Must see shopping in Addis Ababa

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Eight years after being founded by designer Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu to help talented artisans in her neighbourhood, soleRebels Footwear's shoes are made…

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One of Addis Ababa's classiest places to shop, St George has everything from antique silver crosses and contemporary textiles to wide-ranging books about…

Here the Berhan Taye Leprosy Disabled Persons Work Group produces and sells beautiful handbags, pillow covers and wall hangings, each emblazoned with…

Of all the shops/stalls north of Haileselassie Alemayehu on Churchill Ave, this gallery has the biggest selection (if you ask to see the back room) and…

This gallery and restaurant has an excellent, carefully selected collection of high-quality furniture and paintings created by around 70 emerging and well…

If you’re interested in blankets, Ethiopian wedding attire or traditional clothing like a shamma (shawl worn by highlander men), head to this group of…

Stocking local, naturally produced honeys with not a chemical in sight, this place is as good for your breakfast as it is for an unusual but authentically…

City-centre branch of Addis' best bookshop chain, with a small but good selection of books on Ethiopia.

Branch of Addis' best bookshop chain, just north of the city centre.

This small, dusty shop has little to inspire but it does offer a handful of birding and other natural history books, which is quite the rarity here.

An OK place for second-hand books on Ethiopia, particularly those out of print. That said, selection is very limited.