Welcoming:7/10
Menu Choices: 7/10
Food Presentation: 7/10
Food Temperature: 7/10
Food Taste: 18/20
Service: 7/10
Ambiance/Music: 5/10
Architecture/Interior: 5/10
Air Quality: 5/10
Total: 68/100
More about: BaroudRestaurant Baroud: Having Breakfast the Old Fashioned Way in Tyre's Old Souk, 8.0 out of 10 based on 1 ratingBAROUD: Hummus, Foul Mdammas, Msabbaha
In the old souk of Tyre (Sur) in south Lebanon located on a 1 minute walk from the fishermen port is the famous Baroud. An authentic breakfast spot that opens from 05:50am until 11am only serving the best Foul, Hummus and Msabbaha (Fava beans and Chickpeas).
A low ceiling, plastic chairs and wooden tables in the simplest setup you can imagine with three men professionally serving you the old traditional Lebanese way.
In the restaurant are three distinctive section: The Foul and Msabbaha station where mixes are prepared in large stainless steel jars and maintained on a low fire until the quantities last, the hummus station where chickpeas and tahini are mixed and the authentic Lebanese thick bread station (Brown and white).
With every order they offer you a plate of vegetables (tomatoes, thyme, onions, beet root and lemon) and a unique plate of chili pepper. That is all you need to enjoy and appreciate what can look like a heavy breakfast. It was not actually. It was tasty and perfectly prepared that I didn’t feel a thing.
Baroud has been known since it first opened more than 50 years ago to be the meeting address for many international and political figures, some of which the president Camille Chamoun.
Everything is simply Yummy, fresh and delicious like nothing you’ve ever tried before! Only for 5$ per person!
More info about the only three items they serve:
Foul Mudammas: alternate spellings include ful medames or ful mudammas, or simply fūl, is an Egyptian/Sudanese dish of cooked and mashed fava beans served with olive oil, chopped parsley, onion, garlic, and lemon juice. A staple meal in Egypt/Sudan, it is popular in the cuisines of the Levant.
Hummus with Tahini: it’s a Levantine Arab food dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic.Today, it is popular throughout the Middle East and in Middle Eastern cuisine around the globe.
