NoGarlicNoOnions: Restaurant, Food, and Travel Stories/Reviews

April 26, 2020

Saj Em Georges: The Lady with Magical Hands Creates Delicious Saj Manakish

If they say "A picture is worth a thousand words", a video is worth more than a million. Watch it for yourself and feel what Em Georges is all about, a lady baking love in Dbayeh for the last…

April 26, 2020 | Manakish | Dbayeh

Saj and Manakish Abou Hekmat, Hasbaya

Manakish | South Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

March 26, 2019

Saj and Manakish Abou Hekmat, Hasbaya

Down south, two hours from Beirut is a bakery, a special shop producing unique Markouk saj bread as well as a selection of innovative manakish. To start with, look at the dough which doesn't…

March 26, 2019 | Manakish | South Lebanon

Lebanese Unconventional Saj Sandwiches: Nafass El Khal. "3al Barakeh" Mazraat Yachouh

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

March 26, 2019

Lebanese Unconventional Saj Sandwiches: Nafass El Khal. "3al Barakeh" Mazraat Yachouh

I've been here endless times, enjoying it more and more every single visit; yummy! Tasty, passionate, creative and filled with love. There's a big center in Mazraat Yachouh, called Au…

March 26, 2019 | Manakish | Metn

Francois Kamil Lebnen: Baking Since 1962 in Antelias

Manakish | Antelias Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

March 14, 2019

Francois Kamil Lebnen: Baking Since 1962 in Antelias

Located in Antelias, Byekout road, Francois Kamil Lebnen is still baking every mankousheh with love since 1962 and keeping the tradition alive!

March 14, 2019 | Breakfast & Coffee | Antelias

Saj Abou Anthony: Baking Love Since 1994 in Metn

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

February 18, 2019

Saj Abou Anthony: Baking Love Since 1994 in Metn

Jean has been preparing amazing manakish for the last 25 years, and I didn’t know about his bakery. Saj Abou Anthony, open from the early hours of the morning until 1 pm prepares freshly baked…

February 18, 2019 | Manakish | Metn

Abou Daoud Bakery, Jdeideh: One of the Best Manakish Ever!

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

February 18, 2019

Abou Daoud Bakery, Jdeideh: One of the Best Manakish Ever!

It's definitely the welcoming, the happiness and positive vibes... followed by a bite, one single bite and you will fall in love. Abou Daoud is a homey and traditional Lebanese bakery…

February 18, 2019 | Manakish | Metn

Sarrouf Zalka: Saj and Poems for Breakfast

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

January 23, 2019

Sarrouf Zalka: Saj and Poems for Breakfast

I’ve been here in 2015 and now back to this amazing hole in the wall hidden bakery. I forgot about the bizarre decor making you feel in a gallery and the happy man baking Saj manakish begins…

January 23, 2019 | Manakish | Metn

39 Best Breakfast Spots in Lebanon: Where to Go, What to Eat

Manakish | Lebanon Middle East

January 04, 2019

39 Best Breakfast Spots in Lebanon: Where to Go, What to Eat

With endless choice and great flavors, you simply cannot skip breakfast in Lebanon. From Mankousheh to Foul and hummus... Knefeh, Ashta and Labneh, we have something to satisfy all…

January 04, 2019 | Manakish | Lebanon

Al Zouwada, Mar Charbel: Afif's Bakery in Hrajel

Manakish | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East

December 25, 2018

Al Zouwada, Mar Charbel: Afif's Bakery in Hrajel

There are so many places in Lebanon that offer amazingly delicious bites - some you know, some you'll get to know and some you'll remember. If you're a ski lover or happen to live in the Kesrerwan…

December 25, 2018 | Breakfast & Coffee | Keserwan

Dede Gourmet Bakery Kousba: Where Passion is Translated into Breakfast

Manakish | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

December 25, 2018

Dede Gourmet Bakery Kousba: Where Passion is Translated into Breakfast

She welcomes, she greets, asks for the order and makes sure it’s prepared with love. Every tomato is washed, every cucumber is carefully cut... zaatar is spread, and cheese is layered…

December 25, 2018 | Lebanese/Middle Eastern | North Lebanon

Manakish, Tasty Wraps and Great Heroes on World Manouche Day: The Addresses and Video!

Manakish | Lebanon Middle East

November 04, 2018

Manakish, Tasty Wraps and Great Heroes on World Manouche Day: The Addresses and Video!

