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With a sizeable Turkish community, you'd expect there to be many places serving Turkish food. Well, there are plenty of Turkish bakeries around town, but I have only found one actual restaurant...called Yavuz - Layali, in the well-off suburb of Amarat. The chefs are Turkish, the waitresses are Ethiopian...which leads to a few communication mishaps as they don't speak each other's language, but the food is good.
They have a whole range of Turkish pizza, called pide (or "pastrey" in the English translation), and the tavuk sis (marinated chicken) sandwiches are delicious. You can make a meal out of the salads and dips, as they have all the typical Lebanese starters like hummus, baba ghanouj, mutabbal, tabouleh etc..and it comes with great Turkish bread. The main meals look good, but as an impoverished volunteer, I have yet to be able to justify the $3 bill! Afterwards, you have a choie of Turkish or Ethiopian coffee. Leave a Comment Theme: Middle EasternPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageDirections: Somewhere in Amarat/Khartoum 2...these two suburbs are a bit of a maze for me, and I usually find things by trial and error! Take a bus heading along Africa Road (Firdos or Ma'amora), getting out at Amwaj restaurant, and walking down the street behind it.
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| | | | Solitaire Cafe: Starbucks of Sudan | Tip Rating: Satisfaction: | | | | |
Soltaire Cafe & Restaurant is a little gem located in Amarat area. From the outside, you will have no idea how it looks inside because once you're inside, you're welcomed by a sight more familiar is a more developed country. There are 3 levels to sit, a counter with snacks & cakes to choose from and many people socialising or surfing the net on their laptops via free wifi. Very cool
Oh yes, Solitaire also serves very good food like sandwiches, steaks and coffee. Their motto is "Come hungry, leave happy" and "Big city variety, small town price". The latter isn't true, imagine a chicken salad for USD10. Still, the atmosphere is a nice escape from the heat & dust. The place is always full, especially with expatriates and the upper class Sudanese, so come early to get a table
There are now 2 Solitaire outlets, the one in Amarat Str 15 and the other is in Riyad, which is much bigger with a smoking & non-smoking section. Theme: Eclectic/InternationalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: 15 street, Amarat and in Riyad area
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There's not really much good to say about Souk Arabi, Khartoum's crowded and ugly city centre, but it's a great place to grab a quick and very cheap bite to eat. There are countless places to get food, ranging from the row of dirty-looking (but tasty!) stalls on the south side of the square, to the sit-down cafes in the surrounding streets. However, there isn't a huge selection of food.
Schwarma kebabs (chicken or beef chopped up and stuffed into a bun with peppers and chilli sauce), fried fish in bread rolls, thamiya (falafel, again served in a bun with grated cheese) - all cost about 50 dinars and are all simple but tasty. Burgers are slightly more expensive but more filling and come with everything - eggs, olives, vegetables and whatever else they have in the shop. Standards obviously vary - piping hot fish is delicious but often it's cold and greasy. I have my favourite burger place, another place for kebabs, and another for fish... but the overall winner would probably be a relatively smart looking (but no more expensive) eat-in restaurant on the northeast corner of Souk Arabi. At night it does excellent grilled kebabs.
To wash it all down most of the shops serve a range of drinks - bottled pepsi, mirinda etc, and fresh fruit juice (guava, mango, orange etc). Leave a Comment Theme: Local
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