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14 Perfect Places In Beirut For A Daytime First Date
Get to know that special someone at a pretty place in the city where the sun shines bright. Here are some perfectly picturesque places to try your luck at love this summer in Beirut.
Sip Beirut
What it is: a pretty cafe that serves delicious coffee, with a charming and intimate outdoor seating area in the back.
Where it is: Gemmayze
Meat the Fish
What it is: a delicious eatery in one of Beirut’s prettiest neighborhoods, with outdoor seating and a bright indoor space.
Where it is: Saifi Village
Bouzet Jeddo
What it is: a quaint ice cream parlor in a rainbow-painted building on Bliss Street, serving fresh homemade ice cream in a cute, bright shop.
Where it is: Bliss Street
Kalei Coffee Co.
What it is: a specialty coffee shop and cafe with a quiet rooftop and a spacious and urban outdoor terrace complete with lounge chairs and pretty fairy lights hung along their many trees.
Where it is: Armenia Street, Mar Mikhael
Eat Sunshine
What it is: an organic eatery in Beirut with vibrant decor and infectiously good vibes, Eat Sunshine is a perfect place to go for a first date breakfast in the city.
Where it is: Monot
Horsh Beirut
What it is: Beirut’s biggest green space and a spacious public park.
Where it is: Kaskas
Villa Badaro
What it is: a pretty restaurant and pub in Beirut’s trendy Badaro neighborhood, with a spacious outdoor seating area complete with colorful decor, garden chairs, a fountain, and yummy bites and drinks.
Where it is: Badaro
Sursock Museum
What it is: Beirut’s famous modern and contemporary art museum in Beirut with it’s very own bright and vibrant restaurant.
Where it is: Sursock
Mario e Mario
What it is: an authentic Italian restaurant with a stunning rooftop terrace.
Where it is: Mar Mikhael
Dar Bistro & Books
What it is: a cafe and restaurant with an intimate outdoor seating area designed with bright colors and pretty flowers.
Where it is: Hamra
Sporting Club Beach
What it is: Beirut’s most famous authentically Lebanese beach, with two large pools, access to the sea, and a delicious seafood restaurant.
Where it is: Manara
Oslo Ice Cream
What it is: a picturesque ice cream parlor in Beirut, with some of the most delicious ice cream the city has to offer.
Where it is: Mar Mikhael
Beirut by Bike
What it is: you and your date can take a ride through the city on a couple of bikes from Beirut by Bike.
Candyfornia Cafe
What it is: a neon-pink infused cafe in the heart of Beirut, with scrumptious fruit smoothies, a room made for photo-ops, and a pretend pool.
Where it is: Monot
The Gathering
What it is: a delicious restaurant that serves a wide array of cuisines, with a stunning outdoor seating area for you and yours to enjoy. It’s dog friendly too!
Where it is: Gemmayze
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Sip Beirut
What it is: a pretty cafe that serves delicious coffee, with a charming and intimate outdoor seating area in the back.
Where it is: Gemmayze
Meat the Fish
What it is: a delicious eatery in one of Beirut’s prettiest neighborhoods, with outdoor seating and a bright indoor space.
Where it is: Saifi Village
Bouzet Jeddo
What it is: a quaint ice cream parlor in a rainbow-painted building on Bliss Street, serving fresh homemade ice cream in a cute, bright shop.
Where it is: Bliss Street
Kalei Coffee Co.
What it is: a specialty coffee shop and cafe with a quiet rooftop and a spacious and urban outdoor terrace complete with lounge chairs and pretty fairy lights hung along their many trees.
Where it is: Armenia Street, Mar Mikhael
Eat Sunshine
What it is: an organic eatery in Beirut with vibrant decor and infectiously good vibes, Eat Sunshine is a perfect place to go for a first date breakfast in the city.
Where it is: Monot
Horsh Beirut
What it is: Beirut’s biggest green space and a spacious public park.
Where it is: Kaskas
Villa Badaro
What it is: a pretty restaurant and pub in Beirut’s trendy Badaro neighborhood, with a spacious outdoor seating area complete with colorful decor, garden chairs, a fountain, and yummy bites and drinks.
Where it is: Badaro
Sursock Museum
What it is: Beirut’s famous modern and contemporary art museum in Beirut with it’s very own bright and vibrant restaurant.
Where it is: Sursock
Mario e Mario
What it is: an authentic Italian restaurant with a stunning rooftop terrace.
Where it is: Mar Mikhael
Dar Bistro & Books
What it is: a cafe and restaurant with an intimate outdoor seating area designed with bright colors and pretty flowers.
Where it is: Hamra
Sporting Club Beach
What it is: Beirut’s most famous authentically Lebanese beach, with two large pools, access to the sea, and a delicious seafood restaurant.
Where it is: Manara
Oslo Ice Cream
What it is: a picturesque ice cream parlor in Beirut, with some of the most delicious ice cream the city has to offer.
Where it is: Mar Mikhael
Beirut by Bike
What it is: you and your date can take a ride through the city on a couple of bikes from Beirut by Bike.
Candyfornia Cafe
What it is: a neon-pink infused cafe in the heart of Beirut, with scrumptious fruit smoothies, a room made for photo-ops, and a pretend pool.
Where it is: Monot
The Gathering
What it is: a delicious restaurant that serves a wide array of cuisines, with a stunning outdoor seating area for you and yours to enjoy. It’s dog friendly too!
Where it is: Gemmayze
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