This was my first experience with Ethiopian food. The plates were amazing and included many kinds of veggies and meat. I was not a fan of the bread used to scoop up the food—it was way too sour for me. I would recommend this place to anyone, especially to try it out or if you’re a fan of the cuisine. The staff was nice and took good care of us.

First time eating Ethiopian food, so good. The staff was very helpful with suggestions. We had the meat and veggie platters, and the foul. The lamb and the beef were delicious, and my favorite, but my husband is coming back for the fava beans.

Found out about this place on Reddit— it’s a small, modest little restaurant in the back of a little Ethiopian store that sells spices and carvings etc. The food was exceptional— I got the garlic salted trout, and my husband got the vegetable platter. So much flavor, and these plates were mild in terms of spicy heat. Would 100% return back.

We had never tried Ethiopian food and wanted to try it for a long time. Boy were we in for a treat! The coffee was so rich, best we ever had, and the lamb and meat we ordered were delectable! The injera was awesome. It is a small, cozy place, which I like, and the owner and staff are very cool and accomodating. Definitely will be coming back!

Read reviews online and decided to go check it out. We weren't disappointed. I went with my mom and my niece and we all enjoyed our food. I ordered the Doro Wat and it was delicious. My mom had two glasses of the honey wine which she really enjoyed. I live about 1 1/2 hrs from Los Angeles but I can't wait to come back! Great place with lots of traditional inspiration and a really nice owner.

Excellent environment, friendly service, great menu choices, amazing tasty dishes "VEGAN" friendly and at affordable prices. What a lovely restaurant I also LOVE the COFFEE. I enjoy the decor everytime I go. I drive 45 miles just to eat and buy injera here worth the time and money.

The food here is amazing! It was my first time trying Ethiopian food and I loved how colorful, tasty, well seasoned, and diverse the veggie and meat combo plate was. The injera bread could’ve been warmer but besides that, 10/10 recommend this place!

Improving in a rapid manner. Still a long way to go!!! No proper food and water. Poor electrical and internet too. Security issues is also another big concern.

wow, this place is delicious and the vibes are immaculate. it feels like you just walked into someone’s apartment and they are cooking you a meal. we got the salty fish and the meat platter, which gave a bit of everything and was fun to eat with our hands. the all star for sure was the lentil sambusa though, i’m still thinking about it. also my first time trying honey wine, and now i’m a big fan

I had my inaugural experience with Ethiopian cuisine at this place. The food was scrumptious, but unfortunately, the service fell short. Despite ordering honey wine alongside our meal, it was never served to us. The place is small and cozy and can accommodate around 20-24 people at a time.

Worst university in Ethiopia.

Excellent customer service and great food!!! It is my favorite place to eat out with my friends and family, I highly recommend Buna Ethiopian Restaurant!!!

We love ethiopian food! This is a tiny restaurant with delicious food, coffee, smoothies, and tiramisu! The portions were huge, and the taste authentic ethiopian. There is a small store at the entrance selling cool little gift items and foods. We are coming back!

Amazing experience....coffee ceremony is my new obsession!!

The two meat platter was pretty good. The veggie dishes that came with the fried trout were also excellent. Service was relatively quick given it's a small restaurant with few staff.

I loved my experience here! This was my first time eating Ethiopian food and I absolutely loved it! The food takes a little bit longer to prepare but it’s definitely worth it, and the servers were extremely nice and attentive. Definitely will be coming back!

Would highly recommend Buna Ethiopian Restaurant & Market.

Out of the 5 Ethiopian LA restaurants I've tried multiple times. This one is actually the best. Well seasoned. Balanced Sauces. You won't regret it.

nice products and good products.

Great place! We love it so much. Dessert and coffee was so tasty. The food is unique and tasty. We had it very fast because it was great.

Food is wonderful. We walked in for the first time and the smell instantly indicated that this restaurant has great food. First time eating Ethiopian food, the flavors are beautiful and I love how it had some sour notes to it. We forgot to leave a tip, our apologies. We will come back again and bring people with us. We won’t forget this time 😅

Excellent. Easy to order and great quantity and quality. Ordered Kitfo and veggie combo and both were great. Bought extra mitmita and it was great as well. Went here after a nearby place we'd visited before initially led us down the path of all these painful details of our rather simple takeout order and then suddenly changed their minds saying they couldn't fulfill our small order after wasting 10mins on the phone with them. With Buna, I was instead able to order within one minute on the phone and when I arrived I barely waited before the food was ready and cooked exactly the way we expected it to be. So glad the issue resulted in us giving this restaurant a try instead because we will visit again on our next trip to LA instead of the other place!

