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learn it's brand new. With snugs and a
majlis
area, tiled floors and antiques, this is the Ori-
ental experience that is all too hard to find in the tower block cities of the Gulf.
Beit 7$$
INTERNATIONAL
(Usama Ben Monqiz St, Behbehani Houses No 7 off Al-Soor St; mains KD5.500; 9am-11pm)
With tables
tucked around the interior courtyard of this old coral-and-gypsum house, dating from
1949 and included on the government's list of heritage sites, this restaurant, with its
beaded lanterns, palm fans and wicker chairs, has retained the feeling of house and home.
It serves international fare and is a firm favourite with the expat community.
Le Notre$$
FRENCH
( 180 5050; Arabian Gulf St; meals KD5-9; noon-midnight)
Fantastic views of the Kuwait
Towers, a discerning menu, an exclusive
chocolatier
and a landmark building of steel and
glass make this restaurant one of the chicest in town.
Al-Boom$$$
SEAFOOD
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( 2575 6000; Ta'awen St, Radisson SAS Hotel, Rumaithiya; set 3-course meal KD15; 7-11.30pm)
Located
in the hull of a boat, this inventive restaurant takes some beating, particularly as this isn't
just any old boat: this is
Mohammedi II,
built in Culicut, India in 1979. A replica of the
largest dhow ever built (
Mohammedi I,
1915), it took three years to construct from teak
wood and 2.5 tonnes of copper, and was completed with 8.8 tonnes of handmade iron
nails.
Not that one spares much thought for the 35,000 days of labour that was invested in one
of the most characterful cargo holds in the history of boat building: when ensconced in the
curving hull, under a ship's lantern hung from the beams, the attention is much more care-
fully focused on the set-piece of grilled grouper or sirloin, delivered sizzling to a personal-
ised brass dinner setting. As the ship is dry, in all senses of the word, seasickness is not a
prime concern. As this is a very popular venue, it's advisable to make a reservation; there
are two sittings, one at 7pm and one at 9pm.
Ayam Zamar$$$
LEBANESE
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