Middle Eastern restaurants in Yemen
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Houmald Salta
Next to the qat market in the heart of the old city. This salta (a kind of stew and the traditional lunch dish of the highlands) restaurant is regarded as having the best salta in San'a and is a pre-qat-session institution. Buy the accompanying sheets of bread from the women standing around outdoors.
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Al-Fanoos
Probably the best Western-style sit-down-and-relax restaurant in Yemen - though don't rely on it being open, as it often only swings back the doors at weekends or when there's a group booking. The food is predominately Middle Eastern and there's occasional live music.
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Al-Ryan Tourism Restaurant
It doesn't have the Reem's hordes of fans but those in the know keep coming back for the Middle Eastern staples and clean kitchens. Try the excellent arayesi, which is more dessert than drink! It's opposite the bus station.
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Al-Shibani Restaurant
The fast-talking owner (who speaks brilliant English) will have you ordering everything on the menu in no time at all. Don't let this worry you – it's all top nosh, but the fish is best.
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Naeem
This shiny white-tiled restaurant is cleaner than most and does great roast chickens (around YRI600) and freshly squeezed fruit juices (around YRI1000). It's right next to the Bab al-Yaman.
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Al-Shaibani Modern Restaurant
This is the restaurant that all the other restaurants in Yemen want to take after. All the staples are done to perfection, but it's the oven-baked fish that rules the roost.
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Al-Oryyan Restaurant
This clean and busy joint is by far the pick of the bunch and its English-language menu makes ordering easy. The crushed beans with egg is way better than it sounds!
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Al-Shaab
Located opposite the corner of the park, this brightly coloured restaurant has long served as the pit stop of choice at lunchtime. The menu offers no great surprises
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