Food and Restaurants

This is one of Damascus’s best known restaurants. Aleppan cuisine is at its finest here. The décor is extravagant and luxuriant. Specialties include hummus accompanied by a fabulous capsicum dip and kebabs with pomegranate sauce.

Mouth watering Syrian cuisine is served here. Fresh ingredients are used to churn out a wide range of authentic dishes. The restaurant is housed in a renovated old Damascene house. Specialties include the lamb with lemon sauce and chicken with thyme. The hummus is divine too.

This lovely restaurant serves delicious Syrian and French cuisine. The food is pricey but worth it.

The menu here is dominated by French cuisine but guests can also opt for some of the traditional grilled lamb/ chicken dishes and spiced rice.

This is a popular food joint amongst the Damascene upper class. The ambience is relaxed and contemporary. The menu lists dishes from around the globe including pizza, pasta, fajitas, nachos and a range of grilled meats.

This is one of Damascus’s famous restaurants. The ambiance is very casual and the food too is unpretentious. Delicious pizzas and pasta are served here.

This is arguably Damascus’s most magical restaurant. The location is fantastic and the view breath-taking (it looks out over the magnificent Omayyad Mosque). The grilled lamb and chicken are divine, as are the eggplant croquettes.

Housed in the courtyard of a beautiful old Damascene house dating back to the 1700s, the ambience in this restaurant is vivacious and down-to-earth with some of the diners engrossed in cards and backgammon. Come here for some delectable kebabs, thyme pizza, falafel, a diverse range of hummus, traditional Syrian bread and spiced rice.

This is a great place to hang out and is extremely popular with the younger generation of Damascenes. The ambiance is unpretentious, relaxed and lively with some indulging in cards, backgammon and sheesha. Excellent sandwiches, salads, pastas and fresh drinks are available here. Cuisine: International Address: Abu Roumana, Sharia Abdul Malek, Northwest of Central Damascus Tel: +963-11-333-1288

For those on a budget, this is a great place to eat out. The restaurant is small and intimate. What makes it so fascinating and the outing so enjoyable, is the fact that the restaurant exhibits the works of local artists and more often than not, guests will be able to see these local artists seated at nearby tables painting/ drawing away. Plus, the pizza is delectable.

For those on a budget, this is a great place to eat out. The restaurant is small and intimate with families mostly frequenting it. There's a wide range of simple, traditional Syrian dishes to choose from including grilled lamb, chicken, fish, and bread soaked in Tahini covered with chickpeas.

For those on a budget, this is a great place to eat out. This roadside café is extremely popular with locals and tourists alike. The pizza is delectable and the Armenian style chicken and cheese sandwiches are simply divine.

The restaurant is small and intimate and is great for those with a tight budget. Some of the items on the menu include shawarmas, hummus and roast chicken with French Fries.