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Triplandio Lebanon guide covers 6 travel guides with 2 cities across 17 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 24 self-guided walking tours in Lebanon with 149 POI, spanning 74 km in total. Get inspired by 8 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Lebanon
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Lebanon
Tourists
1.9M/y
GDP/cap
$4.5k
Life Exp
77.9 yrs
Population
5.8M
Currency
LBP ل.ل
Language
Arabic
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Lebanon
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Street food
Vegan
Mshabbak
مشبك طرابلسي
mish-SHAB-bak
· Crisp syrup fritter
A bright orange spiral fritter fried crisp and soaked in scented syrup.
Open Mshabbak recipe
Appetizer
Vegetarian
Makdous
مكدوس
mak-doos
· Stuffed baby eggplants
Fermented baby eggplants stuffed with nuts and red pepper.
Open Makdous recipe🌿
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mafroukeh
مفروكة طرابلسية
mah-FROO-keh
· Pistachio semolina cream
Toasted semolina and pistachio base layered with fragrant rose cream.
Open Mafroukeh recipe🐟
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Samke Harra
سمكة حرة طرابلسية
SAHM-keh HAH-reh
· Spicy Tripoli fish
Roasted fish topped with a hot tahini, walnut, garlic, and herb sauce.
Open Samke Harra recipe🌿
Dessert
Vegetarian
Nammoura
نمورة
na-moo-rah
· Sweet semolina cake
Sweet semolina cake soaked in syrup.
Open Nammoura recipe
Main course
Vegetarian
Fattat Batinjan
فتة باذنجان
fat-tat bat-in-jan
· Eggplant with yogurt and bread
Layers of eggplant, toasted pita, and yogurt sauce.
Open Fattat Batinjan recipe
Dessert
Vegetarian
Znoud el-Sit
زنود الست
ZNOOD el-SIT
· Cream-filled pastry rolls
Crisp fried pastry rolls filled with ashta and soaked in floral syrup.
Open Znoud el-Sit recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Sayadieh
صيادية طرابلسية
sah-YAH-dee-eh
· Spiced fish and rice
Fragrant spiced rice layered with caramelized onions and tender coastal fish.
Open Sayadieh recipe