Lebanon Restaurants

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  • Napaletano Italian restaurant in Beirut
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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Napaletano: Italian Hometown Cooking

by SedonaDee

We walked to this nice, casual Italian restaurant when it was recommended by the personnel and the front desk of our hotel. It is in the middle of the busy shopping area called Hamra. Service was friendly and the food was excellent. Their menu included all types of pastry and pizza choices. They also deliver. Their menu & prices are on their website if you click on it. We each had a Caesar salad followed by a pepperoni pizza with mushrooms. The large gratings of Parmesan cheese on the Caesar salad were generous and yummy. I love thin crust pizza that is always associated with Neapolitan style pizzas made in a wood-fired oven, so this was perfect for me. I had a red house wine and my husband just asked for a local beer. We don't know the names of either, but both were excellent.

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called sushihouse something.its famous.just ask!: the food and atmoshphere is great!

by monk911

well the japanese restaurant located somewhere near a famous roundabout in city, just ask the location with locals, its fairly new abt 8 months old. the ambience and staff is great. food like standard japnese quality! the damage for 2 people would be around US$ 35 to 45/-including drinks..its a bit average or little more than usual..mind u lebanon aint cheap, but its ok value for money!...most restaurants are licensed with alochol like aywhere in the world.."unlike some middleeastern country i know"..another restuarant wa called ''CHOPTIXS"..great ambience , service and quality of food..u must try the shrimp balls and the fukoon fried rice, besides other dishes on menu...cost u abt US$ 40/- for 2 people with drinks...also the restaurant called lina's cafe is great located in the same hotel i stayed plazahotel at hamra, heart of city so get a great view of the road & people passing...

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massyna: lebanese restaurant

by normaabood

i like this restaurant very much ( massyna ) lebanese restaurant in the old souk saida city . and the Atmosphere in this restaurant very nice and cozy .massyna restaurant saida proudly announces it's special night 3al 3oud every th,fri,saturday . this restaurant for mr Nader Zein foul and qawrma with eggs and narjeela its very good

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Kabab-ji: Lebanese Applebees?

by MikenKim

Kabab-ji seemed like the Lebanese version of Applebees. Cheap, quick service, pictures on the menu and decent food. It was not the best food we had but not the worst. If you need a quick meal I would recommend it. The mezza were decent. Great fatoosh.

Le Chef: Soup Nazi Seinfeld Episode... same experience

by lalikes

Favorite local spot but well known by tourists. This place makes me giggle. The lead waiter (possibly owner) took our order without writing anything down and then would YELL it to the kitchen. "I would like to order some hummus, please" HUMMUS!!! "May I have some more water, sir?" WATER!!! "I would love the lentil soup." SOUP!!! LENTIL!!! You get the idea. The guy was full of character and even though you'd shudder at the moment he screamed to the kitchen, you still felt like you were being taken care of. Food is great, reasonably priced but bring cash.We only got one photo outside of the restaurant. We were too afraid to bring out the camera in the restaurant. Not in a bad way. In a respectful way. We wanted to have the real (soup nazi Seinfeld) experience. Soups and hummus were on spot. Yum....mee.

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Flying Pizza: Great Pizza!

by Visitbeirut

Try the tasty Pizza with a large variety of toppings. The location is central close to the AUB and Hamra. They even have a mobile web page you can view on your mobile phone with the menu, location map, and easy calling link: FlyingPizza.mobiCheck it out!

Fatoosh Salad

by marimar_72

Although you can eat this salad all year round,but it is an everyday dish on a Ramadan breakfast ( Ramadan is the month of fasting for Muslims).A table would not be complete with out a Fatoosh,(I was taught this from my Lebanese mother).here are the ingredients:-1Tomatoe.(diced)-1Cucumber.(diced)-1Lettece(chopped).-1Cabbage(chopped).(white or red or both)-1Green onions(chopped).and/or red onions (chopped).-1/2 Green/yellow or red sweet peper.(diced).-1/4 cup fresh Mint leaves(chopped).-1/4 cup fresh falt-leaf Parsely.(chopped).-2-3 Radishes(diced).-1 cup deep fried pita bread cut into sqaures.(or you can bake them for low fat diet).-1/4 cup pomegranate pulps(my secret ingredient).dressing:-1/2 lemon juice.-1 Garlic cloves.(sqaushed).-1/2 teaspoon Summak powder.-1 teaspoon white vinegar.-1 table spoon virgin olive oil.-1 table spoon dried mint leaves.-1 tea spoon pomegranate molasses(my...

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Byblos Fishing Club: lovely view

by jorgejuansanchez

This restaurant located in the citadel of Byblos is lovely, charming, and very intimate, with a wonderful view of the Mediterranean Sea. It is, indeed, a must during your visit to Lebanon.But the soul of the place is his owner, Señor Pepe (familiar for José), who in the sixties, during Lebanon golden age, he was a true play boy. He was born in Mexico, from Mexican mother, and migrated to the country of his father, Lebanon, to open several restaurants for the rich people (although he arrived to Lebanon without a peso in his pocket). Still, his Spanish is excellent.The restaurant displays many pictures hanging from its walls showing world famous personages, such as Brigitte Bardot, Jaques Chirac, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, and Fraga Iribarne, a Spanish Minister in Franco’s times.Food is delicious, although a little bit expensive (he made me discount, being Spanish!), but the place and...

Sea Sweet: The Best Baklava in the World!

by RawdgerDodger

Sea Sweet must has at least fifty different types of Baklava as well as some other types of sweets for those of us born with a sweet tooth. The outside makes it look like a common bakery but it is anything but common. Usually in the country of USA where I am from, I consider myself lucky just to find one type of baklava. Baklava is my favorite sweet from this bakery. It is so good due to the many different ways in which they make it. They make some with chocolate and others with pistachio nuts. The list goes on and on. The taste is incredible! To go to Beirut and not go to Sea Sweet is definately a poor judgement call that only hurts your pallate.

pain de mie: casual dinner

by normaabood

it's a marvellious restaurant i liked the food a lot you can have a big meal for less cost and with high quality food .the atmosphere is perfect and cosy old style decor that gives you a glance for an old latin french style ... i found it the best in town ..... they have a lot of good dishes you can start with garlic bread or the crispy calamari and they have a wide variety of salads i found the supreme one is so delicious and the best dish ever i tast was the chargrilled chicken plate with home style pesto pasta ...at the end i finished my meal with the home style brownies and don't forget the grape shisha ooohhhh it's perfect .... i like this place ....

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