While the best food is generally found in hotels, Chinese, Indian, Persian, Thai, US and Western cuisine is also available. All the major hotels have good public restaurants and most offer outside catering of high quality; waiters, crockery and cutlery will be provided on request. There are a reasonable number of places to eat in Doha, including snack bars serving fast foods, as well as the traditional Levantine
shawarma and Egyptian
foul and
taamiyeh. Restaurants are scarce outside the capital.
Alcohol is prohibited and should not be consumed in public, though some international
hotels may serve alcohol.
Tipping: Taxi drivers do not expect a tip. A service charge is often added to bills in hotels and most restaurants, otherwise 10 per cent is appropriate.
NightlifePublic entertainment is rather limited. Doha has a cinema showing English-language films, and there is also the National Theater. Live entertainment is infrequent, but some international artists do perform in Qatar.
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