The best restaurants Bahar Dar

One of the city's nicest places for a drink or a snack at any time of day. In a pretty courtyard topped by a tent where a coffee tree grows, you can sit down at a bamboo table for breakfast, or later for pasta or Ethiopian cuisine. The coffee ceremony takes place throughout the day, and we take the opportunity to read a short history of the beverage told on the walls. The prices are local and the service friendly. There is a free WiFi connection, but it rarely works.

A fairly new, very pleasant restaurant facing the lake. The menu features international and Ethiopian cuisine, with many local specialties such as fish fuel, a tilapia fillet with vegetables cooked in foil, orfish finger. You can eat under a big top or in the garden, near the water, with a view over Lake Tana. The atmosphere here is relaxing. Although the hotel is not exceptional, especially for foreign tourists, the restaurant is highly recommendable. Good value for money.

Bahar Dar's most chic lodge has a remarkable table, complete with wine bar. The setting is absolutely magnificent. Ethiopian and international specialities are served à la carte, with all the variations of fish dishes from Lake Tana, prepared with subtlety, a delight. The room, under a giant toukoul, offers a lovely view of Lake Tana through the large picture windows. Every evening: cultural performances of Amhara song and dance.

Excellent traditional restaurant serving delicious goulash fish and other typical dishes with injeras, the typical Ethiopian pancakes. Every evening, there are performances of folk songs and dances from the Amhara region, inviting you to discover the culture of this part of Ethiopia. You can also taste tedj, Ethiopian mead, a deliciously sweet handcrafted honey alcohol. A beautiful stage with many musicians and dancers.