Ethiopian at the Blue Nile

The Blue Nile (612 Head Street / 475-6453) serves up some excellent and spicy Ethiopian food. Although it features individual items on the menu, the big draw is the $10 dinner buffet ($8 at lunch), which will more than satisfy both vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Fill up your plate with exotically spiced lentils, yellow split peas, or berber chicken and then scoop it all up with a piece of spongy injera bread until you’re three bites beyond comfortably full.