Samah’s guidebook
Food scene
Family-run small and cozy restaurant. This is where you can have authentic and organic Lebanese dishes in a unique traditional atmosphere (breakfast from 7:30 to 1:30 and lunch from 3 to 7)
Mama Najah
Chari3 AljadidFamily-run small and cozy restaurant. This is where you can have authentic and organic Lebanese dishes in a unique traditional atmosphere (breakfast from 7:30 to 1:30 and lunch from 3 to 7)
Great place to start your day on the seaport with coffee, fruit smoothies, and healthy Lebanese breakfast. The interior is colorful and joyful mixed with Sufi inspiration
Bolbol-cafe
Great place to start your day on the seaport with coffee, fruit smoothies, and healthy Lebanese breakfast. The interior is colorful and joyful mixed with Sufi inspiration
Great local spot (inside the vegetable market at the old Souk entrance) to eat traditional Lebanese vegan protein-rich breakfast (“foul” with fava beans or “mchawache” with chickpeas)
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Great local spot (inside the vegetable market at the old Souk entrance) to eat traditional Lebanese vegan protein-rich breakfast (“foul” with fava beans or “mchawache” with chickpeas)
kahwet al balad قهوة البلد
Great place for coffee and/or breakfast on your way to the old quarter
I’m vegetarian myself but they say these fast food, small meat sandwiches (in the old Souk) are must-try local street favorites (ask for the most popular fateyel or soujouk). Think tender meat from various body parts with tahini sauce and local spices!
Mahfouz Sandwich
I’m vegetarian myself but they say these fast food, small meat sandwiches (in the old Souk) are must-try local street favorites (ask for the most popular fateyel or soujouk). Think tender meat from various body parts with tahini sauce and local spices!
Great spot to chill and relax on the sandy beach with music and hammocks! There are many tents on the public beach and cloud 59 is the very last one! Only open in the summer!
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Cloud 59
Great spot to chill and relax on the sandy beach with music and hammocks! There are many tents on the public beach and cloud 59 is the very last one! Only open in the summer!
Great outdoors restaurant/cafe right on the beach! Best to come here in summer season but they open the indoors in winter too
Al Fanar Resort
Saydet El BiharGreat outdoors restaurant/cafe right on the beach! Best to come here in summer season but they open the indoors in winter too
Great option for romantic lunch or dinner with cozy beach views in the Christian quarter
Dar Alma Hotel
Great option for romantic lunch or dinner with cozy beach views in the Christian quarter
I am vegetarian but they say this is the best seafood lunch/dinner in Tyr (right on the sea port)
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Le Phencien Sea Food Restaurant
I am vegetarian but they say this is the best seafood lunch/dinner in Tyr (right on the sea port)
Cozy and romantic atmosphere for seafood dinner. Sometimes they play live music at night
Bolbol mina resto
Cozy and romantic atmosphere for seafood dinner. Sometimes they play live music at night
If you’re looking for fast-food affordable small sandwiches on the go (shawarma, tawouk, or falafel)
Abou Deeb - Restaurant
7693344If you’re looking for fast-food affordable small sandwiches on the go (shawarma, tawouk, or falafel)
They serve a traditional Lebanese breakfast (sugar and carb rich knefeh) and sooooo many traditional Lebanese desserts, yum!
Orient Sweetshop
They serve a traditional Lebanese breakfast (sugar and carb rich knefeh) and sooooo many traditional Lebanese desserts, yum!
مطعم الجواد - صور
If you’re looking for delivery they have everything Lebanese here
Drinks and nightlife
Romantic cool and cozy pub in a basement in the Christian quarter, great cocktails, mocktails, and (expensive) light fare!
Tavolino Pub
Romantic cool and cozy pub in a basement in the Christian quarter, great cocktails, mocktails, and (expensive) light fare!
Watch the sunset on the beach with a drink from their bar on the terrace! Open in the summer only!
ĒL Boutique Hotel
Watch the sunset on the beach with a drink from their bar on the terrace! Open in the summer only!
Sightseeing
Tyre Hippordrome
Clear waters but rocky. Most Southern point in Lebanon bordering Palestine. Need a special permit to reach this point if you’re a foreigner
Naqoura Beach
Clear waters but rocky. Most Southern point in Lebanon bordering Palestine. Need a special permit to reach this point if you’re a foreigner
Ruins of Tyre - Necropolis
Ruins of Tyre : The Egyptian Port
Public sandy beach with local style “tents” open only in the summer. Yes, bikinis are allowed!
Tyre Coast Nature Reserve
Public sandy beach with local style “tents” open only in the summer. Yes, bikinis are allowed!
Ask for the Old Souk (Muslim quarter) where you can walk around, shop for local souvenirs, buy fish and fruits, and fix your clothes with so many seamstresses for cheap!!
Old Souk's Heritage square
Ask for the Old Souk (Muslim quarter) where you can walk around, shop for local souvenirs, buy fish and fruits, and fix your clothes with so many seamstresses for cheap!!
Fancy sandy beach resort (open only in the summer season). Must pay 20,000 L.L. to enter. Great for families and kids
Rest House Tyr
Fancy sandy beach resort (open only in the summer season). Must pay 20,000 L.L. to enter. Great for families and kids
Fancy pebble beach resort with large pool (must pay fee to enter). Open only in summer season. Need a special permit to reach this point if you’re a foreigner
Tyros resort
Fancy pebble beach resort with large pool (must pay fee to enter). Open only in summer season. Need a special permit to reach this point if you’re a foreigner