Addis Ababa Restaurant in Overtoomse Sluis

The owner who projects his own prejudices onto the younger Ethiopian generation. Very rude and downright bizarre. He approached me in the restaurant to hear my story, then immediately talked over me and said that my story didn't matter. The two reasons? He knows a white child who is on drugs. What a bizarre remark. And his foundation in Ethiopia! Even though we are both from there? The gentleman then gave me business cards regarding his foundation and told me I really had to check it out online. After a reasonable donation, no thank you, but a cold remark: "I had no idea who this came from and I didn't force you to donate." I reported the fundraising method. The foundation does NOT have CBF accreditation. What audacity. We will eat somewhere else from now on. A restaurant should be a welcoming and inviting place. And this owner absolutely does not provide that.

Addis Ababa special was great, healthy and hearty 👍

The food was amazing and so flavorful. The owner is super friendly and we felt welcome immediately. I would recommend this restaurant to everyone and will definitely be back myself!

I think they have adapted the flavors to the general public. I love the traditional injera, which is sour. The food was not flavorful enough, and I also missed the spicy taste. It had a sweet taste. It really had a Western twist. The portion was large, though.

My order was very disappointing. No lamb or meat was delivered, even though it was listed on the menu. Additionally, both the kitfo and the chicken were old and unfit to eat. When I called to report this, the owner hung up and was curt and completely unhelpful. The quality and customer service urgently need to improve.

Great place ! Unpretentious, authentic, simple. Delicious food, everything cooked on the spot including the wonderful soft Ethiopian bread. The hostess was wonderfully warm and kind and the cook came to say hello I put 5 stars for ambiance because I appreciated the quiet “Don’t blame it on the sunshine, don’t blame it on the moonlight…” 😉 Great evening

We had dinner here with 6 friends. Some of us had never tried ethiopian before so we let the waiter advise us on what to order. Safe to say her advice was perfect. For €20 you get more food than you can finish and all of it delicious. We got a mixed plate with all the different dishes they offer and all of them were fantastic. We also tried a few different ethiopian beers, of which the banana beer was the most interesting. The service was great. The waiter was really friendly and very helpful. Definitely a good recommendation if you are looking for ethiopian food in amsterdam.

The owners are such a generous and hospitable couple, and the food is delicious! Definitely recommend!

What amazing people!?! Food is delicious… super recommended

We try to go here every time we visit Amsterdam, with or without the kids. Delicious food, great service and atmosphere every time. Order the special, drink the banana beer and enjoy some coffee and dessert after.

lovely restaurant, great service. The coffee at the end was divine

Wow! One of the most inspiring interactions and absolutely delicious and homemade Ethiopian food. A lovely couple made our evening to the best we could imagine. They were super kind and the food reflects on the heart they put into their cuisine! Totally recommend it! Will definitely be back and for those who are visiting! Please do ask them about their work back to their communities back in Ethiopia. They are great people beyond of being great cooks!! ❤️

Fantastic food, the owners were both wonderful and friendly. Me and my vegetarian girlfriend went and had meat and veg on the same dish, separated, well presented and unbelievably tasty. We will be back here when we are in town again.

Very hospitable and, of course, delicious food. This is a fantastic restaurant!

Incredible experience, tasty food with large portions for a reasonable price

Very good restaurant. It was our first time eating Ethiopian food and we weren't disappointee by the big and tasty portions !

I was really disappointed with my visit. The food was incredibly bland and lacked the deep, authentic spice you expect from Ethiopian cuisine. To make matters worse, the service felt dishonest and impersonal. I wouldn’t recommend this spot if you’re looking for a genuine cultural experience

Delicious food and super nice people!

Super nice restaurant! Cozy atmosphere, friendly staff, and the food was really top-notch. I will definitely be back!

Good food, generous portions and excellent service

We have been going to this restaurant for the last 5 years and always loved the food. Very tasty food.

Fresh & delicious every time i visit. The owners are super nice . The traditional Ethiopian coffee is a must try .

We took our family (two parents, two kids ages 7 and 9) to Addis for a bit of a culinary adventure, and it did not disappoint! The owners were very accommodating and kind, and the food was absolutely delicious! They managed to keep the spice to a minimum at our request, but the flavors and textures were compelling nevertheless. This was our first Ethiopian dining experience, but it will not be our last.

Delicious food, fantastic vibe, and excellent service!

My favorite! I've been coming here for over 15 years. The sweetest people and the most delicious food! Highly recommended.

