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City Heights · $14–24 · Ranked in 1 list
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Red Sea Ethiopian Restaurant is a City Heights spot ranked #3 of 3 in our Best Ethiopian Restaurants in San Diego list, scoring 85/100. Order the doro wat and kitfo. The strongest doro wat in San Diego, slow-cooked and unhurried.
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Score 85/100 · Order: Doro wat and kitfo · $14–24
Red Sea leans traditional, with stews that taste like they simmered all afternoon and a staff happy to walk newcomers through the platter.
Local tip: Order kitfo lightly warmed rather than raw if it's your first time.
Scored with our ranking methodology — Ethiopian restaurants.
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