Marcus Addis — International Fine Dining, Addis Ababa
Marcus Addis occupies the summit of Addis Ababa’s tallest building — the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Tower — at an elevation that combines the city’s already extraordinary altitude (3,000 metres above sea level, the third highest capital city on earth) with the building’s height to produce a view that encompasses the full spread of the Ethiopian capital against its surrounding plateau landscape.
The gourmet menu at Marcus Addis blends traditional Ethiopian ingredients with international techniques to produce modern fine dining that reads as globally accomplished while remaining specifically Ethiopian. The teff-crusted preparations, the berbere-inflected sauces, and the tej-based reductions that appear across the menu all reflect a kitchen that understands what makes Ethiopian cuisine distinctive and treats that distinction as a culinary asset.
The wine programme draws on South African producers alongside the international selections that a fine dining room at this level demands. The coffee programme — Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, and the restaurant’s elevation means that the Ethiopian coffee ceremony can be performed with the beans grown in the country’s most celebrated highlands visible in the distance.
Marcus Addis is the restaurant for the occasions in Addis Ababa that require the maximum statement: the view, the height, the fusion of Ethiopian tradition and international ambition all combine to produce an experience that is specifically and impressively Ethiopian.
Best Occasion: Impress Clients
The tallest building in Addis Ababa, a panoramic view of the Ethiopian capital at altitude, and a menu that fuses Ethiopian tradition with international technique: Marcus Addis is the most visually and gastronomically impressive client dinner in the city.
Best Occasion: Birthday
The most dramatic view in Addis Ababa, combined with a gourmet menu and the full height of the capital’s tallest building: Marcus Addis provides a birthday dinner that uses the Ethiopian landscape as its backdrop.