For The Love Of Goat Cheese: 6 Of The Best Goat Cheese Dishes In Beirut

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Hello, goat cheese lovers! Pleased to meet you, I too am a devout fan of this lovely gourmet cheese. When visiting a restaurant, do you usually see a goat cheese appetizer on their menu and automatically announce “I’ll have that”? Even though NO ONE at the table likes goat cheese and you’ll have to eat it all yourself? Congratulations! You’re a true goat cheese aficionado and there’s a special place in heaven for you. I think.

In no particular order, here are our favourite goat cheese dishes in Beirut:


1. Goat Cheese Salad at Le Petit Gris


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At Le Petit Gris, order the Goat Cheese Salad, or as they put it “Salade de Chèvre Chaud”. Goat cheese is generously spread on to three slices of baguette and then toasted in the oven. Once they’re nice and warm, they’re topped with a drizzle of honey and paired with a side salad “garnish”. I order this delectable dish every time I visit!

Address: Nahr Ibrahim Street, Saifi, Beirut
Contact: +961-1-443737


2. Goat Cheese Salad at Acote


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The Goat Cheese Salad at Acote is served crumbled in a tossed salad with toasted nuts, fragrant dried prunes, and a perfectly sweet balsamic dressing. The combination is simply mouthwatering and it’s a dish I will always go back for. That and their heavenly Pain Perdu, also known as “Le Pain Retrouvé”. They have indeed found it.

Address: Madrid Street, Mar Mikhael, Beirut
Contact: +961-1-569399


3. Goat Cheese Tart at Casper & Gambini’s


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New on the Casper & Gambini’s menu is an absolutely scrumptious Goat Cheese Tart complete with tapenade, pepper marmalade, thyme, and caramelized onions (and of course, garnish). The flavour combination is just perfect, and what’s more perfect is that tart dough – it melts in your mouth like butter!

Address: Beirut Souks, Waygand Street, Downtown, Beirut
Contact: +961-1-982983


4. Goat Cheese Salad at Couqley



The Goat Cheese Salad at Couqley is not so much your traditional one. Ordering these fried thin and crispy pockets of goat cheese atop a whole lot of greens is the way to go. Kind of guilty, but not really 😉 For dessert, share a mouthwatering Pain Perdu; it’s their specialty!

Address: The Alleway, Gouraud Street, Gemmayze, Beirut
Contact: +961-1- 442678


5. Goat Cheese & Mozzarella Salad at The Beazbee


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Goat cheese lovers will fall in love with this goat cheese and fresh mozzarella salad at The Beazbee in Hamra. The cheesy mix is kept safe and sound in 2 eggplant capsules over a bed of greens. You can even get half a portion like we did to save room and indulge in more delicious treats at the charming restaurant. Save room for some of their famous berry-licious baked cheesecake!

Address: Gefinor Center Block A, Ground Floor, Clemenceau, Beirut
Contact: +961-1-748755 / +961-3-539530


6. Goat Cheese and Sun-dried Tomato Bruschetta
at Gordon’s Café – Le Gray Hotel


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From their delicious Pain Perdu (Which made our list of favourites) to their juicy Brie & Bacon Gourmet Burger with an extra side of Parmesan coated fries, Le Gray Hotel’s chefs have got things figured out! Another delicious item on their menu is their Goat Cheese and Sun-dried Tomato Bruschetta available at their casual ground floor eatery, Gordon’s Café. Read the exclusive personal review of Gordon’s Café for more mouthwatering dishes you won’t want to miss while you’re there inhaling that aromatic goat cheese.

Address: Le Gray Hotel, Level 6, Martyrs’ Square, Downtown, Beirut
Contact: +961-1- 972000