Le Chef

This place is a gem in Beirut. It’s not fancy, but instead focuses on good traditional Lebanese food at great prices. The main server has even been awarded for best use of the word “welcome”. Very friendly. Good food.

Brilliant experience, I was food foraging for local eateries in Beirut and I found this place. Food taste is from Heavens. I tried the okra and the cauliflower dishes, and they were splendid. The owner is friendly and took the time to describe to me the menu items. If you are looking for a portion of the spectrum of Lebanese cuisine, this place is good for you. Lebanese cuisine is very rich and diverse and it needs several restaurants to cover it.

A very interesting old school establishment which serves good food. It opens at 8am in the morning and we went there we were told they only serve the lighter dishes for breakfast and the rest for lunch. So with the help of my driver we ordered a few local dishes to try. I might have forgotten some of the names of the dishes but have to say it was a hearty breakfast and I loved all the dishes. I remembered the 2 fried eggs, labneh, hummus with minced meat and the stuff vine leaves in oil. The food were very well executed and felt like eating some home cooked food like you were invited to the house of a local Lebanese. A truly authentic experience to try. Food was good and the bill was reasonable. Recommended.

Le chef is a local institution. Made famous by food network TV show but they maintain their simple, direct and yet delicious approach to food. Good prices are still a thing here and ratio of quality to price is excellent. Try the artichoke with garlic butter, you wont regret it. Shukran ya Chef!

Amazing traditional lebanese place. The service is friendly and very fast. The food is delicious and extremly authentic. You feel at home. If you are not lebaneese you must try it, it is how the food tastes at home in lebanon. Plus the prices are unbeleivably low. the most expensive platter is 5usd and it is very generous. so an overall amazing experience

Traditional Lebanese cuisine with a big variety to suit all tastes. There’s a lot of vegan and vegetarian dishes. Very affordable prices, good portions and good dishes in general.

Cute little place. Nice food. Homely atmosphere. Ask for bread to be warmed if eating hummus it’s better. Great pricing too. Didn’t love the chicken dish but overall it was still a 5 star review for overall happiness.

I used to have lunch at Le Chef once-twice a week when I lived in Beirut in 1995-1996. The place has not changed. Charbel now has white hair, but he still remembers my name. The food is typical Lebanese food: the one that mothers prepare at home. It is very good and it is very very reasonably priced. Everytime I come back to Lebanon, I come to Le Chef. It is an institution. ALL restaurants at Beirut are trendy. They are new and successful one day, they disappear the day after. Le Chef is the only one that has been around for almost 70 years !

This place is a gem in Beirut. It’s not fancy, but instead focuses on good traditional Lebanese food at great prices. The main server has even been awarded for best use of the word “welcome”. Very friendly. Good food.

Brilliant experience, I was food foraging for local eateries in Beirut and I found this place. Food taste is from Heavens. I tried the okra and the cauliflower dishes, and they were splendid. The owner is friendly and took the time to describe to me the menu items. If you are looking for a portion of the spectrum of Lebanese cuisine, this place is good for you. Lebanese cuisine is very rich and diverse and it needs several restaurants to cover it.

A very interesting old school establishment which serves good food. It opens at 8am in the morning and we went there we were told they only serve the lighter dishes for breakfast and the rest for lunch. So with the help of my driver we ordered a few local dishes to try. I might have forgotten some of the names of the dishes but have to say it was a hearty breakfast and I loved all the dishes. I remembered the 2 fried eggs, labneh, hummus with minced meat and the stuff vine leaves in oil. The food were very well executed and felt like eating some home cooked food like you were invited to the house of a local Lebanese. A truly authentic experience to try. Food was good and the bill was reasonable. Recommended.

Le chef is a local institution. Made famous by food network TV show but they maintain their simple, direct and yet delicious approach to food. Good prices are still a thing here and ratio of quality to price is excellent. Try the artichoke with garlic butter, you wont regret it. Shukran ya Chef!

Amazing traditional lebanese place. The service is friendly and very fast. The food is delicious and extremly authentic. You feel at home. If you are not lebaneese you must try it, it is how the food tastes at home in lebanon. Plus the prices are unbeleivably low. the most expensive platter is 5usd and it is very generous. so an overall amazing experience

Traditional Lebanese cuisine with a big variety to suit all tastes. There’s a lot of vegan and vegetarian dishes. Very affordable prices, good portions and good dishes in general.

Cute little place. Nice food. Homely atmosphere. Ask for bread to be warmed if eating hummus it’s better. Great pricing too. Didn’t love the chicken dish but overall it was still a 5 star review for overall happiness.

I used to have lunch at Le Chef once-twice a week when I lived in Beirut in 1995-1996. The place has not changed. Charbel now has white hair, but he still remembers my name. The food is typical Lebanese food: the one that mothers prepare at home. It is very good and it is very very reasonably priced. Everytime I come back to Lebanon, I come to Le Chef. It is an institution. ALL restaurants at Beirut are trendy. They are new and successful one day, they disappear the day after. Le Chef is the only one that has been around for almost 70 years !