Café Lalibela — traditional Ethiopian injera feast, Footscray Melbourne
Australia's first Ethiopian restaurant · Est. 1996

Thirty years
of feeding
Footscray.

Authentic Ethiopian cuisine, injera made in house, traditional coffee ceremony. 91 Irving Street, Footscray — where it's always been.

View the menu → (03) 9687 0300
1996

Established Footscray

First

Ethiopian restaurant in Australia

30+

Years in the community

Made here

Injera baked in house, daily

"Australia's first Ethiopian restaurant — and thirty years later, still the truest one."
Timeout Melbourne · Footscray food guide

The ceremony

Ethiopian coffee.
The full ritual.

Coffee was discovered in Ethiopia. The ceremony — jebena pot, three rounds of cups, frankincense smoke — is how it has been served for centuries. We do it properly.

Book ahead if you'd like the full ceremony at your table. It takes an hour, on purpose.

Reserve a ceremony →
Ethiopian coffee ceremony — Café Lalibela, Footscray

Come and eat.

Tuesday – Friday

12pm – 9pm

Saturday

12pm – 9pm

Sunday

12pm – 8pm

91 Irving St, Footscray VIC 3011 · (03) 9687 0300 · Bookings recommended

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