---
title: "Food, Coffee & Footscray Journal - Taste of Ethiopia"
description: "Explore practical guides to Ethiopian food, coffee traditions and visiting Footscray, written to help you enjoy your time at Taste of Ethiopia."
url: "https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/blog"
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NOTES FROM THE TABLE

# A little context. *A lot to discover.*

Simple guides to Ethiopian food, coffee and making the most of your visit to Footscray.

01 

AT THE TABLE

## [Your first Ethiopian meal](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/blog/your-first-ethiopian-meal)

A friendly guide to injera, sharing and finding a first favourite.

[Read the guide](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/blog/your-first-ethiopian-meal)

[![Lentils, greens, cabbage, potatoes and beetroot arranged on injera.](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/assets/food/food-06-vegetarian-sharing-overhead.webp)](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/blog/your-first-ethiopian-meal)

02 

COFFEE & CONVERSATION

## [Leave a little time for buna](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/blog/ethiopian-coffee-at-the-table)

Get to know jebena coffee, and make a little room for conversation.

[Read the guide](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/blog/ethiopian-coffee-at-the-table)

[![Black clay jebena beside a decorated handleless Ethiopian cup filled with black coffee](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/assets/menu/jebena-buna-cup-transparent.webp)](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/blog/ethiopian-coffee-at-the-table)

03 

PLAN A VISIT

## [A table on Nicholson Street](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/blog/a-visit-to-footscray)

Plan a relaxed visit to Taste of Ethiopia in Footscray.

[Read the guide](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/blog/a-visit-to-footscray)

[![A richly coloured chicken stew with egg, meat, vegetables and rolled injera.](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/assets/food/food-04-doro-sharing-overhead.webp)](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/blog/a-visit-to-footscray)

## There’s a place for you.

Bring your appetite and your favourite people. Start with a table request, and we’ll take it from there.

[Request a table](https://testofethiopiarestaurant.com.au/reservations)

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