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fiogf49gjkf0d FOOD AND DRINK -------------- ASIAN FOOD IS THE SPECIALITY THROUGHOUT BAHRAIN AND NOT ARAB AS WE WOULD TEND TO THINK. INDIAN, PAKISTANI, THAI EUROPEAN, CHINESE, JAPANESE, LEBANESE, MEXICAN, AMERICAN AND FILIPINO MAY BE FOUND ALMOST EVERYWHERE. CAFES AND BARS: MOST CAFES ARE MODERN AND LOCATED IN THE LARGER SHOPPING AREAS. TRADITIONAL COFFEE HOUSES SERVE MOSTLY TEA AND IF ASKED FOR COFFEE WILL SERVE YOU TURKISH COFFEE. SNACKS: SNACKS RUN FROM MODERN TO TRADITIONAL AND ALSO TO WESTERN STYLE FOODS, SUCH AS BURGERS, FRENCH FRIES, ETC. DRINKS: ARAK (GRAPE SPIRIT FLAVOURED WITH ANISEED) OR BEER ARE THE MOST COMMON DRINKS. ALCOHOL IS AVAILABLE FOR NON-MUSLIMS IN GOOD RESTAURANTS, NIGHTCLUBS & LUXURY HOTELS, EXCEPT DURING RAMADAN. STRONG ARABIC COFFEE AND TEA IS ALSO WIDELY AVAILABLE.
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