Damascus Restaurants

  1. Downtown

    You're more likely to hear French being spoken than Arabic at this hip contemporary café. It has sleek Scandinavian-style décor (think chocolate wood and clean lines) and the most decadently delicious sandwiches, salads and fresh juices in Damascus. Try the caviar en croute sandwich with cucumber, dill, caviar, cream cheese and a boiled egg, and the strawberry and blackberry juice.

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  2. La Casa

    Popular with middle-class Damascenes, who hang out here for hours playing backgammon and smoking sheesha, this is one of the few places where you'll see local girls drinking nonalcoholic beer. The menu features sandwiches and pastas, but the big fresh salads are the local dish of choice. No alcohol or credit cards.

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