Vaccari Italian Restaurant — Restaurant in Addis Ababa

Place is clean except the usual gnats (not flies) that fly around which is common everywhere. Service was okay. I arrived while it’s totally empty. Server came with some flat bread and chopped or finely minced dips. I didn’t try the dips, just to avoid getting sick. I ordered lasagna with the intention of ordering another plate as well, pasta with meat sauce. Looks like they make heat the lasagna when ordered because it took forever to come. Be patient here, seriously. Taste was good, not spectacular (my expectation from other reviews). Wine: they were willing to open a new bottle for me because most places give you a glass of wine from a bottle opened ling time ago and tastes aweful. So good job on that. Noone came back to give me the bill. So i had to walk over to the front...

Best Italian in Addis, and we’re super picky! This is the real deal, Italian food and hospitality down a lovely little lane in Addis. The atmosphere is like being in someone’s home, complete with a roaring fire when we were there. Food is amazing. Authentic Italian. We had the gnocchi and carbonara and it was perfect. The gnocchi especially was great - the sauce was spicy and full of flavor. Ethiopian wine was delicious. Dessert was amazing. Prices very good. And the service was top notch, truly. Signore Vaccari and his daughter make you feel welcome and at home. The only thing we regret was that we only found it on our last night in Addis. Otherwise we would have gone back again! Do not...

Variety of dishes and its taste are one of the best in Addis. And moreover you can expect significant Value for Money as most dishes are very much reasonable comparing similar Italian restaurants in Addis Ababa.

For instance, cold meat - four different types of hams - is only 166ETB (visited in Aug 2019)! Grilled shrimps are also reasonably cheap. You can enjoy several sea foods that is also very rare in Addis!

However some items are not available sometimes. So you may get different items on your dishes even if you ordered the same dish.

To guide your driver or taxi, you can just mention famous Ethiopian restaurant next to it - Yohannes Kitfo which most drovers in Addis...