Taste of Ethiopia: Walking Food Tour

Join us for a walking Food Tour through one of Addis Ababa’s neighborhoods where we will sample all kinds of Ethiopia’s famous food! We will visit three restaurants, a juice house and coffee house sample vegetarian dishes, beef dishes and fresh fish. The tour starts at 4pm and ends around 8pm.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Addis Ababa - The tour starts in the Addis Ababa’s Atlas neighborhood with a welcome drink or coffee. From there we set off on foot to a family owned restaurant serving our favorite vegetarian dishes in the country. As we walk through the neighborhoods, our guides will share lots of information about Addis Ababa and the history and culture of the…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Snacks
  • Dinner
  • Beverages
  • Tea and coffee
  • Food tasting
What's Not Included
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Hotel pickup
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Not wheelchair accessible (we can provide a vehicle at extra charge)
  • If you need help directing a taxi please call us at +251 92 404 4006.
Location
Yoly Hotel | Chichinya | ዮሊ ሆቴል | ቺቺንያ
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Toddw614
Feb 8, 2025
Wonderful food tour with Mulugeta - We had a wonderful Tastes of Ethiopia food tour. With our short layover in Addis Ababa, it was the perfect way to get to see some of the city and to taste the delicious cuisine. Our guide, Mulugeta, did a great job leading us to four stops. At the vegetarian restaurant, we had injera with spicy potato, cabbage, carrots, shiro (our favorite), pea, plain and spicy lentil, and also uncooked which he explained was not safe for us to eat. Each was delicious and a very traditional Ethiopia staple. Next we made our way to the Genesis Fish House where we feasted on delicious fried tilapia. The accompanying sauce was especially good. Our third stop was a coffee house where we learned about the roasting process and tasted local coffee with rue to dip in which dramatically changed the taste. We ended at the Atlas Food Area where we tried some delicious beef in a unique fire pot. It was served with injera and a spicy mustard-chili sauce. Absolutely delicious! Each food stop includes some local beer to try. Mulugeta did an awesome job describing the foods and also providing great detail about life and culture in Ethiopia. Overall, an outstanding tour, especially if you enjoy trying new types of food.
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Flyer28828774970
Dec 27, 2024
Not to be missed intro into local food culture - Very friendly, knowledgable Guide, well Chosen restaurants and many insights on the way. We explored an interesting area of addis which I had not discovered before.
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390kelseya
Nov 3, 2024
Great experience - We had an amazing time during this tour. Our guide, Mulugeta, was the absolute best. His knowledge of the city history and cuisine was unparalleled. The whole experience was full of fun and energy, this is an absolute must-do if you find yourself in Addis Ababa. Mulugeta first took us to Tadesse Grand for a vegan stop, then to Genesis Fish House, then we had a lovely walk to Yilma Butchery for beef and finally enjoyed some of the best coffee I’ve ever had in my life at Tiru coffee stop. I have nothing bad to say about this tour. If you decide not to put this on your tour list you will be missing out. Really great time!
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Barnabyg2013
Oct 28, 2024
Fantastic food tour - I had a wonderful food tour, trying what I think of as traditional Ethiopian food as well as visiting specialty restaurants for fish and beef. The coffee ceremony at the final stop was the perfect end to the day. I learned so much about the country, culture, customs and politics from my guide Mulugeta in addition to the fantastic cuisine.
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Mark_w
Jul 5, 2024
The Best Way to eat Addis Ababa - Birhanu was a great guide, took us to great Resturants, shared fantastic cooking and cultural insight and generally made far a fantastic afternoon. Highly recommend. This operation clearly has done there homework.
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Mkleinsolomon
May 11, 2024
Great local experience! - The Addis Eats tour was a fabulous way to see Addis and experience great local food with a real expert. Our guide was informative and delightful. Thank you, Mulu! Highly recommend.
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Tania_w
Mar 11, 2024
excellent food tour, not to be missed - excellent choice of restaurants and variety of dishes to try. the portions are very generous so definitely arrive hungry. we had some lovely ethiopian beer at every stop. our guide Mulugeta was very knowledgeable and a very interesting and engaging person.
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Jillfi8410rq
Jan 18, 2024
Hiring Go Further was the best decision we made for our trip! - Hiring Go Further was the best decision we made for our trip to Ethiopia! From the moment we landed they were ready and prepared to show us a great time! We had returned as two families with our children who were from Ethiopia and had a lot of moving parts with this trip. They were ready at the airport with a great van, water, sim cards, and even were ready to change our US dollars! They thought of everything. Not to mention that the personality of the tour guides was professional, kind, and hard-working, and you could tell that their number one priority was to make sure we had a great time. They catered to our days to meet our needs and desires. We visited many places around Addis and did their fun walking food tour. They planned everything for us and took a lot of stress out of the planning. Addis is not a place I would dare drive myself and having someone who knows the area and the history and was able to share with was perfect. If you are staying for a week like us or just have a layover you will not go wrong hiring them! I sure am glad we did!
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Lovetravel774901
Oct 14, 2023
TOP - We visited the southern villages in Ethiopia (as well as the food tour). The tour was well organized, our tour guide Dessu was simply the best (kind, patient, knowledgeable, passionate, doing the best for us to have a great memory) and our driver, Joseph was excellent and knew his job very well. We couldn’t ask for better!
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Quest02496253881
Nov 10, 2023
Better as it goes on - Food was good on average. First place (injera/lentils/peas) food was cold. Second place (fried fish) was good but basic. Third place (beef tibs) was delicious! Fourth place (coffee) was the best of the 4!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).