Lime Tree
Addis Ababa
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The international make-up of the cafe's clientele is reflected in its eclectic menu, featuring casual classics of Mexican, Middle Eastern and pan-Asian cuisine. Lime Tree has long been an expats' favourite, frequented especially for business lunches.
Cafes
Some of the world's most revered coffee beans, along with remnants of an Italian presence in the country, make for a spectacular coffee culture, one upheld by locals who have firmly embraced coffee-drinking as an essential part of daily living. Coffee shops are aplenty, with many popular haunts in and around the busy Piazza area. Most cafes also sell beans by the bag. Do try and attend a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony, wherein the beans are first roasted, then ground, followed by the invigorating drink being brewed in a jebena (a special clay pot) and poured into ornate cups.