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“Hopefully it is going to bring more business so I can stay around for a long time,” Kinde said. “When you don’t have liquor, you lose a lot of customers.”
The offerings include liquors, Habesha, an Ethiopian beer, and a variety of Ethiopian wines.
She said she hopes to add local craft beer in the near future.
The Ethiopian beer will regularly cost $4 a serving, but will be sold for $3 this month.
Wine is $5 a glass.
Kinde said bottles of wine will be sold for $18 to $20 this month.
She said her eatery is often a special occasion spot
“It is very hard for a small business to keep going because it is not like regular chain food,” she said. “You eat every once and a while.”
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From Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and raised in Columbus where her mom owned a restaurant, Kinde opened Nanya Cafe in 2015.
It specializes in Ethiopian cuisine and is named for Kinde’s beloved grandmother.
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