Fenan Klein Afrika

This restaurant is deservedly popular with young people; we were the oldest by 20+ years. The décor is pleasant, and the place is small enough that it is not too loud, and the tables are spaced comfortably. The dishes we had were excellent, aromatic, and very interesting, and were served attractively. An unusual cuisine prepared excellently. Altogether a very pleasant experience.

If you want to taste something different and be in a really welcome a chill atmosphere, this is a good place to go! We had a really nice evening!

Delicious food, fun music, interesting décor. The food really balances spicy & sour flavours really well, and is pretty filling. Definitely worth ordering a variety of dishes with friends.

It may not exactly be situated in the heart of Amsterdam, but Fenan Klein Afrika is certainly worth the fifteen minute trip on the Number 1 tram from Central Station. Small and cosy, with the atmosphere of a rather leisurely pub, everything here — from the food to the décor feels wonderfully, authentically Ethiopian.
Myself and my boyfriend started our meal with a couple of Coconut Beers — a very strange beverage indeed, which managed to pack a beery punch yet taste just like a Bounty Bar at the same time. Whilst it might be a rather ‘acquired’ taste for some, I loved it — and would have happily tried the Mango, Banana and Palm Nut flavoured versions of the same beverage if I hadn’t been distracted by the food.
Because goodness me, what is served up here is some seriously delicious food. Ethiopian cuisine mostly takes the basis of small, meaty stews which are all served up on injera — a spongy, slightly sour flatbread with the consistency of a crumpet. There’s no cutlery anywhere here — which means no airs and graces either. You just tear off a bit of the injera and dive right in.
Eating at Fenin Klein Afrika was a wonderfully laid back experience — even if the service was wonderfully laid back as well. But, thankfully, it was worth the wait. Each dish was freshly made, rich with tomatoes, melt in the mouth meat and Berbere — that wonderful spice which gives so much Ethiopian food its distinctive piquancy. But for me, the stand out moment of the night was when the owner of the restaurant came out and roasted some coffee beans at our table before making a huge pot of rich, thick, black coffee. Hot as hell with the consistency of tar, it tasted like nothing I’ve ever had before or since. Rich, fruity and with a kick like the hind legs of a blind, pissed off donkey, it was one of the best liquids I’ve ever had the fortune to put in my mouth.
Fenan Klein Afrika doesn’t serve fast food. But it does serve some of the best, most unique food I’ve ever eaten. If you’re looking for an Amsterdam food experience which is different to anything else, you should certainly pay it a visit.