Beyt Amir: an escapade to the beautiful old Beirut

The charming city often hides in the least expected places gems that leave you astonished. How many times have I walked down that street in Clemenceau but never did I pay attention to what is now “Beyt Amir”. Not surprised though from the gem seekers behind Motto, Makan and Zawarib to find us that precious […]

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A la saj: innovating your regular manoushe

Re routing the saj history, this time from Montreal back to Beirut, A la saj opened its doors in Wardyeh Hamra. Transferring a know how that was spread over several countries, from Canada, to Panama, South Africa, Morocco, Jordan, UAE and now Lebanon. As they describe themselves, A la saj represents fusion take on the […]

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Barbizon: tunes with attentiveness

Just near Lisa, a new restaurant found its way around a year ago, it was time to step and try it. The location is breathtaking, an authentic old house transformed, walk in to a warm interior, piano bar, smiling servers, that was promising. So we sat down, we were served freshly baked bread the time […]

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