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kumkapi restaurants   Istanbul

kumkapi restaurants, Istanbul

 18 Reviews  The restaurant was recommended by the hotel and we didn't regret going there. It is located in the historic fishers district of Sultanahmet where many fish restaurants are located. They offer a free... 

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Dr. Shakshuka   Tel Aviv-Yafo

Dr. Shakshuka, Tel Aviv-Yafo

 10 Reviews  We enjoyed the best Shakshuka ever. " In Rome act Like a Roman" Shakshuka is made out of soft Tommetoes and that what gives it the best taste. The priceces at Dr. Shkshuka are resionable in Shekels... 

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Uno Momento   Marmaris

Uno Momento, Marmaris

 3 Reviews  I LOVE Uno Momento! The food is the best and the service is outstanding! The people working there is simply the best. They are allway smiling and dansing, they really make you feel at home! Without... 

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Al Baik   Jiddah

Al Baik, Jiddah

 24 Reviews  Albaik the best chicken and sea food quick service restaurant in the world.... Guys check it out i was searching around for their website and i actually found the original website for ALBAIk not the... 

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the blue fig   Amman

the blue fig, Amman

 8 Reviews  DON'T EAT HERE!!!!!! They were moping and dusting right next to us and when we tried to tell them we are bothered about this issue the owner of the restaurant came to us telling ": Oh,,,,it's not like... 

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Fastfood   Bodrum

Fastfood, Bodrum

 9 Reviews  This restaraunt on the sea front provides steaks etc. and multi national quisine. The staff are very friendly and make your stay a pleasant one, nothing is too much trouble for them. The food is very... 

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The Red Sea Star   Eilat

The Red Sea Star, Eilat

 8 Reviews  First, no one was at the door to greet us...we had to find our own way to the tables (3 stair levels down). No body was in the restaurant (first tip we should have taken to walk out). We ordered tap... 

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jabri house   Damascus

jabri house, Damascus

 16 Reviews  I've been many times to Beit Jabri, the atmosphere is very nice and you make an encounter of meeting either a famous Syrian actor or actress there by only having a drink or a meal there. There are... 

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Fattoush   Haifa

Fattoush, Haifa

 3 Reviews  This Cafe / restaurant look like one of the nices at the area. We only looked for a warm drink after walking around for a few hours and we decided to check this one and look inside, the surprise was... 

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The Champagne Bar Restaurant   Icmeler

The Champagne Bar Restaurant, Icmeler

 8 Reviews  The food in the champange bar is exelent it serves everything from breakfast to dinner,you can get everything from beautifull turkish food,amazing steaks to snacks.The staff are always very friendly... 

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dragon great wall   Aleppo

dragon great wall, Aleppo

 6 Reviews  In 2008 August my husband,my daughter and myself with the help of 2 local police officers searched for the dragon Great Wall Tes.Sadly we found it butwas a shut down Indian rest. So we finally got... 

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Ponderosa   Qatar

Ponderosa, Qatar

 4 Reviews  My cousin and her husband and sitting and enjoying their dinner. Please note that it is Must for every women to cover herself whenever she is in public places so, in this picture my cousin is covering... 

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fast food   Bahrain

fast food, Bahrain

 8 Reviews  On the way to the airport, in Muharraq right behind BBK> a small little shop around the corner, truely serves a great taste of Lebanon. Shawarma's, fresh grills and best of all DISH OF THE DAY>... 

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Doy Doy Restaurant   Istanbul

Doy Doy Restaurant, Istanbul

 13 Reviews  Good local cuisine with lots of option to select and don't forget to try some ayran(Yogurt drink). Good value for money, cozy & friendly environment. Tavuk çorba with Kosh kosh (Chicken Soup with... 

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Falafel & Shawarma (all places)   Tel Aviv-Yafo

Falafel & Shawarma (all places), Tel Aviv-Yafo

 7 Reviews  Where ever you go in Israel you can find this nice small places where they sale one The famous Falafel ! Its a good dish especially if your vegetarian, Served in a pita bread with salad and chips... 

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O'Yes Restaurant   Marmaris

O'Yes Restaurant, Marmaris

 2 Reviews  O Yes is one of my favourite restaurant in Marmaris. Due to their success, now theyhave several corners around the town. I prefer the one one the beach side. If you ever visit marmaris you will soon... 

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Vertigo   Jiddah

Vertigo, Jiddah

 14 Reviews  You can't miss vertigo's spectacular chicken steak!It's so delicious,that once you have ONE tenny bite,you'll want to have 10 more orders! ISN'T IT OBVIOUS,MY FAVORITE DISH IS CHICKEN... 

