This restaurant located in the citadel of Byblos is lovely, charming, and very intimate, with a wonderful view of the Mediterranean Sea. It is, indeed, a must during your visit to Lebanon.
But the soul of the place is his owner, Señor Pepe (familiar for José), who in the sixties, during Lebanon golden age, he was a true play boy. He was born in Mexico, from Mexican mother, and migrated to the country of his father, Lebanon, to open several restaurants for the rich people (although he arrived to Lebanon without a peso in his pocket). Still, his Spanish is excellent.
The restaurant displays many pictures hanging from its walls showing world famous personages, such as Brigitte Bardot, Jaques Chirac, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, and Fraga Iribarne, a Spanish Minister in Franco’s times.
Food is delicious (lebanese), although a little bit expensive (he made me discount, being Spanish!), but the place and Pepe presence and conversation compensate for everything.
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