Travel Reference
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ordered separately) the bill quickly adds up. Note too that prices do not include the 15%
VAT, which can leave a sour note at the end of your meal...
El Gaucho Restaurant
GRILL
$$$
(Ahodwo; mains C17-40; 11am-10pm; )
As the name suggests, Sir Max's restaurant prides it-
self in its grill: every kind of meat is thrown on the huge barbecue, including succulent
(and pricey) T-bone steaks. El Gaucho also does an excellent line in Lebanese food (the
owners are from Lebanon) and some fine pizzas.
Drinking & Nightlife
El Gaucho Restaurant and Nik's Pizza are some of the nicest bars in town (it's 'buy one
drink and get one free' at El Gaucho on Tuesday).
Eclipse
BAR
(Adum Rd; 11am-11pm)
A friendly beer joint with an outdoor patio on the street; inside it's
all diamond-shaped mirrors and big-screen sports.
Funkies
BAR
( 11am-11pm)
Big outdoor space, English premiership football and blaring music are the
staples at this low-key bar.
Information
There are half a dozen banks in the centre, all with ATMs and foreign exchange facilities.
Pharmacies are dotted all over town.
8.30am-4.30pm
Mon-Fri)
Changes travellers cheques; ATM.
Mon-Fri)
In the National Cultural Centre complex. Staff can help arrange guided tours of the
city and surrounding villages: their prices at the time of our visit were outrageous, though
(about six times the going rate), so just get the information you need and arrange a guide
through your hotel instead.
