Hotel restaurants serve both Oriental and Western dishes, particularly Chinese and Indian. There are a few independent restaurants serving international and Arab cuisine.
National specialties: • Seafood.
• Haradha (a mincemeat and pepper dish).
• Marag lahm (meat soup).
• Hanid (lamb meat cooked in typical oven with spices).
• Kabsa (rice with lamb meat).
Things to know: Alcohol is not generally available but may be served in hotels. It is illegal to buy alcohol for a Yemeni citizen. Tourists are advised to respect Muslim customs and traditions.
Tipping: The practice of tipping is becoming more common. Waiters and taxi drivers should be tipped 10 to 15 per cent.
NightlifeThis is generally centered on the major hotels.
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