Khartoum's restaurant scene is modest but more interesting than it looks. The local staples — ful (slow-cooked fava beans), kisra (sorghum flatbread), aseeda (a thick porridge), grilled meats, and karkadeh tea — are everywhere and cheap. Add to that a small but real range of Lebanese, Syrian, Ethiopian, and Asian places, mostly clustered in the Khartoum 2 and Amarat districts. Alcohol is banned, so dinner is usually accompanied by fresh juice or hibiscus tea.