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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Top food to try in Addis Ababa

6 dishes to eat in Addis Ababa, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-11

1. Injera with wat

Injera with wat
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Sour teff flatbread under stews — doro wat with chicken and egg is the celebratory one.

2. Tibs

Tibs
Photo: Yohannes Bogale · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Cubed meat sautéed with onion, rosemary and chilli, sometimes served still sizzling on coals.

3. Kitfo

Kitfo
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Minced raw beef warmed in spiced butter and mitmita — ask for it leb leb if you want it lightly cooked.

4. Shiro

Shiro
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Ground chickpea stew, the everyday dish and reliably vegan during fasting periods.

5. Ethiopian coffee

Ethiopian coffee
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Arguably where coffee comes from, and the domestic quality is excellent and very cheap.

6. Tej

Tej
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Honey wine fermented with gesho, served in a rounded flask called a berele.

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