friendly. I went with my boyfriend and sister and we all ordered different things to try and they were all great! Loved seeing so many vegan/vegetarian options as well. All day breakfast option was nice and lots of great options. Definitely would recommend!

Very authentic Ethiopian food place. The food was good but the bread was cold. Overall good place. Friendly stuff. Clean environment.