City Cafe & Bakery

A Taste of Addis Ababa in the Heart of Dallas, TX

City Coffee is an absolute gem! From the moment you walk in, you’re welcomed with warm, attentive service that makes you feel right at home. The customer service is consistently excellent—friendly, genuine, and fast without feeling rushed.

The star of the menu for me is their macchiato, rich, smooth, and crafted with the same care and depth of flavor you’d find in Addis Ababa. It’s rare to find a cup this good outside Ethiopia, but City Coffee nails it. Their cakes are equally impressive: always fresh, not overly sweet, and perfectly balanced. Every bite takes me back to traditional cafés back home.

Breakfast here is another highlight, simple, fresh, and flavorful. Whether you’re grabbing a quick bite or enjoying a slow morning, City Coffee delivers a top-tier experience.

Highly recommended for anyone looking for authentic flavors, warm hospitality, and a consistently satisfying experience. Dallas is lucky to have this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'm not from the area and was visiting family when I noticed the place. Horrible service. The tall darker complexion women with glasses was rushing us and told us to “hurry up” as me and my family were deciding on what to order. I've never experienced service like this. Owner was apologetic about the experience.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

I am in love with their ቦክሰኛ cake... its delicious. I ordered more to take home. I came from out of town. And found out some of the cakes were missing creams inside. I hope they will fix this in the future.

The food was okay, but the billing process really bothered me. I ordered Fuul with Tuna Egg and a piece of rum cake, which should've cost around $18 or less, but the bill came to $22.85. It seems like they added a tip without asking and then requested another tip on the receipt. To make matters worse, they didn’t provide an itemized or customer copy, so I missed the double tipping and ended up paying an additional tip on top of $22.85. This was frustrating, especially given the poor service. Okay, I should’ve checked everything beforehand, but that's not how it should work, right? I feel like they tricked me. Be cautious when dining here—they’re not transparent with their pricing.

Get cake it is the best

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very nice staff. Great cake

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wonderful! Fantastic coffee, great food! My wife and I went for an early lunch - we started with coffees (@2.5) and two sambusas (@3). She got the Fata (10) and I got the Tsom Fir Fir (17) (I have no idea why my fir fir was $17 - injeera stir-fried with a jalapeno, some onion, and some spices - served on injeera - maybe a dollar's worth of ingredients?) My wife's Fata was bread stir-fried with the same things - another dollar's worth of ingredients. I doubt there will be a next time - though I really like this place a lot, I despise greed. If you try them out, stick to the sambusas and deserts - don't forget the coffee. You might ask what the locals are eating when they come - Desta is right next door.

Vegetarian options: Surprisingly less vegan/veg options than regular ethiopian restaurants - unless you're eating eggs.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Sambusa

Dietary restrictions: Our party had nut allergies, egg allergies, and full of vegetarians, and we all found something we loved!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sambusa

Excellent service and pastry

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Super friendly and fast service. Great quality ingredients make for a great new York style pizza.The owner takes great pride in his food and the cleanliness of the entire restaurant.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheesecake

Incredible pasties and the best fuul ever made

Guess it's just not for

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 4

Great food! If you love food you won’t care that it doesn’t taste like what you’re used to.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cake ordered for wedding was never delivered. Very disappointing experience.

all is good but too Expensive