Addis Ababa
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12 spots
Kazanchis
Ethiopian restaurant and coffee house on Jomo Kenyatta Street in Bambis. Cuisine: Ethiopian, Coffee.
Ethiopian restaurant in an old wooden building at Filwoha, near the National Palace
Riverside restaurant near Bambis with Ethiopian dishes, burgers, pasta and a wine bar. Cuisine: Ethiopian, International, Burgers.
Poolside restaurant at Hilton Addis Ababa on Menelik II Avenue
Traditional Ethiopian restaurant on two floors in Kazanchis
A French restaurant on Cote d'Ivoire Street, still listed among Addis Ababa's most mentioned dining rooms in a Wanderlog round-up updated on 20 October 2026. It is known for a quieter courtyard setting and classic French cooking.
An independent thin-crust pizzeria in Kazanchis, in front of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, that grew out of the former Effoi Pizza franchise in 2025. The official site still lists daily hours at this location while also noting that a new home is being prepared.
A long-running Chinese restaurant on the third floor of the Oda Building, serving Sichuan and Hong Kong-influenced dishes with city views.
A contemporary Italian-Ethiopian restaurant where younger chefs play with teff pasta and other cross-cultural plates, popular for Instagram-friendly dining.
A contemporary restaurant in Kazanchis known for refined, locally influenced plates, and for a weekly Thursday Funk Groove Night with a DJ.
Traditional Ethiopian cooking with a wide vegetarian platter and live music on Saturday evenings; a short walk from Tobiya Tej if you want honey wine after dinner.
A lower-key local restaurant in Kazanchis known for home-style Ethiopian dishes and mixed platters rather than a tourist show.
