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Beirut Mezze & Old Souks Tour
Lebanese food stands alongside French, Japanese, and Italian as one of the world's truly great cuisines — and Beirut is its spiritual capital. Despite the challenges this extraordinary city has faced, its food culture remains vibrant, joyful, and extraordinarily generous. This tour takes you through the colourful, mural-covered streets of Gemmayzeh and Mar Mikhael — Beirut's most creative neighbourhoods — to the family restaurants, neighbourhood bakeries, and market stalls that represent the real Lebanese table. The Lebanese mezze spread is one of the world's most civilised ways to eat: dozens of small dishes brought to the table in a continuous wave, designed to be shared, discussed, and savoured slowly. Over four hours and 12 tastings, your Lebanese guide will introduce you to the full depth of mezze culture, from the silken hummus bil lahme to the daring kibbeh nayyeh (Lebanese steak tartare, eaten only when the meat is from a trusted butcher). The tour includes a visit to Beirut's oldest manoushe bakery, where breakfast flatbreads are baked in a wood-fired oven at dawn, and ends with the ritual of arak — Lebanon's beloved anise spirit, mixed with water and ice, drunk slowly alongside food.