Just arrived in Qatar

domhow said:

Good day people, was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on where to go in qatar, shopping, chillin out and so on. just got here for work purposes. has anyone just got here as well ? any help much appreciated thank you.

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First of all, welcome to Doha (although I am not there now!)...
Anyways, your first and primary objective is to take ALOT of fine photos and post 'em here!

Then comes, the chillin' out part
You can go to the malls, City Centre, Landmark, Hyatt Plaza...etc
You can also go and stroll by the beautiful corniche...
You can go to the many parks
You can also go to the souk beside the (ta3riff belislam), which is the building with the spiral minaret.
You can rent a 4x4 and have some nice off road action.
You can also eat at that road (dunno its name) with a $hitload of restaurants.

And...
You can take more photos for us!

Anyway, maybe other qataris here could tell you more things to do and more places to go.

Have a nice stay

Welcome to Qatar!!

First of all, as our friend Omar stated, I suggest you go to the City Center, Landmark, Hyatt Plaza, Royal Plaza malls (in that order )

Also, you might also walk through the Cornsishe on your way to your hotel, or to the City Center.

You might want to visit Messaid which is a town 45 km South of Doha for some dunes surfing (which can be fun) but I think the weather is a bit hot (just try it).

As for dining, hmmmmmmmmm.... you can try Suhaim Bin Hamad street with all the Applebees, Chilis, Little Caesar, ect...) Also, Fridays, Al Bustan Hotel restaurant, ect..

Ask locals about where to go and what to do..

Enjoy your visit. Bon Voyage!!!

PS. Post some pics please!!

Halawala said:

As for dining, hmmmmmmmmm.... you can try Suhaim Bin Hamad street with all the Applebees, Chilis, Little Caesar, ect...) Also, Fridays, Al Bustan Hotel restaurant, ect..

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So, is that its name? Suhaim Bin Hamad?

Welcome to Doha
I would have said the same thing. Emm there is tons of places that u can go to
-You should go to Al-Nasir st and try the shawarma there, if you are interested in local food, you can also go to Shabistan in Al-Sadd st. And if you are a fan of desserts you will fall in love with Kunafa, get the soft one" you can buy it in a lot of places, eg al-buhsuli and jabri."
-Try to go to the big mosques if you like architecture, but don't forget to take off ur shoes b4 entering.
-The malls are a lot of fun and a lot of events take place in there. "City Center is the 7th largest in the world, so you might start with it, and Hayyat Plaza has the biggest shopping Cart in the world u can see it in front of the parking lot."
-U should definitly go to the traditional Souq Wagef. The souq has been renovated lately to look like it used to be in the 60s, so it's interesting.
-don't foerget the Corniche, as it's the No one for people to have a nice walk, especially around 5pm since the weather gets nicer outside by the evening.
-If you wanted to chill at night, then u can go to Al-Bander restaurant and sit on one of the tables outside and have a very nice veiw.
-There is a lot of other things that u can do, like jet skiing, sand skiing in the south...etc.

omarmakki said:

So, is that its name? Suhaim Bin Hamad?

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That's Ramada Crossing

Go back home !!

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Qatar4Ever said:

Go back home !!

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Bal Shda3wa 3ad... hehe

check this site out: www.qatarliving.com

Hi there guys!! Have Shawarma!!!!....

dave550 said:

That's Ramada Crossing

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Aaah... OK, thanks.

what is the most popler qatari food and where can I eat that wech place ?

as usual, chicken makbos you can have that and many more genuine local dishes in Balhambar restaurant, on courniche.

ow... machbos deiai thats cool, anther Q what is the best fish food in qatar?... sorry but am a big fan of the gulf country culture

Skyg said:

Hi there guys!! Have Shawarma!!!!....

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What exactly is the question

margog said:

ow... machbos deiai thats cool, anther Q what is the best fish food in qatar?... sorry but am a big fan of the gulf country culture

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are you asking what are Qatar's favourite kinds of fish?
Usually chan3ad and Hamour

margog said:

what is the most popler qatari food and where can I eat that wech place ?

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You can try machboos la7am, and also harees at el-jazi. The only problem is that u have to take it for to go.
There is also Diwaniyat al Bukhari, they have bukhari/mandi etc

that nice... thanx dave and wakra... bas fe moshkela, shlon a'7eth qancha el machbos len elhotel etha tgolon lazem take awey ?

dave550 said:

are you asking what are Qatar's favourite kinds of fish?
Usually chan3ad and Hamour

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thanx for the info I just note them ... but am asking what kinde of fish meal that most of qatari ppl like?... in kuwait, fish meals for example (motabag zbedy,meyadam,sobor mashwy,med etc )

margog said:

thanx for the info I just note them ... but am asking what kinde of fish meal that most of qatari ppl like?... in kuwait, fish meals for example (motabag zbedy,meyadam,sobor mashwy,med etc )

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I remember when I went to Kuwait a month ago, I ate the best zbedy ever with a Kuwaiti family. Its one of my favorite dishes. But in Qatar, we eat fish with 3esh m7amar, or sweet rice, something that you guys dont cook in Kuwait with fish. This rice is orange sweet and goes great with the fish.
---Try it^^ You will not regret it

We like chan3ad and hamour, zbedy, too, mostly that.