Back to Aladdin

Last night I decided to visit Aladdin, an Armenian restaurant, for my last dinner in Ethiopia. It's hard to find good Mediterranean food in Japan, especially at Ethiopian prices. We ordered the tabouleh, a greek salad with big green olives and chunks of feta cheese, and a mixed plate of kebabs, plus another dish that I can't quite remember the name of but tasted like beans crushed into a smooth paste and mixed with some light seasonings, which we ate with pita bread of course. We also ordered a couple Dashen beers, a local beer brewed outside of Gondar so not always available in Addis Ababa. We even ordered dessert, which for me was a sweet baklava variation and rich Turkish coffee. The bill came to more than we usually pay for dinner elsewhere, but a quick calculation and I realized it was less than $15USD each; this is the beauty of international eateries in Ethiopia!