madam taitou

Considered one of the coolest Ethiopian restaurants in Cape Town, the decor is fantastic. Seating areas are in a treehouse-shaped space with mismatched furnishings covered in animal skins, potted plants and reptiles providing privacy, African tribal figurines scattered here and there, bonsai and pottery filling the place. You sit at the tables throughout the restaurant and fine African art lines the walls. The menu is purely Ethiopian, the best being the beef roasted in spiced Ethiopian butter and served with cheese and salad on Ethiopian oudh bread. There is a vegetarian menu, including jeman (spinach and greens cooked the Ethiopian way) or Chirut (marinated chickpea flour cooked in a berberi sauce) and a great selection of various exotic Ethiopian drinks are also available.