Liza Beirut

A fancy dining spot

Samira from Beirut

""Liza" in Beirut in the 19th-century palace is the place to go if you want to dine luxuriously with a menu and presentation that are 'lavishly perfect'..."

Liza is a former 19th-century palace turned into a restaurant on the 2nd floor consisting of five rooms: the Main room, the Banana room, the Money room, the Building room and the Elephant Room. It's luxuriantly decorated in Idarica Gazzoni-designed wallpapers, Levantine tiles and golden lanterns.

The founders Liza and Ziad Asseily created a menu that reflects Lebanese cuisine with fresh ingredients, with a presentation there's no better word to describe ut "lavishly perfect."

My personal favorite room is the Elephant room because it only has two round tables next to the three arched windows leading to an extended window that overlooks parts of Achrafieh.

So if you are feeling fancy or want to have a special dinner or lunch, Liza is the restaurant to go to, as long as you have reserved ahead of time. A lot of people book it for weddings, engagements, and many other events. Usually, the Elephant Room is more densely booked than the others, so make sure you mention which room you would want to be seated in.

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Beirut Spotter Samira

About Me I am a reflective wanderer who turns her encounters into stories to be told during her walking guided tours in Beirut. I am passionate about discovering hidden gems, attending art exhibitions, having oral history conversations about the recent history of Beirut, and discovering specialty coffee shops. Why Beirut? Beirut is the city that all the Arab countries have always needed, whether culturally, politically, architecturally, or artistically. This city is a melting pot of almost all ethnicities and those who wander its streets would feel so, just as authors ...

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Nov 3, 2025

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