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pinoli
(fillet of Nile perch with pine nuts and potatoes) makes your stomach quiver with
excitement, slide into this great Italian restaurant.
INTERNATIONAL
Cottage Restaurant & Pub $$
( 0115-516359; Ras Desta Damtew St; mains Birr70-120; noon-2pm & 6-10pm)
This cosy wooden cottage is an expat favourite for a smart lunch. While the menu is var-
ied, ranging from Madras chicken curry to veal medallions in a
morille
(mushroom)
sauce, its speciality is the beef fondue (Birr370 for two).
China Bar & Restaurant $$
(Ras Desta Damtew St; mains Birr60-100; 11.30am-10.30pm)
If you're craving
something sweet or sour, this central Chinese restaurant is the most convenient place -
though not everybody rates the food.
CHINESE
PIAZZA & THE NORTH
Itegue Taitu Hotel $
( 0111-560787;
www.taituhotel.com
; mains Birr30-40, lunch buffet Birr59)
If you've
travelled overland to Addis Ababa, and eaten in a succession of cheap local restaurants
serving less than inspiring
injera,
then reward yourself with a taste of high-quality and ut-
terly delicious Ethiopian fare served up in the refined and stately atmosphere of this old
hotel's renovated dining room. Its bargain-priced lunchtime buffet (also available on Fri-
day evenings) is immensely popular with both foreigners and well-to-do locals.
ETHIOPIAN
Lucy Gazebo & Restaurant $$
(King George VI St; mains Birr70-120; 8.30am-8pm)
Next to the National Museum
and a favourite haunt of locals, expats and museum-visiting tourists, this bright and airy
restaurant with alfresco dining in the garden serves flavourful pastas (some vegetarian op-
tions), curries and good Ethiopian fare. However, you do pay for the location.
INTERNATIONAL
Ristorante Castelli $$$
ITALIAN
