• Addis in Cape

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Ethiopian restaurant. Has some vegetarian/vegan options. Relocated from 41 Church St. Open Mon-Sat 12:00pm-10:30pm. Closed Sun.


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22 Reviews

First Review by cowsareforgrazing

Honoria

Points +190

Vegan
19 Dec 2023

Best vegan food in Capetown

The vegan platter was excellent. Get the 100% teff injera, worth the upcharge.

Service was great, balcony seating on 2nd level was nice and deeper cultural experience than your average Ethiopian restaurant.

Mark41

Points +20

Vegan
22 Jul 2022

Fantastic

Delicious food and great experience, a must try.

Pros: Great food , Great experience

Cons: None

Zsuz

Points +244

Vegan
18 Jul 2022

Great experience with lots of food

We opted for the Combo for Two. It’s a tasting menu with many different dishes. Salad, spinach, mushrooms, lentil, chickpeas and more. I couldn’t memorise all of them. Versatile and delicious. They have a very big vegan menu.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, The waiters knew what vegan is

Vegaliciously

Points +190

Vegan
07 Mar 2020

Amazing Food! U gotta try it!

One of the best cape town restaurant i’ve tried so far! Go there, you won’t be disappointed! They also have a vegan menu which is to die for!

Pros: Food is delish, Amazing location

Cons: A little expensive

CharityBosua

Points +548

Vegan
11 Feb 2020

Yum!

Could be a bit more herby. It's not the best Ethiopian restaurant I have ever been but it's definitely great. Entire vegan menu with many options. We loved all lentil dishes. Absolutely gorgeous restaurant. Pro tip: use the entertainer app and go for lunch to save a lot $$

RonelleFortune

Points +283

Vegan
17 Nov 2019

Awesome food and vibe

I loved the food and it wasn't too badly priced. The service was so good. The staff are friendly and helpful. I would always visit when I'm in CT.

Sail_E

Points +118

Vegan
05 Nov 2019

Options galore

A whole section of the menu is vegan, so many tempting options. We ordered a few different things to share which worked well with the communal style of eating. The Pumpkin Wot was beautifully done and a good chance for the waiter to play hard at hearing and make a few jokes/puns - “you want the what?!”

LauraSitzia

Points +15

Vegetarian
17 Oct 2019

Excellent

What a nice characteristic restaurant in Long St. Absolutely perfect for veg and vegan. Love it and glad I discovered it. Highly recommended.

a_paracua@hotmail.com

Points +28

Vegan
20 Apr 2018

Great food

Food is delicious. All vegetarian dishes are fully vegan. Very friendly staff and cool ambience.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Friendly staff, Cool vibe

KarenLouiseFletcher

Points +354

Vegan
09 Apr 2018

African Experience

Addis is like nothing you've ever tried before.
It's more than a meal out, it's an experience.
You sit on a mix and match of low wooden seats. A hand crafted table in front of you. The decor is bright, happy and African.
Most people order the shared platter which is a mix of different curries and stews eaten by hand with a white flat roll up crepe like bread thing.
I loved the coffee ritual which comes with frankinsense and popcorn.

Pros: An African experience, Tasty food

Cons: Not easy to find parking

rageofdiscipline

Points +102

Vegan
28 Nov 2017

Lovely experience

As others have said, the atmosphere is fantastic and the staff are super lovely.
We really enjoyed the sharing aspect of the meal and were able to each try a few different dishes. All were fantastic!
I'd love to visit again some time.

vegans

Points +139

Vegan
01 Nov 2017

Wonderful vegan food

We have been to this restaurant many times and the food is always delicious! Our favourites are the vegan starter and then for mains the Misir Wot and Defin Misir Alicia Wot with the side veg of white cabbage, potatoes and carrots cooked the Ethiopian way. Wonderful flavours and great experience! A lovely place to take friends and family too.

Pros: Great flavours, Many vegan options

edwardbc

Points +1021

Vegan
04 Jan 2017

Good for dinner!

I went for dinner to this place and loved it. They have a good amount of vegan options (including a lunch special) and the food, service and atmosphere is excellent.

vegpilot

Points +431

Vegetarian
31 Jan 2016

Great

Good food. Nice friendly atmosphere.

Yasminenazmy

Points +461

Vegan
11 Dec 2015

Wow

Truly a wow-ing experience, the decor already makes you feel at home, and the service is excellent. I've have Ethiopian food a lot before, and in many countries, but this one truly touched my soul! AMAZING vegan dishes, more creative than anywhere else, highly recommend it!!

poweredbytofu

Points +314

Vegan
26 Jun 2015

Great find in Capetown!

