Anthony Bourdain and his crew travel to Lebanon. They discover a beautiful country filled with proud, generous people and delicious food. However, they find themselves in the middle of a tense, uncertain, and violent conflict.
Beirut
8 Places
Anthony Bourdain and his crew travel to Lebanon. They discover a beautiful country filled with proud, generous people and delicious food. However, they find themselves in the middle of a tense, uncertain, and violent conflict.
Le Royal Hotel Beirut
Hotel
Tony cooked in the hotel restaurant. The airport was on fire and the there were bombs going off everywhere, but he felt relieved to be able to cook.
Onno Bistro - Bourj Hammoud
Armenian restaurant
Tony ate Kibbeh, phyllo, Armenian cheese, spicy potatoes, meat & cheese filled pastries, hummus, stuffed grape leaves
Le Chef
Lebanese restaurant
Tony went back to Le Chef, where he ate on his last visit (when Beirut was bombed). They had hummus with pine nuts and ground beef, eggplant with tomatoes, chickpeas, and onions.
Tawlet
Permanently closed
A rotating cast of cooks provide regional foods from the artisanal market. Labneh, Armenian meat pie, artichoke and fava bean salad, fuul.
Falafel M. Sahyoun
Falafel restaurant
Two falafel shops owned by brothers who do not speak to each other, right next door to each other.
Falafel M Sayhoun Original Shop
Falafel restaurant
Two falafel shops owned by brothers who do not speak to each other, right next door to each other.
Souk El Tayeb Farmers' Market
Farmers' market
Bringing together different regions of artisanal and organic foods in a market. "Southern coastal bread bakers, kibbeh specialists from the mountains, wild herbs & vegetables from the Bekaa Valley, and pastries made from almost forgotten recipes. It's all here," Tony says.
