Bunna Cafe
“Well, now that they have a brick and mortar location in Bushwick, I'm happy & stoked that I can pop in whenever I want a yummy vegan feast.”
“Love Bunna excellent food – I am not vegetarian but prefer their vegan and vegetarian food even over classic Injera with meat.”
“The ceremony itself can get a bit smokey but you can enjoy the glorious coffee any time.”
Bunna Cafe
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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This place is great! I never had Ethiopian food and I decided to eat here for my birthday. Got a great table, nice spot, nice table with my friends, and great dining experience. The place was busy but staff made sure we were doing well.
The place is not too expensive either, it was about $12 per person which is great for a good meal in New York.
I love Ethiopian food and this is my new favorite restaurant I've ever been to for it.
I especially recommend going there for brunch, the bread they offer then is super yum and try some of their beverages as well!
I'm pescatarian but was a strict vegetarian for years and sometimes think about being vegan but I reallllllyyyy love cheese.
That all being said, the Bunna Cafe is for those veggie lovers! Those looking for meatless, flavor explosions!!!! Everything here is vegan and if you ask me, you aren't going to miss meat.
The cocktails looked amazing but it was a hot day when I went and iced coffee was just what I wanted. The milk option that day was sunflower milk. I have never had sunflower milk, it's as different but still did the trick. The coffee itself was super strong and did the trick for concert going evening.
The food here is incredible! Everything taste fresh. I like that you can get a 5 sides on a small plate $11 or shell out and get the huge plate for a group ($15 for 7).
Ethiopians use injera, like we Mexicans use the tortilla. Injera is the spongy, sour flatbread that is used almost like a make shift spoon to shovel all the yuminess from the plate into your mouth hole.
My sides were the yellow lentil, the beets, the carrots, collard greens and green beans! A rainbow over the injera bread with an additional bread to dig in. And if you want they do have forks. And you can baby step to being the cool -no-utensil needed hip kid in the future!
I was happily surprised when I got a complimentary cocktail! It was a Tosign Toddy and the appropriate summer drink. I doing the sweet, refreshing drink to compliment the earthy and spicy meal perfectly.
Simply put: this is Ethiopian food at its best. It's one of the few places both you and your non-vegan compadres can appreciate. At Bunna, eating is best thought of as a team sport; groups of friends huddled around tables hand-picking colorful dishes from oversized Injera-covered plates. The casual atmosphere and low prices make this a spot worthy of many repeat visits. Come for a coffee ceremony or order some out-of-this-world T'ej (Ethiopian honey wine) to complete your trip to the horn of Africa.
Lovely atmosphere. Brutal food poisoning… Like all culinary tragedies, it's best to start at the beginning and then move toward gastronomic bedlam.
The atmosphere and positive yelp reviews drew us in. The food itself was average (the grand feast we had felt like a stylized salad), and overpriced ($48 for a "grand feast", why it's called "grand" is beyond me and compared to other Ethiopian places in Boston and LA this is expensive). After moving to a nearby bar, members of our party started getting hit with cramps and then the vomiting started, streams of it caking the Bushwick sidewalk. Diarrhea followed. The owner of the bar gave us napkins, water, and whatever else he had that could alleviate the symptoms. Our thanks to the kind people there.
Without the food poisoning this place was below average food-wise and above average atmosphere-wise, but is that worth food poisoning.
Amazing food! Best Ethiopian I've ever had and you won't miss the meat. Everything is fresh and nothing is greasy, gloopy, or sloppy. Service is slow but friendly. They have also swapped things out of the brunch Hasheba dish without letting us know that they were out or not serving something.
Their feasts are amazing, get the combo and try everything. I love that it's beautifully plated and that they separate things per person not per dish (if you order for three the feast will have three of everything not a giant pile of each thing).
I love the brunch. Even though it's foreign and vegan, it somehow has that hearty breakfast familiarity. Definitely worth a try if you haven't. Also their breakfast bread is beyond amazing. It's like a very buttery tortilla.
Nice service, decent food, overpriced wine.
A unique idea in a part of Bushwick that is overrun with mediocre restaurants.
The service here was lovely. The hostess especially took care of us – finding two seats for us on a very crowded night.
The coffee ceremony was a nice, unique touch. Coffee was also delicious.
The food was very affordable ($28 for two people) for entrees.
I'd suggest finding a way to inform us on what we are eating. The Feast for instance included 9 items, but we couldn't tell what the items were once they were served. An info card or even a quick explanation by the server when the food comes out would be very nice.
The wine was a rip off. They were charging $39 for a bottle that was $9.75 at the wine store down the street. We were disappointed we got taken for a ride on that. A markup of 2x would be fine. 2.5x even. 4x oh honey no.
Tasted cheap. Poor quality.
They should also learn to serve it properly. Pour a bit, allow one of us to taste, and make our selection. The server just began to fill our glasses. Steer clear of the wines.
Otherwise we really enjoyed this unique take on Ethiopian.
My new favorite restaurant in Bushwick. There was a 30 minute wait to be seated on a Friday night, but the experience was well worth the wait. My friend and I sat at the bar, and I was pleased to see that they have a refreshingly interesting cocktail menu, as well as an extensive Ethiopian wine/beer list. I went with a glass of Merlot and the Feast For Two.
My wine was excellent, and a bargain at $8/glass. The cocktails were $9, and I regret not ordering all of them-they looked amazing. The feast for two was a massive amount of food for $28. Such a great variety of vegan Ethiopian specialties, piled on top of the delicious slightly sour injera bread. Ingredients were perfectly seasoned and everything tasted very fresh. I look forward to returning.