Wonderful food and service. The people running this place are lovely.

Really nice and friendly people! A lovely, peaceful atmosphere with good music. And very good food at a good price. We had a wonderful evening and also recommend Honeybees! And number 19 :)

Went on a Thursday evening. The food is great and the owners are friendly and welcoming. The restaurant has a coat vibe. It was relatively empty on a weekday, with some locals milling around. Enjoyed the dinner a lot.

What a lovely restaurant, with incredibly kind and hospitable owners who truly care about their business. We had a delicious meal, and they were also very accommodating to our gluten allergy. It was served separately and the (gluten-free) injera was delicious. Highly recommended, a lovely family restaurant.

We had the opportunity to dine at Addis Ababa Ethiopian Restaurant. What a delightful evening! Extremely friendly service and welcoming owners. The food is prepared to a perfection with a balance of spices and salt. One of the best Tibs I have ever had. Other dishes we had were delicious too.

Very good hospitality, super friendly owners, tasty food. Even our children enjoyed their stay. Definitly recommend

The food was delicious! The service was incredibly friendly. Definitely try the Ethiopian coffee. In short, highly recommended.

Delicious food and friendly service!

Warm and friendly stuff, huge portions and coffee presentation very cute! Thanks for this experince🙌

Very delicious food, we'll be back! Great food!

Very tasty meal! Had Ethiopian food for the first time but it was super tasty. The plate is nicely split up if there are two of you and you get tasty pancakes in addition to your main course.

Enjoyed a delicious vegan meal.

Friendly staff, great food, they even gave us traditional Ethiopian coffee because the food took longer then expected. Would recommend.

Wonderful food, freshly made every day from very kind and warm people. What an authentic experience! The prices are also very good and the quantity served is really generous! Highly recommended, we'll be back soon :)

I love the food and the service. You can play Chase and traditional games (ገበጣ).

I love this place. I make a point to come here every time I'm in Amsterdam. The food has always been delicious and the staff friendly.

Husband and wife are good friends of mine asking them to call me on this phone

Delicious food and excellent service! The price is also affordable. Everything was made perfectly.

Delicious Ethiopian food with friendly people

Cozy atmosphere. Appealing presentation. Delicious food. The owners have a special ease of making you feel as though you’re a guest invited to their home.

Super harmonious flavors. Even after 15 years, I had the same experience. I highly recommend the Coconut beer. Appetizers as well as plates. Their bread is sourdough. Its base material is a local cereal called teff. Their coffee is divinely delicious and spicy. It can be drunk straight black, I really liked it. I'm sorry that they don't have a restaurant in Budapest.

I have been here several times now and have always thoroughly enjoyed the food. This time three of us chose to share the sambussa as a starter and we also had a lentil soup. The sambussa was nicely seasoned and contained in a crispy dough. The lentil soup was also tasty. As a main course we shared the vegetarian mix, the spicy lentils and the cabbage with potato. It is all served on a large platter on injeras that you also get next to it. Everything was delicious. Because you eat with your hands, you get a wet cloth afterwards, which is very nice. We ended the evening with an Ethiopian tea that tasted like cardamom. The staff is very nice and cordial. Excellent prices for 2025. Would love to come back.

Sentí que estaba en casa disfrutando de la comida que mi señora etíope ha cocinado, pero algo más inclusivo. La comitiva es maravillosa... con mucho detalle en el ingenio... tan agradable. Amesegenalehu

Only love, for the owners, their food, their foundation and the wonderful initiatives that they, in their strength, have managed to achieve! The food here(!) IS the very best you can get in the Netherlands, from Ethiopian cuisine. Prepared with so much love and you can taste it! All my respect for them and I hope to see you again soon!

Very nice (relatively) small restaurant with a cozy, intimate atmosphere. Nicely decorated. The food was very interesting, many special flavors and nicely presented. What blew us away was how incredibly nice the service was, very sweet people who do everything with a lot of care and love. You rarely come across such restaurants these days! Keep it up, we will definitely be back. P.S. Their fruit beer is definitely recommended!

Food and service was really amazing. It was great to have a new experience with the food. Completely new flavours for me. Lady was very kind and made sure we were settled and pleased with our meal. Fair price for the amount of food. Light was a little to dimmed and interior was very simple. Nothing that makes you feel like bringing groups to for a nice evening, but perfect for a couple of smaller gathering for a good bite.

I had the vegan injeras and was really happy with it. The portion is also filling. The toppings also impressed me.

