When you have not been to a city it is hard to imagine what its nightlife is like, and this is what happened to me in Algiers. What I did know though was that it had to be better than Tripoli. For there was drink, at least in places like Hotel Suisse! To be fair…
With a lack of an actual nightlife eating basically becomes the thing to do in Libya. Thankfully or perhaps because of this they do have great restaurants, with Al Walima Restaurant in Tripoli being a case in point here. Known as “the seafood restaurant” the destination has seafood delivered daily which can be perused and…
Compared to much of North Africa Algiers is a pretty decent food city. And this is not really surprising when you factor in that Algerian cuisine is pretty decent, and that they have the whole French influence thing going on. This makes “Algerian Restaurants” really unique in how eclectic their servings are, with the centrally…
With a dry week in Libya on my horizon and alcohol failure at Essaraya Restaurant, I’d have quite frankly taken any bar. The closest one to us though was Beer House, seemingly a bit of an institution. And for me at least this place was pretty freaking cool. If though you are looking for a…
OK, so while Tunis is not exactly a tourist Mecca there is enough foot flow to necessitate people deciding to make touristy restaurants that drain your money! Restaurant Essaraya is one of these places. This is something I could at least forgive if they served you a beer, but alas it is dry, with the…
About a year ago my family moved to the Kent town of Gillingham, a rather unremarkable place, save for Master Kebab on Watling Street. I’d noticed the place initially for its proximity, but lately for the fact it is always full. According to my brother, a kebab expert, that was because Master Kebab draws punters…
