A local’s take on Beirut

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A local’s take on Beirut

Food scene

Go to place for traditional Lebanese breakfast food like fatteh, hummus, and such.. they open 24/7 and perfect for after party meals on the go
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Abou Hassan
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Go to place for traditional Lebanese breakfast food like fatteh, hummus, and such.. they open 24/7 and perfect for after party meals on the go
Good food and beautiful garden in the middle of the city
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Makan
Patriarch Arida
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Good food and beautiful garden in the middle of the city
Authentic Lebanese cooking, very famous and been around for ages.. You get a variety of daily cooked meals for very good prices
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Le Chef
Gouraud
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Authentic Lebanese cooking, very famous and been around for ages.. You get a variety of daily cooked meals for very good prices

Neighborhoods

One of Beirut’s richest areas in nightlife and restaurants. The street keeps up a traditional aspect when it comes to architecture, meeting halfway with modern cafes, pubs, and art exhibitions.
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Gemmayzeh
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One of Beirut’s richest areas in nightlife and restaurants. The street keeps up a traditional aspect when it comes to architecture, meeting halfway with modern cafes, pubs, and art exhibitions.
Beirut’s it place for partying. The street is literally packed full of bars where you can enjoy staying in one place or go bar hopping to get the most out of your experience.
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Mar Mikhael
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Beirut’s it place for partying. The street is literally packed full of bars where you can enjoy staying in one place or go bar hopping to get the most out of your experience.
Also one of Beirut’s best places for nightlife and socializing, but taking a calmer and more mature vibe. The perfect area for a conversation over a drink, and a great place to meet people.
Badaro
Badaro
Also one of Beirut’s best places for nightlife and socializing, but taking a calmer and more mature vibe. The perfect area for a conversation over a drink, and a great place to meet people.
If you wanna go shopping, this is the street for you. Hamra hosts some lovely bars and restaurants as well, but is ultimately perfect for shopping.
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Hamra Street
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If you wanna go shopping, this is the street for you. Hamra hosts some lovely bars and restaurants as well, but is ultimately perfect for shopping.
If you wanna get a taste of local, this is the area for you. A huge market where you can find anything you can think of, from clothes, to food, to dollar shops, furniture, literally anything. And at the cheapest prices possible. Careful for the rip offs, try to have a local with you for the perfect experience :)
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Bourj Hammoud
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If you wanna get a taste of local, this is the area for you. A huge market where you can find anything you can think of, from clothes, to food, to dollar shops, furniture, literally anything. And at the cheapest prices possible. Careful for the rip offs, try to have a local with you for the perfect experience :)

Bars

Personal favorite bars
Enjoy the best cocktails in town here, good music, and an overall nice and extravagant experience.
AMELIA BEIRUT
Enjoy the best cocktails in town here, good music, and an overall nice and extravagant experience.
Very elegant setting, perfect for calm conversations and meetings, prices are surprisingly cheaper than other places
The Cask & Barrel
Sassine
Very elegant setting, perfect for calm conversations and meetings, prices are surprisingly cheaper than other places
Great cocktails and nice music, overall nice experience
The Jerry Thomas Experience
Great cocktails and nice music, overall nice experience
This is the place where you’ll meet all the right people if you’re looking to get into the clubbing scene
DEAD END PARADISE
This is the place where you’ll meet all the right people if you’re looking to get into the clubbing scene

Cafes

Personal favorite cafes
Beautiful traditional Lebanese house converted into an art exhibition, cafe and restaurant. Perfect for a coffee during the daytime or a drink on a breezy evening in their garden.
Arthaus Beirut
Beautiful traditional Lebanese house converted into an art exhibition, cafe and restaurant. Perfect for a coffee during the daytime or a drink on a breezy evening in their garden.
Perfect atmosphere for work with nice background music, lots of cats, and comfortable seating for long stays.
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Kalei Coffee Co. (Rue 54)
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Perfect atmosphere for work with nice background music, lots of cats, and comfortable seating for long stays.
Lovely coffee shop and rosters, you can find some very good coffee there. PS: try the knefe cookie.
Caffeine Coffee Beirut
Alexander Fleming
Lovely coffee shop and rosters, you can find some very good coffee there. PS: try the knefe cookie.
This coffee shop is linked to a cultural center. I recommend viewing the gallery downstairs before going up for coffee in their garden.
BEYt Mar Mikhael
This coffee shop is linked to a cultural center. I recommend viewing the gallery downstairs before going up for coffee in their garden.
Perfect for work and a quick coffee
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Sip
Gouraud
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Perfect for work and a quick coffee

Consejos para la ciudad

Facilidad para moverse por la casa

Public transportation

Easiest and safest way to get around would be by Uber. Any type of public transportation would be not much less expensive and you’ll always be prone to paying more than you should. Due to the economic situation, public transportation prices are not very fixed as it should be. Uber is quite cheap,so don’t worry about paying a few extra liras :)
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Pack light

Keep space in your suitcase for all the things you’ll want to buy. You’re gonna find the difference in prices crazy :)