Delicious food and very kind staff, 100% recommended

Delicious food and great service!!

I bought injera but it was horrible 🤮all thrown in the trash. It's definitely an old one, because it's lost all its acidity and smells like moldy bread. It's really not injera; first and last time.

Very nice little restaurant with nice service and delicious food.

Very good, helpful staff worth trying

It was not like I order Bonline-eten a payment of 75 euros. It was a heel saddest experience. It smaaked not sweet I ordered food online and paid 75 euros and it was a very regrettable incident and it didn't taste good and we threw it away

Had the special was quite good and high value

100% recommended. I tried this type of food only three times, but I can say this restaurant was my favorite so far. You get a lot of food for what you pay and quality is good, I would say price/quality ratio is fine for Amsterdam. Good service, owners are very kind.

Fresh & delicious every time i visit. Always a pleasure to bring more friend to discover Ethiopian food. The owners are super nice . The traditional Ethiopian coffee is a must try .

Very loving and delicious - authentic, simple, warm. Take your time and enjoy!

If it is true, they could warn you how big the dishes are because the four of us could have had three portions for dinner. Despite them, the owners are charming, we arrived late and had no problems. They made us the main dish GLUTEN FREE and it was all delicious but we couldn't finish it. Value for money it is somewhat expensive but it is worth it and if you have celiac disease even more so. Advisable.

We found a restaurant with very good glutenfree food. The staff is very friendly. 5stars+

A small cosy family restaurant on the Overtoom. The owners were very nice and welcoming. The service was friendly and after dinner we were offered Ethiopian coffee which was a very kind and generous gesture. The food though was very blend. I am not sure if they toned down the spices to cater to the mainstream palate, but it lacked character. We ordered the Addis Ababa Special but it felt like a mix of dishes that you order from a tokko and are reheated.

Absolutely fresh and delicious. Had Ethiopian before but this one is one of my favorite! Homemade and you can tell the flavor is not coming from artificial flavorings like many food places. Def recommend

Absolutely fresh and delicious. Had Ethiopian before but this one is one of my favorite! Homemade and you can tell the flavor is not coming from artificial flavorings like many food places. Def recommend

The food was bad and it took more time than was necessary. My expectation, as it took time, was really high but I was disappointed and left a chunk of it before I asked for the bill.

Amazing food, every time. The flavors, the freshness of the ingredients, just delicious!

The best Ethiopian food in Amsterdam!

Very tasty food, cozy atmosphere and super nice owners

Atmospheric, warm, friendly, always cozy and food you will often go back for.

Good food Super friendly people service

Was a bit sick and they offered some remedy tea to cure me! Extremely nice staff!! And the food was fantastic 😍

Amazingly welcoming and the food is top tier! Deserve a lot of love ;) I will be back

The owners were very nice and welcoming. The food and the service were excellent. At the end of the dinner they offered us tea and popcorn and even stayed open longer than usual so we could stay. Great experience !!

If you can time it, pre-order the (gluten free) teff injera one day before you go! (it's really worth the supplement!)

Such a gem! Upon entering the restaurant, we were greeted by the warm smile of the owners. The food is absolutely delicious and overall it was such a great cultural and culinary experience! I loved the coffee ceremony.

Very nice discovery of Ethiopian cuisine, tasty and hearty meals. Special mention for the manager who kindly offered us tea and coffee as it was cold outside!

The best Ethiopian food I’ve had not only in Amsterdam but ever! The place is super cozy and quiet, and it smells lovely. Everyone working there is incredibly polite and happy to help. But the star of the show is the food. It is absolutely delicious! You can eat loads without feeling heavy, and it’s super healthy! Usually when I have Ethiopian food I can’t finish my order, but the food was so good I absolutely devoured it. I cannot express how wonderful the experience of eating here was. Definitely will come back.

Delicious food, would love to come back again!

Very tasty and lots of food, very friendly service and a pleasant atmosphere

My favorite place to eat delicious Ethiopian food in Amsterdam for more than 25 years.

Great taster menu of everything. Lovely bread, and the coconut beer was a winner - the coffee ceremony was also a treat. Would recommend this place for the great service.

Great food and good service. It was my first time eating Ethiopian food and I really enjoyed the experience.

Heerlijk gegeten en heel lieve mensen, echt n aanrader.

a dining experience where you can enjoy delicious burgers that are not only flavorful but also prepared with care.

A nice place and friendly staff that guides us through new flavors. If you want to explore this unique cuisine, start here.

