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Terrible Prince – The Prince makes a return!

The Terrible Prince isn't just a restaurant; it's an experience. It's a place to celebrate life, good company, and the indomitable spirit of Beirut.

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Bars
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Restaurants

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Stephanie

Geryes

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Falafel Tabbara – Older than Great Lebanon

This current shop in Ras Beirut, Snoubra has been there since 1979, when Abou Ziad, the current owner, decided to move from main street Hamra...

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Snacks

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Samira

Ezzo

samiraezzo

Pop In Eatery – Want to Escape?

When you take a few steps inside the store there is a door that says "Want to Escape?", and it leads you to the most magical thing ever...

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Coffee & tea
restaurants
Restaurants
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Snacks

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Samira

Ezzo

samiraezzo

Gemmayze Roman Bath – In a modern building!

What you will be able to see is the bath's infrastructure, which includes fired clay or terracotta with some other mosaics that are still preserved.

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Art & culture

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Samira

Ezzo

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Ezzo for Antiques – For 30 years & counting

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Art & culture
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Shopping

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Samira

Ezzo

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Al-Man’ouché Street Art – Even in space!

This piece of delightful dough, a part of our almost daily life, whether for breakfast or at any time of the day, now has a mural art piece celebrating it!

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Art & culture

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Samira

Ezzo

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Skin Society – Beauty & Cosmetics

One of my favorite sections is the one with hand-made soaps. These soaps are simply heavenly: they smell great, last long, and look super cute!

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Relaxing
shopping
Shopping

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Marie-Chantale

Sundberg

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Wissam Sargi Salon – Beauty Lounge & Clinics

At Wissam Sargi, you can pamper yourself every single day of the week. They do hair fashion for men, women, and children as well as makeup and facial care.

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Relaxing

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Marie-Chantale

Sundberg

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Crypt Museum – Underneath a cathedral

An exciting part of this museum is that at some point, if you look up, you'll be looking through a glass ceiling that shows the church right above you.

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Art & culture

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Samira

Ezzo

samiraezzo

Sheikh Abdel Rahman Hout Garden – Amidst highways

The best part? The garden has no gates and is accessible 24/7. Most locals don't know it because barely anyone is walking in the midst of highways.

relaxing
Relaxing

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Samira

Ezzo

samiraezzo

Al-Bustani School – Neglected first national school

The school was a non-religious institution that opened its doors to any student regardless of religion, social status, or where they were from.

arts&culture
Art & culture

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Samira

Ezzo

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Persian Cup – A Persian Treat in Beirut

We tried the Chelo Kabab Waziri and Ghorme Sabzi, a traditional Persian stew made of a beans and herbs sauce, served with chicken and rice with saffron.

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Restaurants

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Tala

Ladki

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