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Al Dente, is probably the best Italian restaurant in Beirut and is located in an exquisite old Lebanese house. Ten years old and running strong it does a roaring business amongst the older fashionable crowd of big businessmen and politicians. IT has great fresh pasta made on the premises and good risottos, and the wine list is lengthy and international.
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This rooftop restaurant located right in the centre of downtown Beirut was the first to open high up in the trendy district. With an indoor main room and an outdoor bar area with stunning views over the capital, the cuisine is Asian fusion in style, for example yakitori beef with basmati rice and is popular amongst Lebanese gourmets. A very “in” restaurant.
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Balthus is probably the most exclusive high-end French brasserie in town, with solid cuisine and classic service and décor. The crowd is businessmen, politicians, bankers and all those with cash to spend especially at lunch, and the food is typical French brasserie including steak, lamb, rabbit and a good foie gras. Good for business lunches.
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Casablanca is famous in Lebanon, and trendy as hell – a place to be seen. Full of atmosphere, built into an old Lebanese Villa right on the seafront it does a great Sunday brunch and is decked out with contemporary art and different coloured walls. The food is East- West fusion and experimentation with good fresh fish and lobster and organic vegetables.
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Eat either inside in the cavernous open plan dining room of this renovated old Gemayzeh house or outside in the covered courtyard where each table is separated by greenery and enjoy a fantastic atmosphere in one of Beirut’s most popular nightspots. The French fusion cuisine is solid with good steak and fish, and the many Lebanese wines on offer are well worth sampling.
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