Abu
Dhabi International Airport offers much more than just
an extensive Duty Free shop, as many travellers have
found. There is a wide range of Food & Beverage
outlets within the main concourse that are open to visitors
to the International Airport.
The new
Café Cappuccino, which has been installed near
to the check-in counters, is ideal for passengers
who are traveling and are awaitingtheir boarding time.
The Café Cappuccino sells snacks such as sandwiches
and filled croissants along with teas & coffees
and soft drinks.
Another
new coffee shop, the Café Espresso, has been
installed in the Arrivals area of Abu Dhabi International
Airport, right next to the Arrivals gate. This location
is ideal for people who are awaiting the arrival of
their guests, where they can wait in comfort and even
purchase a bunch of flowers with which to greet their
guest.
The Oasis
café is located in the center of the Duty Free
shopping complex, and offers full meals as well as
snacks to transit passengers, everything from a sandwich
to a fillet steak is available here. Many airlines
offer meals to their transit passengers in the Oasis
restaurant,and the restaurant’s comprehensive
menu makes it a great favourite with travellers.
Transit
passengers can also use the five-star restaurant in
the Airport hotel complex, as well as departing passengers
who are travelling through Golden Class. The restaurant
is open 24 hours a day, serving breakfast, lunch and
dinner. The items for all the Food & Beverage
outlets are provided by the award-winning Inflight
Catering unit, where all food is freshly prepared
on a daily basis, in contrast with many of the world’s
international airports.
Abu Dhabi
International Airport has introduced three new coffee
shops under the international brand Café Ritazza.
A new
83-seat coffee shop on the upper level of the Duty
Free shopping complex has been open since December
and has been very successful, achieving more than
double the expected sales.
The second
Café Ritazza has been opened in the landside
area of the airport on the upper level next to the
bank and post office, while the third outlet is in
the landside mezzanine area near to the main airport
entrance.
Café
Ritazza is open 24 hours a day and offers a wide range
of flavored coffees, teas, fresh juices and beverages
as well as cakes, pastries, sandwiches and baguettes
all produced at the in-house bakery. With an open
and accessible style, the Café Ritazza is a
welcome addition to the Duty Free area, offering a
relaxed dining atmosphere.
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Duty Free’s Piano Bar on the mezzanine level
of the shopping complex is proving to be very popular
with the travelling public. The piano bar is a highly
stylish bar featuring a full size piano, and decorated
in black and white. The bar serves caviar, canapes
and champagne and vodka as well as a full range of
standard beverages. Prices are very reasonable with
a full plate of luxury smoked salmon canapes along
with a glass of bubbly set at around US$19. In a new
departure, the piano bar also retails smoked salmon
and caviar directly to the public. The piano bar is
open from 4.00 p.m. until 4.00 a.m. daily.
Mohamed
Mounib, Managing Director of ADDF, says “the
piano bar is a unique concept which has never been
seen before in duty free retailing in this part of
the world. It is proving to be very successful as
it offers a very different way to spend your time
waiting for the departure of your flight. The Piano
bar complements the World of Luxury shop and the World
of Cigar shop, offering exclusivity and pampering
within the airport environment."
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Duty Free has introduced a new food cart on the upper
level of its shopping complex to provide a choice
of snacks to travellers before or after their journeys.
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