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November 04, 2018 | Manakish | Lebanon

November 2nd is World Manouche Day: From Lebanon to the World, Celebrating the Greatest Breakfast

Manakish | Lebanon Middle East

November 01, 2018

November 2nd is World Manouche Day: From Lebanon to the World, Celebrating the Greatest Breakfast

'Manouche" is a popular Lebanese Breakfast consisting of dough topped with thyme, cheese, or ground meat. Similar to a pizza, it can be sliced or folded, and it can be served either for breakfast or…

November 01, 2018 | News | Lebanon

Baalbake Express: Sfi7a Now Serving in Jal el Dib

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

August 15, 2018

Baalbake Express: Sfi7a Now Serving in Jal el Dib

Bringing the flavors of traditional Sfi7a from Baalbeck to Sarba, Baalbake has taken the challenge further with the opening of another location closer to Beirut. On Jal el Dib’s internal…

August 15, 2018 | Manakish | Metn

Abou Artine: 3 years Later, 50 Kilos Down. Still A Superb Manousheh

Manakish | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East

June 04, 2018

Abou Artine: 3 years Later, 50 Kilos Down. Still A Superb Manousheh

Remember Abou Artine, the happy family preparing Saj manakish in Faraya... They have changed -shrunk a bit- but their manakish not, still as tasty as ever. Check the photos.

June 04, 2018 | Breakfast & Coffee | Keserwan

Mana'esho: Proudly Lebanese, Baking Passion and Love in Dubai

Manakish | Dubai UAE GCC Middle East

UAE

June 03, 2018

Mana'esho: Proudly Lebanese, Baking Passion and Love in Dubai

Taste Lebanon in Dubai, the Manouche of dreams! I'm in love with this place.

June 03, 2018 | Breakfast & Coffee | Dubai

Baker's Bake: Taste the Village Manousheh in Zalka

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

June 03, 2018

Baker's Bake: Taste the Village Manousheh in Zalka

It's a small bakery, probably like any other bakery, decorated with blue colors. This hole in the wall located on Zalka's internal road in Amaret Chalhoub has impressed me for the last two…

June 03, 2018 | Breakfast & Coffee | Metn

Manousheh New York: A True Lebanese Bakery, Amazing Manakish!

Manakish | New York USA Americas

USA

April 01, 2018

Manousheh New York: A True Lebanese Bakery, Amazing Manakish!

Ambassador of great culinary know-how, Manousheh has exported the true taste of the Lebanese “Manouche” to New York. I’ve been here several times already and still feel goosebumps…

April 01, 2018 | Lebanese/Middle Eastern | New York

Yan Bakery: A New Bakery has Opened on Nahr el Mot (Restaurant Closed)

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

December 31, 2017

Yan Bakery: A New Bakery has Opened on Nahr el Mot (Restaurant Closed)

On Nahr el Mot a new bakery has opened. Yan is Armenian, he has a wide selection of breakfast bites of which the signature Armenian items like Labneh Beajine, Harra, Soujok and Basterma. I even…

December 31, 2017 | Breakfast & Coffee | Metn

Zaatarji: The Zaatar Manouche Rocks!

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

December 31, 2017

Zaatarji: The Zaatar Manouche Rocks!

Homemade, handmade, passionately baked, very floppy, amazingly moist and juicy... I love their Mankouchet zaatar and I’ll recommend it to all my friends. Visit Zaatarji, newly opened in…

December 31, 2017 | Manakish | Metn

Manouchet El Khal, Mazraat Yachouh: It's Addictive!

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

December 30, 2017

Manouchet El Khal, Mazraat Yachouh: It's Addictive!

There's a big center in Mazraat Yachouh, called Au Carrefour. On the lower side of this big center, you will find a small a small shop. Clean and simple, 3al Barakeh offers a super varied menu of…

December 30, 2017 | Breakfast & Coffee | Metn

Emm Salim Bakery: Ejjet Bayd and Mabroumet Nutella in Anfeh

Manakish | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

December 20, 2017

Emm Salim Bakery: Ejjet Bayd and Mabroumet Nutella in Anfeh

My latest discovery is a must try! Emm Salim’s bakery is one of the many places that have made Anfeh famous. Located in the old souk, the famous "Tahet el Rih" resort and surely the Phoenician…

December 20, 2017 | Breakfast & Coffee | North Lebanon

November 2nd is World Mankousheh Day

Today November 2nd is officially World Mankousheh Day! Share a Mankousheh... #WorldMankoushehDay

November 02, 2017 | News

November 2nd is "World Lebanese Manoucheh Day"

