Makush Art Gallery & Italian Restaurant
A one-of-a-kind hybrid on Bole Road's Mega Building: a proper Italian restaurant whose walls double as one of Addis's biggest commercial galleries, with hundreds of paintings by some 70 contemporary Ethiopian artists. Browse over lunch, and if a canvas grabs you, they'll roll it up for your flight home.
☀️ Local tip
Paintings start surprisingly cheap (from around US$100); staff will happily walk you through the artists between courses.
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