tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678168401515945448.post1502688380688544532..comments2024-03-27T12:00:48.922+02:00Comments on Beirutista: Strolling Down Memory Lane: Restaurant Closures in BeirutBeirutistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17044182445447487566noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678168401515945448.post-28298062098449094902019-05-15T21:55:09.303+03:002019-05-15T21:55:09.303+03:00We often say passion leads to success. But I can c...We often say passion leads to success. But I can cite many examples where even that rule is broken. Do you remember Harry's Bar in Saifi Village? If ever a restaurant/chef in Lebanon was worthy of a Michelin star, it was above and beyond Harry's Bar. But it hardly survived a year and some odd months. There are many like it: Dottore Antica, Magnolia Bakery, Studio 54, Secteur, and the list goes on and on and on. But you're completely justified to say that opening a restaurant has become a fad, and often the restaurateur lacks any real business savvy. In truth, the F&B sector is one of the toughest to succeed in!Beirutistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044182445447487566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678168401515945448.post-11305868370308747822019-05-15T21:48:15.853+03:002019-05-15T21:48:15.853+03:00I only ever visited the ABC Verdun branch when it ...I only ever visited the ABC Verdun branch when it opened in the summer of 2017. Here's the review: https://www.beirutista.co/2017/08/palate-pleasing-platters-at-la-petite.html. What a pity. I think all of Naccache Gardens has virtually closed, hasn't it? Every time I drive by, it looks like a ghost town.Beirutistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044182445447487566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678168401515945448.post-48928408576575601482019-05-15T17:36:57.377+03:002019-05-15T17:36:57.377+03:00One of the restaurant closures that shocked us all...One of the restaurant closures that shocked us all was La petite table. Starting off successfully in Naccache Gardens then expanding to ABC Verdun, the place boasted a generous salad bar, a glorious brunch buffet, and a unique menu with exciting flavors. However, the place didn't survive the crisis, and the closure of its Naccache branch was the beginning of the end. To our shock, the place closed in fall 2018, not long after introducing their new tarts and new dishes. Ever since, the place page on zomato says that the place is "temporarily closed", and the place closed with its furniture still there, and the mystery continues.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247438528426694328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678168401515945448.post-64559136379367237992019-05-15T08:01:49.174+03:002019-05-15T08:01:49.174+03:00Indeed. Thats crippling. Out of the 5 mentioned, i...Indeed. Thats crippling. Out of the 5 mentioned, i only tried woodbees and by curiosity not out of passion. That explains part of what u said. For me, and the gourmet in me,the mentionned places failed in telling their story, and had no soul. They did not promote what they are good at and they did not make people like me eager to be the first trialists. Regardless of their taste and quality, they failed in inducing trials and saying who they are and wgat do they stand for. Wait for more, the list is long, not to mention the fact that any unemployed or amateur who is bored is opening a restaurant in lebanon...naji nacouzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961606995183951687noreply@blogger.com