From the early days until the present, Aladdin has been satisfying customers both old and new with its delicious array of dishes primarily Armenian and Mediterranean but also offering Lebanese, Middle Eastern and Greek cuisine. Aladdin has been delighting customers whether vegan or meat eaters because there is something on the menu to suit everyone’s palate.
This cosy welcoming restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating in Bole has a feeling of being a family establishment which is exactly what it is. Tamar Kevorkian is Ethiopian Armenian and the owner of Aladdin Restaurant which she opened with her sister Kohar and mother Araky Kevorkian.
Tamar as well as her parents were born and raised in Addis Ababa. Her parents and grandparents were part of the established and well respected Armenian community who were involved in a range of different businesses across the city. During the military regime in the 1970ies however, many Armenians left the country but the Kevorkian family remained and have been instrumental in preserving the Ethiopian Armenian community.
There are so many delicious foods on offer at Aladdin that it is hard to choose The lunch time meze (including hummus, tabouleh, babaganoush, labneh and tzatziki) meal is always very popular. In fact if you want, you can make a whole meal from just choosing from a selection of varied starters. For a more substantial meal, meat lovers can choose from traditional kebabs both meat or fish or chicken or marinated lamb and spicy meat balls. Dolmades are tasty and individually wrapped vine Leaves with a minced meat and bulgur wheat filling. Five years ago Aladdin began serving brick oven pizza which has been extremely popular ever since.
“The best restaurant in African continent” is what one Trip Advisor has rated Aladdin
So if you have not yet discovered Aladdin, it is definitely time to do so this year!
Bole Japan Road, Addis Ababa
+251 92 992 3492
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