I was at G-Star Raw‘s launching party last week and I was having a little chat with their Business Developer Patrick Reytenbagh who asked me which Lebanese restaurant I would recommend for a lunch or dinner for a tourist coming to Lebanon. I had a lot of places in mind but he just wanted that one-place that would leave a great impression and a one of a kind experience and the only restaurant I could think of is Babel in Dbayyeh.
I looked through my previous posts and I was surprised to see that I’ve never reviewed Babel even though I’ve been there countless times. The only post I could find was one entitled ‘Lebanese Hospitality‘ showing how generous Babel is. Everything from the presentation, the architecture, the food and the service is unique and almost perfect. Even the toilets look great lol!
Until I write a full review, I leave with some of Babel’s specialties and this nice post by NoGarlicNoOnions. Babel is located in Dbayyeh.
The only thing that’s missing is a website for the restaurant as I couldn’t find any which is pretty weird.
Now in Zaytuna too!!
A Guy, is it as good as the main branch? And Najib, what restaurant would you recommend in beirut itself?
GMC, the Zaituna Bay branch is “Babel Bay,” and it’s tilt is more on seafood, whereas the Dbayeh branch is strictly Lebanese mezze.
If I could recommend a venue in Beirut, it’d be Em Sherif off of Monot–spectacular food, impeccable service, live music, and a lovely setting.
Thank you Najib.
I really love Babel’s creations in Dbayeh and Zaitunay Bay