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| content=The best fish in town at upscale prices, much of it local. Reservations recommended, particularly for the Friday brunch.
| content=The best fish in town at upscale prices, much of it local. Reservations recommended, particularly for the Friday brunch.
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===Grocery stores===
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For self-catering options there are a few hypermarkets as well as a number of smaller neighborhood grocery stores distributed throughout the city.
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| hours=8:00am-midnight daily, closed Fri 11:30am-12:30pm | price=
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| content=This French-based chain has three hypermarkets in Doha: in Landmark Mall, Villaggio Mall, and City Center Mall. They also have a smaller grocery store in Lagoona Plaza.
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| name=Family Food Centre | alt= | url=http://family.com.qa/ | email=
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| content=Three branches on Al Matar St, Al Mirqab Al Jadeed St, and Al Rayyan.
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| name=LuLu | alt= | url=http://qatar.luluhypermarket.com/ | email=
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| content=This UAE-based chain operates two full hypermarkets: on D-Ring Rd (near the airport) and in Al Gharrafa (across from Landmark Mall). There is also a smaller express store near Education City.
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| name=Mega Mart | alt= | url= | email=
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| address=The Centre, Salwa Rd | lat=25.274756 | long=51.516082 | directions=not far from the Ramada and Radisson Blu hotels
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| name=Quality Hypermarket | alt= | url=http://qualityhypermarket.com/ | email=
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| name=Spinney's | alt= | url=http://www.spinneys.com/Qatar/ | email=
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| content=This Lebanese chain operates two standard grocery stores: one at the Pearl-Qatar (in Porto Arabia), and one at The Mall (D-Ring Rd).
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===Tipping===
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Tipping at restaurants is not compulsory, although it has become fairly standard to tip about 10% to the waitstaff. Despite being banned, some restaurants still include a 10% service charge in the bill. Should your bill include a service charge, feel free to strike it from the total, and leave a tip on the table instead.
==Drink==
==Drink==
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Pre-paid SIM cards and top-up cards for Ooredoo and Vodafone can be purchased at mobile phone shops, as well as at Carrefour Hypermarkets.
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Pre-paid SIM cards and top-up cards for '''Ooredoo''' and '''Vodafone''' can be purchased at mobile phone shops, as well as at Carrefour and Lulu hypermarkets.
Free Wi-Fi is available in Souq Waqif, public parks including the Sheraton Park and Rumaila Park, and along the Corniche. Some coffee shops also offer free connection. Ooredoo HotSpots are scattered throughout Doha, mainly in hotels and cafés. HotSpot [http://www.ooredoo.qa/en/QTEL_HOTSPOT_BBAND_WIRELESS_IS#] cards in denominations of QR 30, 50, and 70 are available in any Ooredoo shop.
Free Wi-Fi is available in Souq Waqif, public parks including the Sheraton Park and Rumaila Park, and along the Corniche. Some coffee shops also offer free connection. Ooredoo HotSpots are scattered throughout Doha, mainly in hotels and cafés. HotSpot [http://www.ooredoo.qa/en/QTEL_HOTSPOT_BBAND_WIRELESS_IS#] cards in denominations of QR 30, 50, and 70 are available in any Ooredoo shop.