Must-see nightlife in Addis Ababa

  • Tomoca coffee shop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Tomoca

    Addis Ababa

    Ahh, if only all cafes were like this! Coffee is serious business at this great high-stooled Italian cafe (around since 1953) in Piazza. The beans are…

  • Topia Tej Bet

    Addis Ababa

    Off Haile Gebreselassie Rd, tucked up an alley behind the Axum Hotel, this is Addis’ top tej bet (honey wine) and the only one to serve pure-honey tej…

  • Galani Cafe

    Addis Ababa

    This one's worth taking a taxi across Addis for. A refreshingly cool and contemporary space, Galani serves up Ethiopia's finest barista-poured coffees,…

  • Black Rose

    Addis Ababa

    Hiding in a modern building above the Boston Day Spa and downstairs from Kuriftu Diplomat Restaurant, this plush bar possesses a cool vibe and a refined…

  • Mokarar

    Addis Ababa

    Another of Piazza's cool old coffee haunts, Mokarar (the sign in Amharic says Harar – it's opposite Hotel Soramba) has stand-up stools and serves nothing…

  • Choche Fine Coffee Plc

    Addis Ababa

    In a quiet garden next to Addis' delightfully decaying old train station, Choche does great coffee and is for those who like to enjoy it outdoors. Service…

  • La Parisienne

    Addis Ababa

    If you’re staying in the Bole Rd part of town (in fact, even if you’re not), then there’s only one place for breakfast and that’s this megapopular terrace…

  • Cup Cake Delights Cafe

    Addis Ababa

    Red Velvet. Caribbean Breeze. Vanilla Fever. Brunette. The bright-and-bubbly names and flavours of the cupcakes on sale here are highly appropriate for a…

  • Club H2O

    Addis Ababa

    A pulsating nightclub downstairs from Yoly Hotel, Club H2O kicks things off with a more sedate Happy Hour: 7pm to 10pm with live jazz to keep things down…

  • Memo Club

    Addis Ababa

    About 200m west of Bole Rd (Africa Ave), this is another of Addis Ababa’s hot spots. Cosy seats, red lights and the odd full-length mirror surround the…

  • Beer Garden

    Addis Ababa

    If your tipple is beer then at the German-flavoured Beer Garden you can sit on a long bench and get 3L of the golden liquid for Birr181 or a 1L for Birr63…

  • Club Platinum & Lounge

    Addis Ababa

    Packed every weekend with teenagers and 20-somethings, this place plays the usual mix of hip-hop, reggae, African and other music. Beers are a hefty…

  • Club Illusion

    Addis Ababa

    This is Addis Ababa’s most raucous club and you need to be pretty thick skinned to survive! It’s in the basement of the Ambassador Cinema. There’s…

  • Stockholm

    Addis Ababa

    One of the coolest clubs of the moment, Stockholm has a languid lounge atmosphere early in the night with the usual blend of Western (hip-hop, R&B, Reggae…

  • Prime Juice House

    Addis Ababa

    Bored of avocado and mango juices? Then you’ll think this place, with such exotics as Energiser (banana, strawberry and yogurt), rocks. We’d even go so…

  • National Café

    Addis Ababa

    An ever-popular coffee institution that’s little more than a dark hole in the wall. For those not afraid of daylight, there’s also a few sun-grabbing…

  • Oslo Cafe

    Addis Ababa

    It's painted luscious lip-gloss red and is easily the most popular of the numerous bright, modern Western-style coffee shops around the Piazza area.

  • Flirt

    Addis Ababa

    A pulsating club, playing a little bit of this and little bit of that in rather plush surrounds.

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