The best bistros and brasseries Algeria

What's very local

Alcohol is a religious prohibition, but while many Algerians do not drink, those who do are generally heavy consumers. According to a recent study, Algerians are even the biggest consumers of alcohol in Africa. They generally consume beer and wine. Apart from wine, alcohol is imported. One can easily find beers of the famous brands Heineken or 1664 in most bars serving alcohol

If it has become easy to find bars where alcohol is served in Algiers, it is a different story in other cities and even more so in the interior of the country. Bars (especially hotel bars, editor's note) are certainly places of conviviality but also and above all places where customers come to get drunk or to forget, and it is not uncommon to come across a few women there. On the other hand, in Arab cafés, there are no women, and customers only drink coffee and fruit juice