There are too many! An old...
by Sheri_Z
There are too many! An old favorite is Maroush, which is not fancy, and not too pricey, in Hamrah and great for lunch or dinner. I was taken to a place -- and forgot the name -- Chez and then a name- that is now popular, very exclusive, in a little house in the same area of Hamra. Reservations required and parties can book a room. It was truly wonderful, Arabic food but with that special Lebanese touch. Everywhere - food is good, so even in Ba'lbak, the one restaurant (and hotel) -- the Palmyra Hotel - serves a great lunch with wonderful fresh vegetables, etc.
In the Biqa - try the special salad with wheat, or the kishik, or the sfayyih (a single one is called sfiha). Everywhere else, there are so many dishes. One interesting place had melokhiyya cooked the Lebanese way -- (and compare to the Egyptian style). Of course stuffed tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, grilled meat, and rice...