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Seafood   Bodrum

Seafood, Bodrum

 19 Reviews  The Bodrum Fener Restaurant is located in Bodrum Milta Yacht Club. Me and my family went there in summer 2011. Its view was good. But it had an awful service. The waitresses didn't interested in us.... 

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Eddi's hide a way   Eilat

Eddi's hide a way, Eilat

 3 Reviews  This nice restaurant is hidden in the residential area, mostly the Locals knows about it. Its known for its good meat and other kinds food, quite and nice atmospher. I dont remember the prices as i've... 

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Hashmura 1872   Haifa

Hashmura 1872, Haifa

 2 Reviews  We ate here in June 2006 and had an excellent meal. This restaurant is in an old stone buidling in the German Colony of Haifa. The street it is on has many restaurants, but this is supposedly the best... 

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Waterfall Restaurant   Icmeler

Waterfall Restaurant, Icmeler

 2 Reviews  The ambience is superior to most of Icmeler. All the tables are outside, and some right by an attractive - if artificial - eponymous waterfall. Prices are above average. So is the food quality. The... 

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Breakfast   Qatar

Breakfast, Qatar

 4 Reviews  There is a vast variety of food offered as a buffet and on-order-delivery system here in Marriot's Breakfast room. There are a few dishes from the lunch which are offered here as well. It was a very... 

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International   Bahrain

International, Bahrain

 8 Reviews  Here are the best restaurants in Bahrain. Upstairs, Downstairs (see my separate review) Jim's - this place has had multiple owners. Chef Dominic bought it from the original Jim Lawless (avoid his... 

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Haci Abdullah   Istanbul

Haci Abdullah, Istanbul

 20 Reviews   My favorite restaurants are: Yeþil Yayla * or ** in Þisli main street..open only weekdays for lunch only and serves all local pan dishes real Turkish, better then my mother's ones Develi Restaurant... 

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Manta Ray   Tel Aviv-Yafo

Manta Ray, Tel Aviv-Yafo

 6 Reviews  Food in this restaurant is graeat but...what is excellent is the location: Alma beach! Eating outside, it's like being on the beach, with a view of Tel Aviv and Jaffa, in front of the sea. The menu... 

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ALHAMRA'A RESTAURANT (YEMEN): UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

by DAO

This Restaurant has everything! And you don’t have to speak a single word of Arabic to get a good meal. The Alhamra’a Restaurant looks like a McDonald's Restaurant from the outside and like a Kebab shop in the entrance. Don’t let that fool you. This is a large complex that includes the following:• Fast Food (shwarmas, etc.)• Full Service, but fast restaurant• Family orientated restaurant• Lovely garden area with a large fountain• Dinning hall for large events• Prayer area• Clean Toilets and wash area• Hygienic cooking areas/staffAbove all it has great food! And the best part is this:Where the cashier is located is one real example of every food item and drink they do, covered up. They do this every day. You can see what they make, as they make it, and the price is written on each one. Look closer at the 2nd picture. Great food, great prices and the staff could not be more friendly. They...

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Arabic Cuisine: General view

by Mel_H

Arabic cuisine has its roots in tent cookery.Nomadic tribes could use only transportable foods such as rice and dates, or ambulatory stock like sheep and camels in their recipes - which tended to be rough sketches rather than strict formulae.Originally, the Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula relied heavily on a diet of dates, wheat, barley, rice and meat,with a heavy emphasis on yogurt products, such as laban.The nomadic Bedouin influence is broadened by other cuisines from the Arab world, notably from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt.Arabian cuisine today is the result of a combination of richly diverse cuisines, incorporating the Levant Cuisine,Egyptian Cuisine and the distinctive Cuisines of the Arabian Gulf & Yemen and The North African Arab countries resulting in a highly diverse food and drink culture.The Levant countries primarily Syria and Lebanon `s contributions,have been the...

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Arabic Cuisine: Desserts & Sweets

by Mel_H

The first photo is riz bil haleeb ,arabic rice milk pudding Aish Al saraya which means bread of the palace is a desert made with toasted crumbled bread with a sugary syrup topped with clotted cream and pistachio.Third photos shows clockwise cream caramel , custard ,Kashtallia in the center , white color milk clotted cream pudding topped with pista . Katayef which comes in various varities and shapes and is popular during the holy fasting month of Ramadan the one here being katayeef asafeerah more like a small pan cake folded and tucked together at one endto make a cone which is then stuffed with clotted cream topped with pista sprinkled with honey or syrup called Ahtter.A bowl of syrup is usually put on the side as shown.For more on Arabic desserts check Damascus travelogue.

