We Only Serve A Delicious Dishes

The only thing we’re serious about is food. We will wait for your seat in our restaurant and satisfy your self with quality food.

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One of the first and most well-known traditional restaurants in Addis Abeba, YOD Abyssinia Traditional Restaurant was founded in 2003. It proudly promotes Ethiopian hospitality through a variety of dishes, ethnic dance, and music. The owner, Ato Tizazu Kore, comes from the Gurage ethnic group, where the word “YOD” means “witness or speak out.” Moreover, Ethiopia and the area presently known as the Horn of Africa were both known as “Abyssinia” in ancient times.

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The Story

One of the first and most well-known traditional restaurants in Addis Abeba, YOD Abyssinia Traditional Restaurant was founded in 2003. It proudly promotes Ethiopian hospitality through a variety of dishes, ethnic dance, and music. The owner, Ato Tizazu Kore, comes from the Gurage ethnic group, where the word “YOD” means “witness or speak out.” Moreover, Ethiopia and the area presently known as the Horn of Africa were both known as “Abyssinia” in ancient times.

Traditional meals

Yod provides traditional Ethiopian food and drinks so that you can experience the cuisine of the country's different regions.

Cultural
entertainment

Yod offers traditional music and dances, enabling people to appreciate them and even picking up a few dance moves in the process.

Catering

Yod will accommodate your requirements with authentic Ethiopian cuisine and specialize in corporate events and similar occasions.

Wedding cermonies

We offer traditional foods and beverages unlike anyone else, and we can prepare your traditional wedding to create the atmosphere you want.

Services

fresh Foods

At Yod, we serve traditional cuisines unlike anywhere else because we care that you have an authentic dining experience. We offer a variety of dishes from throughout Ethiopia.

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Best Quality Foods

Discover the real culture.

At yod, we place a high priority on providing you with the best experience of the cuisine, culture, and beverages found in the surrounding areas of Ethiopia.

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5/5

Brilliant night of Ethiopian culture
We thoroughly enjoyed our night Yod Abyssinia! The entertainment was brilliant, as was the atmosphere. You felt you were getting a real taste (literally and figuratively!) of Ethiopian culture. The food was also delicious and the staff were friendly. We’d recommend a visit

CharlotteUBG
A Regular Customer
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4.5/5

Music was fantastic, and the Tej the local beer a welcome experience
It a pleasure attending an evening of local Ethiopian cuisine and entertainment – a truly memorable cultural evening of some great performances by traditional dancers well choreographed and interacting well with the audience.

nlenneiye
A Regular Customer
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5/5

with Traditional singers and dancers
The meal was really good I usually prefer to take my Indian friends who visit Addis to this place because this is a place where one can understand the deep culture of Addis and Ethiopia. The restaurant offers not only food but also a wonderful memory. The performers make people dance and sing and most Ethiopian families gather here during the weekends. I suggest this place if you want to feel the vibe of local culture and delicious food.

Muthaiah R
A tourist in Addis

The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind than the discovery of a star.

Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
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