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District · Manama

Adliya (Block 338)

Arts district with restaurants, cafés and a few boutique hotels; lively from 18:00.

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Key facts

Suits
Evenings, cafés, galleries and licensed restaurants
Room prices
$$$
price band of 5
Sights here
1
Eats here
1

What it's like

Feels:
Creative, social, lively at night
Suits:
Evenings, cafés, galleries and licensed restaurants
Best time:
From 18:00
Watch out for:
Midday, when it is quiet.
In short:
Arts district with restaurants, cafés and a few boutique hotels; lively from 18:00.

About these names

Streets follow a numbered 'road and block' system: give your driver the block number (for example Block 338 in Adliya), the building name and a landmark, and screenshot a map pin.

Manama is a low, wide city of large blocks and highways along the north-east coast. The old core is Bab Al Bahrain, Government Avenue and the souq lanes behind it. East along the coast are Hoora, with the National Museum and Beit Al Quran, and Juffair, with the Al Fateh Grand Mosque and many hotels. South of the old core is Adliya, the arts and restaurant district. Muharraq, the old pearling capital and the airport island, is a separate island to the north-east, reached by causeway.

Where exactly

This district is highlighted. Shapes follow this guide's walking areas and places, not official boundaries.

Adliya (Block 338) on the Manama mapTap an area for what it is like and who it suits. Shapes follow this guide’s walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
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Adliya (Block 338)

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Arts district with restaurants, cafés and a few boutique hotels; lively from 18:00.

Suits: Evenings, cafés, galleries and licensed restaurants

On the map: Adliya (Block 338)

District guideWalk: Adliya (Block 338)Sleep: AdliyaIn the districts table

Off the map: Bahrain International Airport (BAH) (20–35 min by the usual route).

Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Juffair and the waterfront. See the table above.

Where’s what, as a list:

  • Bab Al Bahrain and the souq: The old commercial heart: the gate, Government Avenue, souq lanes, café breakfasts and many small hotels. Suits: First stays, markets, budget hotels. Price band $$.
  • Hoora and the museum quarter: The National Museum and Beit Al Quran; wide roads and few cafés, so use a car. Suits: Museums, air-conditioned mornings.
  • Adliya (Block 338): Arts district with restaurants, cafés and a few boutique hotels; lively from 18:00. Suits: Evenings, cafés, galleries and licensed restaurants. Price band $$$.
  • Muharraq and the Pearling Path: The old capital: restored merchants' houses and lanes; a separate island by causeway. Suits: Heritage lovers, a morning of pearl houses.
  • Juffair and the waterfront: High-rise hotels and malls along the coast; not planned for walking. Suits: Business travellers, large hotels.
  • Sleep area Adliya: suits Evenings, cafés, galleries and licensed restaurants, price band $$$.
  • Sleep area Central Manama (Bab Al Bahrain): suits First stays, markets, budget hotels, price band $$.
  • Bahrain International Airport (BAH), 20–35 min by the usual route.

Stay here?

How this district's sleep area scores for five kinds of traveler, ranked against the other Manama districts that have scores. Scores are this guide's 1–5 judgements.

  • First visit

    2nd of 2

    The souq and museum need a short ride.

    Better for this: Bab Al Bahrain and the souq

  • Families

    best of 2

    Restaurants and cafés; little to do in daytime.

  • Light sleepers

    best of 2

    Lively at night around Block 338; quieter on side roads.

  • Night owls

    best of 2

    The main restaurant and bar district.

  • On a budget

    2nd of 2

    Mid-range and boutique rates.

    Better for this: Bab Al Bahrain and the souq

See

Opening hours and prices from each place page; (check) means typical hours, not yet verified.

  • Adliya (Block 338)Book a time

    Go after 18:00 for galleries, cafés and licensed restaurants around Block 338; take a ride-hailing car both ways, book dinner on Thursday and Friday and leave the car behind if you plan to drink.

    Hours:
    Evening district; venues keep their own hours.(check)
    Entry:
    about BHD 3–6 (2026 estimate)

Eat

What to order and what locals pay, from each eat page. Prices are estimates; check the menu.

  • Adliya cafés and restaurants (field-verify)

    Dinner or brunch in Adliya: cafés, international restaurants and a few licensed bars around Block 338; book Thursday and Friday, take a ride-hailing car and leave the car at the hotel if you plan to drink.

    Order: Mezze: Order a few to start.

    Price: Mains are BHD 6–12.

Sleep

  • Adliya$$$

    Quieter nights, restaurants and cafés at the door, and a 10-minute car ride to the museum; the souq is a taxi away.

    Rooms: BHD 35–80 (check)

    Skip this if: Pricier; you take a car to the souq and the museum.

    4–8 min walk to Adliya (Block 338) · 35–45 min walk to Bab Al Bahrain & Manama Souq

Drink and nightlife

Lines from the Manama drinking guide that name this district.

  • Adliya bars and restaurants · Licensed restaurants and bars · until about 01:00The main evening district; Thursday and Friday nights are busy.

Getting there and around

Where to get off

  • Ride-hailing car to Block 338 · for Adliya (Block 338)
  • Block 338, Adliya · 2 min walk to Adliya cafés and restaurants (field-verify)

Walks inside the district

  • Adliya (Block 338) → Adliya cafés and restaurants (field-verify): 2–3 min on foot (Walk along the block)

On to the next area

Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.

Safety at night and noise

  • Adliyaday: oknight: ok

    Crowded on Thursday and Friday nights; do not drive after drinking.

  • Quiet nights

    Lively at night around Block 338; quieter on side roads.

  • Nightlife

    The main restaurant and bar district.

  • Late arrival

    Restaurants and taxis are active late.

Nearby districts

Built from this guide’s Manama districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.