Damascus

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.

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Al Hallabi

This is one of Damascus’s best known restaurants. Aleppan cuisine is at its finest here. The décor is extravagant and luxuriant.

Al Khawali

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.

Arabesque Restaurant

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

Casablanca

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.

Gemini

The menu lists dishes from around the globe including pizza, pasta, fajitas, nachos and a range of grilled meats.

Pizza Roma

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.

Leila’s Restaurant and Terrace

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).

Beit Jabri Restaurant

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.

La Casa

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.

Art Café Ninar

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 loc

Al Sehhi Restaurant

For those on a budget, this is a great place to eat out. The restaurant is small and intimate with families mostly frequenting it.

Bab Sharqi Restaurant

For those on a budget, this is a great place to eat out. This roadside café is extremely popular with locals and tourists alike.

Anas Chicken

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.