Coffee shops and tea rooms Addis-Abeba

At the top of Churchill Avenue and on the corner of Wavel Street, with its 1950s-style Italian café, Tomoca is an institution. This little store, with its yellowed walls quoting Balzac, exudes the wonderful aroma of Ethiopian coffees, selected and roasted on site. Equipped with a colored token indicating its origin, you wait for the buna beverage to be prepared, then sip it from a small glass leaning against the old counter. You can also buy packets of coffee as souvenirs. A second Tomoca has opened less than 500 metres away.

We come here above all for the old-fashioned charm of the Inter Luxury Hotel and its special atmosphere, reminiscent of the Addis Ababa of the turn of the last century: the restaurant of the city's oldest hotel serves Ethiopian dishes, in particular a vegan and vegetarian buffet at lunchtime, which is a big hit because it's so affordable (but also very basic). We'd advise you to come here for a coffee or tea rather than a meal, especially if you're visiting the center, where there are few places to take a break.