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Restaurants in Bahrain to Satisfy Every Palate
Posted: Feb 12, 2015
From haute highbrow cuisine to street food, which is highly affordable, restaurants in Bahrain have variety of options and appropriate pricing to satisfy every foodie. Manama boasts many international standard dining places housed by five-star hotels, where the food may be expensive but of world standard quality. Other places across the city provide excellent quality food at down-to-earth prices. Cafes and eating joints along the streets here are all about delicious and varied choices within budget. So go ahead take your pick from the available restaurants in Bahrain to Satisfy Every Palate.
Pubs and Bars
Almost all licensed hospitality establishments in Bahrain are housed by 4-star and 5-star hotels as per the local laws. As a result, while there is no well-defined nightlife quarter on the island, options still exist in plenty. In these places you can enjoy a happening nightlife amidst plush surroundings and live music. These places are frequented with regulars on weeknights as well as on weekends. At some of these places, you can also enjoy live sports with pals on large screen TVs installed.
Cuisine and Dining
Restaurants in Seef and other places in the city vary greatly in taste and prices. You can try out the local fare consisting mainly of meat and fishes such as nagroor, grouper, mackerel, lobster, shrimp and crab. Besides this, you will not have any problem in finding your favorites like Chinese, Italian, American, Indian, Filipino, and other options as well. Date fruit is a local produce and is abundantly available. These days, people from all over the world have settled here influencing the local cuisine and expanding the options. So, visitors searching for food that they are used to back home will not be disappointed here.
Traditional dishes to try
Those who would love to try the ethnic dishes and the various regional flavors in Bahrain can go for the ubiquitous flatbread or hummus, which is a dip made with lemon, tahini, garlic, and mashed chickpeas or garbanzo beans. Also worth trying is the salad tabbouleh made with parsley, lemon, garlic, tomatoes, and bulgur. Various restaurants in Seef may also offer the guests regional flavors such as falafel, chickpea balls with veggies inside the bread or rice containing sugar and dates-muhammar. Other delicious choices include shawarma with chicken/lamb grilled or seasoned kebabs served inside pita bread and qoozi/ghoozi, grilled lambs with eggs, spices, onions, and rice stuffing.
Drinks and Beverage
At the various restaurants in Bahrain, one of the most common available beverages is the coffee. Besides this, a plethora of non-alcoholic beverages is easily available. So you may order other types of soft drinks, milk, juices or tea as per your desire. Being a Muslim country, it will be hard to find alcoholic drinks here except at the hotels, which cater to the foreigners.
About the Author: The author is an avid traveler and is famous for his travelogues that originate in Bahrain and UAE. For information about restaurants in Bahrain and restaurants in Seef, please visit Ramee Grand Bahrain
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