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Zakri Restaurant$
SHWARMA
( 23 236234; Sultan Qaboos St; shwarma 300 baisa; 4pm-3am)
This no-frills restaurant, one in a
string of cheap and cheerful eateries 1km from the Crown Plaza Resort, serves very good
fruit juices and
shwarma
. Stroll along the same road for dessert from the fruit stands.
Café de Paris$
CAFE
(Corniche; snacks from OR1; 10am-2am)
To learn all you need to know about life in Oman's
laid-back second city, sit on the corniche at this cafe and watch the fishermen reel in their
bait, young Dhofaris play dominos and old men congregate in huddles on the sand as the
sun sets.
The Cascade$
INDIAN
( 23 292382; 23 July St; mains OR1.500-2.500; 11am-3.30pm & 6.30pm-midnight)
This atmospheric
venue serves Indian meals and an Arabic-Indian buffet dinner on Thursday. It also has
private dining areas for Omani-style food. Needless to say it is always abuzz with locals
and is a good place to gain a flavour of cultural exchange - such as has been occurring in
Dhofar for centuries.
Bin Ateeq$
OMANI
( 23 290232; 23 July St; mains OR2.500; 9.30am-1am)
This chain of restaurants provides a
rare opportunity to sample Omani food in a country where going out for dinner usually
means eating Indian cuisine. Eating Omani cuisine is beginning to catch on among region-
al guests, though, and Salalah boasts four branches of Bin Ateeq with two on 23 July St.
Dolphin Beach
Restaurant$$
INTERNATIONAL
( 23 238000; Crowne Plaza Resort Salalah, Al-Khandaq St; buffet OR6; noon-3pm & 6pm-midnight)
One of
the few restuarants to offer dining with a sea view, this open-air restaurant under the
coconut palms offers a different themed buffet each night. Call ahead to reserve a beach-
side table if you want to watch the waders dash in and out of the floodlit waves, finding
their supper as you eat yours.
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