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Best Cafés in Addis Ababa (2026)

Coffee is part of daily life in Addis Ababa, and the city is one of the best places in the world to drink it. The classic order is a macchiato, served in a small glass at any hour of the day. Tomoca's original shop on Wavel Street in Piazza is the place to drink it standing at the counter and to buy freshly roasted beans to take home, and the company has newer branches across the city.

For longer stays, Galani Coffee in Jackross combines a large cafe with an upstairs gallery and craft shop, all-day breakfast and cascara tea made from coffee cherry skins. Aster Bunna, a small roaster-cafe opened in 1998, sells single-origin beans from regions such as Yirgacheffe, Sidamo and Harrar. CaffeOl in Kera is run by an all-women team and has strong vegan options, and Moyee's Bole Medhanialem branch is a comfortable place to try a tsom macchiato, made without milk for fasting days. Many traditional restaurants also perform a full coffee ceremony, with beans roasted and brewed at the table.

5 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Addis Ababa

  1. Tomoca Historic coffee house and roaster, PiazzaAddis Ababa's best-known coffee house, roasting its own beans, with the original standing bar on Wavel Street in Piazza and several newer branches.
  2. Galani Coffee Speciality coffee house and gallery, JackrossSpacious speciality coffee house in Jackross with an upstairs art gallery and craft shop, all-day breakfast and cascara tea, plus four other branches.
  3. Aster Bunna Coffee roaster and cafe, KirkosCosy roaster-cafe opened in 1998 by Aster Mengesha, serving macchiato and spris and selling Ethiopian single-origin beans roasted on site.

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1. Tomoca

Historic coffee house and roaster$Piazza

Addis Ababa's best-known coffee house, roasting its own beans, with the original standing bar on Wavel Street in Piazza and several newer branches.

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2. Galani Coffee

Speciality coffee house and gallery$$Jackross

Spacious speciality coffee house in Jackross with an upstairs art gallery and craft shop, all-day breakfast and cascara tea, plus four other branches.

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3. Aster Bunna

Coffee roaster and cafe$Kirkos

Cosy roaster-cafe opened in 1998 by Aster Mengesha, serving macchiato and spris and selling Ethiopian single-origin beans roasted on site.

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4. CaffeOl Coffee

Woman-owned speciality cafe$$Kera

Woman-owned speciality cafe in Kera with an all-women barista team, known for careful design, vegan pastries and Ethiopian beans sold abroad.

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5. Moyee Coffee

Coffee roaster and cafe chain$$Bole

Ethiopian-born coffee company with four Addis Ababa cafes, best known for its Bole Medhanialem branch and its tsom macchiato made without milk.

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