Heel lekker eten in een zeer vriendelijke sfeer

It is my first time trying Ethiopian food and I love it! We ordered Addis Ababa special (€20 p.p). It is a huge dish with various meat, vegetables, cottage cheese, two types of lentils. The dish was served with injera, which tasted a bit like pancakes. Due to it softness and sponginess, it went super well with the flavorful meat and sauce. The portion was so generous that we were extremely full and satisfied. As for drinks, we ordered coconut bear and African mango juice to go with the meal. Both drinks were nice. Drinking the beer from a coconut shell was a whole new experience for my boyfriend. He said the open rim of the shell brought out the smell the beer even better. The mango juice was rich in taste. The slice of lemon add extra taste to it. It is perfect for someone who doesn’t want to drink alcohol but still want to try something special. After dinner we also had the Ethiopian coffee. It is almost like a ceremony. They lit the incense for us and showed us how to pour the coffee high above the cups. It was a treat to see how coffee trickled down the long-necked pot forming nice foams in the cups and to smell the great scent of it! The coffee itself tasted amazing. It has strong spices taste like nothing I had tried before. Forgive me that I am not a coffee connoisseur. It is hard to describe the overall taste of the coffee. But it is a must try! Besides the food and drinks, the owners are super sweet. They made every customers feel like home. Our overall experience in the restaurant was fantastic. We would love to go back there again and again and encourage our family and friends to try it! Highly recommend 😊

its clientèle is mainly other fellow ethiopians and that's a sign of good respect for traditional cuisine

Delicious, vegan options, amazing quality for the price.

Family owned restaurant in a splendid position. Food is excellent and varied (veg option). Service was warm and very kind. Will come back soon!

The best Ethiopian food experience ever!! Meals made with Love. Vegan amazing dinner. Please, try it, you will love!

Always super delicious food and very kind personel. Whenever I have new friends or family in town, I send them there! ❤😊

good if you’ve never had Ethiopian food, fine if you have !

Best place to taste some nice Ethiopian food. Also best place to taste and experience the African style beers...

Die äthiopische Küche ist einfach, alles frisch und wird mit den Teigfladen aus Teffmehl mit den Fingern gegessen. Echte äthiopische Küche bei uns ist selten, in Amsterdam und gerade in dieser Gegend wetteifern mehrere Restaurants um die Gäste. Ich wählte das Addis Ababa, da mir die Website am authentischten vorkam und mir das Essen in Äthiopien sehr gut geschmeckt hat. Das kleine einfach eingerichtete Restaurant wird von einem äthiopischen Paar geführt und dke Speisekarte bietet einen kompletten Querschnitt der Küche, am besten man nimmt die gemischte Platte, da ist von allem etwas dabei. Da ein Gast glutenfrei essen muss, bietet das Lokal an, mit einem Tag Vorbestellung die Teigfladen glutenfrei nur aus Teffmehl zu machen, die normalen sind eine Mehlmischung, wobei mir die etwas säuerlichen reinen Teff Injeras(so heißen diese Fladen) am besten schmecken. Ich habe mich für das scharfe Mincet Abish, klein geschnittenes Rindfleisch in sarfer roter Sauce entschieden, da mir das am besten im Land geschmeckt hat, die anderen Gäste namen die gemischte Platte, dazu ein äthiopisches Bier. Wir bekamen eine riesige Platte mit den Speisen, so dass jeder alles probieren konnte köstlich! Und da die Schärfe europäisch gebremst war, brachte die freundliche Gastgeberin noch ungefragt die scharfe rote Sauce dazu. Zum Abschluss muss ein äthiopischer frisch zubereiteter Kaffee sein, im land ist das stets eine richtige Zeremonie, hier kam er frisch und heiß in der traditionellen Kanne auf den Tisch. Dass hierher auch Äthiopier zum Essen kamen und der Gastgeber eine Wohlgahrtsorganisation zur Unterstützung der Schulbildung aufgebaut hat, macht das Ganze noch sympathischer! Bitte auf der Restaurantwebsite direkt reservieren! Danke Zefera ind Etete Zefu für den schönen Abend!

We came on the recommendation of a friend and we were not disappointed. We've never had Ethiopian food before and it was fabulous. Flavours are wonderful and chicken so tender: some of the best we've ever had. Owners are very welcoming and generous. We couldn't finish it all so asked for our leftovers to be bagged up: the owner gave us a fresh box as we'd been sitting outside. Cannot recommend highly enough.

A truly humbling experience, excellent staff and amazing food and drink