1-Day Addis Ababa Food Tour with Tej Tasting and Coffee Ceremony

1 Day Round trip from Your hotel in Addis Ababa Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Learn about berbere, mitmita, and Ethiopian spices at a market stall
  • 02 See injera being made on a traditional mitad clay griddle
  • 03 Taste shiro, kitfo, tibs, and doro wat, Ethiopia's national chicken stew
  • 04 Toast with tej honey wine in a traditional tej house
  • 05 Finish with a coffee ceremony in the birthplace of coffee
  • 06 Vegetarian and vegan friendly thanks to Ethiopian fasting food

Ethiopian food is unlike anything else in Africa, and the best way to understand it is to eat your way across Addis Ababa with a local. On this private tasting tour, you'll visit 5-6 stops, from a spice stall and an injera bakery to a butcher-restaurant, a traditional tej house, and a historic coffee house. Along the way, you'll try fasting dishes like shiro and lentils, kitfo, tibs, and doro wat, sip tej honey wine, and finish with a full coffee ceremony in the country where coffee was born. There is enough food for a full meal, vegetarian and vegan options are easy thanks to Ethiopia's fasting tradition, and your guide explains the culture behind every dish.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Addis Ababa
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Spice Market, Injera, Tej House and Coffee Ceremony

Your food guide picks you up from your hotel. Start at a spice stall in the market to smell and learn about berbere, mitmita, and the herbs behind Ethiopian cooking, then visit a local bakery to see injera poured onto the mitad clay griddle.

Sit down for a fasting platter of lentils, chickpea shiro, and greens, then move on to a butcher-restaurant to try kitfo, tibs, and doro wat, Ethiopia's national chicken stew. Toast with tej, the golden honey wine, in a traditional tej house.

End at a historic coffee house and a home-style coffee ceremony with popcorn and incense before you are driven back to your hotel.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Your hotel in Addis Ababa 1 city · 1 Day

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Addis Ababa
  • Private vehicle with driver between tasting stops
  • Local English-speaking food guide
  • All food tastings at 5-6 stops (enough for a full meal)
  • One glass of tej (honey wine) or a soft drink alternative
  • Coffee ceremony and coffee tasting
  • Bottled drinking water

What's Not Included

  • Additional drinks beyond those listed
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Personal shopping at the spice market

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Some Ethiopian birr for tips and spice-market shopping
  • Camera
  • An appetite

Know before you go

  • Please tell us about any allergies or dietary needs when booking; vegetarian and vegan versions are available.
  • Come hungry: the tastings add up to a full meal.
  • Kitfo is traditionally served raw; it can be ordered lightly cooked (leb leb) or fully cooked.
  • On Wednesdays, Fridays, and during fasting seasons, many places serve only vegan food, which we include in the tour.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Hotel lobby (pickup from any hotel in Addis Ababa)
Tour start
Your hotel in Addis Ababa
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 1 day finishes where it began, in Your hotel in Addis Ababa.

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