the main injera platter at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam
The special without cheese at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam
I had the gluten-free injera (it’s darker than the regular injera) at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

  • Addis Ababa
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African
Ethiopian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Ethiopian cuisine includes spiced vegetable, lentil, and potato dishes that are often vegan suitable. This place advertises a "vegan friendly" sticker on its door, and reported staff knows about veganism. The vegetarian mains are vegan except for containing cottage cheese. Gluten-free option for Injera available, please inform one day in advance. Open Mon-Sun 17:00-23:00.

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20 Reviews

First Review by jennyc32

Avatar Omega-3

Omega-3

Points +1138

Vegan
28 Nov 2023

Tastefull vegan plate

We’ve been here twice in the last weeks and we’ll definitely come back. It’s an unpretentious restaurant that serves a huge plate with lots of hearthy dishes, like for example three different sorts of lentils.
We forgot to take a picture.

Avatar JonJon

JonJon

Points +20308

Vegan
19 Oct 2023

Very good Ethiopian food in a friendly atmosphere

This Ethiopian restaurant offers a complete vegan meal that's very good, as well as generous. The owners are very friendly and the atmosphere is pleasant. The portions are generous and the prices very affordable for Amsterdam. The coffee is served with a good portion of vegan popcorn, which is surprising but enjoyable.

Pros: tasty food, affordable, friendly staff, generous portions

Cons: only one vegan option

Vegan dish at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

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dayalpuri

Points +25

Vegan
28 Sep 2023

Comfy and delicious

They have one vegan dish and one vegetarian dish (the only difference is absence of cottage cheese in the vegan one). As one-time visitor, I am quite happy with that.

Pros: Friendly staff, Family atmosphere, Authentic food

Avatar Smi

Smi

Points +518

Vegan
20 Aug 2023

Really good and spicy

Ordered the vegan plate, loooooved the pumpkin, the curry lentils, the spicy lentils, okay, basically everything. Owners are very nice. Asked us if we want some tea on the house after we paid. Got a huge can of tea and popcorn. The coffee liqueur is also worth trying! Portion size was good :)

Pros: Good spice combos, Nice folks

Tea afterward at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Vegan plate on the right at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Vegan plate on the right, spicy red lentils on the left at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Coffee liqueur at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Avatar BramGroenland

BramGroenland

Points +70

Vegan
14 Jul 2023

Flavour bomb 💣

Tasty, big plate. It was so delicious that we ate so much food, after dinner we had stomach ache.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-14

Pros: Nice flavours , Fairly healthy, Very nice service

Cons: the wine was not great, but okay

at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Avatar vandeVegtable

vandeVegtable

Points +1538

Vegan
07 Nov 2022

Awesome food!!

We chose the vegan combination plate as mentioned on the menu, and it was awesome!! Huge portion, so satisfying to eat the food with the injeras, and not too spicy or too salty at all. Nice experience, definitely recommend :)

Pros: Food was served quickly, Friendly owner

at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Interior at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

The vegan plate for two at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Avatar Pirjo81

Pirjo81

Points +137

Vegetarian
11 Aug 2022

Ethiopian gem

A lot of delicious options for veggies and non-veggies. Just tell the staff in advance you want a separate plate when you are with a mixed group, otherwise meat and veg-plate will be served on the same plate.

Pros: Many vega-options, Friendly staff, Not expensive

Avatar Bobanthar

Bobanthar

Points +411

Vegan
05 Jun 2022

Good, honest fare

I had the "vegetable special", a large platter of the other dishes on a big injera (a pancake-like flatbread) with a side of injeras that came as standard, and it was spot on. I picked it up with the injera as that seens to be the way to do it. A good variety of flavours. The lady had sort of broken English and Dutch but we could order without issue and she was lovely. She brought me more injeras free of charge. They also have an Ethiopian beer and fruit beers; I tried the mango beer and it was very nice indeed. I'd go again.

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-05

Pros: Good food, Decent beer, Very nice staff

Avatar VeganskJarvis

VeganskJarvis

Points +145

Vegan
21 May 2022

Great injera

Been wanting to try Ethiopian food for ages and I'm so glad I came here! Staff were knowledgeable about what is and isn't vegan. Portion size was great, we couldn't finished our main (but we wish we could!). New respect for split peas.

Pros: Value for money , Can try lots of dishes

Vegan at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Avatar ~Florence~

~Florence~

Points +2322

Vegan
04 Apr 2022

Delicious Ethiopian food, delicious

Ate here 2 times already. Love Ethiopian food in general. This place has good portions for its price, love the variety of vegan toppings, and the injera (the pancake made out of different kinds of flour incl. Teff flour) is super tasty. There is a gluten-free Injera option available, let them know in advance. Ask for the vegan options. You’ll definitely feel full after your meal.

Very friendly people. One time I had to wait a bit longer for take-away because it was so busy, and I got a free drink. Another time my dad lóved the injera, which he tried for the first time, and they gave him some extra to take with him for free.

I had the gluten-free injera (it’s darker than the regular injera) at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Avatar groeningen

groeningen

Points +162

Vegetarian
06 Sep 2020

Great value!

