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.
Abu Dhabi 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."
Abu Dhabi 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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