Machboos
National dish: basmati rice with spices, dried black lime and saffron, with chicken, lamb or fish (hamour)
2-6 BHDTraditional Manama restaurants, family tables
Toutes les cuisines
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Cuisine Bahrain
Modere
Fragrant rice, Gulf fish, dates and spices: Bahraini cuisine blends Arab traditions with Persian, Indian and Pakistani influences. You eat heartily and share.
Incontournables
Les plats a ne pas manquer
Muhammar
Sweet brown rice with dates, sugar, cardamom and saffron, served with grilled fish — a speciality found nowhere else in the Gulf
2-5 BHDAuthentic Bahraini restaurants
Qoozi (Ghouzi)
Whole roast lamb stuffed with spiced rice, eggs and dried fruit, a festive dish
5-12 BHD per servingGulf-cuisine restaurants, banquets
Grilled hamour
Gulf grouper (hamour), king of the local fish, grilled, fried or in machboos
4-9 BHDFish restaurants, seafront
Balaleet
Vermicelles sucrés au safran et à la cardamome, servis avec une omelette dessus — petit-déjeuner emblématique
1-3 BHDTraditional cafés, breakfast
Shawarma
Marinated beef or chicken, vegetables and sauce in a pita — the king of snacks
0,6-1,5 BHDShawarma Alley à Adliya (Osama bin Zaid Avenue)
Samboosa
Crispy triangular fritters stuffed with meat, vegetables or cheese
0.2-0.5 BHD/itemÉtals du souk, stands de rue
Halwa Showaiter
Gelatinous confection with saffron, cardamom, rose and dried fruit, very sweet
1-3 BHDMuharraq, traditional halwa shops
Boissons
Boissons locales
Karak chai
Thé au lait épicé au cardamome, la boisson sociale par excellence, servie partout
Qahwa
Light Arabic coffee scented with cardamom and saffron, served with dates
Laban
A lightly salted fermented milky drink, refreshing in the heat
Fresh juices
Pressed fruit juices (mango, pomegranate, orange) everywhere at the stalls
Street food
Guide de la street food
A gouter absolument
- Shawarma à Shawarma Alley (Adliya)
- Samboosa and falafel at the Manama souk
- Karak chai at any hour
- Biryani from the Indian/Pakistani food stalls
Conseils de securite
- Generally good hygiene, especially in the malls and established restaurants
- Tap water not recommended: drink bottled water
- Pick busy stalls where things move fast
Vocabulaire
Mots utiles au restaurant
| Langue locale | Francais |
|---|---|
| Al-hisab | The bill |
| Shukran | Thank you |
| Maai | Eau |
| Khubz | Bread |
| Laham | Meat |
| Samak | Fish |
| Ladheedh | Delicious |
| Halal | Permitted (allowed by Islam) |
Etiquette
Regles a table
1
Eat with the right hand, the left is considered impure
2
Accept the coffee and dates you're offered; refusing can offend
3
During Ramadan, don't eat/drink in public during the day
4
Pork is rare and alcohol served only in licensed venues (hotels, some restaurants)
Regime
Pour les vegetariens et vegans
Ubiquitous Indian/Pakistani cuisine: plenty of vegetarian thali and curry
Lebanese mezze (hummus, moutabbal, falafel, tabbouleh) everywhere
Muhammar and balaleet are meat-free
Budget
Budget repas
Street food
0,3-1,5 BHD
Stands de rue, marches, vendeurs ambulants
Restaurant local
2-7 BHD
Gargottes, cantines, restaurants familiaux
Restaurant touristique
10-25 BHD
Restaurants connus, zones touristiques
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