Lebanese kitchen · Gemmayzeh
Mezze, fire and a table for you.
Lunch from Tuesday to Sunday, dinner every night. Reserve for two to eight, or the private room for fourteen.
Book a table
Choose the number of guests, the day and the time. Confirmed straight away.
Private dining room
The room upstairs for 8 to 14 guests: a set menu of mezze and the grill, your own server. Birthdays, engagements, team dinners.
3 h
What we cook
Mezze made every morning and everything else from the wood fire.
Cold mezze
7 itemsChickpeas, tahini, garlic, parsley and a pool of olive oil.
Smoked aubergine, tahini, pomegranate.
Parsley, tomato, bulgur, lemon. Cut to order.
Garden vegetables, sumac, crisp bread.
Our own labneh, drained for two days.
Vine leaves rolled with rice, tomato and lemon.
Six of the cold mezze for the table, with warm bread.
Hot mezze
5 itemsPotatoes, coriander, garlic, chilli.
Crisp cheese rolls, three pieces.
Spiced sausage with tomato and lemon.
With tomato, mint and za'atar oil.
Lamb and bulgur shells, pine nuts, onion.
From the ember grill
5 itemsChicken in garlic and lemon, toum, pickles.
Lamb, parsley and onion, grilled tomato.
Taouk, kafta and lamb skewers, fries, toum.
Grilled whole, tahini and coriander sauce. About 600 g.
Aubergine, peppers, onion and mushrooms, tahini.
From the oven
3 itemsThin flatbread, minced lamb, tomato, pomegranate molasses.
Za'atar and olive oil, straight from the oven.
Three pastries, spinach, onion and sumac.
Desserts
3 itemsWarm cheese, semolina crust, orange-blossom syrup.
Milk pudding, rose water, pistachio.
Whatever the market had this morning.
Drinks
4 itemsWith ice and water, the Lebanese way.
From the Bekaa. Ask for today's bottle.
An old stone house on Gouraud street.
Olive & Ember is a Lebanese kitchen on Gouraud street: mezze made every morning, meat and fish from the wood-fire grill, and a short list of Lebanese and natural wines. Chef Rami Khoury opened it in an old stone house with arched windows and a terrace at the back. Lunch from Tuesday to Sunday, dinner every night. Reserve a table here for two to eight guests, or book the private room for up to fourteen.
The room, the bar and the terrace
Who cooks for you
Rami Khoury
Chef & owner
Fifteen years in Beirut kitchens before he lit his own fire.
Lina Daher
Restaurant manager
Runs the room, the bookings and the private dinners.
Karl Sfeir
Sous chef
In charge of the mezze, made fresh every morning.
What guests say
Good to know
Everything you need before your first visit. Still have a question? Message us on WhatsApp.
How do reservations work?
Pick the number of guests, the day and the time. Your table is confirmed straight away, and the confirmation email has a link to change or cancel it.
Do you take walk-ins?
Always, when there is a free table. Fridays and Saturdays are usually full by 8 pm, so book ahead.
We are more than eight.
Book the private dining room for up to fourteen, or message us on WhatsApp and we will set up the room for you.
Allergies or a birthday?
Tell us in the requests box when you book. The kitchen sees it before you arrive.
Is there parking?
Valet parking at the door from 7 pm, every night.
How do I pay?
At the table, in cash or by Whish. Nothing is taken when you book.
Your table is one tap away.
Reserve a tableLunch and dinner
- Monday7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
- Tuesday12:30 PM - 4:00 PM · 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
- Wednesday12:30 PM - 4:00 PM · 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
- Thursday12:30 PM - 4:00 PM · 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
- Friday12:30 PM - 4:00 PM · 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
- Saturday12:30 PM - 4:00 PM · 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM
- Sunday12:30 PM - 4:00 PM · 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM