Syria Food Guide: 3 Arabic food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Syria

January 1, 2020 Frederic Celentano

Reviews on Arabic food in Syria, Syria. Coordinates: 35°N 38°E / 35°N 38°E / 35; 38
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1. Plus Restaurant and Cafe

Al Mazzeh Autostrad, Opposite to Iskan Street Al Mazzeh, Damascus Syria Middle Eastern, Arabic +963 11 663 3999 http://www.plusrestaurant.com
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 mistakes…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 “Ships”…hum…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 “Fresh” 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

Arnous, 29th of May Street, Damascus Syria Arabic +963 11 232 3573
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 top’s 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

Nizar Qabbani Street in the Abu Rummaneh District Restaurant Square, Damascus 00000 Syria International, Arabic +963 11 333 8883
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: “Restaurant Square”.I had a great Ramadan Iftar or “Breakfast” 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: ‘Bismashkat’. 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.

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