Molo
If you’re an aspiring actor trying to get discovered by
a film director, Molo, in the recently gentrified district
of Badaro, is the place to be. The venue’s terrace,
reasonable prices and a fusion soundtrack of modern
and classical Arabic music and jazz attract an arty
crowd. The owners – musician and artist Raed Yassin,
scriptwriter and film director Bassem Breche and his
partner Sarah Nohra, who runs Metro Al Madina, an
entertainment venue I frequent on Hamra Street –
hire new migrants (Molo is the name of one of the
bar’s long-standing employees, who comes from
Ethiopia),and the staff create a neighbourhood bar
full of character. There’s a large collection of gins and
single-malt whiskies, and a menu of pizze on which
Italian sausage is replaced by merguez, oregano by
za’atar and hot sauce by pomegranate molasses.
Kfoury St, Badaro, +961 1 381 185➤