Restaurants & Cafés

Offers a casual yet stylish ambience with an extensive mix of continental and traditional fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

This no-frills restaurant is located above what looks like a typical Sri Lankan grocery store. There's no menu, so sit back and enjoy what you're offered: golden roti, curried lentils, the tearinducing tomato mix chock full of chillis, and refreshing coconut, all served with buttery chapati bread. The Sri Lankan waiters that smile down from flyers on the restaurant’s walls imply that plastic tables, fluorescent lighting and questionable health standards should not be dwelled upon. Alas, there’s no dessert to follow this heavy snack, but a plastic-wrapped sleeve of sugary Lemon Puff Biscuits from the ground-floor shop makes for an appropriate finish.

Established by the Barraj family in 1968, Nougatini offers an extensive selection of wrapped and unwrapped chocolates with 42 flavours introduced by Chef Karima. They’ll provide you with all the services needed for themed celebrations, graduation parties and weddings with a hospitable staff assisting you throughout the process. Marzipan, confits and marrons glacees also available.

Stress on fresh for this restaurant. Choose your fish, add a small restaurant fee, and they'll do the rest. Side orders and sushi on separate menu.

Organic reigns supreme at this café, located inside the TSC Signature food hall. All ingredients are certified organic and sourced from local bakeries, gardens and farms. Order the homemade spicy red lentil soup with coconut milk or call for home delivery.

Fresh sushi in a casual eatery of bar stools and booths. Enjoy their selection of maki rolls and fresh sashimis.

Sushi restaurant with a menu section dedicated to Japanese specialties of hot dishes and appetisers. Grab a comfortable stool by the large glass window and enjoy the sight of lively Gemmayzeh at night.

Always recommended by those in the know, Olio has a well-deserved local reputation. Their bruschetta and salmon gnocchi are particularly good, and their pizzas generous.

Offering a fusion of traditional and Lebanese cuisine. Choose from the restaurant’s open buffet and a la carte menu, with scrumptious seafood on offer. Drop by for a Sunday brunch on the Olive garden terrace and enjoy the live entertainment provided by the band.

Something of a local legend, Onno’s small beige upstairs dining room under the unlovely Bourj Hammoud flyover is host to some of the best Armenian food in Beirut. First-timers will swoon for kebab with dark cherries, small birds cooked in pomegranate sauce, Armenian salads, manteh, sou berag and more. The rest of us come back whenever we can – good thing it’s very affordable

Bringing a surge of Asian delicacy to the Dbayeh area is a restaurant with cuisine possibly as addictive as its name suggests. Overdose is the mission here, with specialized chefs preparing each meal to perfection. Chinese, Thai and Japanese menus are brought to you by Chef Donny from Hong Kong, Chef Vichean and Chef Bong who gives a live show of Teppaniyaki cooking – all to be enjoyed with a stunning view of Jounieh bay.

Large restaurant and hookah lounge offering international cuisine in a modern and trendy atmosphere.

Cocktails bar offering a heady and electic range of bespoke cocktails and contemporary Mexican cuisine in a classic relaxed setting. Ensures only the freshest, seasonal ingredients to be used.

Pascucci has a lounge area where you can enjoy a cocktail and good music, an area for students and a business center (fully equipped, available for rental). A selection of daily international dishes and appetizers from coconut chicken curry to rocket salad and desserts are also offered. Specialties include espresso, which is present in a number of drinks on the menu.

A bright green Italian fast food outlet dishing up the standards at affordable prices; choose from four different types of pasta with 10 different sauces, classic pizzas and Italian desserts like chocolat fondant and tiramisu.

French-style café with its own brand of tea, famous for its breakfast among the Beirutis. Enjoy a large outdoor seating area and the conservatory on the cooler days. The meal choices are limited to salads and baguettes, but the authentic tasting french pastries more than make up for it.