Beirut Habibi

Beirut Habibi is the kind of place you’d want to visit with a big group, if only to sample as many of the ample plates as possible. For breakfast, it channels the charm of Australian café culture with a Middle Eastern twist; think a big breakfast featuring lamb kofta or a chickpea fatteh served alongside crispy sumac flatbread. Come dinner, dishes often take the form of massive platters heaving with grilled chicken, lamb, roasted whole fish or other protein, best paired with mountains of pilaf rice, herb labneh, and salads of cucumber, pomegranate and tomatoes. The dips are a must — when in doubt, order the signature hummus — served with piles of pillowy flatbread.