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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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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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Brookes is the British gastro-pub of Beirut and a good one at that. If you are getting homesick, you can enjoy the sausages and mash, a good beer, fantastic wine as well as that old favorite – beer battered fish and chips. With a long bar as well as low slung wood tables, Brookes is a welcome addition to Beirut’s burgeoning restaurant scene.
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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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Located on the top floor of the Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel, with a fantastic view of the Mediterranean, Eau de Vie features fine European cuisine and beautiful furnishings. Expensive and plush with service to match this is a place to impress. Reserve in advance for table by the window, eat from a selection of roast veal and plentiful shell fish and choose what to drink from a wine list of 585 possibilities
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