Delicious. Great option for local takeout. Fast. Friendly and travelled surprisingly well! Defined would get again.

Buna is such a treasure. Excellent market section, such warm and friendly service from Eyob, and exceptional food that keeps me coming back (even after moving out of state). My go to is the fish. So crispy and well seasoned with garlic salt, with tender, juicy white meat. They aren’t sparing with the lemon and even include an entire one when you order takeout, which I truly appreciate. It comes with 6 flavorful veggie sides, including my favorite, shiro wot. Portions of sides and injera are generous, which is rare in restaurants. I’ve eaten here for years. Tried a bunch of other places in little Ethiopia and Buna is the one I stuck with. The food quality has been consistently great, service is exemplary, I truly feel like I’m visiting family when I come by.

Place was amazing, very cozy and totally worth the wait!! Check it out

Always Peace Vibes... and the Owner is a Pretty cool Guy.

Awesome lunch experience. My friend and I were recommended their beef stew and fish. The fish was cooked perfectly and the beef stew tasted delicious with a myriad of spices. They were served with a side of different vegetables and injera. Great place for a group to eat together!

I always order the veggie combo, and my husband orders doro wat, the food is really good, consistent and it's less expensive than all the other restaurants. There are a few less items in the combo but it's fine

Once I entered this place I felt so Spicy and a good feeling took me back home to Africa, I love just walking in here , I also purchased two oil perfumes for $5 each and they’re good. They have many kinds of 🌿 herbs and othe grains rarely found in markets , small but good an I highly recommend it .

The menu and service were ahead of our expectations. We really liked the environment of this restaurant. Nice spot to take the family out for dinner.

Going to Buna’s is like a trip to grandma’s house - the food is always good and the hospitality is sure to make you feel at home !!!

Ordered online to Pick up. They gave our food To someone else . Drive for nothing .. Won’t try again.

Quaint market and restaurant with a warm intimate ambiance. Delicious food, great service!

Delicious, and helpful staff when ordering over the phone—will be coming back for more takeout, thank you!

Loved this Ethiopian restaurant. We ordered veggie platter along with fried trout and lamb tibs. We loved this place and we will be back.

The food was delicious. My first visit and my fiancé are here from Ethiopia, and I took him here, and he enjoyed the food. Although the customer service was ok, once we ordered the food came right away. We were able to buy items next door.

The service and food here is incredible. The owner is so nice, the baklava is made by his wife and is delicious! A must if you decide to eat here! We ordered the veg combo and chicken and it was so good. Will definitely be back. This is my new go to when I want Ethiopian food!

All I can say is WOW!!! It was my very first time eating at Buna's, and I was not disappointed! The food was top notch, delicious!! It was prepared to order, super tasty and fresh!! The service was amazing, and the atmosphere was super inviting!! I got to dance, laugh, and eat good! I had such a lovely time. I will definitely spread the word, and definitely be back again!! Thank you for such a nice time!! Oh yea... And they even have baklava! It's the best baklava I've ever tasted! Thank you! :-)

I've been to Buna 3 times now, trying the Beef Tibese, Vegetable Combo, and now Meat Combo. Been really pleased every time - I'm from Washington, DC, where there's a large Ethiopian population, and this is up there with my favorite spots from that city. The beef and lamb stews that come with the meat combo were especially good - just enough spice to kick the palette. Service is friendly, the atmosphere is low-key and unpretentious, and prices are very competitive for LA. Really recommend this place. Also: I've eaten here and Meals by Genet, and I've preferred this spot - there's a meaningful price difference, too. So if you're looking for an alternative to that very-hyped restaurant, give this a try!

Was looking for something sweet after dinner, and stopped in here for a slice of tiramisu. Really cute place, and well decorated. Ordered a tiramisu - not an authentic Italian style, but I wouldn’t expect it to be as running Ethiopian restaurant. It’s always fun to remember Italy’s influence on Ethiopia because the Fascist Italy did occupy Ethiopia for five years before WWII. Cute place, good tiramisu.

Best burger I have ever had. Can't wait to eat it again, but until then I will simply dream about it. Oh, and it was the first meal I ate faster than my breast-feeding wife. And that says something.

This place is a taste of Ethiopia.its cosyy ,friendly service and food cooked fresh of the grill.you will enjoy the food and will keep you coming back once you feel the taste.

