Kampaï

Kampai is one of the few restaurants that I go to when I look for consistency. Same quality, same presentation, same feeling every time. It’s quite good, honestly I wouldn’t say it’s impressive but I would say it’s delicious. The price is expensive, value to money it’s good although you’d expect better presentation and quantity for the price you’re paying. The service is mid, not very cooperative but it’s fast. As for the atmosphere, during lunch time it is filled with families or colleagues so it’s not that calm. I love their crispy spicy salmon and ceviche but they are small

A Japanese restaurant with a huge menu. It is difficult to kept rack of the items and what you would like to eat. On the higher end of the price scale but not overly expensive. The service is very efficient but I would not say friendly, very get on with it service. The food was good and the portions not bad. The atmosphere was a little lacking and felt a little boring. But it is a place to try if you like Asian food. Th behave terrace on the side of the road for outdoor dining.

Beirut is noticeably on the mend after the 2020 port explosion that devasted the city leaving hundred’s dead. With a favourable terroir, land and sea, and some decades of French influence, you can look forward to great food. There’s a simplicity in great Japanese restaurants that adheres to the adage, same, same, but different. The décor is very simple and no less elegant and contemporary for it. Located between Zaitunay Bay, Downtown and the political district, it services a demanding clientele. That the menu has no prices on the printed version might make a first-time visitor uneasy, but worry not. Due to currency instability, which has led to the beginning of nationwide dollarisation, pricing can be fluid in Lebanese Lira. There is a QR code that will give you current menu pricing in US Dollars. This is very common and should not worry you. You will be far too interested in the fine range of offerings, the wines every bit as appealing. Sea salted edamame for the immediately famished enjoyed, it was time to place both feet firmly inside. Fresh salmon maki put a smile on my wife’s face, pre and post, much like a child getting a small ice cream cone, albeit this one in wrapped glorious dark seaweed. Ordered from the salad menu, odd given the greens were really tasty garnish, were two helpings of crispy spicy salmon. Sashimi salmon in popcorn popping panko crumb and a light late lingering spice. If we were ordering in stages, I’m not sure we’d have eaten anything else. Tuna and salmon sashimi were on point, fresh ginger and wasabi likewise. Three separate sushi platters arrived next. There were a few of us. I’m not sure I’ve seen a mango ura maki before. The colour was joyful and like its neighbours disappeared systemically into us happy diners. I opted for the wagyu foie gras, ordered and served bleu. Merci chef. Both were similarly butchered for their plating, served as two fractured asteroids one atop the other. Holding it together was a thuddingly thickened teriyaki sauce. From the nose up to my eyes, everything was alight. It cut like butter and melted similarly in all our mouths. As I write this an hour later, its ghost still happily haunts my mouth. The service is good, efficient, the waiters know their menu and can talk for it. I don’t know when I’ll be back in Beirut again, but if I am, I’ll dine here at least once.

A favorite for sushi is Beirut. The menu has quite a good selection and everything is delicious. The setting is nice and the service is very good. Their salmon sashimi salad and their tuna sashimi salad are very good. Highly recommend.