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Top 5 Arabic food in Damascus, Syria
Find out what Arabic restaurants to try in Damascus. Having survived thousands of years of successive civilizations from the Egyptians, Greco-Romans, Muslims, Crusaders, Mongols, Ottomans and French to the modern Arab era, Damascus is one of the most resilient and historic cities on Earth. Its ruins lay up to 8 feet deep under its surface and the Old City is home to Roman era ramparts, gates, the Umayyad Mosque and legendary churches including the Chapel of St. Paul. Bab Sharqi and the Souk Medhat Pasha lay on a street dating to biblical times.
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1. Plus Restaurant and Cafe
Reviewed By THOMASFROMDAMASCUS
The Plus Restaurant and Café is located on the Mezze Autostrad and has dual entrances. The one on the autostrad appears to be the secondary entrance where as the one at the rear street appears to be the main entrance. This secondary entrance seems to be for the restaurants take-away as well as the service entrance as when we entered the stair were very, very dirty. This is not the best image one should have when visiting a new restaurant for the first time. We were escorted to the main dinning room at the rear of the restaurant and we had a nice table along the wall of windows. The waiter came by in a quick and expeditious manner and we had a bottle of water served in record time. We had found that the food service was quite slow. We waited quite awhile for our soup and salad to arrive. The menu was quite extensive, but it contained many, many spelling mistakesâ¦For me this was another red flag!!Now the most important part of any new restaurant experience is the quality of the food. I had a very good Onion Soup; I shared a nice and fresh Rockford Salad and as my main entrée I had the Fish and âShipsââ¦humâ¦in Arabic it did say potatoes! The dish was good, but the fish was frozen and the batter was a bit too thick. The highlight was the very tasty Tartar Sauce.Finally the fresh juices were were not that fresh, my wife could not finish her âFreshâ Orange Juice!Finally, being a non-smoker, I was a bit annoyed with the smoke from the numerous Hubbly Bubble even with the open windows the smoke seemed to be too close to our table. In my humble opinion in Damascus, there are many, many restaurants and cafes available so for me I would not return to the Plus Restaurant and Café in the near future.
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2. Al Kamal
Reviewed By THOMASFROMDAMASCUS
We had a great Breakfast at the Al Kamal Restaurant, which is located on the 29th of May Street in Central Damascus, just down from the Syrian Central Bank building. This restaurant was established in 1958 under the original name Abu Kamal. Some time ago the two brothers separated and one owner kept the same name but moved to a new location just down the street and the other brother remained in the original location.Their Breakfast are topâs in all of Damascus!! Our most recent visit was for Breakfast and it surpassed our expectations. They serve a famous breakfast that includes plates of: White Cheese; an Arabic Omelet; Foul Medames; Leban; Fateh; mixed Pickles and Arabic Bread! I especially love the Fatah Hummus!! They do serve Arabic Tea!!Service remains tops. It is not a place to miss enjoying a great Breakfast or Lunch, especially on a Friday!!
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3. La Chauliere Cafe and Restaurant
Reviewed By THOMASFROMDAMASCUS
A special dining pleasure awaits one that wants a great Ramadan Meal at the La Chaumiere Café and Restaurant. This recently refurbished restaurant is located in the Abu Roumaneh District of Damascus around what is now called: âRestaurant Squareâ.I had a great Ramadan Iftar or âBreakfastâ there last night. On our table were preset about 8 or 10 Arabic Appetizers, each better than the other. The main entrées consisted of a chicken and potatoes dish and a very unusual steak rolled around flavorsome rice called: âBismashkatâ. Since I do not eat meat or chicken the chef made me a special seafood dish with rice, which was extremely good! Unfortunately a mediocre desert was served, as before it all the plates were outstanding.The service was very, very proficient and professional and the restaurant has valet parking available as parking is scarce in this area of Damascus. Finally, the La Chaumiere Café and restaurant does not serve any alcoholic beverages, so after the Holy Month of Ramadan if you wish to indulge with a glass of wine or a beer it is not possible at the La Chaumiere.
4. Maza
Reviewed By THOMASFROMDAMASCUS
The Maza Restaurant is very nice and located with a very nice outside dinning area which is on the sidewalk! The street is Inglizi Street and is a small and quiet one so this special place to eat is very enjoyable!The menu is solid and we enjoyed many starters both hot and cold. The service was fast and polite and more importantly every dish we had was very tasty and full of flavor.They do allow you to bring your own bottle of Wine and they open it and do not charge you a corking charge.So for a nice dinner you must try the Maza Restaurant in Damascus.
5. Abul Jedi Restaurant
Reviewed By THOMASFROMDAMASCUS
Abul Jedi is a small Fast Food Café located in the Sarouja District of Damascus. This area is just outside the Old City Walls and the walk to it is fascinating as you are going to one of the oldest areas outside the walls of the Old City!There are many small street side small restaurants in this area each is offering side walk seating. We selected this café/restaurant because my wife had remembered the name.The service was fast and the food was OK. Just not up to the standard of other restaurants that serve Fatah Hummus. My wife had the Foul Medames which was quite tasty and they served a plate of assorted pickles. We both had hot teas and a bottle of water.Finally, the prices were very inexpensive thus making this lunch a very low-cost meal. The total cost was only 700 S£ or with todayâs exchange rate about $1.40 USD for two!!What I really enjoyed, was while enjoying our lunch, was to watch the passing people and hearing the call to prayer.
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