How Much Does a Coffee Ceremony Cost in Dakar?

How much does the coffee ceremony cost at Ge'eza, in Point E? The full ceremony is 7,000 F per person, covering all three rounds (Abol, Tona, Baraka), incense and homemade dabo bread. It takes about 45 minutes. Each round can also be ordered on its own: Abol 2,500 F, Tona 2,000 F, Baraka 1,500 F, and dabo served separately at 1,000 F.

The price of the full ceremony

7,000 F per person, whatever the size of the group at the table. That price covers the entire ritual as listed by the house: the floor covered in freshly cut grass and burning incense, green beans washed and then pan-roasted in front of guests, who are invited to breathe in the smoke, the beans hand-pounded in a mortar, then brewed in the jebena, the long-necked clay coffee pot, and the three rounds poured from a height into small handleless cups. Dabo, the homemade bread, accompanies the ceremony from start to finish.

Ordering a single round

For a shorter moment, each round can be ordered separately:

• Abol, the first round, the strongest: 2,500 F.
• Tona, the second round, more nuanced: 2,000 F.
• Baraka, the third round, the gentlest, the blessing that closes the ceremony: 1,500 F.
• Homemade dabo, served with honey: 1,000 F.

Ordering one round is enough to get a feel for the ritual without setting aside the 45 minutes the full ceremony takes. Each cup has its own character, from the strongest to the gentlest.

What the price covers, and what it does not

The 7,000 F price covers the complete ritual for one person: three rounds, incense and dabo. It does not include a meal, which is ordered separately from the menu. Many guests pair the ceremony with an Ethiopian lunch or dinner, before or after, rather than expecting a meal bundled into the same price.

Booking and confirming

The ceremony is best booked 24 hours ahead, especially for a group, through the coffee ceremony page or by WhatsApp at +221 78 660 07 07. Confirmation comes by WhatsApp or phone. For a first visit, the article first coffee ceremony: what to expect walks through the ritual step by step; for a group, book a group coffee ceremony in Dakar explains how to organise the booking.