The tiny island nation with big plans

Top Tables

Plums
Although Plums is expensive, it’s worth a visit for chef Jeffry Rocha’s inspired cooking, as well as the Pop Art setting, the buzzy open kitchen and plum-heavy meaty mains. Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Seef, +973 17 580 000

At Your Leisure

Manama Souk
Seef Mall may be the shopping haunt of choice for most Bahrainis, but when it comes to atmosphere, this network of narrow lanes, winding streets and tiny stalls can’t be beaten. The souk has barely been touched in recent decades, making it a welcome contrast to the futuristic developments being built elsewhere in Manama. For the best bargains, you wil have to do a little haggling Souk District, Manama