Harar Restaurants

  1. Alpha Cafeteria & Restaurant

    The best place for a cheap stodge, behind the Shell petrol station. Try its Harari soup.

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  2. Canal Cafe

    Near Harar Gate, this is another treasure-trove for carb-lovers, although the setting is more down-at-heel.

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  3. Hirut Restaurant

    A cheery, authentic place to savour Ethiopian dishes as well as pasta and various grills. Sink your teeth into a superfilling kwanta firfir and knock it all down with a bottle of Gouder wine, if you're game. The dining room is cosy but the shady terrace is a sure winner. Service was a tad amateurish the day we popped in.

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  4. Ice Cream Mermaid

    A peaceful refuge from the crowded strip nearby, this hole-in-the-wall place concocts some flavoursome ice creams as well as filling cakes. And if you need a vitamin fix, it serves up refreshing fruit juices.

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  5. Rose Cafe & Restaurant

    The closest thing Harar has to a hip café. Chow down on various snacks, including pasta and burgers, or start the day with an omelette or scrambled eggs. It also has bait for the sweet-toothed. The waitresses in pink complete this very rosy picture.

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