Yod Abyssinia
Addis Ababa
Yes, it's touristy, but they sure put on a show at Yod Abyssinia. The large dining area is crammed with low wooden stools that all face a stage; at around…
La Mandoline
Addis Ababa
This upper-crust French restaurant serving superb and authentic, traditional French dishes is still one of the best restaurants in the capital. Try an…
Itegue Taitu Hotel
Addis Ababa
If you’ve travelled overland to Addis Ababa, and eaten in a succession of cheap local restaurants serving less-than-inspiring injera, then reward yourself…
Lime Tree
Addis Ababa
It may have moved locations but Lime Tree remains one of the hippest places to have a light lunch. Lunch specials range from chicken shwarma (Monday and…
Sana’a Restaurant
Addis Ababa
For both the local Muslim and Christian communities, this busy place is a lunchtime institution – queues for a table can form out the door. The reason…
Kategna
Addis Ababa
A pleasingly modern take on the traditional Ethiopian restaurant, Kategna feels like a classy urban cafe with its soothing colour scheme, low wooden…
Addis Ababa
Recently moved to an unprepossessing suburban back street, Avanti is a quiet and classy place that serves some of the best Italian food in the city. There…
Galani Cafe
Addis Ababa
Best known as Addis' coolest cafe, Galani also serves up fabulous food such as raw cauliflower salad, sweet and savoury crepes, tacos and the city's best…
Ristorante Castelli
Addis Ababa
Very much an Addis institution, this Italian restaurant has fed Swedish royalty, Bob Geldof, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and US presidents. The food is (of…
Sangam Restaurant
Addis Ababa
If you’ve developed a craving for a cracking curry, try this atmospheric and upmarket Indian restaurant. There's plenty to choose from but the mughali…
Habesha 2000
Addis Ababa
One of a handful of traditional theatre-restaurants in town, the excellent Habesha 2000 has low-slung wooden seating, a full portfolio of traditional…
Stagioni
Addis Ababa
If either Nile perch, artichoke, capsicum, olives, white wine sauce, basil polenta and vegetables, or linguine served with mixed seafood, garlic, chili…
Shaheen
Addis Ababa
Set within the Sheraton’s confines, Shaheen is Addis Ababa’s most sophisticated Indian restaurant. The decor in the restaurant is grand and the melange of…
Kuriftu Diplomat Restaurant
Addis Ababa
Feel on top of the world and enjoy the views over the city at this 5th-floor restaurant inside the Boston Day building. The menu, which takes in Ethiopian…
Addis Ababa
Next to the National Museum and a favourite haunt of locals, expats and museum-visiting tourists, this bright and airy restaurant with alfresco garden…
Elsa Restaurant
Addis Ababa
This simple outdoor restaurant receives high marks from locals, expats and tourists alike for its quality Ethiopian fare. The yetsom beyaynetu (variety of…
Antica Restaurant
Addis Ababa
Watch chefs manoeuvre airborne dough while you wait for your thin-crust pizza – we reckon they're Addis' best. There are two-dozen pizzas on the menu –…
እፎይ (Efoy)
Addis Ababa
If Addis has a vaguely ‘boutique’ pizza place then this is it. It’s small, warm and welcoming, with thin-crust pizzas popping out of the pizza oven to…
17 17
Addis Ababa
Come dinner and lunch, this local option sees few tourists and is alive with action. Tables spill onto a large courtyard topped by flowering vegetation…
Serenade
Addis Ababa
Having moved to a tranquil location in the grounds of Addis' Alliance Française complex, this classy Mediterranean eatery does a creative menu of Beirut…
Jewel of India
Addis Ababa
This Indian-run restaurant specialises in tandoori dishes – with more than 150 menu items to choose from, it's difficult to know where to start, but…
Addis Ababa
If you’re craving something sweet or sour, this central Chinese restaurant, just around the corner from Meskal Sq, is the most convenient place in town…
Addis Ababa
Containing vivid paintings and woodcarvings from the 70 artists this gallery-restaurant supports, and staffed by attentive waiters and your genial host…
Backyard
Addis Ababa
In an unpromising building by the side of a busy road, Backyard surprises with its softly lit interior, light pastas and salads, and with the steaks for…
Roomi Burger
Addis Ababa
Supersized burgers are the obvious highlight of this place, which is a cross between a fast-food joint and a pavement cafe, but pizzas and other dishes…
New York, New York
Addis Ababa
We wouldn't cross town for it, but New York, New York has a vaguely diner-like feel to it (although it's more Addis than Queens) and does pretty good…
Raizel Café
Addis Ababa
This slick modern cafe speedily serves pastries, pizza and sandwiches to a fashionable, young crowd; canoodling local couples hide in the shadows upstairs…
Addis Ababa
A brightly lit place serving everything from Moroccan kebabs to minestrone soup, plus the oddly named ‘farmer’s wife’ steak. Rico's also does a handful of…
Ethio Supermarket
Addis Ababa
A decent supermarket in the Bole Rd (Africa Ave) area.
Shi Solomon Hailu Supermarket
Addis Ababa
Well-stocked supermarket in the centre of town.
Novis Supermarket
Addis Ababa
Handy supermarket for Addis' Bole area.
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