Amar Restaurant Harissa: Lebanese Food With A View In Lebanon

We spent the perfect afternoon in Harissa and had lunch at this amazing Lebanese restaurant, Amar Restaurant Harissa on the way up.

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Amar Restaurant Harissa is the perfect food stop on the way to or from Our Lady of Lebanon.

I’ve visited this Lebanese restaurant multiple times before, but this was by far the best experience!

Visiting during the day for lunch is a great idea since you get to see the beautiful view even clearer and even do some paragliding-watching. Maybe next time I’ll gather up the courage to do it?

Harissa Lebanon Jounieh Paragliding Activities

The venue is gorgeous! There are two indoor sections and an outdoor. Of course, I would go for outdoor simply for the view overlooking the breathtaking seascape, but I also spotted a cozy indoor section.

Amar Lebanese Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Venue

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Cold Mezza

We started with a selection of cold mezza. Their fattoush is incredible – it had just the right amount of debs el remmen (for reference, I like a lot – so if you don’t, ask for less). If you’d like to switch it up from ordinary hummus, try theirs with pesto. I’m a regular hummus kinda girl.

How gorgeous is this view?!

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Captured on the outdoor terrace of Amar Restaurant Harissa

How about more gorgeous views? Take a look at these close-up shots of our lunch at Amar Restaurant Harissa:

Lebanese Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Tabbouleh Mezza

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Fattoush Salad

Lebanese Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Hummus Mezza

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanese Pesto Hummus

Lebanese Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Moutabbal Mezza

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Kebbe Nayye

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Warak Enab

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Mezza Shanklish

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanon View Mezza (1)

Time for Hot Mezza

We tried a variety of hot mezza including batata harra, fattet batenjen, frogs a la Provençale and other Lebanese staples.

From the hot mezza, my favourite were the Eggplant Fatteh and the Ras Asfour “Asfouriyeh” with pesto and pine nuts, served with potato wedges. Don’t miss them!

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Lebanese Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Ras Asfour

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Rakakat Mezza

Bring on the main course!

Keeping it simple with a platter of mixed mashewe grills. Guys, the meat…. Such Tender. So Wow.

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanon Mashewe Meat

For the sweet tooth

There’s always room for dessert in my books. At Amar Restaurant Harissa, we tried three of their specialties. I enjoy ashta ice cream with Lebanese cotton candy (ghazel banet) and usually order it if it’s on the menu at any Lebanese restaurant. This dessert is not to be missed!

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanese Ice Cream
Ghazal Amar
Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanese Dessert Othmalliyeh
Othmaliyet Amar

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanese Dessert Nutella

Rakakat Nutella

Final Verdict?

Great service, beautiful location and ambiance and delicious food, Amar Restaurant Harissa is a must try and definitely made my top 10 Lebanese restaurants in Lebanon!

Next stop, the new Amar Seaside 😉 Nothing screams summer more than seafood by the sea on a clear summer day.

Amar Restaurant Harissa Lebanon View Mezza (1)

Side note: For more info on a quick trip you can do in Lebanon in the area, check out this article on Harissa which I wrote roughly 3 years ago – I also mentioned then that I would like to try paragliding – do you think it’s time to get off the ground or shall I ponder over it for another 3 years? 😉

Harissa Lebanon Jounieh Paragliding Activities


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 Amar Restaurant Harissa

Address: Highway, Harissa, Kesserwein

Contact: +961-9-264111 / +961-9-264222

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