Ethiopian & International Market on Columbia Pike

Injera baked fresh for the day, ingredients like coffee, butter and spices all imported straight from Ethiopia for real cooking. Money transfer, tobacco and lottery are at the same register, here on Columbia Pike in Falls Church. We also cater gatherings and butcher whole animals to order.

What we carry

Our shelves are organised around how Ethiopian cooking actually works — the bread, the spice, the coffee, the pantry staples, and the meat. See the full product range.

  • Injera & Bread
  • Spices & Berbere
  • Coffee & Tea
  • Pantry & Imported Goods
  • Fresh Meat Counter
  • International Groceries
Shelves of jars and packaged goods above stacked sacks of teff and flour at Abol Ethiopian Market
Pantry staples and sacks of teff flour, stocked for real cooking.
Shelves of Ethiopian fine coffee bags above rows of tubs of ground spices, teff and pulses
Ethiopian coffee by the bag, with spices and teff tubbed up below.
Stacks of fresh injera sealed in labelled packs, ready to take home
Fresh injera, packed and ready to take home.

At the counter

The everyday errands that save you a second stop — served alongside the groceries, seven days a week.

Money transfer Ria

Send money home from our counter with Ria Money Transfer.

Hot breakfast

Ethiopian breakfast from the moment we open — ful, firfir and eggs, with fresh injera or bread.

Coffee

Brewed Ethiopian coffee all day, plus whole beans and ground by the bag to take home.

Tobacco

Cigarettes and tobacco at the register.

Lottery

Virginia Lottery tickets and scratchers.

Two ways to order ahead

Catering

Tiered packages for 4–50 guests — a doro wat table for a family lunch or a full spread for a christening.

Lead time: 48 hours

See catering packages

Butchering

Whole, half, quarter or custom cuts, prepared to your instructions.

Lead time: 24 hours

See butchering options

Visit the store

The lit storefront of Abol Ethiopian Market on Columbia Pike in Falls Church at night
Look for the lit sign on Columbia Pike — open until late, seven days a week.

Hours

Store opening hours
Monday – Sunday9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Find us

5614 Columbia Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041

Call 571-551-1981
Email abolethiomarket@gmail.com

Directions, map and contact form →

Good to know

  • Accepts SNAP/EBT
  • Accepts credit cards
  • Money transfer via Ria
  • Family-owned Ethiopian & international market

Rated 4.7 stars from 16 Google reviews.

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