Best Ethiopian Restaurant · Tucson, AZ
Amanuel Gebremariam arrived in Tucson as a refugee and, after studying at the University of Arizona, opened Zemam’s in 1993 in a small house on Broadway with just five tables. It was the city’s first Ethiopian restaurant, serving communal platters eaten with injera.
Three decades later, with his sons now involved, Zemam’s anchors the Z Street Market, a community gathering place built around the food he first learned in his mother’s kitchen. The record matches the loyalty: 4.5 stars across 415 Yelp reviews, with more than a hundred more on Tripadvisor. In 2026 that record cleared our bar: the Centurion Award for Best Ethiopian Restaurant in Tucson.
Find it at 2731 E Broadway Blvd, at the heart of the Z Street Market.
Inside the Z Street Market, 2731 E Broadway Blvd · z-street.com
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Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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