As a family that is half vegan and half vegetarian, we were very pleased to come across Addis in Cape! The food was delicious, the staff was friendly and accommodating (helped us to call our hotel for pick up, and waited with us outside), and the whole vibe of the restaurant is awesome in itself. To eat here is a great experience, and they have a whole section of their menu that is designated vegan.

*Unless you're eating dinner early, you might want to make a reservation*

Pros: Delicious food, Friendly, accommodating staff , Unique vibe/experience

Cons: Not all vegan

Lovelybrittney

Points +62

Vegan
07 Jan 2015

good experience and food

The menu here is half vegan, half meat. I've been here many times for dinner with a group of people and everyone always falls in love with this place. Not only is the food delicious, the environment sets everything up for a fun evening. Don't forget to make a reservation in advance though!

Hayley666

Points +22

Vegan
24 Feb 2012

Fabuluos food. Great eating experience.

We opted for the sharing platter from the vegan menu. There was plenty of food, all of which was delicious, full of flavour and very colourful! There's a lot to chose from and eating without cutlery is an eating experience with a difference but we loved it. Definitely worth a visit f you're in Cape Town.

Pros: Excellent food, Lots of vegan options, Good value

misssakura

Points +61

Vegan
26 Nov 2010

A great experience

I love Ethiopian food and living in New Zealand there isn't any. So my partner and I were stoked to eat here! The menu is 50/50 vegetarian and meat fare. The restaurant is huge and spans 3 levels. The middle level is decorated beautifully with furniture and beautiful artwork from Ethiopia. The ceiling has fabric brollies which double up as lamp shades which give a wonderful ambiance. The staff are very polite and dressed smartly. They fully understand the concept of veganism and know all about the dishes, as well as advising on the best value lunch specials of the day. We had the lunch special which was a medium size portion of each of the vegan friendly dishes. Some of the food can be really spicy so if that's a problem for you then make sure you let them know in advance. Everything tasted amazzzzzing. I also loved the potato which is soft and creamy and just great. I came back again to eat with my family and to save any hassle we chose to eat the vegetarian platter. I can't really imagine what it would be like if your family wanted to eat meat and you wanted to eat veggie. If you really couldn't compromise they do offer to leave the dishes inside their plates instead of emptying them onto the injera. Somebody else in the reviews said it was expensive. I don't really get that. Top notch service, amazing venue and fantastic food. We paid 180 rand for all our drinks and the food. That's only 33 New Zealand Dollars! You'd pay that for one person in New Zealand. I love this place and would recommend that everybody try it at least once.

Pros: Good value, Friendly staff, Excellent food

Cons: Toilet was a bit broken, Upstairs level a bit dark at night

Stevie

Points +11765

Vegan
14 Feb 2010

Addis in Cape, Cape Town

This place is in Cape Town city centre on the corner of Long Street.

There is a section on the menu that is clearly marked, 'vegetarian & vegan' - all of these dishes are vegan except the last dish as this ocntains egg.

The food is served on these big trays that have bread made from rice flour rolled across it. The food is eaten by taking a piece of bread and using that to scoop up the food - no cutlery is used. The food was was very pleasant as is the vibe of the place.

I ate alone here and since this place also sells non vegetarian food then this place appears to be an option for a compromise venue for anyone looking to eat with a friend who refuses to eat vegetarian. For 100% vegetarian there are other places available in the Long Street area.

Pros: Vegan vegie friendly, Fun, Central

Cons: Not 100% veggie

Merciless666

Points +195

Vegan
20 Oct 2008

a light in the dark...

you can find a lot of veggie options in this place and the atmosphere is relaxed, though you're better of with a reservation in advance. People from cape town love this place. I had ethopien food in different parts of the globe, but this is so far my favorite.
If you consider yourself a diehard veggie, it's probably the wrong place, as you might share the plate with your meat eating friends. Don't miss lunch at the portobello!

Pros: value the money, at long street, friendly staff

cowsareforgrazing

Points +16

Raw
10 May 2008

yuck

yuck, i've heard a lot of people saying this place is a good vegetarian place. well a) all veg were cooked to death, b) it was generally tasteless, and c) i don't know where the vegetarian fame came from, its as meat eating as the next place- so u can get a vegetarian meal like anywhere else. and the price was outrrrageous, i spent about R90 (on food alone) sharing stuff and was hungry and pissed at the end.

Cons: expensive, boring food, cooked to death




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