The restaurant at the Central Jimma Hotel is consistently recommended as one of the better places in the city for Ethiopian food. The menu covers the standard range — various meat and vegetable wats served on injera, kitfo (minced raw beef, a local speciality), and tibs — prepared with the care that comes from cooking for both Ethiopian guests and occasional foreign visitors who know what to expect.
The dining room is straightforward and the service is unhurried. The hotel's location near the city centre makes it a practical option for lunch after the market or a visit to a nearby sight. Breakfasts are also solid: the egg dishes and fresh-baked bread are worth an early start. The coffee that comes after a meal is, as you would expect in Jimma, very good.