Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Quick Eats
There are popular
beachfront cafes
between Aqaba Fort and the marina. The front-row
seats are so close to the water that you can wet your toes while you whet your appetite. No
alcohol is served at these public places.
The
juice stands
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(750 fils-JD1.500)
on Ar-Razi St are
popular meeting places for travellers.
On a hot day, stop by
Hani Ali
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(Raghadan St)
, a paradise
of traditional sweets and delicious ice cream, or
Gelato Uno
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(An-Nahda St)
behind the Hertz car-rental office. For something even more sublime,
check out the
ice-cream parlour
and
cake shop
at the Mövenpick Resort Hotel and order
a 'special' (you don't have to enter the hotel - there's access from King Hussein St).
Self-catering
The best supermarket is
Humam Supermarket
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(
2015721; Al-Petra St; 8.30am-2.30pm & 4-11pm)
.
Safeway
( 8am-midnight)
is
quite a hike, 750m north of Princess Haya Hospital. There are a couple of modern
American-style malls in and around town.
The
fruit and vegetable souq
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, hidden at the southern end
of Raghadan St, is the best place to buy healthy, locally grown items for a picnic. There
are lots of
bakeries
around, including one on Al-Hammamat al-Tunisieh St.
Drinking
Many of the midrange and all the top-end hotels have bars, and most offer some kind of
happy hour from 6pm to 7.30pm. Around the As-Sadah St loop, there are a number of
open-air coffeehouses with armchairs on the pavement, selling sheesha, coffee and soft
drinks.
Al-Fardos Coffee Shop
(coffee 500 fils)
Just off Zahran St, this is a traditional coffeehouse where local men sip
qahwa,
play backgammon and stare open-mouthed at Arabic music videos. It has a pleas-
ant outdoor setting, and foreign women are welcome.
COFFEEHOUSE
Friends
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