What Tomoca Coffee is known for

Tomoca is an Addis Ababa coffee business whose history reaches back to 1953. Its current outlet page distinguishes Old Tomoca on Wavel Street in Piazza from other branches and its roastery. The original café also appears in Yared Zeleke’s 2015 account of the city for The Guardian.

Tomoca is an Addis Ababa coffee roaster and coffee-house business whose official history dates to 1953. Its original branch, Old Tomoca, stands on Wavel Street near Piassa Cathedral School in central Addis Ababa. The company identifies it as the first branch in its network. The operation is not limited to drinks served at the bar. Tomoca also sells packaged dark-roasted Harrar ground coffee in several bag sizes, identifying Arabica coffee as the base, and its outlet list includes a roastery as well as café formats. Across Addis Ababa, the house connects Ethiopian coffee with a long-running urban café culture. The Piassa address carries the historical identity, while branches on Churchill Road, Main Bole Road, at the Radisson Blu and in Sarbet extend the format through the city. The official directory also distinguishes a gallery outlet and the Bole roastery. Tomoca therefore operates as both a heritage coffee house and a working roaster with packaged coffee, keeping the original Piassa branch connected to the company's continuing production and retail story.