The Marathon Ethiopian Restaurant located in trendy Kensington area of Calgary, offers the exotic and spicy flavours of Ethiopian cuisine. The food is served in the traditional Ethiopian way, Ethiopian Food consists of dozens of exotic pastes served on flat round bread, which also serves as your plate!  These pastes are spicy combinations of lamb, beef, chicken, lima beans and vegetable mixes. There are full vegetarian combinations available as well. Meals are generally communal affairs, with up to five people eating off of one large round-bread.  This Calgary restaurant is a simple, basic decor with African travel posters In Kensington, this spot specializes in traditional vegetarian, beef, lamb and chicken Ethiopian dishes served with iujeia: a flatbread made from African tef flour. Open daily.