Zaytoun

Mezze, fire and za'atar — the generous Beirut table, set for you.

The Menu Below

Ahla w sahla — welcome

We cook the way Beirut gathers: charcoal smoke drifting over the table, mezze arriving until the cloth disappears, and za'atar warming every plate it touches.

المقبّلات

Mezze

Small Plates · Made to Share

مزّة مشكّلة

Mezze Mishkal

A spread of house-made dips — smoky muhammara, silky labneh, sun-cured olives and slow-roasted peppers — with warm flatbread torn fresh from the oven.

21 Vegetarian

فتّوش

Fattoush

Crisp garden greens, vine tomato and radish tossed with shards of toasted pita, bright sumac and a tangy pomegranate-molasses dressing.

13 Vegetarian

فلافل

Falafel b'Tahini

Hand-formed chickpea-and-herb fritters fried to a craggy crunch, crowned with nutty tahini, sharp house pickles and fresh herbs.

12 Vegan

المشاوي

Mashawi

From the Charcoal Grill

كفتة مشوية

Kafta Mishwiyya

Hand-minced beef kafta laced with parsley and onion, charcoal-grilled until smoke-edged, with blistered tomato and a sharp onion-sumac salad.

24 Chef's Grill

شاورما دجاج

Shawarma Djej

Spit-marinated chicken slow-turned over fire, layered with garlicky toum and crisp pickles, then rolled tight in warm saj bread.

17 House Favourite

دجاج مع رزّ

Djej w Riz

Spice-rubbed roast chicken over cinnamon-scented rice, scattered with toasted almonds, cool yogurt and jewels of pomegranate.

26 Made to Share

الحلو والقهوة

Hilou & Qahwa

Sweets & Coffee

Baklava Wafer-thin filo layered with pistachio, baked golden and soaked in orange-blossom syrup 9

Muhallabia Cool, silken rosewater milk pudding finished with crushed pistachio 8

Knafeh Warm semolina pastry over molten cheese, drenched in fragrant sugar syrup 11

Shai b'Na'na Fresh mint steeped in sweet tea, poured at the table in the glass 5

Qahwa Arabiyya Slow-brewed Arabic coffee, generous with cardamom and quietly bittersweet 6

تفضّلوا

Pull Up a Chair

Gather your people and let the mezze keep coming. Tables fill quickly through the evening — book ahead and the charcoal will be waiting.

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