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The Best Cocktail Bars in بيروت

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The best cocktail bars in بيروت, according to the experts: the Spirited Awards, The 50, and Difford's Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Cyrano - Le Coin de L'Apéro comes out on top.

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Ferdinand and House of Butlers hold the next two places. The 50 shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Spirited Awards next.

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  1. Rank 1. Ferdinand

    Cocktail Bar

    Named after the gentle bull from the children's book, this neighborhood cocktail bar on Hamra Street earns the reference with a room that actually feels calm and unhurried. The back bar holds a serious single malt collection, and the cocktail list runs from classics to house originals that lean floral and bright. Burgers and steak sandwiches keep things grounded. A Discovery from The 50 list.

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  2. Rank 1. House of Butlers

    Cocktail Bar



  3. Rank 1. Miiyao

    Japanese Cocktail Bar

    The neon glow and a vinyl-driven soundtrack set the tone at this Gemmayze bar, where the concept lands somewhere between a Tokyo listening bar and a Beirut night out. Cocktails lean on Japanese ingredients, the sake list rewards patience, and an izakaya-style menu runs from sandos to bao for when the drinks demand ballast. It earned a spot on The 50 Discovery list, which is about right for a room this quietly sure of itself.

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  4. Rank 1. The Terrible Prince

    American Cocktail Bar

    Reborn from the wreckage of its predecessor with a new name and a new address on Monot Street, The Terrible Prince is the kind of burger and cocktail joint that has a whole city rooting for it before anyone takes a bite. The team behind it built much of Beirut's modern dining scene, and this place carries that history without wearing it on its sleeve. Casual, crowd-friendly, and a little defiant by design.

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    Monot Street, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon · Beirut
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    Closed now, opens 6:30 PM

    Tuesday 6:30 PM–Midnight

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  5. A rooftop cocktail bar on the sixth floor of Le Gray hotel, with a pool on the terrace that runs right up to the indoor bar's windows. The room curves in white with cherry prints on the walls, and the views take in most of Beirut and a sliver of sea beyond. DJs most evenings keep things from getting too contemplative. The cocktail list leans toward crowd-pleasers but slips in a few inventive options for anyone who bothers to look past the obvious.


  6. Rank 8. Dragonfly

    Cocktail Bar

    Herb bundles and infusion jars in the window give Dragonfly away before you even open the door. This cocktail bar on Gouraud Street occupies a former bakery, and the barrel-vaulted ceilings of the old building make it feel like somewhere worth lingering. The menu follows through on what the bar setup promises, and the music policy skips the standard Beiruti dance-pop entirely, running late enough that Umm Kulthum might come on.


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