The 11 Best Food Tours in Ethiopia

1.Ethiopian Culinary Tour – Market, Food, Coffee Ceremony & more

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $85Our pick

Spend 5 to 6 hours exploring Addis Ababa’s produce and spice markets, making injera with local women, tasting Ethiopian dishes at Taitu Hotel, visiting Tomoca Coffee, and joining a traditional coffee ceremony with honey wine in Sululta. Hotel, house, or airport pickup is included, with guides such as Zerefa, Samuel, Seya, and Emmanuel.

“Highly recommend this tour, certainly worth the money. A great way to see more of the city and learn more about the culture people and food. Tour guide Zerefa was also very professional, knowledgeable and friendly. Will book with company & guide again”

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2.Hidden Treasures of Addis Ababa – Food, Culture and History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $75

Spend about eight hours with a private guide such as Anteneh, visiting Mercato, Zoma Museum, Bahita Mariam Church, the National Museum, and Mount Entoto. You will taste Ethiopian food, watch a coffee ceremony, meet Lucy, and finish with city views. Hotel pickup, transport, water, snacks, and coffee or tea are included.

“The guide was very knowledgeable and brought us to many different places around Addis. We visiting merkato and were able to go on the roof of a local restaurant to get a better view. We then learned how to make coffee and injera in a local rRead more”

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3.Addis Ababa City Tours With Cocking Class of Ethiopian Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $90

Meet your guide at Bole Airport or your hotel for a private Addis Ababa day tour. Visit the Ethnological Museum and Merkato, shop for ingredients, then cook injera, shiro, and mesir wot in a local home before an Ethiopian coffee ceremony. Guides such as Joseph and Yoseph are often requested.

“We had an amazing time exploring Addis Ababa with Aman Ethiopia Tours & Travel! Our guide, Jocy, and driver, George, made this experience unforgettable. From the moment we were picked up, we knew we were in good hands.”

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4.Ethiopian Culinary Tour – Market, Coffee Ceremony and More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 6 hours · from $85

Spend six hours exploring Addis Ababa through food with an English-speaking guide and private car. Visit Tomoca Coffee, shop for spices in Merkato, bake injera, join a traditional coffee ceremony, taste tej, and eat at Ethiopia’s first hotel. Guides such as Desale and Seid also add history and local context along the way.

“Really really great tour. My guide Seid and driver muse were fantastic. Not only did we experience great food and coffee, but they also took me around to see all the main sights in the city. Seid was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his job. I learned a lot from him. Together we all had a lot of laughs. Couldn’t feel safer with this tour. Highly recommend.”

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5.Ethiopia coffee cupping class/Ethiopian food injera making

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 4 hours · from $94

Spend four hours in Addis Ababa learning coffee tasting with a local expert, then mixing, fermenting, and baking injera on a traditional mitad. Your English-speaking guide, such as Joe, Mike, Aelaf, or Jonas, also leads a coffee ceremony and meal with shiro, misir wot, and other Ethiopian dishes.

“Joe was very kind. he took us to Hadero to learn about Ethiopian coffee. the manager was the guide and he was very knowledgeable!”

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6.city tour of Addis Ababa ( history ,culture , food and more)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews

Spend 6 to 7 hours exploring Addis Ababa with guide Melaku Mehari. Visit the National and Ethnographic Museums, walk through Merkato, see St. George Cathedral, enjoy Ethiopian food and coffee, and finish with views from Mount Entoto. Pickup, transport, entrance fees, and hotel drop-off are included.

“We met Melaku Mehari at the National Museum. He blessed us with tons of cultural and historic education of Ethiopia as well as more of Africa. If visiting, a guided tour with Mr. Mehari is a must. His presence makes for a great experience. Thank you.”

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7.Local Ethiopian Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · from $100

Start in Addis Ababa’s Atlas neighborhood with coffee or a welcome drink, then walk and ride between three restaurants. You’ll try vegetarian food, beef, fish, Ethiopian beers, coffee, fresh juice, and local soft drinks. Hotel pickup, food, drinks, bottled water, transport, and taxes are included, but the timing and service can be uneven.

“Die Tour wurde nicht wie bei VIATOR gebucht durchgeführt. Sie war ab Beginn improvisiert, da überhaupt nicht vorbereitet.”

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8.Addis Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $79

Spend four hours eating your way through Addis Ababa with Liyu Ethiopia Tours. Visit Atikilt Tera market, try an injera baking challenge led by expert women, and eat at Taitu Hotel and Kebede Gebere Welde Butchery. Pickup is offered, walking totals 45 to 60 minutes, and groups are capped at eight.

“Olinol was a fantastic guide—knowledgeable, caring, responsible, and always made me feel safe. The van was clean and comfortable, which made the journey even more enjoyable.”

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9.Half Day Food Tour Addis Ababa With Airport pickUp And Drop-Off

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $75

Eshetu and the Rotate Ethiopia Tours team take you from Bole Airport into Addis Ababa for a four-hour private food and culture outing. You will taste Ethiopian dishes, learn about injera and coffee preparation, watch traditional music and dance, and walk through local life near Merkato or Atakilti Tera. Hotel and airport transfers are included.

“It was the perfect way to spend a long layover in Addis Ababa. The owner is very easy to connect with and very attentive to customer needs. After enjoying great food and views of the city, we were good friends and we continue to stay in touch ever since! Thank you my friend!”

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10.Local Ethiopian Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $111

Start in Addis Ababa’s Atlas neighborhood at 9am with a local guide such as Alex, then visit a family-run vegetarian restaurant, a well-known meat house, a fish restaurant, a juice stop, and a coffee house. Food, coffee, tea, water, transport, and fees are included. The tour ends around 8pm and accepts up to 15 people.

“My guide was preoccupied with himself and his business, on the phone or talking to others leaving me standing around waiting a lot. We even went to his bank, so unprofessional. Viator refuses to give a refund because we did 2/3 things, basically the guide sucked. So ask first and don’t use or refuse Simeon Tour Group, Awful.”

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11.Food tour in Addis Ababa with airport pick-up.

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $56Best value

This five-hour Addis Ababa food tour combines Beyaynetu, Shiro Wot, a traditional coffee ceremony, a city walk, and a planned visit to Lucy’s famous fossils. English- and French-speaking guides provide airport or hotel pickup, lunch, coffee, water, and transport. Expect a flexible cultural introduction rather than a tightly timed museum and food itinerary.

“They sent a driver to take me to a restaurant, then we went to a market. I felt bad for the guy because he was not a guide and doesn't speak very good English. This is was the worst "food tour" I went on and it was not worth 60USD. Also the car wasn't air-conditioned, so I ended inhaling all the dust and fumes from around Addis. I gave it 2 stars for the sake of the nice young man who picked me up.”

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