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( 0346-752240; d/tw Birr120/250; )
Clean, functional rooms on the west side of
town, a convenient walking distance to Aksum's main attractions. The double rooms are
good value, even with the
faranji
pricing. Look for the green-and-yellow 'clean bed
rooms' sign.
Eating & Drinking
Restaurants tend to wrap things up early in Aksum, with most places not attached to a
hotel shutting down by 8pm.
For something entirely different, seek out a
tella bet
(local bar serving home-brewed
barley and millet beer;
suwa
in Tigrinya) in the tiny streets around town. They're marked
by cups on top of small poles, but you'll need a local to decode the various colours.
AMERICAN, ETHIOPIAN
Atse Yohanes International Restaurant $
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(mains Birr45-75)
The American half of the Ethio-Virginian couple who owns this pleas-
ant spot has brought cinnamon rolls (high season only) and proper hamburgers to Aksum,
but he's otherwise mostly hands off in the kitchen. This is also a great spot for Ethiopian
food, and there's a good coffee ceremony, too.
Ezana Café $
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(mains Birr13-25)
An awesome breakfast spot with excellent
ful
and 'special
fata
' (bread
firfir
with yoghurt and egg). Complete your meal with a juice from No Name Juice House
next door.
ETHIOPIAN
ETHIOPIAN
Abinet Hotel $
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(mains Birr35-81)
If you ask locals where the best place to eat is, they'll direct you to
Yeha or Consular. But if you ask them where they like to eat, there's a good chance they'll
answer Abinet.
Yeha Hotel $
(mains Birr51-82, set 3-course lunch Birr108)
The food is fair but the view is grand. The
menu has a large choice of
faranji
food with many selections rarely encountered outside
Addis, such as 'Indian-style' fish and chicken with mushrooms. The lofty terrace of this
EUROPEAN, ETHIOPIAN