An initiative by Zaatar w Zeit and NoGarlicNoOnions, the world has a reason to celebrate on November 2nd Lebanon's most delicious and world famous breakfast: "The Manouche". Mankousheh, Manouche,…

November 02, 2017 | Manakish

Krikor: The Famous Kawarma, Cheese, Butter and Ghee Manouche

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

October 30, 2017

Krikor: The Famous Kawarma, Cheese, Butter and Ghee Manouche

At 3am, the dough is prepared and ready to enter the oven as and when the client asks for it. A layer of kashkawan cheese lies under the kawarma meat. Beef meets with lamb fat. Kashkawan, mozzarella…

October 30, 2017 | Breakfast & Coffee | Metn

Em Bashir Faraya: One of the Country's Tastiest Saj Manakish

Manakish | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East

September 18, 2017

Em Bashir Faraya: One of the Country's Tastiest Saj Manakish

I'm back for this superb Saj Mankouche... I came across Em Bashir back in 2014, a lady who sits behind the window preparing saj sandwiches with a welcoming attitude. To tell you the truth,…

September 18, 2017 | Manakish | Keserwan

"Zaatar Manouche" in a Box

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

September 17, 2017

"Zaatar Manouche" in a Box

A cylindrical transparent box of Manakish: A box? Manakish? Served cold? Yes, it's indeed something interesting... I discovered this uni

September 17, 2017 | Manakish | Metn

The World Famous Lebanese Breakfast: A Love Story!

Manakish | Lebanon Middle East

September 16, 2017

The World Famous Lebanese Breakfast: A Love Story!

With endless choice and great flavors, you simply cannot skip breakfast in Lebanon. From Mankousheh to Foul and hummus.... Knefeh, kashta and Labneh, we hav

September 16, 2017 | Manakish | Lebanon

Furn el Sabaya: Your Unconventional Breakfast Stop

Manakish | Jbeil Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

May 14, 2017

Furn el Sabaya: Your Unconventional Breakfast Stop

Unconventional... more of a sacred ritual, because every sandwich needs time and dedication... The kawarma galette is breathtaking. Just take your time and soak up every moment: first the…

May 14, 2017 | Breakfast & Coffee | Jbeil

Furn Emm Salim: Anfeh's Supreme Traditional Breakfast

Manakish | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

February 14, 2017

Furn Emm Salim: Anfeh's Supreme Traditional Breakfast

My latest discovery is a must try! Emm Salim’s bakery is one of the many places that have made Anfeh famous. Located in the old souk, the famous "Tahet el Rih" resort and surely the Phoenician…

February 14, 2017 | Manakish | North Lebanon

A Comparative Review: Manakish for Breakfast, 5 Bakeries, 1 Winner

Manakish | Lebanon Middle East

February 05, 2017

A Comparative Review: Manakish for Breakfast, 5 Bakeries, 1 Winner

The comparative series are a set of reviews I'll be publishing from time to time. I'll be ordering the same item from three to five different places for a constructive comparison... let's enjoy…

February 05, 2017 | Comparative Review | Lebanon

Oasis Mar Charbel Annaya: Superb Saj Wraps!

Manakish | Jbeil Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

January 30, 2017

Oasis Mar Charbel Annaya: Superb Saj Wraps!

On a windy and cold Saturday morning, when the temperature was down to -1 degree in St. Charbel... The place was all covered in white... calm and serene we walked into Oasis for breakfast.…

January 30, 2017 | Manakish | Jbeil

Oasis Saint Charbel: The Famous Mankoushe and Flatbread

Manakish | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

September 09, 2016

Oasis Saint Charbel: The Famous Mankoushe and Flatbread

Sometimes good food is found in unexpected places... Next to St. Charbel Annaya, is a restaurant/cafe that has one of the country's best Saj manakish, that's crispy and tastes like oriental…

September 09, 2016 | Breakfast & Coffee | North Lebanon

Zaatar w Zeit: An Unsuccessful Transformation!

Manakish | Keserwan Lebanon Middle East

July 26, 2016

Zaatar w Zeit: An Unsuccessful Transformation!

Zaatar w Zeit has changed and bluntly speaking the new direction is somehow deceiving on so many levels. It's a wannabe diner inspired by Pret-a-Manger with a missing link somewhere. What was…

July 26, 2016 | Manakish | Keserwan

Thyme & More: Where Zaatar is Treated as Art

Manakish | Amman Jordan Middle East

Jordan

June 15, 2016

Thyme & More: Where Zaatar is Treated as Art

During my stay in Jordan, I was craving for a good mankoushe, something similar to the ones I often enjoy in Lebanon. Thin dough topped with a variety of different pure Zaatar with that zesty…

June 15, 2016 | Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Amman

Chez Le Libanais: Proudly Lebanese and Tasty, in the Heart of Paris!

