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lizziebennet · Joined: 24 May 2009 Posts: 355

A lot of people have been posting about how people are in Saudi Arabia only for the money etc and of course we are here for the money but life here can be fun too! So I thought I�d start a thread about things to do and places to go in Jeddah. I have only lived here for 3 months so feel free to add more stuff!

Best Private Beaches: SILVERSANDS, PALM BEACH, AL BALAD and AL NAKEEL.

Best bowling alley: The one at Serafi (they have a family section)

Best compounds: Arabian Homes and Sherbatley

Best Malls: Stars Avenue, Red Sea Mall, Mall of Arabia, Serafi Mall and Tahlia Street

Best Bookstore: Jareeer on Sari street or Obeikon (for educational books) on/near Hera�

Best Frozen Yoghurt: That place in Stars Avenue Mall (is healthy and yummy)�

Best non hotel breakfast: Crusty�s caf� on Ghaladiya

Best Korean Restaurant: the one in the double story house in Al Hamra near the Iranian Embassy.

Best take out Sushi: Food court at Mall of Arabia

Best Mexican: On the BORDER on Al Andulus or in the Red Sea Mall

Best Gyms: Gold�s and Olympia

Best consulate to attend function at: The Italian club

Best Shisha Caf�s: Aroma, Vertigo and my favorite �Ruby�s caf� which has an outdoor rooftop section.

Best place to go quad biking: the Corniche

Grendal · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:32 pm Post subject:

the airport
departure terminal
international flights

Grendal · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject:

My Nokia N900 has a small keyboard.

I am in Turkey now. This is all new technology to me. Checking Dave's with my java capability and posting from anywhere with no need for a laptop.

Might have to start posting on the Turkish board now.

Will keep this board informed with new threads on Saudi Embassy news from Ankara for those who may want to travel and need visa information.

MYS

sauditeacher · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 44

Posted simply to show some of the range of, it seems, generally less-expensive restaurants available in Jeddah:

RESTAURANTS / FOOD

European style restaurants in the bigger hotels, main courses starting from 10 US$.

Thai, Philipino, Indonesian, Indian, Arab Food is inexpensive and can be found in many little restaurants all over the city. "Shawormas" (beef or chicken cut from a big spit and rolled up in Arabic pita bread with parsley, french fries, tomatoes, hummous and hot sauce, if desired) or "Foul" (a fava bean dish eaten with Arab bread fresh from the oven) can be picked up for less than a Dollar.

American Fast Food chains are widely spread and charge more or less the same as they would back home.

Palm Garden (Al Nakheel Restaurant for taxi drivers) - traditional Arabic open-air restaurant with cushions, "hubbly-bubbly" (water pipe); nice atmosphere, prices middle to expensive; on Corniche near corner Sari Street on opposite site of the sea

Taj Mahal (Student Caf�) - excellent Indian & Pakistani Food for very competitive prices; Tahlia Steet heading East (away from the sea), U-turn at Al Amir Majed Street, than after 6-700 m on the right hand side

Yildizar - Lebanese Food, good but not cheap; off Andalus Street behind Citroen car showroom

Asia Restaurant - Thai, Chinese & Philipino Food; located on the right hand side of Sari Street, near Medina Road traveling towards the sea, before 1st traffic light, next to a petrol station with car rental

- http://www.jeddahdiving.com/jeddahinfo.html

johnslat · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:42 pm Post subject:

Wow - it's nice to see a thread that's (mostly) informative and upbeat for a change.

What an (pleasant) aberration.

Regards,
John

trapezius · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:44 pm Post subject:

I bet I have eaten in more establishments in Jeddah than anybody else on here Razz

Maybe I will post some recommendations later. But y'all can feel free to ask me specific questions, such as what's the best Italian place, what's the best mall food court, etc.

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 12:38 pm Post subject:

Al Baik rules! For a really, really good Italian experience, there used to be a little-ish Italian place run by a convert right behind the Arabian Homes/Khalediya compounds in a little underused strip mall. I used to take a whole week's lunch and dinner from there up to Taif. I hope it's still open...

And, I don't really LIKE Italian... Exclamation

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indirect.object · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 64

To unwind outside the apartment on a weekend, we like the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, in Hayy al-Shatei - behind, and not too far from, Stars Avenue.

And Masjid al-Harithy - next to al-Rayya Supermarket on Sari Street - is one of the nicest places to pray (that I've seen).

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Execution Square. Just the place for a morning excursion befoe dining at the nearby Red Sea Palace Hotel.

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:30 am Post subject:

...but only around noon on Fridays...

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Mr Brown · Joined: 14 Jul 2010 Posts: 26

Sadebugo · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 524

Ahhh! This thread brought back a lot of good memories for me . . . especially the thoughts of Al Baik shrimp.

Sadebugo
http://travldawrld.blogspot.com/

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:09 am Post subject:

...and ta think that there are those on this board that have nothing but distain for al-Baik. I originally got hooked on their shrimp...but, when I tasted their spicy chicken...well...that was it! As far as I wuz concerned, all of da food groups had been covered! Very Happy

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Sadebugo · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 524

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:04 am Post subject:

Here's an interesing little fact about al-Baik after I looked into the franchising possibilities...

al-baik is confined to west saudi arabia! Here's a very interesting facebook page...

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=7743199989&topic=4711

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