Addis Ababa
Ahh, if only all cafes were like this! Coffee is serious business at this great high-stooled Italian cafe (around since 1953) in Piazza. The beans are…
Must-see nightlife in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Off Haile Gebreselassie Rd, tucked up an alley behind the Axum Hotel, this is Addis’ top tej bet (honey wine) and the only one to serve pure-honey tej…
Addis Ababa
This one's worth taking a taxi across Addis for. A refreshingly cool and contemporary space, Galani serves up Ethiopia's finest barista-poured coffees,…
Addis Ababa
Hiding in a modern building above the Boston Day Spa and downstairs from Kuriftu Diplomat Restaurant, this plush bar possesses a cool vibe and a refined…
Addis Ababa
Another of Piazza's cool old coffee haunts, Mokarar (the sign in Amharic says Harar – it's opposite Hotel Soramba) has stand-up stools and serves nothing…
Addis Ababa
In a quiet garden next to Addis' delightfully decaying old train station, Choche does great coffee and is for those who like to enjoy it outdoors. Service…
Addis Ababa
If you’re staying in the Bole Rd part of town (in fact, even if you’re not), then there’s only one place for breakfast and that’s this megapopular terrace…
Addis Ababa
Red Velvet. Caribbean Breeze. Vanilla Fever. Brunette. The bright-and-bubbly names and flavours of the cupcakes on sale here are highly appropriate for a…
Addis Ababa
A pulsating nightclub downstairs from Yoly Hotel, Club H2O kicks things off with a more sedate Happy Hour: 7pm to 10pm with live jazz to keep things down…
Addis Ababa
About 200m west of Bole Rd (Africa Ave), this is another of Addis Ababa’s hot spots. Cosy seats, red lights and the odd full-length mirror surround the…
Addis Ababa
If your tipple is beer then at the German-flavoured Beer Garden you can sit on a long bench and get 3L of the golden liquid for Birr181 or a 1L for Birr63…
Addis Ababa
Packed every weekend with teenagers and 20-somethings, this place plays the usual mix of hip-hop, reggae, African and other music. Beers are a hefty…
Addis Ababa
This is Addis Ababa’s most raucous club and you need to be pretty thick skinned to survive! It’s in the basement of the Ambassador Cinema. There’s…
Addis Ababa
One of the coolest clubs of the moment, Stockholm has a languid lounge atmosphere early in the night with the usual blend of Western (hip-hop, R&B, Reggae…
Addis Ababa
Bored of avocado and mango juices? Then you’ll think this place, with such exotics as Energiser (banana, strawberry and yogurt), rocks. We’d even go so…
Addis Ababa
An ever-popular coffee institution that’s little more than a dark hole in the wall. For those not afraid of daylight, there’s also a few sun-grabbing…
Addis Ababa
It's painted luscious lip-gloss red and is easily the most popular of the numerous bright, modern Western-style coffee shops around the Piazza area.
Addis Ababa
A pulsating club, playing a little bit of this and little bit of that in rather plush surrounds.
