Story

The last time Loris was seen strolling down the neighborhoods and alleyways of her native Pasteur street, Beirut was boiling with an unprecedented cultural and artistic Renaissance. 

It was the early 70s when Loris, the only daughter of a prominent textile merchant, was in the heart of it all: gala dinners, concert halls, and long tanning days on the Riviera. 

Soon after the city plunged into the abyss of war, Loris locked her door, bid farewell to her little garden, and vanished without a trace. 

Years turned into decades: Loris’s childhood friends and numerous young suitors became grandparents. Gazing at the lifeless garden of her old house, their wrinkled eyes lit up with a lively spark as they remember her radiant smile, her perfect French accent, and, above all, her unmatched cooking skills. 

Some say that she married a wealthy furniture trader and moved with him to Africa, others that she enrolled in a French sorority that shelters and cooks meals for the poor.

Needless to say, all of them stood in utter disbelief when, on a breezy winter day of 2015, they woke up to find her deserted ghost house bustling with life again. Fresh paint adorned its walls and columns, while a new set of tables and chairs spread across the garden. 

And standing there, at the front door, as radiant as ever, her smile barely tamed by the years, a whimsical Loris waves and calls to them: “Ahla w Sahla! Tfadallo!”

Loris cafe & restaurant.

The flagship Loris restaurant opened its doors to the public in 2015 inside one of Beirut’s most beautiful and charming traditional buildings on Gemmayze’s Pasteur Street.

It has since established a well deserved reputation as an iconic go-to destination for Lebanese cuisine lovers from all across the world looking for the best of traditional dishes and to be delighted by our innovative Loris ‘twist’ on the classics.

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Loris Gourmet

Market & Restaurant.

Following the success and ongoing expansion of the Loris restaurant brand, Loris Gourmet a specialist market, bakery and restaurant concept was designed and launched in 2021.

The flagship Loris Gourmet in Beirut’s Rabieh neighbourhood is 1000 square meters with a dedicated bakery based around two custom built traditional ovens, a delicatessen, fresh and frozen product market, wine & spirit unit and a 180 seater restaurant with outdoor terrace and a view to the sea.

The collective expertise of the partners and staff ensure the products available in Loris Gourmet are of the highest quality and with defined provenance.

We work with generational olive oil farmers, small batch cheesemakers, artisanal chocolatiers, leading wineries, traditional spice merchants, traditional mouneh specialists and patisserie masters to ensure our customers and diners have the best the Lebanese and wider Levant region

has to offer.

Given the overwhelmingly positive response, we believe Loris Gourmet will not only add momentum to the overall growth of the Loris brand but also enhance its already stellar reputation as a champion of traditional and contemporary Lebanese cuisine and food products.