The 7 Best Coffee Ceremonies 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 food culture with an English-speaking guide and driver. Visit Merkato and Atkilt Tera, make injera with local women, eat at historic Taitu Hotel, stop at Tomoca Coffee, and finish in Sululta with a coffee ceremony and honey wine tasting. Guides may include Zerefa, Samuel, Emmanuel, or Seya.

“no pasaron por mi para el traslado y en el teléfono de 24 horas que se suple atienden no me contestaron”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Coffee Ceremony at a Home in Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $168

Join Daniel and Tigist for a private 3.5-hour visit to an Addis Ababa market and family home. You’ll help prepare Ethiopian dishes, learn about injera and hand-roasted coffee, then share the meal and a traditional coffee ceremony. Choose lunch or dinner, and advise the hosts about vegetarian needs, allergies, or other preferences when booking.

“Friendly hosts gave me a family experience of preparing and cooking authentic Ethiopian food, then more importantly eating it. Totally delicious and finished with the full coffee ceremony. Very enjoyable, the only downside was the distance from my hotel, at around 40 mins just outside Addis.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Vintage Coffee Shops, Restaurants, Sightseeing in Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $70Best value

Spend two to eight flexible hours exploring Addis Ababa with guides such as Gashaw, Fitsum, Desale, or Moges. Visit the National Museum and Lucy, walk Piazza, stop at old cafés, try Ethiopian food, learn about coffee, and finish with music and dancing at Totot in Gerji. Pickup and private touring are offered.

“We had a wonderful day with Gashow. He was such a source of knowledge about Ethiopian history and culture and passionately shared it with us throughout the day. We started off at the museum where Gashow gave us interesting histoRead more”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Ethiopian Cooking Class and Coffee Ceremony with a Local in Addis with transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $154

Meet Daniel and Tigist in their Addis Ababa home for a private Ethiopian cooking class and coffee ceremony. Tigist teaches you to prepare dishes such as shiro, tibs, and injera, while Daniel shares food, history, politics, and life in Ethiopia. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the full experience lasts about four hours.

“In addition to the wonderful cooking experience given by Daniel and his lovely family, Daniel gave us an inside look into his neighborhood in the hills on the outskirts of Addis and answered any and all of our questions about Ethiopian culture. This experience made our time in Read more”

Check availability →Read our full review

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

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

Spend six hours exploring Addis Ababa through food. Visit Tomoca for Ethiopian arabica coffee, bargain for spices in Merkato, bake injera, join a coffee ceremony, taste Tej honey wine, and share a buffet lunch at the country’s first Ethiopian hotel. Pickup, transport, guide, lunch, and drinks are included.

“Desale was our guide and was super knowledgeable about all aspects of Ethiopia and answered all our questions. Our first stop was to Merkato open air market where we saw lots of different local spices and coffee being sold. Next we learnt to bake injera bread and were able to try our creations with the typical spice. We visited a local coffee shop and participated in a traditional coffee ceremony, the coffee was amazing!! For lunch we had a local vegetarian buffet and were able to try a variety of dishes. Lastly, we visited a honey wine bar and tried honey wine for the first time. While driving Desale pointed…”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Ethiopia coffee cupping class/Ethiopian food injera making

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

Spend four hours with an English-speaking local guide learning coffee tasting, injera making, and Ethiopian food customs. Guides such as Joe, Mike, Aelaf, and Jonas have led this private Addis Ababa experience, which may include a visit to Entoto National Park. Expect hands-on cooking, a communal meal, and a traditional coffee ceremony.

“It was amazing! Mike was an amazing tour guide who took care of everything. His storytelling is amazing and you can really tell he is passionate about his country, speaking from a place of love. He is a caring person. Even when our plans changed, he made accommodations and we ended up having a meal with his friends who were also so so lovely. 100/10, recommend! This is THE tour to take when you want to get to know the real Ethiopia and experience the kindness of the people.”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Unique Ethiopian Cooking Class and Coffee Ceremony with a Local in Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $116

Join Daniel and Tigist in their home on the greener outskirts of Addis Ababa for a private cooking class. Tigist teaches injera and a dish such as shiro or tibs, while you roast coffee beans and share the finished meal. Choose lunch or dinner, and request vegetarian dishes or extra recipes when booking.

“What an amazing way to spend our Thanksgiving! Our family of 6 with adult children had the most lovely evening. Daniel and his wife Tigest hosted us in their home...”

Check availability →Read our full review