Ethiopia Restaurant Tips by SirRichard Top 5 Page for this destination

Macchiato

If you ask for a coffee in Ethiopia you will get a small glass of BLACK coffee with 2 spoons of sugar.
If you rather have a kind of capuccino, coffee with milk, you should ask for a maacchiato. This word is italian and probably comes from the times when italians had bigger influence in the area.
If you don't want sugar, say it first.
The average price for a coffee is about 1B (0,1 USD).

Comparison: least expensive

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Breakfast

Sheraton Bar

We stopped at this road bar for a drink during one of the bus rides. If I had a slight doubt about it belonging to the world famous hotels chain, it certainly disappeared after going in! I had a "shai" (tea) with a lot of sugar (10 cents).

Comparison: least expensive

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Local

Spaghetti

If you are desperate about injhera and there is no international restaurant around, spaghetti and pasta dishes are a good option, as it is a common meal in all menus. Italian heritage I guess... Anyway don't expect it to be "al dente", and if you don't like spicy food ask for them plain, no sauce at all...

Comparison: least expensive

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Italian

Injhera

Injhera is the NATIONAL food in Ethiopia and sometimes the only food you will find. It is a soft humid pancake made of cereal that serves both as tablecloth and food. It is the base of most of the meals, they simply put pieces of different foods on it. You are supposed to eat it with the hand (only the right hand!), taking a piece of pancake and wrapping a portion of food with it. So piece by piece the "tablecloth" disappears, as well as the food.
It is not bad, nore tasteless, it is even delicious once in a while... but after eating injhere 3 days ecery meal you start longing for some (any) "faranji" (foreign) food!!

Comparison: least expensive

Directions: Anywhere!

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 3

Theme: Local