Semsom is lebanese for sesame which is a tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil.
Semsom is a Lebanese restaurant that opened in Achrafieh a year ago and that spread its wings recently to Citymall. This restaurant is characterized by a fun and interesting Lebanese menu. You can choose a platter or any sandwich done in the oven or on the “SAJ oven *” and pick with it 3 side dishes from a large variety of Lebanese “Mezza*”. Food is consistently delicious, the service is attentive and friendly without being too prominent and submissive.
Semsom managed to draw a different and distinguished path from typical Lebanese restaurants. It’s a nice spot for special occasions, the decor is a mix of Lebanese tradition and a dash of modernity. Finally let’s not forget that it is good for money 
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Personally i liked the idea of this restaurant even before tasting its food. The fact of choosing three of you favorite Lebanese “Mezza” with your main dish is very original!
Now after trying Semsom, i really recommend it to you! So if you’re Lebanese or willing to come to Lebanon, head to Achrafiyeh or Citymall, and taste delicious platters from the Lebanese cuisine at Semsom.
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The saj is a concave oven on which delicious, enormous, thin rounds of Lebanese bread are made |
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Lebanese mezza is Made from several dishes such as Fattouch, Hommus, Baba Ghanouj or eggplant and tahini, vines leaves wraps, Tabbouleh… |
PS: I am gonna be posting about Lebanese mezza’s dishes for a couple of days, and i welcome any suggestion!
Do you want to have a juicy burger? Or you’d rather only have a red apple sangria?
Whatever you eat at Applebee’s you definitely enjoy!
For those who know Applebee’s since it has first opened on the Dbayeh Highway in Lebanon, they have evidently noticed that their food portions are recently decreasing. In other words you’ll see that there is a lack of ingredients in some dishes while others has been reduced to smaller portions. This is unfortunately sad for a place that has been known for a long time for its big, delicious and well served dishes.
Applebee’s has been asked about the reason why those drastic changes are taking place, and the answer was that they’d rather decrease the amount of food they are serving instead of incresing their prices.
This is maybe a fair solution in order to maintain the same level of popularity and the same number of clients. In addition to and in order to make myself clear i would like to mention that Applebee’s is maintaining its food quality and its platter are still considered “big” and satisfying.
Red Apple Sangria
Starving for italian food in Lebanon? There’s only one place to go ==> Il Vigneto.
Il Vigneto is an Italian restaurant located on the Dbayeh highway. The place is warm, calm, classy and finely decorated. The ambiance and the whole theme in Il Vigneto is pure Italian.
When it comes to food, i must say that it is VERY and EXTREMELY DELICIOUS!. I am not giving compliments or praising i am just giving my humble opinion.
I’ve been at Il Vigneto’s for a couple of time! and every time i left satiated. In fact the food is light and very tasty, you’d eat and eat and enjoy every bite.
I remember ordering the last time a “classico pizza”and some kind of “potato en el forno”as an appetizer, which is potatoes dipped in tomato sauce and topped with cheese and baked in the oven. I’ve no comments on how the food was decorated neither on their taste. It’s like Il Vigneto knows all the good rules about preparing and serving food!
So to sum up, Il Vigneto has on one hand a great Italian ambiance and on the other hand great Italian food. Those two combinations make this restaurant so complete.
