Airports all over the world are
improving delayed flyers’ experiences by improving their drinking
establishments. Frequent flyers no longer find themselves sitting idle
three hours. Instead, they’re lounging at airports and drinking or
playing Chess at the bars within the airports.
To state the fact, airport food and
beverage are overpriced and normally not that interesting (or even
seemingly edible). Wine is no exception, with some wine bars and
restaurants in terminals commanding a price for a glass of wine that is
dangerously close to the bottle price in a retailer’s shop.
But with winter and holiday travels
here, and many airport jaunts forthcoming as a result, there are so many
good places to sit, relax, and sip a glass of wine... good wine... in
an airport.
In other words, if you have to lay over
somewhere, you need to do it right by selecting from choices of
airports’ bars and restaurants to quell your thirsts.
For instance, if you travel from Lagos,
Port Harcourt or Abuja to London-Heathrow, there is a wide selection of
restaurants, cafes and bars to choose from at Heathrow Airport. You can
enjoy a coffee and a light snack, a glass of wine or even some smoked
salmon before or after your flight.
Most restaurants and bars open between 5am and 7am, with a few exceptions, and remain open till late.
Heathrow Terminal 1 restaurants and bars
offer a variety of coffee shops, including Café Nero, Coffee Rebublic
and Costa, as well as bars, pubs and restaurants.
Terminal 3 has a host of famous eateries, including Yo! Sushi, TGI Friday’s and the forever popular - Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
Terminal 4 is home to many cafés and
coffee houses, including a Starbucks, as well as a Wetherspoons pub and
Garfunkel’s restaurant.
At Terminal 5 restaurants and bars, you
could take a visit to Gordon Ramsay’s celebrated Plane Food restaurant
or choose from Carluccio’s Italian menu. Other highlights include
Wagamama’s noodle bar, Huxley’s traditional British dishes and the Bagel
Street bagel house.
As we all know, it is not only Heathrow that is popular in London, Gatwick Airport is also as popular.
At Gatwick Airport, where you also have
many Nigerians flying into the UK aboard Virgin Atlantic Airways, there
are a great range of world-class restaurants, bars and food outlets.
Whether you are before or after security or are waiting for someone to
arrive, you will find something to suit your needs.
For instance, you need to visit and
relax at beautifully designed Aqua bar and watch the airport go about
it’s business while sipping a glass of champagne or wine from their wide
selection.
At Costa restaurant, whatever drink you
fancy, Costa has it covered, from a wide range of the best Italian
coffees and specialty teas to delicious hot chocolate and frescato. If
you fancy a bite to eat, you can pick up a fresh hot or cold snack or
indulge in a sweet treat.
Also, at Marks & Spencer Simply
Food, the UK’s well-loved Marks & Spencer brand brings you a wide
selection of excellent quality food and drink items. Whether you want to
pick up a snack on the go, or select some ingredients to make a special
meal, you will find exactly what you need.
At the Globe Freehouse, find all your
favourite draught and bottled beers, wines and spirits, plus great
coffee and some tasty meals within a friendly and laid back atmosphere.
If you fly on Emirates from Lagos, Dubai
International Airport has a wide selection of bars and restaurants for
passengers to choose from and there are various lounges and bars
scattered throughout the terminal buildings at Dubai Airport.
The departures lounge in Terminal 1 at
Dubai Airport is home to the food court, which has more than 25
different restaurants and bars, ranging from specialty cuisine to Irish
pub food.
The food court is conveniently located between Gates 113 and 115.
At Japengo, the well-known BinHendi
restaurant, Japengo Café has opened a 24-hour outlet catering to
thousands of hungry travellers. Japengo serves breakfast, lunch, dinner
and snacks around the clock, seven days a week.
The airport also has a place called Pulp
Juice Bar – (Juice Bar). Pulp Juice is a concept of a funky stand juice
bar and offers three categories of beverages made of over 15 varieties
of fruits, all drinks containing less than 2 percent fat and served with
no added sugar, no artificial flavours, colours and preservatives.
Also, another restaurant known as Good
to Go at Dubai Airport, provides a unique experience, offering an
abundant choice for those looking to eat on the go, with a range of well
presented and health conscious products that are additive free, low in
fats and sugars and above all else good to eat.
At the popular Chinese restaurant known
as Abibiz at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos,
travellers can enjoy interesting meals and wines.
Abibiz restaurant is an ultra-modern
restaurant with efficient experience and carefully recruited chefs to
meet international standards as required by international travellers,
airlines staff and crewmembers and visitors to the airport, offering the
best in continental/African/Chinese cuisines.
It currently operates at the departure
terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, where it
caters for the needs of thousands of travellers on a daily basis as well
as service major airlines. The company also handled catering services
for the Shell Bonga Project and other notable companies.
Also lately, came the popular Food Court
at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2, which plays hosts to
hundreds of travellers while they wait for their flights.
At the Food Court, there are restaurants
and bars such as The Promise, as well as small shops filled with soft
drinks and light food for travellers.
There is also the Meeters and Greeters
place at the arrival hall. It plays hosts to eateries like Mr. Biggs,
which now sells local delicacies.
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