Rym Beydoun, founder and designer of Super Yaya, shares her favorite food spots in Beirut - a city close to her heart with a thriving culture of talented artisans. She and her team design and develop all Super Yaya pieces between Beirut and Abidjan, including Gohar World's four-piece capsule collection of summertime baskets.
Rym takes us on a journey to her hometown and shares four of her favorite restaurants in the city (plus an old hangout spot/headquarters!).
A DAYTIME GETAWAY
FADEL
Fadel is a one-of-a-kind restaurant perched on a remote road in the mountains near Beirut. Overlooking the sea with a stunning view of the coast, Fadel serves authentic Lebanese cuisine along with the best bottarga and garlic in the city. A popular weekend destination for Lebanese families, the restaurant features two rooms with magnificent views of the sea and mountains.
NAAS, BIKFAIYA, LEBANON
A FAMILY-OWNED FAVORITE
VAROUJ
Varouj is a tiny, family-owned Armenian restaurant tucked away in the narrow streets of Buri Hammoud. The restaurant serves a large variety of excellent Armenian food with one catch - there are no printed menus. Trust their service and let the team guide your orders. Reservations (and a bit of Arabic!) are recommended.
VGRP+FXM, BOURJ HAMMOUD, LEBANON
THE BEST OF ARMENIA IN BEIRUT
ICHKANIAN BAKERY
Ichkanian is a traditional bakery that serves the best Armenian meat wraps ("lahme bi ajin") on the go. It was founded in 1946 by Yeghia Ichkhanian, whose life-long dream was to introduce the Armenian culinary art of Aintab to Beirut, his second home.
For nearly seven decades, Ichkhanian's neighboring streets have been blessed with the delicious smell of lahme bi ajin. The bakery continues to dream up pastries that visitors love and seek out exclusively at Ichkhanian.
VFVW+PP6, BEIRUT, LEBANON
FOR FRESH FISH AND A FRENCH FRY SANDWICH
EM SHERIF SUR MER
Em Sherif is a women-led fine dining restaurant. Anchored in the heart of Beirut by the shore of the Mediterranean sea, Em Sherif is a visual and culinary homage to Lebanon's historic ties to the Mediterranean world.
The contemporary café is decorated with delicately hand-painted Portuguese Azulejo wall tiles, and serves a varied menu of main and mezze-style offerings focused around fresh fish and seafood dishes. Em Sherif is also the perfect place to shamelessly eat a French fry sandwich.
VGQ4+GW BEIRUT, LEBANON
RYM'S GEMMAYZEH HEADQUARTERS
TORINO EXPRESS
Rym's headquarters when she was living in Gemmayzeh, Torino Express is a tiny European-style bar in the french-influenced neighborhood. Set in a vaulted cellar of a 1930s Beiruti House, this hole-in-the-wall restaurant functions as a café during the day and hosts some of Beirut's best DJs at night.
VGV7-XSF, BEIRUT, LEBANON
