Nasma Opens in Beirut City Center

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The Terrace at Beirut City Centre is truly a site to see. A number of restaurants, some of which we are familiar, while others are totally new concepts to the country…More restaurants are opening and a more recent one is Nasma, a Lebanese restaurant where traditional food is introduced with a contemporary twist.

Nasma was once known as Basma in Achrafieh. It was recently re-branded to Nasma. Owned by the same people behind Crepaway, today a new location exists of this originally designed restaurant. The new location in Beirut City Centre is modern and fresh. It’s really a piece of art with details that can be enjoyed as if you’re dining in a art gallery. The restaurant is divided into three sections: The main welcoming area, the middle court and behind the arcade, the inner dining room that is slightly more elevated than the rest of the restaurant. Nasma stands out from the others with its rain shelters on the terrace. Inside is spacious with a high gray and white ceiling. Nasma oozes positivity everywhere you turn; fresh colors seem to follow you around.

The place described:

Wooden tables and metallic chairs outside where you can enjoy the outdoors
Red and gray colors remind you of the place’s ambiance
On the other side of the alley is a large terrace with green and white chairs around wooden tables
A long bar facing the entrance with three pending lanterns from one side and another metallic structure with bottles from the other
Seven arcades remind you that you are in an oriental place
The middle space looks more of a dancing area with wood covering
Grey and green take over the inner dining space which looks like a closed terrace with a view of the street
Up front, large gray tiles cover the floor and paintings decorate the walls
Three TVs will entertain you during your stay
A fridge displays some mouthwatering cakes

With fine Arabic melodic tunes, food started flowing around and below is the list of items enjoyed… Nasma uses ingredients of the highest quality and traditional products selected from the best local suppliers around the Lebanese villages. While preserving the original taste and flavor that brings us back to memories of childhood, Nasma adopts new cooking techniques and offers a modern vision of these products.

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Strawberry Juice
Rose Syrup with Fresh Petals
Jellab with Kernels, Dry Raisin
Fresh Pomegranate Juice

Frozen Minted Lemonade with Vodka, Rosemary
Arak & Raspberry
Pomegranate Sangria
Vin a l’Orange

Cold Pass Around

Hommos Nasma in Crispy Bread
Mixed with special blend of herbs & spices, topped with shredded radish
Mama Ghannouj in Crispy Bread
moutabbal & mouhammara together, topped with caramelized walnut & pomegranate pearls
Samke Harra in Crispy Bread
hamour roasted fish with spiced reduction of vegetables, topped with crispy kernels
Quail Egg in Basturma Wrap with rocca leaves
Goat Labneh Boconccino in Crunchy Coating with eggplant, cherry tomato & basil leaf

Hot Pass Around

Kebbeh Miniature stuffed with light kawarma & goat labneh
Chicken Znoud el Sett special dough rolls, stuffed with chicken shawarma & cheese
Lollipop of Sujok Aramich croquettes of sujok, cheese and potato in breaded crust
Ras Asfour in Washna
Cherry black angus cubed meats, sautéed in sweet & sour cherry sauce, topped with kernels
Shrimps Quinoa Siyadiyeh quinoa in traditional siyadiyeh sauce with roasted shrimps and crunchy onion

Sweet Pass Around