Ghibabo Restaurant and Pizzeria — Italian-Eritrean / Pizza, Asmara
Ghibabo Restaurant and Pizzeria is described as a magic place and a great restaurant in Asmara with live music and colorful lights, and is among the best in the capital. Guests return willingly due to friendship with the owner and his son — the warmth and personal connection that characterise the best community restaurants.
The cooking covers both the Italian-Eritrean fusion tradition and the pizza programme that the restaurant’s name indicates: the Italian wood-fired tradition applied to the Eritrean context, producing pizzas that the regulars return for.
The live music programme is Ghibabo’s most distinctive feature: the traditional Eritrean musical tradition alongside the Italian influence that the city’s colonial heritage has embedded in its cultural life.
Ghibabo is the Asmara restaurant for evenings that want the live music, the colorful lights, and the warmth of a restaurant that has made itself a community institution through genuine hospitality.
Best Occasion: Birthday
Live music, colorful lights, and a magic atmosphere: Ghibabo is one of the most vibrant birthday restaurants in Asmara.
Best Occasion: Solo Dining
The warmth of the owner and his son, the live music, and the magic atmosphere: Ghibabo is one of the most naturally welcoming solo dining addresses in Asmara.