For some French-inspired fare, make your way to Café Lilou in Manama. This elegant balconied venue, with its velvet upholstery, wrought-iron banisters and polished-wood floors, is reminiscent of a 19th-century Parisian brasserie and is the place for a classy breakfast. In the morning, try the omelet du Pirée filled with leeks and feta and served with hash browns and a tomato-herb salsa or the tartine sucrée, fresh raisin bread topped with mascarpone and ricotta cheeses and pear, then drizzled with chocolate and honey. Lunch calls for something filling like the Champs-Elysées, an open-faced steak sandwich on rye or the seafood pasta with prawns, smoked salmon, mussels, and asparagus.