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( 2013466; upper storey, Aqaba Gateway; beer JD2.500-3; 3.30pm-3am)
This re-
laxed and friendly place, with sensible prices, is on a terrace that captures the sea breezes.
Try the Dizzy Buddah (JD7); have two, and you may as well sleep over.
Rovers Return
( 2032030; Aqaba Gateway; large beer JD5; 12.30pm-12.30am)
An aerial version
of the Amman expat favourite (it's located in a mock lighthouse), this pub attracts a young
crowd. If you're British and feeling homesick, stay for fish and chips or roast beef (JD9)
and watch three-screen football. The only downside is that the compact space can get op-
pressively smoky.
PUB
Royal Yacht Club Bar
( 2022404; 5-11pm; beer JD3.500-4.500)
Above the Romero Restaurant in the
marina, this is an elegant rendezvous with a harbourside view of the sunset.
BAR
Wisalak Cafe
CAFE
( 2022600; sheesha JD3; milkshakes from JD3; 3pm-midnight; )
If you want to
get off the road for a bit of peace and quiet, try this cosy cafe, which has an upstairs seat-
ing area.
Entertainment
There's not too much in the way of entertainment in Aqaba, but
Aqaba Gateway
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( 2012200; Al-Baladiah Circle)
has a popular collection of
restaurants, fast-food outlets, shops and two bars.
Shopping
Aqaba is a fun place to shop, especially at night when Jordanian holidaymakers treat the
shops as an excuse to cruise around in large groups, enjoying the company of strangers.
Head for the souq in the older part of town, where shops are bulging at the seams with