Best Ethiopian food in LA hands down. Pricing is perfect for the service and atmosphere of the restaurant. Owner Eyob and his beautiful wife are so welcoming! Any question of Ethiopian history, this guy knows it all. He’s a great teacher and chef! P. S. Buna means coffee!

We loved this little Ethiopian spot. We got the meat platter and the veggie platter combined as well as some sambusas and baklava. The sambusas we're surprisingly large. We really liked the lentil one. The Baklava was delicious as well. Compared with other Ethiopian places we've been too, we liked the vegetable dishes more and the meat dishes slightly less but everything was delicious. The veggie platter is a must have.

I love it

Delicious coffee, great service, and a real nice vibe. The traditional coffee service is great as is the baklava.

(Translated by Google) As soon as I arrived in Los Angeles, I went to Little Ethiopia and found a restaurant called Coffee Restaurant. I ate with my friends, which looked like a delicious home-cooked meal, and I could not help but admire the hospitality and cleanliness. I recommend that you go to LA to use a coffee restaurant. Buna restaurant is a great and a beautiful restaurant I have ever seen which is found in little Ethiopia Los Angeles California. Their food is so delicious and their service is so great and I am totally satisfied. Thank you. I do recommend you all to visit this restaurant when you get LA. I had a good time over there. (Original) ሉሳንጄለስ እንደደረስኩ ሊትል ኢትዮጵያ እሚባል ቦታ ሂጄ ያገኘሁት ሬስቶራንት ቢኖር ቡና ሬስቶራንት ነዉ። በጣም ጣፋጭ ቆንጆ የሆነ የቤት ምግብ እሚመስል ከጓደኞቼ ጋር ተመግበን ከምግቡ በተጨማሪ መስተንግዶዉን እና ንፅህናዉን ሳላደንቅ አላልፍም። LA እምትሄዱ ሰዎች ቡና ሬስቶራንትን እንድትጠቀሙ እመክራለሁ። Buna restaurant is a great and a beautiful restaurant I have ever seen which is found in little Ethiopia Los Angeles California. Their food is so delicious and their service is so great and I am totally satisfied. Thank you. I do recommend you all to visit this restaurant when you get LA. I had a good time over there.

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First time here - small restaurant in the back, mini market in the front. If you're not used to Ethiopian food, it's "family style" and you eat with your hands. The fish was beyond delicious!

My favorite Ethiopian food i ever had! The service is homely and the prices are so reasonable. I loved my time here. They have outdoor seating and I felt very safe considering the pandemic. Don't forget to complement with their honey wine! Authentic!

Our first experience with authentic Ethiopian since we are visiting from out of state. Absolutely wonderful ambience, people and mind blowing delicious. Trout is 10/10. Lovingly prepared, very clean, welcoming host. Must do!

These are the kind of little mom and pop places that make LA what it is. I’ve been coming here for years and I always feel so welcomed. The food is wonderful, I usually get the vegetarian plate and whole fish. At night I like to eat outside the storefront with friends and it’s so cute and dreamy. My stomach also feels really good and happy after I eat here. The vibes are perfect, the art on the walls and the smells transport you. You can pick up some incense and dry lentils on your way out. I’ve been meaning to come here some night and sit outside with a little coffee and some baklava.

I found my Ethiopian spot in LA! After trying three other Ethiopian spots on Fairfax that were all good but left room to try other places, I’ve found my favorite with Buna! I had the vegetarian combo (which is what I get at every Ethiopian restaurant), and I loved every one of the dishes included. The atmosphere is small and simple, but the food is incredible and my search for the best LA Ethiopian is over.

