31 Things We Love About Beirut

Regardless of our constant downfall, Beirut will always be a special place with special memories. Here are 31 thing we love about Beirut. 1. The Kaak vendor that will always memorize your order and greets you with a smile 2. The after party at Zaatar w Zeit after getting shitfaced at AHM/Grand Factory 3. Sunday Mashewe with the family and everyone getting drunk on Arak 4. Coop D’etat’s Rooftop and its 12 flights of stairs 5. Hommos, Hommos, Hommos 6. Roadtrips to Batroun to always end up in Tripoli 7. Our uniqueness in snacks – like renowned Moghrabye sandwich 8. Our traditional Lebanese burgers that are just a combination of a burger patty, fries, and coleslaw 9. Random Street Falafel plans at 2 am when we’re suddenly hungry 10. Getaways to Anfeh, tan 7ess halna bi Greece 11. The way we turn things into a joke, like throwing a funeral for our Lebanese Lira (i.e a coping mechanism) 12. We celebrate everything, we even throw birthdays even for a [joura] 13. Sunset drinks at Bolero Batroun on a late Saturday Afternoon 14. Going to Latte Art after a super long class and asking for our usual 15. Our weirdest food combinations like Battikh w halloum (????) 16. Beirut taxi drivers that always end up being our best friend by the end of the trip 17. Our way of throwing protests (and turning them into lit parties) 18. Lebanese grandmas and their urge to stuff us with food 19. Being able to rely on amazingly helpful people 20. everyone’s generosity, no matter how little they have 21. ALWAYS making the “30 mins men el jabal lal baher” joke 22. Our useless celebrity dramas 23. Mousalsalet Ramadan that joins the entire family 24. Constant debates about the best shawarma in Lebanon 25. Our local WINE! Making Ixsir the best wine in the world! 26. Going all out at weddings and hiring a Zaffe 27. Graffiti on the street around Hamra 28. our 24/7 delivery services 29. Local bakeries that make us fall in love with their manakish 30 our stupid television shows that always entertain us, like mister Lebanon 1