Manakish | Paris France Europe

France

March 26, 2016

Chez Le Libanais: Proudly Lebanese and Tasty, in the Heart of Paris!

Nine years, nine long years here in Paris, Chez Le Libanais, is a small shop that serves the best wraps. I came across it by accident on Foursquare while looking for the best wraps in Paris. Walk in…

March 26, 2016 | Popular | Paris

Trying Zaatar w Zeit in Dubai

Manakish | Dubai UAE GCC Middle East

UAE

February 26, 2016

Trying Zaatar w Zeit in Dubai

Zaatar w Zeit Dubai feels like exactly like the ones in Lebanon, fresh green colors in a well lit space that inspires happiness and goodness. Behind the glass facade is an orange sign and…

February 26, 2016 | Manakish | Dubai

Mannoush: The Gourmet Mankoucheh (Restaurant Closed)

Manakish | Beirut Lebanon Middle East

February 21, 2016

Mannoush: The Gourmet Mankoucheh (Restaurant Closed)

Mannoush takes the Lebanese conventional breakfast to the next level.

February 21, 2016 | Manakish | Beirut

The Manousheh: Ambassador of a Lebanese Culinary Pride

Manakish, manaqish, manaeesh, manakeesh or in singular form man'ousheh, مناقيش‎, mannoushe, mannoush, mankoushe, mankoucheh... many ways of writing it but one meaning. Manoushe is…

February 07, 2016 | Mechwar Videos

... And the Zaatar Croissant was Born: Happy Independence Day 2015

من خطوات حكومة الإستقلال (لي بتعرفوا ويلي ما بتعرفوا) ١- عدم زيارة المفوض السامي ٢- تعديل الدستور وأصبحت اللغة العربية اللغة الرسمية

November 22, 2015 | News

The World's Biggest Saj Manousheh Record Attempt

Join the fun to attempt a new world record: The longest Saj mankoushe Sunday November 22nd

November 17, 2015 | News

Oum Karam: A Great Manouche up in the Cedars

Manakish | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

September 01, 2015

Oum Karam: A Great Manouche up in the Cedars

Sometimes you discover things that leave an impact, simple things with unconventional flavors in unusual places... I've found a mankousheh that left me…

September 01, 2015 | Manakish | North Lebanon

Mankousheh: From a Beirut Breakfast to a Dubai Delight

By Tarek Ali Ahmad and Salma ElShahed | Special to Al Arabiya News

July 29, 2015 | News

Manousheh New York: Live Love Lebanon!

Manakish | New York USA Americas

USA

July 03, 2015

Manousheh New York: Live Love Lebanon!

Finally I've done it, I visited Manousheh, the Lebanese bakery in New York. Nestled on Bleecker Street is a place, a small place oozing with Lebanese culture. If you're living in New York and feeling…

July 03, 2015 | Manakish | New York

Krikor in Baskinta: Fifty Four Years of Hard Work

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

June 20, 2015

Manakish

Krikor in Baskinta: Fifty Four Years of Hard Work

I was back to Krikor Orian sooner than planned, this little tiny heavenly gem located in Baskinta. Before reaching Baskinta, you’ll find a small petrol station, which used to be called Ezz el…

June 20, 2015 | Manakish | Metn

Claude Harb Bakery, Hadath el Jebbeh

Manakish | North Lebanon Lebanon Middle East

May 21, 2015

Manakish

Claude Harb Bakery, Hadath el Jebbeh

You may call it coincidence, fate or simply chance. We were scheduled to visit Bekaa Kafra and not Hadath el Jebbeh. Due to the very bad weather that day, we decided to take the internal road... we…

May 21, 2015 | Street Food | North Lebanon

Oum Ali: Perfect Saj Manakish...

Manakish

April 08, 2015

Manakish

Oum Ali: Perfect Saj Manakish...

You meet people sometimes who strongly affect you one-way or another… Oum Ali is one such person. Rare… and I was lucky enough to have come across a simple and unpretentious lady…

April 08, 2015 | Tasty Discoveries

Abou Haidar: Mashrouhet Zaatar, Labneh and Vegetables

Manakish | Metn Mount Lebanon Lebanon Middle East