Ethiopia

This elegant restaurant in Arba Minch is one of the best in the country. And with good reason: the chef, trained in Addis Ababa, offers highly creative dishes using local ingredients, particularly fish caught daily. We loved the Nile perch cooked in a banana leaf with rice, vegetables and avocado sauce, or steamed in white vinegar with kale and peanut sauce. A café also serves smoothies, and the room is beautifully decorated and pleasant. A real gastronomic discovery, a real favorite.

This is an excellent address to discover, frequented by the wealthy classes of Addis Ababa. It serves excellent international and Ethiopian cuisine, with fish specialties, Asian salads, European dishes... On the first floor, the small "bistro" café is the ideal place for a macchiato, cappuccino or breakfast. Homemade bread and brioche are used to make sandwiches. Upstairs, the restaurant has an Italian feel. Highlight: Sunday jazz brunch.

There are few restaurants in Jinka, apart from those in hotels. This one is a popular local address for lunch or dinner, indoors or out on a sheltered terrace, where you'll also come across locals as there's a menu for them, a menu for faranji, which is fair enough given the standard of living in Jinka. The Ethiopian dishes on the menu are tasty and prepared with fresh ingredients, especially the shiro. The place is clean and acceptable, good salads and bread, plus injera, cold drinks, Wifi.

Ziway's chic address is an elegant restaurant and wine bar. Attractive flooring and quality wooden furniture give the place its cachet. It is decorated by a fine collection of bottles that line the walls. The menu features both international and Ethiopian dishes. The mutton was very good. As for the wines, our French palates are still too fickle to appreciate them as much as the locals, but a small glass to taste..

Burgers can be found on every street corner in Bole, with varying degrees of quality. This one is delicious, one of the city's best, and the setting is pretty cool, with a modern decor. There's nothing really fancy here, the burgers are pretty basic - we're a long way from Brooklyn - but they're good, the meat is fresh and the place is popular. It's really a fast-food restaurant, with menus displayed on luminous boards behind the counter. The advantage is that you're served quickly, it's good and efficient, and the hours are extendable.

For those nostalgic for vitamin-packed bowls and raw vegetable salads, Moyos Cafe offers organic, veggie or just plain healthy meals. At breakfast, its signature dish, the keto diet, consists of eggs, multiple slices of avocado, tomato, cheese and broccoli. For lunch and dinner, you can find sandwiches and fresh juices, as well as free-range chicken with pasta carbonara, eggplant lasagne, grilled fish, a wide selection of salads, all in a brand-new green-and-white setting, and even a children's playroom.