Byblos is a Middle Eastern city on the Levant coast in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, a popular tourist destination thanks to its ancient ports, mountains, sandy beaches and the stunning Crusader ruins. Byblos was crowned the ‘Arab Tour Capital’ for 2016, and is heralded for its bustling fish restaurants, open-air bars, and outdoor cafés offering popular traditional classics such as Lebanese mezze, felafel, hummus, kibbeh, pita, baklava, knafeh and rice puddings, to name a few.
Founded by Lebanese Master Chef Mohamad Slim, Byblos Grill is inspired by his cross-cultural culinary adventures around the world, and offers separate Lebanese and Turkish menus. A signature is the Byblos Mixed Grilled ($46.90) for a hearty combination of lamb kofta, lahem mashwi (grilled lamb cubes), chicken kofta, shish tawouk (chicken skewers) and lamb chops. Other popular meat options include the Lamb Kofta ($26.90) served with grilled vegetables and lebanese rice, and Byblos Beef Steak ($29.90) with baked potato and vegetables.
Probably not found anywhere else in Singapore is the Lebanese stew, Kibbeh Labhn ($26.50), for marinated minced lamb with pine nuts cooked in fresh tomato and coriander sauce, served with vermicelli rice and salad. There are plenty of vegetarian options too, including the Lebanese Moussaka ($21.90) with eggplant and chickpeas, and the moreish Borek ($15.90) for filo pastry stuffed with feta cheese.
Written by Priyanka Elhence