Yebet Kitfo

Yebet Kitfo is a kitfo house in Summit, in the east of Addis Ababa. Yebet kitfo means kitfo of the home. The house is in a villa behind a gate, near the main Summit road.

Food and drink

Kitfo is the dish of the house. Kitfo is minced beef with spiced butter and mitmita pepper. You can ask for it raw, warmed (leb leb) or cooked. It comes in a clay bowl on a leaf, with ayib (fresh cheese), gomen (cooked greens) and kocho, the flat bread of the Gurage people. The house also serves special kitfo and gored gored on the same tray. There is coffee after the meal, and the bar serves wine and other drinks.

What to expect

The dining room is bright and modern, with wooden tables and plants. Waiters bring the food on a large covered tray. Families with children and groups of friends come at weekends. The kitchen serves food late.

Getting there

The house is in Summit, near BGS and Pizza Hut. It has a free car park, and there is free parking on the street.

Good to know

The house takes reservations, which helps for a group or on the day a fast ends. It offers takeaway. The phone number is +251 91 050 0504.