VegKC - Blue Nile Café Restaurant Meetup
Overview
Relish a relaxed vegan-friendly meal with fellow plant-based eaters, sampling varied Ethiopian dishes and easy, welcoming conversation.
Details
VegKC Blue Nile Café Restaurant Meetup!
📍 Located in the City Market (aka River Market)
🍴ABOUT THE VENUE
They offer a flavorful variety of scratch-made Ethiopian dishes, and more than half of the menu is vegan-friendly!
Highlights include:
- Veggie Sampler Platter for Two – a generous spread of all vegan mains served on a large piece of injera
- Half Platter for One – choose any 4 vegan dishes
Ethiopian cuisine is traditionally eaten without utensils—you’ll scoop up the dishes using pieces of injera, a spongy, slightly tangy flatbread made from teff grain (note: their injera is not gluten-free).
Expect a mix of vibrant flavors and textures: lentils with berbere spice, sautéed greens, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and seasonal soups like Duba Shorba (onion, squash, yellow lentils). Though the buffet is no longer offered, the samplers are a great alternative.
🍲 MENU EXAMPLES
- Gomen - Fresh collard greens with onion, ginger, and garlic.
- Misir Watt - A red lentil stew with sautéed onions, berbere, ginger, garlic, and cardamom.
- Atikeltt - Cabbage, potatoes, and carrots, with yellow onion, ginger, garlic, and turmeric.
- Dinich Watt - Potatoes, tomatoes with garlic, and berbere sauce
- Veggie Sambusa - pastries filled with spiced lentils, cabbage, and carrot.
- Mango Juice
- ... and more.
Their website includes a menu: http://www.bluenilekc.com/
👫 WHAT WE WILL DO
Our monthly restaurant events are relaxed, casual gatherings focused around sharing a delicious meal and conversation.
- Usually held on the second Saturday of each month.
- We enjoy a late lunch and typically visit for a couple of hours.
✅ RSVP AND HEALTH GUIDELINES
- RSVP “Yes” only if you plan to attend, so the restaurant can plan accordingly.
- Update your RSVP if plans change. (Please!)
- 🤧 Feeling sick or recently exposed? Please stay home to keep everyone healthy.
COST
- Free! VegKC events are intentionally free to keep them accessible.
- Optional: If you are able, a small contribution toward annual costs is appreciated.