Restaurants

Offers all kinds of appetisers, salads, sandwiches, grills and more from breakfast till late night. Live music performances, art and photography exhibitions scheduled throughout the year.

Californian styled with marble-floored courtyard. Try the fusion dishes or plats du jour. Oslo dessert include fresh ice cream and sumptuous cakes. Sunday brunch available.

Italian cuisine served in a glamorous setting. Choose one of the pastas and make sure you try the pain perdu.

Serves Mexican cuisine in a beautifully and painstakingly restored French colonial house. The feng-shui is pitched just right, even down to the comprehensive and appetising menu.

Traditional Lebanese coffee shop that also serves local daily specials, a snacks menu and narguileh. The atmosphere is super laid back, with both indoor and outdoor seats.

Gigantic shareable desserts and burgers are very popular. Karaoke Friday and family Sunday 1.30pm-3.30pm.

The trendy lounge has got the most magical outdoor terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Try their food specialties while enjoying the sunset.

Chef Hadid has become known amongst Beirut’s society as the crème de la crème of private chefs. His workspace, The Kitchen, is where he prepares and sometimes even hosts his dinner parties.

Sample a variety of Japanese cuisine specialties, which include hot plates and sushi. Modern elegant interior and lively atmosphere. Other branches available: Bourj al Ghazal, Tabaris (01 332832).

Traditionally Italian with outstanding Italian cuisine prepared by the Italian chef. Even the staff speaks Italian. The pastas are homemade. Try their renowned Fettucine Parlameto.

Designed to allow you to experience the charm of Sicily, this three-storied Italian mansion is ideal for business lunches, family gatherings and romantic nights out. Aside from having authentic Italian specialties, from antipasti and pizzas right down to homemade pastas and desserts, Il Siciliano also offers a cognac and cigar lounge, a fresh pescheria and private areas with LCD projection screen. It combines art, nature, food and the history of Sicily through the centuries.

96-seater Italian restaurant resembling a Sicilian villa with seated terrace open all summer. Serves a selection of antipasti, pizzas and mains.

Authentic Punjabi cuisine delicately spiced to suit all palates. Must try the classic chicken tikka masala and the tandoori kababs.

À la carte breakfast, lunch and dinner, serving the finest beef and fish with a Mediterranean twist, and an extensive wine cellar. Indoor and outdoor terrace seating with panoramic views.

Try the Asian delicacies cooked up at this restaurant's outstanding kitchen, all rich in flavour and cooked in all the right temperatures and seasonings.

Experience the wonders of South American culinary. Good weather calls for a nice dinner out on the terrace with a pitcher of marguerita.

The menu is international in essence but French cuisine predominates in this atmospheric Monot area classic. Steaks, cooked to perfection, are highly recommended alongside a fine wine-list as long as your arm. Patio available.

This delicious Lebanese restaurant chain was created by Toufic Khoueiri in 1993 and has since expanded to a number of restaurants all over Lebanon and the rest of the Middle East. When you enter, peek at the delicious selection of grilled kebabs with juicy meats, fragrant spices and fresh veggies displayed in front of the open grill and watch as their expert chefs cook up your meal of choice. Their hummos and tabbouli are particularly delish. Other branch available on Alfred Naccache Str, Near Sassine Square, Achrafieh ( 01 331133).

Appetisers build up as you watch the sushi go round on the conveyor belt after the skilled chefs carve through the slabs of fish. Pick up your plate off the belt or ask the chef to prepare something special for you.

Fusion six-course chosen by the chef served in a Victorian setting. Classy clientele and excellent wine make for a fine dining experience.