Nice place serving delicious Ethiopian food. The wots were great! Ask for the main platter to be veganized if necessary. Can we just replace every fastfood restaurant with Ethiopian restaurants already? The world, our bodies and bellies would be a happier place.

Pros: good pricing, enough of everything

Cons: no vegan dessert

the main injera platter at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Avatar IAmWater

IAmWater

Points +356

Vegan
13 Dec 2018

Deliciously exotic

This place is an institution. I have been coming here since 2001. A week ago I had dinner there after a few years abroad and, my God, I was not disappointed. The food is mega-delicious!!! I was really surprised by the flavours and textures. I ordered the vegetarian combi (without cheese) and it was very filling and satisfying. Definitely a place to visit. All plates come accompanied by Injera, a sort of sour pancake made out of teff flour. I am glad this place still exists and offers the chance to taste such an exotic cuisine like the Ethiopian one.

Pros: Delicious, lekker, lekker!, Good price, Nice staff

Avatar SamuliLi

SamuliLi

Points +63

Vegan
25 Feb 2017

Great Ethiopian

I had heard nice things about Ethiopian food before coming here and this place exceeded my expectations. I heartily recommend #18 which is a combination if all the vegetarian options. Also a great quantity!

Avatar Kiwivegan

Kiwivegan

Points +56

Vegan
30 Jul 2016

5 stars great food!

Fantastic Ethiopian restaurant with many vegan options run by a very friendly, English speaking family. My wife and I ordered the vegan banquet, a sample of several dishes including 3 types of lentils, spinich, beans, pumpkin and Ethiopian pancakes. Also a health & fitness freak, I was very pleased that little oil / additives are used in the dishes. Good, clean, healthy & tasty food! We'll be back! And very cheap!

Pros: Great tasting food, Healthy, little oil / additives used, Low prices

Cons: None!

Avatar Barney Big Ears

Barney Big Ears

Points +362

Vegan
11 Apr 2016

Vegan meal

This is a typical Ethiopian restaurant with the standard, tasty cuisine. the staff were very friendly and were aware of the vegan options.

Avatar carolvegan

carolvegan

Points +3702

Vegan
02 Jan 2016

An exotic and perfect vegan dinner in Amsterdam

What attracted me and my husband to enter was a sign in the front door saying "vegan friendly". Inside, the service was so great, the waitress was so helpful, simpathic, and suggested us some vegan options. We ordered the #18 (a mix of all veggie/vegan dishes - #12 to #17), just excluding the cottage cheese. And a coconut beer, so delicious and served in a real coconut bowl, not in a glass! So exotic! The food was really tasteful! I really loved it and I wish coming back if someday I come again to Amsterdam! And the staff do not hurry you to leave the place when you finish your meal (I particularly HATE this), they really respect their customers!

Pros: Tasty, Nice service, Lots of options!

Avatar Amy1274

Amy1274

Points +4979

Vegan
04 Sep 2015

Friendly staff, good food, choice for vegans

I have on many occasions been given reason to doubt that staff at restaurants really understand what vegan means, but here I did not have to worry! The friendly waitress explained what allergens the vegetarian dishes contained and which ones could be made vegan, and I also saw an advert for gluten-free dishes, which can be ordered one day in advance. I tried a vegan engudaye be, which was clearly fresh and tasty, though could have been a bit spicier in my opinion. But that's just me. Overall I would recommend giving this place a try, especially if you want to try a new cuisine - Ethiopian makes a change from what I am used to, in a good way.

Pros: Friendly staff, vegan options, welcoming atmosphere

Avatar JamesSturt

JamesSturt

Points +78

Vegan
13 Aug 2015

Delicious and such friendly staff

I was en route to find a vegan restaurant and saw this place with its 'vegan friendly' sign and was lured in by that and the promise of Ethiopian food. The staff were lovely and the food was some of the nicest I've ever tasted. So soo good! Would highly recommend number 18 which is a mix of all the veggie options and if you ask for it to be vegan they simply remove the cottage cheese from one of them.

Amazing vegan Ethiopian food! at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

Avatar MargoMustert

MargoMustert

Points +317

Vegetarian
01 May 2015

Lovely

Very very nice food. Food can be vegetarian/vegan and the menu even said it can be gluten-free. I didn't try this yet, but i will! Because i will definitely come back some time :) Oh, and eating with your hands is a must to enjoy the taste of Africa!

Pros: Vegetarian, Good taste, Eating with your hands

Cons: Busy

Avatar jennyc32

jennyc32

Points +3391

Vegan
19 Apr 2015

Delicious vegan options

I was lured into this place by the "vegan friendly" sign on the door, and I'm glad I was - the food was delicious and the service was really fast and friendly. The waitress confirmed that all the vegetarian options except for one were vegan, and persuaded us to try the combination plate, which featured a bit of everything. All of the dishes were so good! There were an additional two injera per person on the side. The food was so delicious, I'd highly recommend it.

Pros: Tasty food, Several vegan options, Helpful, friendly staff

Combination plate (vegetarian on the far side, with the cottage cheese, vegan the near side - exactly the same but without the cottage cheese) at Addis Ababa in Amsterdam

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