Fresh Touch Restaurant
Fresh Touch
A restaurant and bar popular with both visitors and locals in Harar, serving pizza, burgers and Ethiopian food. It ranks first in Harar on Tripadvisor.
Located inside the hotel of the same name in the New Town. The restaurant has moved to a new site; in 2025 the road on the south side was closed, so access is from the northeast. The menu combines Ethiopian, Italian and American dishes. Travelers wanting a change often order pizza, burgers and omelets, and vegetarian burgers are available. The vegetarian platter in the Ethiopian section can be shared by a whole table and is well regarded. As of 2025, several diners still called it the best choice in town, but service is slow, the street-facing terrace can be noisy, flies are occasionally a nuisance, and cheese sometimes runs out. It pairs well with local Harar beer.
Opening hours
Daily, about 9:00–21:00
Nearby sights
- Harar Gate
- Harar Brewery
- Medhane Alem Cathedral & Feres Megala
- Sherif Harar City Museum (Ras Tafari's House)
- Tomb of Emir Nur
- Arthur Rimbaud House
- Gidir Magala & Old Town Markets
- Harar Jugol