Addis Ababa Shopping

  1. Africans Bookshop

    Second-hand books on Ethiopia.

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  2. Alert Handicraft Shop

    There are shops that are a great way to support the city's hard-working less fortunate. At Alert Handicraft Shop, the Berhan Taye Leprosy Disabled Persons Work Group produce and sell beautiful items emblazoned with vibrant embroidery.

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  3. Ato Basket Shop

    Southwest of the centre, on the roadside, is Addis' best place for baskets.

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  4. Bookworld, Friendship City Center

    You'll find the Bookworld, Friendship City Center is perfect for books and magazines.

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  7. Bookworld, Lime Tree Restaurant

    Another choice for books and magazines is the Bookworld, Lime Tree Restaurant shop.

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  8. Entoto Market

    Interested in blankets or traditional clothing like a shamma (toga)? Head to these street stalls a few hundred metres north of Botswana St and the Spanish embassy. Unlike Churchill Ave or the Piazza, this is where locals shop.

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  9. Ethio Supermarket

    It never closes and is well stocked - enough said.

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  10. Former Women's Fuelwood Carriers Project

    The Former Women's Fuelwood Carriers Project is a modest little shop, tucked about 300m west of Entoto Market and sells colourful hand-woven shawls.

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  11. Haileselassie Alemayehu

    This shop sells a wide array of items, like paintings, baskets, icons, woodcarvings and traditional clothing. Thanks to fixed (and fair) prices, there's no hassle here.

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