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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 Offline map Google map (750 fils-JD1.500) on Ar-Razi St are
popular meeting places for travellers.
On a hot day, stop by Hani Ali Offline map Google map (Raghadan St) , a paradise
of traditional sweets and delicious ice cream, or Gelato Uno Offline map Google map
(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 Offline map Google map (
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 Offline map Google map , 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.
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