Beirut is home to the world's No. 8 best restaurant
Monocle magazine’s annual Restaurant Awards are out and the only restaurant in the Middle East to be selected among the world’s top 50 is Lebanon’s acclaimed lunchtime eatery Tawlet, which got an impressive ranking as No. 8 in the world.
The prestigious London-based magazine has its own criteria for what makes a good restaurant, looking for no-frills gems that celebrate simple, honest food and the art of hospitality; places where you’ll have memorable meals, and find yourself regularly coming back for seconds.
The beautifully simple Tawlet, which means “table” in Arabic, in the heart of Beirut’s trendy Mar Mikhael district is open only for lunch, and prides itself in being community-driven and rooted in local culture.
Its chefs are women, many of whom have cooked meals for their families in their villages for years, and are now sharing their years of cooking experience with daily visitors. The restaurant is open from 1-4 pm daily on weekdays, and serves brunch on Saturdays from noon till 4 p.m.
Each day’s menu varies as one chosen chef prepares a buffet of traditional dishes. Most of the women are Lebanese, but there have been more and more additions from neighboring countries and other cultures. As the restaurant’s website explains: “Every day a different cook from a different area tells us the story and the traditions of a region of Lebanon through food.”
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