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1. Chevalier Restaurant
Overall Ratings
5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By THOMASFROMDAMASCUS
The Chevalier Restaurant has been a main-stay in Damascus fine dining cuisine for many, many years. I do believe it was established in 1956 or 1958!What I most like about the Chevalier Restaurant is itâs true and constant consistency!! No matter when you dine at the restaurant you have the reliability of always enjoying a pleasant and enjoyable meal.The service continues to be second-to-none of all Damascus fine dining restaurants. They have added: Valet Parking, which is great as the parking in the surrounding streets is impossible to find a parking space; a new outside sign board plus the street side windows now are open so one can enjoy the: âfeelingâ of dining outdoors â almost!So in my humble opinion, the Chevalier Restaurant continues to be the best restaurant in all of Damascus.
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2. Aspasia
Overall Ratings
4 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By UsAnna
Wonderful restaurant in old city near the river. Central courtyard with balconies and fountain in 1000 year old house. Elegant and friendly service. Excellent foods and variety of Syrian specialties, such as lamb with cherries, kibbe, and kabobs. Also great juice drinks such as lemon and mint. We ate here every evening and it was wonderful!
3. Elite restaurant
Reviewed By Johnny S
A very nice and cozy place where you get a great service with a very good quality, a great variety of drinks and food in a peaceful area of the city
4. Leila's Restaurant And Terrace
Overall Ratings
3 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By LS13
Weâd read in Lonely Planet that the Leilaâs restaurant had a roof terrace and was great for watching the sunset.If Damascus has a flaw its a lack of bars/restaurants where its possible to sit outside for a meal/drink. We therefore headed to Leilas. There were a couple of tables free at the edge of the terrace which gave a view of the street below. We headed for these but were told they were âreservedâ, as were other tourists who tried to sit there. (We were there for an hour and half and no one turned up to sit there)The waiters were the most surly miserable looking bunch of service staff Iâve ever come across. I remarked to my partner that one of them looked like he was attempting to smuggle a live lobster out of the restaurant... in his underwear, such was his pained expression.A waiter approached and asked what we wanted to drink. âBeer?â he offered, and given that many restaurants in Damascus are âdryâ and weâre English, we obviously accepted.Two small glasses of tepid beer were provided.The Lonely Planet were rightâthe view is great, right next to the Ummayad mosque with a view of the new town in the distance. We found ourselves speaking in whispers however, as weâd been crammed in between tables so everyone was virtually on top of each other. We found out all about the couple next to us without having to speak to them!In total, we had two beers each, and decided not to eat at Leilas due to being packed in and the scowling waiters. We had noticed a couple of tables querying their bill and when we asked for ours we found out why.Apparently they arenât âofficiallyâ supposed to sell alcohol so it isnât on the menu and isnât quoted on bills. This means they can charge what the hell they like for it! For 4 small beers we were charged 1100 Syran dollarsâaround £17 or$25 which is a scandalous price for Syria.Contrast that with the next place we went â Bab Sharqi near as-saghir gate. We had 4 large bottles of beer plus two great meals for 750 Syrian dollars, which helped clear the nasty taste left in our mouths by Leilana restaurant. Avoid this place like the plagueâit may have a great location but is nothing short of a rip off.
