Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa (Amharic: አዲስ አበባ) is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. With an estimated population of more than 6 million in 2026, it is growing very rapidly like many African cities. The city is an important center of diplomacy, and despite being a relatively young city, Addis is a good introduction to Ethiopia and its culture.

See: 22
Do: 7
Eat: 31
Drink: 6
Buy: 14

8 places match

Eat

Cupcake Delight Bakery

A bright, vibrant, bustling cafe serving cupcakes, cakes, fruit juices and coffees.

20–30 birr per baked product

See

Ethiopian Railway Museum

In the old French-built railway station of the city. There is no formal office within, but you can see 1930s carriages and locomotives on display outside. There is also a restaurant and a cafe. Much of the area around the station are under construction for a new high-rise residential district.

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Lime Tree

While Ethiopian food is delicious there comes a time when you might want to try something else. Extensive menu, ranging from Arabic to Ethiopian food. They do have a consistency which is quite hard to find here. Own brand of coffee, which is a more bitter version of the general Ethiopian coffee you find, but if this appeals to you then you can not find this coffee anywhere else. Limetree owns several other restaurants in town, ask them for recommendations for a bit more variety.

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National Cafe

National Theater Menafesha

Reasonable prices and good food. From injera to club sandwich.

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Purple Cafe

City Cafe on Bole

has delicious cakes and pastries as well as high quality Ethiopian espresso coffees or machiattos. You can sit on the porch and watch the activity on one of the main roads in Addis.

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