Tripoli Restaurants

The restaurants below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over LD20)
$$$ (LD15 to LD20)
$$ (LD10 to LD15)
$ (under 10LD)
This is for a three course meal per person, with water and soft drinks, tax and service included.

Al-Makulaat al-Lubnaniya
Excellent Lebanese restaurant, popular with foreign expats, serving a good selection of mezze, salads and mixed grills.

Sharia al-Gargaresh, 4km (2.5 miles) west of the centre
Tel: (021) 477 6978.
Price: $$

Al-Murjan
With a dark elegant interior, this is one of the best fish restaurants in town. The staff are friendly and there is a salad buffet for starters. This is also a good place to try out some Libyan couscous or tagines (stews).

Midan al-Gazayir
Tel: (021) 333 6507.
Price: $$-$$$

Ash-Sharq
Popular eaterie with a very plain decor on a first floor above the busy Souk al-Attara. The Ash-Sharq serves good rustic traditional Libyan dishes such as rishda, a home made pasta with onions and chickpeas, couscous and osban, sheep's stomach stuffed with meat, herbs and rice.

Souk al-Attara, Medina
Tel: (021) 444 1427.
Price: $

As-Soraya
Very lively Lebanese-owned restaurant-cum-snack bar, popular with younger Libyans, right on the city's main square. Libyan as well as international specials, including salads, kebabs and excellent pizzas, are served in a contemporary decor.

Green Square
Tel: (021) 444 1459.
Price: $$

Zumit Restaurant
Great restaurant in an old caravanserai hotel decorated in Ottoman style, specialising in traditional Libyan cuisine, particularly fish and seafood.

Marcus Aurelius Arch Square, Medina
Tel: (021) 334 2915.
Website: www.zumithotel.com
Price: $$

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