"A lavish Levantine mezze experience featuring classic appetizers—hummus, kibbeh, mutabbal, batata harra, sambousek, tabbouleh, muhammara, dawali, foul and more—often enjoyed alongside a carafe of milky arak. Housed in a mid-20th-century villa with marbled floors, fireplaces, and columned halls originally built by a former prime minister, the restaurant (led by chef Rafik Nakhle) offers an extravagant selection of over 100 dishes with mezze plates from about JD4.75 (US$6.70); allow time for lingering Turkish coffee and people-watching." - Yulia Denisyuk