Buna Ethiopian Restaurant is an all-encompassing market/restaurant/coffee den/art gallery, cultural and culinary gem run by an amazing family. *See the definition for "good people". Ethiopian coffee has been described as "a tonic for solitude and an elixir for human connection". The owners of this restaurant cultivate and celebrate Ethiopia's ancient traditions through food, art, music, and exceptional service. "Buna" is an elixir for human connection where local artists and musicians are showcased, ancient traditions are celebrated, community connections and kindness is encouraged here. Buy an original artwork celebrating black history and culture. Pick up a bulk order of Ethiopian coffee for your Michelin star restaurant. Share a vegan feast with your family and friends. Stock up on frankincense, sage, African soap, Shea butter, seasoning, spices, grains, East African and Ethiopian artisan imported products and treasures. Buy a book about Ethiopian coffee heritage and learn about the long lives of ancient Ethiopians thanks to a traditional Ethiopian diet and the rich history of Ethiopian food, coffee and people. Purchase a traditional coffee ceremony set to go with your Ethiopian coffee beans, or an injera bread cookware set to accompany your teff flour, herbs, spices and grains. I was looking for something special when I came here and I found it. On my first visit, I was invited by the owner and a kind customer to a complimentary cup of coffee during a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony. On my second visit, I was given complimentary lessons about Ethiopian coffee history from the owner. On my third visit, I was offered a complimentary piece of cake to accompany my Ethiopian coffee ceremony and I got a chance to give a fellow customer a cup of traditional Ethiopian coffee thanks to "Eob" who told us both, "It's an ancient Ethiopian tradition to share." His words were echoed by smiles, poured coffee and happy conversations. Every visit here is sure to be special thanks to the family who makes sure if it. Try the meat combo plate, a large platter of mildly spiced tender beef and lamb with mild vegetables, diced tomatoes and injera bread, it's delicious and large enough to share. Order the garlic trout, a whole fish cooked to perfection with six tasty and unique vegetables, tomato salad, lime and injera bread. This dish is a customer favorite, including mine. The neighborhood surrounding this restaurant is filled with churches, synagogues and mosques, everyone is given a warm welcome at this restaurant. I love that. Many thanks to Eob and his lovely family for the great food, coffee and service, priceless lessons and for bringing the neighborhood, community, and the world together. My new favorite Ethiopian restaurant, for many reasons, Buna brings together art, music, food, traditions, culture, the community in the best way, for the best reasons. If "paying it forward", "good people", and buying stock in making the world a better place appeals to you, you're going to love this place too.

(Translated by Google) Its owners take care of you very well, they make you feel at home, they show you their culture, their origin and you try their delicious and varied food. I recommend it. (Original) Sus dueños te atienden muy bien te hacen sentir como en casa, te muestran su cultura, su origen y pruebas su deliciosa y variada comida excelente lugar lo recomiendo.

Such an interesting restaurant. The front is a store, the middle is an art gallery combined with Ethiopian musical instruments and the back sits tables and chairs serving food created in a visual kitchen.

Ordered “awaze” tibs… we couldn’t taste the Awaze. And when I asked for mitmita…it didn’t taste spicy at all. And in order to use the restroom we have to walk through the kitchen…

Awesome food, great vibe.The two sisters who own the place are very friendly.

I love it

Not bad

(Translated by Google) Chuol (Original) Chuol

I'm Lecturer in Gambella University

Promote sustainable educational development with Gambella University.

I hope Gambella university will be among top ten universities in Ethiopia

Spritual hilling confrence

It is good place

Great school and good location!

Hello everyone, I hope Gambella University, also called University of Endurance as I named will be the leading higher education based on Quality in the near future. It is Endurance University because it was launched in April 28th, 2014, provided that it was first of its kind in Gambella state. I am a Gambella student from University of Gondar, and I have been to Debre Markos University for field trip and when I saw it I proud myself that Gambella University is better than Debre Markos University for good. I am not lying. I can't describe it now. Gambella University will be the very University for Change in Ethiopia in the years ahead. Gambella University for Change, KEAK WIYUAL KECHA, B.SC in BIOTECHNOLOGY.

Love this place!! Great service and the food is delicious!

Tried this kind of food and never expected to like it! Good food and good service.

Best coffee shop in town best hospitality I always feel at home!

Great food and super friendly!

At this fancy restaurant, I decided to surprise my wife. The workers were really polite. We love the food that we are served. My wife and I appreciated this restaurant's overall service. Want to come!

At the moment you step in that restaurant the stuff gives you an agreeable feeling. Very friendly crew, it is a kind restaurant to pass time with friends or with your date. enjoyable meals, experienced chef, honest price and excellent service. Warmly recommended.

Delicious vegetarian combo. Their market of spices and goods is extensive and they sell injera too.

Best Ethiopian food. Very Authentic.

(Translated by Google) the doro wot. shoutout. (Original) the doro wot. shoutout.

(Translated by Google) The house I hated the restaurant! It just doesn't taste good (Original) ሬስቶራንት የጠላሁበት ቤት! በቃ ምኑም አይጥም

good food

👌🏻

Service is slow

The service and food are A 1. Home cook meal feel and there's are little market inside with little "jewels" like African black soap and raw shea butter. I highly recommend checking out this spot: you won't be disappointed.

Excellent food and customer service.

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We hope Gambella university will be among the top ten universities in Ethiopia in near future,if and only if we keep struggling for it's betterment