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Practical information : Eating out Algeria
Timetable
As a general rule, restaurants are open at the same times as in France: from 12pm to 2pm or 2:30pm at lunchtime, and from 7pm to 10pm or 10:30pm in the evening. Most are closed on Fridays, the day of rest. In larger towns, you'll also find restaurants open all day long, with small stalls serving non-stop.
What costs extra
Tipping. Tipping is not obligatory, just a gratuity, a gesture to show you've appreciated the service.
The local way
Mint tea is simply unmissable. It's a whole ceremony that obeys very precise rules. First of all, the preparation: in a teapot rinsed with boiling water, infuse for a few seconds 2 teaspoons of tea (green from China, gunpowder type), then discard the liquid. Add a bunch of fresh mint, washed and crumpled, and either crushed sugar loaf fragments or a dozen sugar cubes, over which boiling water is poured until the teapot is full. Leave to infuse for a few minutes, then check the consistency of the brew by filling a tea glass and pouring the contents back into the teapot. Repeat at least three times. Then serve the tea, pouring it from high up to aerate it. A successful tea should froth. If your tea is too hot, never blow on it, but drink it by sucking strongly. You'll make a noise that your hosts will take as an expression of your satisfaction. Don't refuse a second glass - it's only after the third that you can decline the offer without being rude.