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Topia Tej Bet
Off Haile Gebreselassie Rd, tucked up an alley behind the Axum Hotel, this is Addis' top
tej bet
and the only one to serve pure honey
tej
. A small flask (Birr14) on an empty stom-
ach had our head spinning. Half-litre (Birr34) and litre (Birr64) bottles are also available.
It's a congenial place with tables surrounding a tiny garden.
BAR
Entertainment
Nightlife in Addis Ababa continues to develop at a steady pace; the scene becomes ever
more varied and sophisticated and new places open all the time.
The free publication
What's Up!
and the website Addis All Around
(
www.addisallaround.com
)
highlight upcoming events on Addis Ababa's entertainment
scene.
Jazz Clubs
Jazzamba Lounge
(Itegue Taitu Hotel; admission Birr50-80; 8.30pm-1am)
Back in the 1960s the jazz
scene in Addis was booming. So big was the scene that Ethiopian jazz even had its own
style and name: Ethiojazz. Then along came the Derg and away went the fun. Today the
scene is making a slow recovery (though a number of jazz bars have closed down in the
last couple of years) and the centre of that recovery is Jazzamba Lounge, located inside
the creaky Itegue Taitu Hotel. Every night there's a live jazz session that attracts
renowned local and international artists.
JAZZ BAR
La Gazelle Piano Bar
(Bole Rd)
This dark and moody bar has live jazz every night.
JAZZ BAR
Nightclubs
While most nightclubs open at 11pm, there's no point in arriving before midnight. Those
open during the week close around 2am; things wrap up nearer to 5am on weekends.
Cover charges vary between Birr50 and Birr100 at most venues, depending on the day
