35 Things To Add To Your Beirut Bucket List In 2024

Are you and your bestie looking to make 2024 your year? We’re ending the struggle to make plans by creating a Beirut bucket list that you can follow for the rest of the year.

1. Spend a full day based on a letter of the alphabet

For example, let’s go for the letter A. Spots you can visit: Albergo, Abajour, Atelier 1339, Andy’s Rolls.

2. Act like tourists in Mar Mikhael (or any other tourist-heavy spot)

Make sure your outfit matches the vibe. That means you need an awkwardly oversized backpack, sunglasses, a cap, and a bit of an accent.

3. Challenge yourselves to visiting all Beirut’s museums in one day

You can visit the National Museum, MIM, Sursock Museum, Beit Beirut, the AUB archeological museum, and more – all in one day!

4. Pair up for a pilates class anywhere in the city

Whether you’re already pros, or you want to make fun of each other for struggling, here are a few pilates studios to check out.

5. Book a group art class at Naïve

Maybe try a different class every visit. It’s both therapeutic and fun to enjoy these kinds of creative activities together!

6. Act like vloggers for a day

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a vlogger for a day? It would be nice to commemorate an eventful day with a silly vlog. You never know, you might go viral if you post it, quit your 9 to 5, and do it full time.

7. Try this 1967 burger shop that reopened in Manara!

A major throwback spot for many, Light House is an iconic must-visit spot that will hit you with a wave of nostalgia.

@beirut.com Keeping it real since ’67, Light House is your modern classic in the ❤️ of Manara⚓️! Explore the upgraded American classics 🍔while also supporting your local 🇱🇧culinary scene! 🍟🤩🍕 #fyp#beirut#lebanon #manara#lighthouse#burger ♬ Give It Up – KC & The Sunshine Band

8. Spend an entire day visiting each other’s favorite spots

Make sure to plan this beforehand. Here are a few ideas: coffee spots, breakfast, brunch, lunch and/or dinner, and dessert!

9. Check out ALL 17 bars trottoirs on this list

Keep yourselves busy every other weekend with these amazing spots around Beirut.

10. Visit Souk El Ahad at least once

Just look at all the cool things we saw when we visited:

@beirut.com Moral of the story is, you can find anything you can think of at Souk El Ahad! #fleamarket#beirut#thrift#lebanon#fyp#foryou ♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeod & Kevin The Monkey

11. Treat yourselves to a fancy night out at that one place you’ve always been wanting to visit

Check out all the fancy shmancy spots you can visit in Beirut!

12. Go to Beirut’s first digital art gallery

Art lovers, it’s time to get used to seeing digital art in Beirut’s art scene. You have to check this place out.

13. Take the most embarrassing pictures with the statues at the National Museum of Beirut

DON’T break anything.

14. Create an album of the best (and worst) graffiti in the city

One of the reasons that Beirut is so vibrant is because of its remarkable graffiti. There are some amazing pieces around the city, but you can also find the random “Ahmad <3 Sousou” scribbled on the walls.

15. Go see a movie in theaters

You can see everything that is currently in cinemas by checking out our Movies section!

16. Visit a new spot together once a month

And we also have a section dedicated to all the newly opened spots in the city. Make sure to check it out every once in a while because there’s always something new to try. Our latest addition: Vicoli in Saifi.

17. Go for a late-night drive and shawarma run

The best kind of outing that never gets old.

@beirut.com Ultimate Lebanese after-party 🇱🇧🥳 #MemeCut #lebanon #beirut #hamra #barbar #shawarma #Meme ♬ suono originale – PeppeTheFrog

18. Spend the day playing arcade games at Cosmo City

Did you know that Cosmo City has 100+ arcade games?

19. Sample all the creative flavors at Booza Society

Zaatar, meghle, sahlab and miskeh, halawa, and more!

20. Grab a bite and enjoy it while watching the sunset near the Pigeon Rock

Good food, amazing views, and the vibrant city of Beirut. There’s nothing we love more.

21. Have a main character moment with a photoshoot at the Sursock Museum

Arguably one of the most beautiful places in the city.

22. Keep things simple with a breakfast manouche run (but actually wake up early)

Luckily for you, we have a list of Lebanon’s best bakeries for a delicious manouche. Click here to read all about it.

23. Act like a couple to benefit from a 20% discount at Hunger Bunker

Hunger Bunker offers a 20% discount every Wednesday, so…a little white lie won’t hurt.

24. Visit some of Beirut’s most popular food trucks

Like Dippy’s, Eddy’s Street Food, and Andy’s Rolls!

25. Hype up a spot that made a comeback in Beirut

Did you know that The Happy Prince is back with a rebrand? Or that you can go back to enjoying steak frites at Couqley? How about an all-day brunch at Pastis?

26. Book your seats for at least one show at Metro Al Madina

What do you mean you haven’t been to Metro Al Madina yet?

27. Try a food trend every week

And we mean all the food trends, even the ones we listed here like burgers drenched in cheese, a croissant burger, pizza burgers. The latest food craze in Beirut is Italian food. Do with that what you will.

28. Learn a new dish at Kitchen Lab

Kinda cliché but still an exciting activity! Make sure you book ahead of time because classes become fully booked soon after they’re announced.

29. Become familiar with all the spots on the St. Nicolas Stairs

Like Fin Faim Bistro, Coin Perdu, Bavaglino, and more. We all have memories on the St. Nicolas Stairs, and we’re sure that you can easily spend an entire day there.

30. Step out of your comfort zone at Club Soda

One of the newest in the Beirut nightlife scene, you can make friends and a lot of amazing memories on a single night out at this lively spot.

31. Enjoy the most aesthetic coffee run at Levant in Gemmayze

An adorable café serving coffee and local delicacies, like homemade daoukiyeh, sfouf, and more.

32. Join a Beirut book club!

Did you know that Halabi Bookshop revived their book club after a 4 year hiatus? You can also join the book club at Curl in Badaro!

33. Try one of the 95 manouche flavors at this furn

Lebanese blogger Jad Assi uncovered this cool furn serving up 95 different manouche flavors. Now you should make it your mission to try some of them.

34. Catch a screening at Cinema Royal in Burj Hammoud

The 1950s cinema screens everything from old movies to new theatrical performances and even dance events.

35. Shake off the bad vibes by smashing everything at SmashIt

Blow off some steam and de-stress by taking a hammer to an old computer and some furniture. Now at Centro Mall.