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Arabic Cuisine: Main Dishes

by Mel_H

Main dishes constitue of various kinds of kebabs be it chicken ,meat or even fish , either minced or marinated chunks .Reyaash which are grilled lamb chops .Mahshi which is stuffed vegetables such as aubergines,courgetts,tomatoes ,vine leaves,cabbage ,onions,lettuce ,..etc.), there are two kinds ,hot and cold .The cold one is stuffed with rice and herbs and cooked with olive oil, the other version has minced meat and is cooked in a tomato mint stew.Various rice dishes such as makloubeh ( rice cooked with meat ,aubergine ,cinnamon and pine seeds)and white rice cooked usually cooked with vermicilli accompanied along with many kinds of vegetable meat stews.Frekkeh a dish made with buckwhaet or cracked wheat /meat or chicken garnished with almonds & pine seeds.Plus various dishes cooked in a yoghurt minty sauce like kousah bil laban ,sheikh al mehshi, shakriyeeh , kibbeh bil laban meaning...

Appetizers cold and hot

by Mel_H

The photos show the varities of Salads , hot & cold appetizers ,dips ..etc.Salads such as Tabouleh , Fatoush , Cucumber yoghurt salad ( roub bil kheyaar) Dips /appetizers: Hommus , Mutabal ,labneh ,Muhammara ,stuffed vine leaves, arayes ,kibbeh (cracked wheat stuffed with mince & pine seeds),fatayer ,falafel,baba ganoush(spinach ,cheese ,meat),manakeesh ,lahm bil ajeen,liverLast photo shows wedges of Arayes which is one of my favorites ,grilled pita bread stuffed with marinated minced lamb , fatayer ( various shapes of dough stuffed with meat ,cheese ,spinach) , both meat and chicken kebab. Also magrabiyah a dish with couscous & meat ,chick peas and veggies stew.

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Local Arabic cold drinks

by Mel_H

I `m often asked about Syrian/Arabic cuisine from foodie travellers on the forums so here you go ....Kindly note that i`ll be writing about food and drink from the levant , mainly Syrian of which some are common or found in other parts of the Arab world too as the cuisine varies accordingly.The levantine consist of mainly Syria /Leb./Jor.... All photos here on the travelogues were taken by me earlier on as i `m merely transfering them from my past blogs about Arabic culture which i no longer contribute to and have discontinued.Local cold drinks or juices associated more so with the fasting month of Ramadan and available throughout the year are Laban or Laban Airaan which is a yoghurt based drink , Kamaredeen an apricot based drink and Tamar Hindi made from tamarind as well as Jalab made from blackberries,it helps to know the names and constituents just incase you visit during this period...

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Any restaurant in the Middle East: Privacy Issues

by JohnniOmani

Once again I cant give a correct description about a specific location because I want to make this tip about being in a restaurant with men and women. The Middle East restaurant scene may seem complex due to different seating areas but if you follow the rules and have a heads up from the locals then your experience may be one of your favorite aspects of the Middle East. Women generally sit with their family members in the family room and men are strongly discouraged from sitting in the area if you are travelling by yourself. If you meet some locals and they invite you to accompany them in the family room then that is perfectly acceptable and chances are you will have your meal paid for. In general, ask the waiter or deskman where you should sit and take your lead from the local single men.

Oddly enough it is very...

by EricJS

Oddly enough it was very difficult to find restaurants that specialized in Arab cuisine. Oriental and Indian restaurants outnumber all others (at least that was the state of things when my parents left in 1995). In general, the style and taste of the oriental restaurants is close to American Chinese and Japanese, but with slightly different flavors and better quality. No strange un-meat-like meat here and the portions are twice as big! There are also many great Indian, Philipino, Thai and Korean places to eat.

Eating Cheap...

by coceng

If you are like me, travel cheap & eating cheap or you just don't care to find a restaurant around The Middle East, you might as well sample some street breads as featured on my photo on the left.Get yourself a bottle of mineral water & buy 1 or 2 of those breads & munch away !Definitely would give you some energy that you need.Err, maybe that would give you an upset stomach ?Certainly not to me !Photo was taken in Beirut.

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several: Hamah, Syria

by call_me_rhia

BREAKFAST- "the bakery", but it's not called like this, since the sign is only in arabic. It sells gigantic chocolate croissants and cakesDirections: sharia al quwatli. As u leave the Cairo hotel, turn left and walk about 3 blocks. It's the shop with the fake marble frontFULL MEALS AND SNACKS- "al Marakheb Bridge restaurant" is a nice restuarant on the river facing the norias. Great mezzes and nice cups of chai. They might also serve full meals.Directions: al Marakheb Bridge on the orontes river, near sharia abu al feda, where the microbuses depart. see my hama page for more details

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