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29 curated places · Bole
2000 Habesha Cultural Restaurant
Bole
Tukul-style hall on Bole Road with nightly music, dance and injera feasts
Addis Fine Art
Bole
Ethiopia's leading contemporary gallery, with a sister space in London
Aladdin Restaurant
Bole
Old-school Armenian and Middle Eastern dining rooted in Addis history
Alem Bunna
Bole
Veteran local roasting chain for a proper macchiato on Bole Road
Antica Bar & Restaurant
Bole
Garden pizzeria with teff-dough pies, hot-rock barbecue and an art gallery
Beer Garden Inn
Bole
Ethio-German brewpub pouring its own unfiltered white and black beers
Black Rose
Bole
Sophisticated cocktail bar and rooftop hangout beloved by expats and locals
Bole Medhane Alem Cathedral
Bole
Africa's second-largest Orthodox cathedral, glowing above the Bole skyline
Boston Day Spa by Kuriftu
Bole
Addis's landmark urban spa — massages, steam, jacuzzi and Ethiopian art
Club H2O
Bole
Big Bole party club: EDM, Ethiopian tunes and live band nights
Dukamo Coffee
Bole
Farm-to-cup Sidama specialty roastery famous for anaerobic lots
Flirt Lounge
Bole
High-energy Bole club with themed nights, DJs and occasional live acts
Garden of Coffee
Bole
Coffee hand-roasted to order on clay pans — the ceremony as a café
Habesha Restaurant
Bole Road
Garden courtyard classic where locals actually eat their doro wat
Jams Addis
Bole (near Yod Abyssinia)
Reggae-soaked live-music den with bands Thursday through Saturday
Kabu Caffe
Bole
Singer Aster Aweke's café, tied to Africa's first SCA-certified coffee lab
Kaldi's Coffee
Bole
Ethiopia's homegrown answer to Starbucks — green aprons, local beans
Kategna Restaurant
Bole
Polished everyday Ethiopian — shekla tibs, bozena shiro and a huge fasting menu
London Cafe
Bole
Big, buzzy Bole hangout for cakes, macchiatos and fresh juice
Makush Art Gallery & Italian Restaurant
Bole
Eat pasta surrounded by 650+ canvases from 70 Ethiopian artists — all for sale
Mama's Kitchen
Bole
Slick Bole lounge with live jazz and Ethio-soul seven nights a week
Monarch 360 Lounge
Bole / 22 Mazoria
Elegant hotel rooftop lounge with 360-degree skyline views
Moyee Coffee
Bole Medhanialem
FairChain roaster with industrial-chic cafés and a cult 'tsom macchiato'
Mulmul Bakery
Bole
Family bakery since 1991 named after Ethiopia's celebration bread
Peacock Park
Bole
Small leafy Bole park with playgrounds, cafes and resident peacocks
Robera Coffee
Bole Medhanealem
Three-decade roaster's sleek cafés pouring lab-graded specialty brews
Sabegn
Bole Atlas
Villa concept store of 200+ Ethiopian makers — leather, weaving, art and coffee
Salem's Ethiopia
Bole
Fair-trade craft compound: weaving, pottery and jewelry made on-site
Yod Abyssinia Cultural Restaurant
Bole
The famous dinner-and-dance hall: injera feasts with electrifying eskista