I discovered a great new restaurant in Cape Town the other day. I've been reviewing restaurants for EatOut magazine and this was one on my hit-list.

It's called Addis in Cape and is just off Long Street in Upper Church Street. Basically, it's on the opposite corner to Mesopotamia at the top of Church Street, that little paved road with the antique market and Café Mozart.

As you may have guessed from the name it's an Ethiopian restaurant, and as far as I can tell it's as authentic as can be. Tables are low conical affairs surrounded by small wooden stools, rather than your usual table and chairs. If it sounds uncomfortable, trust me it isn't.

The meal is shared communally, and the traditional injera flatbread is the central focus of the meal. Whatever dishes you order are served directly on the large flatbread, with copious rolls of bread on the side to soak and mop up the juices. The Doro Wat (spicy chicken stew) is one of the best, and make sure you end off with the incense-laden Ethiopian coffee ceremony.

It's an awesome spot with traditional Ethiopian food… a cuisine I hadn't experienced before. Cape Town is often criticised for being too Euro-centric, so it's great to see more cuisine from the rest of the continent pitching up in town. What's more, it's aimed squarely at locals, not the tourist coachloads as so many 'African restaurants in the city bowl seem to be.

Visit http://www.addisincape.co.za/ to find out more.

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