14 St SW · Calgary, Alberta

A taste of East Africa,
right in the Beltline.

Authentic Ethiopian, Eritrean & Somali groceries — berbere and whole spices, teff and injera, fresh-roast coffee, and everything for the perfect home-cooked meal.

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☕ Fresh-roast coffee 🌶️ Spices & berbere 🫓 Teff & injera
Stocked grocery shelves inside East Africa Store
☕ Fresh in-store daily
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What we carry

Stocked with the staples you grew up on

Berbere and whole spices 🌶️

Spices & Berbere

Berbere, mitmita, shiro powder, niter kibbeh and whole spices for doro wat, key wat and beyond.

Store shelves stocked with teff, grains and packaged staples 🫓

Teff & Injera

Brown and white teff flour, plus fresh injera for the table — the foundation of every meal.

Ornate jebenas and coffee-ceremony serveware in store ☕

Coffee & Buna

Green and roasted Ethiopian coffee beans, jebenas and everything for a proper coffee ceremony.

Shelves of canned goods, grains, rice and pantry staples 🥫

Pantry & Grains

Lentils, split peas, rice, oils, honey and the canned and dried goods that fill a home kitchen.

Bulk spices, dried herbs and aromatics in store containers 🌿

Tea & Herbs

Spiced teas, dried herbs and aromatics — including cardamom, fenugreek and rue.

Hookahs, bowls and accessories on the store shelves 💨

Hookah & Accessories

Hookah, charcoal, flavours and accessories alongside everyday convenience items.

Our story

A neighbourhood corner of home

East Africa Store is a family-run grocer on 14 St SW serving Calgary's Ethiopian, Eritrean and Somali communities — and anyone curious about the bright, warming flavours of the Horn of Africa.

Walk in and you'll smell roasting coffee and fresh spice. Our shelves are stocked with the ingredients hard to find anywhere else in the city, and our staff are always happy to help you find what a recipe calls for.

Inside East Africa Store — grocery aisle

Come visit us

14 St SW
1514B 14 St SW, Calgary, AB
587-955-8808

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Visit us on 14 St SW

Address 1514B 14 St SW
Calgary, AB
Phone 587-955-8808
Hours Open daily — call ahead to confirm
Mon–Sat 9am–8pm · Sun 10am–6pm (typical)
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