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"First we eat, then we do everything else" - #MyRamadan motto 😉 Taken during #RamadanWithDohatweetups iftar @eatopiaqatar 2 days ago (sorry folks, just remembered to post). FYI they got some lovely food for both iftar & suhoor, go check it out! #IDaredToPostThis #EmbracingTheSushiRoll #Foodie #Ramadan #RamadanInQatar #Eatopia #Foodgasm #Zomato #ZomatoQatar (at Eatopia Qatar)

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Why Are Zomato meetups Popular in Doha?

In just the last 10 months, Zomato meetups have become a very popular activity here in Doha. With a month away from one of the most festive times of the year in Doha, we were surprised when our clients asked us to schedule them for meetups in May. We ended up scheduling three very fun, active meetups as a sneak peek into Ramadan.

We started in Italy! Our meetup was hosted by Carisma, an Italian restaurant of Warwick Hotel. Considered a hidden gem outside the busy downtown area of Doha. Chef Andrea took the foodies on a short Italian gastronomic tour, starting with an amuse bouche from the south and ending the 5-course meal with desserts from the north. Foodies were in awe of the experience, the intimate atmosphere in this 30-seater restaurant and how they’ve almost missed out on such a cozy place so close to home.

The hotel management was impressed with the spike in social media outreach and saw a spike in their business. So, we had a meeting with the management a week or so after the meetupus. They were overwhelmed on how within a week, went from serving 3-6 regular guests to almost 20 guests on a weeknight. When asked how they came to know about Carisma, Zomato’s name came up.

Then we went fishing. Well, sort of with Thursdays in Doha being the unwritten theme “Seafood Night” on them. Our next meetup was hosted by Nidaaya, an international buffet restaurant located in the new Melia Hotel in the heart of West Bay, Doha.

The seafood loving foodies got a VIP tour with the management and chefs’ team on what’s on offer every Thursday night and what will be included in the upcoming massive Ramadan tent when it comes to seafood. There was even a special Z drink (both alcoholic and virgin), made exclusively for the foodies by the beverages manager. Foodies were fond of the atmosphere, especially when a violinist began serenading the crowd.

Foodies stopped keeping count of how many times they got up to feast on the seafood buffet options, whether it was fresh fish cooked to order (tempura anyone?) or the live sushi bar (“can I have one of everything?”). Even the desserts did not disappoint the foodies whom spent more time taking pictures before finally deciding where to start.

Many of the foodies have claimed to make reservations with family and friends to enjoy Seafood Night before the start of Ramadan.

Then we ended in Iran. Our final meetup in May was hosted by Parisa, another hidden gem tucked away in plain site in Doha’s historic Souq Waqif. From the outside, it looks like any of the surrounding restaurants but from the inside you are literally teleported to Iran.

Foodies were seated in what’s deemed the “royal room” as that’s the semi-private room where the country’s Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad, usually chairs when he comes to eat at his favorite Persian restaurant.

The menu was to highlight the authenticity and essence of Persian cuisine, as well as be a part of a large Ramadan menu. Chef Nadarfaz really took the foodies on a gastronomic adventure. Despite his limited English, he was able to communicate through the manager whom translated on what he was offering this Ramadan.

The foodies made sure to give Chef Nadarfaz their verbal approval and almost all foodies wrote a review before the week was up on their overall experience. Management tells us reservations have already begun for the Ramadan, especially for the royal room, which is a first for Parisa.

And these are some of many reasons why Zomato Meetups remain popular in Doha.