FACT: MAZAJ BAB AL BAHR

The new restaurant in Fairmont Bab Al Bahr specialises in dishing up delicacies from the library of Lebanese-Mediterranean cuisine, flame-grilled with flair. Signature dishes include kebabs, manakish, kunaffa, baklava and aromatic hot and cold mezze. Redevelopment plans have placed an important focus on the alfresco section of the restaurant. The beach garden area has space for 149 guests, in a chic wood-framed network of cabana-like structures. The restaurant’s celebration of refined traditional craftsmanship quite literally begins at the door – the main entrance is framed by an ornate 3.3 metre-high, three-century-old gateway. The impressive antique theme continues throughout the interior.