Welcome to Selam Restaurant, a trusted Eritrean Restaurant in Martin Luther King Jr Way, 2786 Martin Luther King Jr Way, where bold flavors and warm hospitality come together. Guests rate us 4.70 out of 5 based on 114 reviews, and we’re proud to offer great service and quality for a memorable dining experience.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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A glimpse of our restaurant experience
Food & Drinks
Tomato, onion, garlic, olive oil, berbere & bread.
Butter, green chill, onion, stomach & liver.
Olive oil, tomato, onion, chilli, potatoes & lettuce.
Shredded traditional bread, berbere and butter.
Seasoned & spiced fava beans served with bread.
Seasoned & spiced fava beans served with bread.
Fried egg, tomato, onion, & chilli served with bread.
Shredded traditional bread, tomato, onion, garlic, olive oil, berbere, butter and lamb.
Tomato, onion, garlic, olive oil, berbere & traditional bread.
Shraded traditional bread, tomato, onion, garlic, olive oil, berbere, butter & beef.
Cubed lamb, tomato, onion, chilly and we served with injera.
Misic, gomen, shiro & cabbage.
Split lei, turmeric sevce, garlic, ginger, pureed spices.
Colligree, onion, tomatoes and garlic.
Lamb bones soup, onion, tomato, green chilly, served with lingera.
Tomato, onion chilly and heme made garbanzo bean.
Dry meat, oil, onion, tomato, green chilly and scrambled ingera.
Cubed beef with spiced batter served with traditional bread ingers.
Cubed beef shank sautéed spicy and seasoned served with injera.
Minced beef, spiced batter, cheese & spinach.
Hear from our valued guests
Had a craving for this style cuisine and they did not disappoint! The food was delicious and they were able to accommodate me late in the evening. I was able to enjoy the beef tibes and injera. I wish I could rank the food six out of five because there was so much delicious flavor in the mail and it left me wanting more. I will definitely be back! I forgot to take a picture because thats how hungry I was.
A wonderful, family-run, down-to-earth place! My veggie combo was packed with flavor, and the portions were very generous. The owners are super friendly!
Visited on a Sunday evening and felt like we wandered into someone’s living room. We ordered the veggie combo and one of the meat dishes. The food was great!
Simply my favorite Eritrean spot in West Oakland. Their beef tibsi (extra spicy) is my favorite, but their new veggie combo is 🔥 Not to mention the two owners are some of the kindest people I’ve met in Oakland. Always treat me like family, always make me feel at home. Give them your business.
Small, cozy Eritrean restaurant. Appears to be a congregation spot for the community. Reasonable prices for consistently good food: the photos are from two visits.
Salem has best veggie combo I've ever had, and there is gluten free injera. I go here at least once a week
Spices were flavorful, and experience felt genuine. Wasn’t provided utensils but was expected to use bread to scoop and eat. Ended up being delicious enough to take home. Didn’t like the bread taste though, could be just a personal preference, since the person I came with enjoyed it.
The food here is so amazing you need to try it ASAP. After we ordered we were sitting outside waiting for our food and I commented to my partner that it smelled so good I wished my phone had a way to share the smell with other people (yes, I was high) and at that exact moment a guy in an electric wheelchair rolled by on MLK and said, "Damn! That smells good!
No frills, hole in the wall restaurant with absolutely delicious Eritrean food. The kindest owner and server who is very friendly and helpful. The food is fresh, flavorful, light and so comforting. I will be back! It was so good I didn't even get a chance to take pictures.
a real hole in the wall. i walked under multiple freeways to get here. super yummy food, it feels like you walked into someone’s home kitchen.
Common questions about Selam Restaurant
Selam Restaurant is located at 2786 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94612, United States , Martin Luther King Jr Way, 2786 Martin Luther King Jr Way, United States.
You can reach Selam Restaurant by calling +1 510-844-4149.
Selam Restaurant has a rating of 4.7 out of 5 based on 114 customer reviews.
Selam Restaurant features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Selam Restaurant features the following service options: Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Selam Restaurant features the following highlights: Fast service.
Selam Restaurant features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Selam Restaurant features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Coffee, Comfort food, Healthy options, Small plates, Vegan options, Vegetarian options, Wine.
Selam Restaurant features the following dining options: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Counter service, Table service.
Selam Restaurant features the following amenities: Bar on site, Restroom.
Selam Restaurant features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy.
Selam Restaurant features the following crowd: Groups.
Selam Restaurant features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Selam Restaurant features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Selam Restaurant features the following children: Good for kids.
Business Features
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