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B018 Returns: Beirut's Bunker Club Reopens With a $200,000 Sound Rebuild
The Karantina venue is back after two years, with founder's son Omran Gebran leading a back-to-basics relaunch.
Beirut's underground club B018 is reopening in July 2026 after shutting down in 2024 over a dispute tied to its site. The relaunch brings the venue back to its original 1998 concept, with Omran Gebran running the music and a fully analogue d&b audiotechnik system installed for around $200,000.
Karen Wazen Beach Club Opens in Lebanon: Entry From $30, Memberships at $600
The Dubai pop-up concept lands on the Aishti rooftop in Jal El Dib with day passes, memberships, and sunset sessions.
Karen Wazen opened her beach club in Jal El Dib on July 1, bringing her Dubai pop-up concept to Lebanon. Here are the entrance fees, membership perks, and opening hours for the summer season.
Thinkers Opens New Coffee and Work Space in Antelias
The Lebanese coffee chain opened a Demco Towers branch running daily from 7 AM to midnight, its fourth location.
Thinkers Coffee Shop has opened a new branch at Demco Towers in Antelias, running from 7 AM to midnight every day. The launch added a fourth location to the Lebanese chain and included a coffee party with events brand Brews & Beats.
Patchi Opens Le Resto in Dbayeh With Chef Youssef Akiki
The Lebanese chocolate house moves into all-day casual dining through a partnership with a well-known local chef.
Patchi has opened Le Resto, an all-day casual dining venue in Dbayeh, in partnership with chef Youssef Akiki. The restaurant serves Mediterranean food from breakfast to dinner and marks a new step in the brand's hospitality push in Lebanon.
Inside altero, the New Achrafieh Restaurant Built Over Three Years
Chef Fadi Anid and partner Claude Sader open a multi-room Italian dining concept in the heart of Beirut.
altero is a contemporary Italian restaurant that opened in Achrafieh, Beirut, in February 2026. Founded by Executive Chef Fadi Anid and his partner Claude Sader, it brings together a dining room, a wine bar, a chef's table, a terrace, and a lounge under one roof. The concept took nearly three years of planning before its doors opened.
Lebanese Co-Owner's Philadelphia Restaurant Wins Top James Beard Award
Kalaya, the Fishtown Thai restaurant backed by Beirut-raised developer Roland Kassis, was named the best restaurant in the United States.
Kalaya, a Southern Thai restaurant in Philadelphia, has won the 2026 James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant, the highest national honor in American dining. The restaurant is co-owned by Roland Kassis, a Lebanese entrepreneur who left Beirut at 14 and went on to reshape the city's Fishtown district through food, real estate and culture.
Best ERP For Lebanese Manufacturers and Retailers
Dual-currency books, NSSF payroll, and the new e-filing rules decide the shortlist before price ever does.
A practical guide to choosing ERP software in Lebanon, built around the local problems that break most systems: USD and LBP on the same ledger, NSSF and VAT compliance, the Ministry of Finance electronic filing mandate, and patchy power. It compares SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Odoo, and Zoho on real price bands and names verified local implementation partners.
MUUN: Chef Tarek Alameddine Opens a Japanese Table in Saifi
The chef behind Beihouse and BUCO brings hand rolls, nigiri, and ramen to a calm new room in Beirut.
MUUN is a new Japanese restaurant in Beirut's Saifi district from chef Tarek Alameddine, who also runs Beihouse and BUCO. The menu runs from made-to-order hand rolls and premium nigiri to crudos, curries, and ramen, served in a room built around an open kitchen and a deliberately quiet design.
Two Brothers Built Beeway From One Scooter Stand in Zaaroor
Ahmad and Karim Machaka turned a small rental setup into a two-location electric scooter service in Lebanon.
Beeway is a Lebanese electric scooter rental service founded in 2023 by brothers Ahmad and Karim Machaka. It started with scooters at Zaaroor Club and now runs two locations, including BIEL in Beirut, with a new fleet on the way.
Nine Lebanese Universities Make the QS 2027 World Rankings
The American University of Beirut leads the local list at rank 223, with eight other Lebanese institutions named.
Quacquarelli Symonds has published its QS World University Rankings for 2027, with nine Lebanese universities placing among more than 1,500 institutions worldwide. The American University of Beirut topped the local group, while King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals led the Arab region.
BEX Beauty by Balqees Fathi Launches in Lebanon
The GCC beauty brand built by Emirati singer Balqees Fathi opens its glow to Lebanese shoppers.
BEX Beauty, the makeup and skincare brand founded by Emirati singer and cultural figure Balqees Fathi, is now available in Lebanon. Launched in 2020 around the idea of camera-ready results that still care for the skin, the brand built its name across the Gulf before crossing into the Lebanese market. Here is what BEX is, who is behind it, and what it brings to shoppers in Beirut and beyond.
Karen Wazen Beach Club Opens in Lebanon on July 1
The fashion entrepreneur brings her Dubai beach club concept to the Aishti Rooftop in Jal El Dib.
Lebanese entrepreneur Karen Wazen is bringing her beach club concept to the Aishti Rooftop in Jal El Dib, with an opening reported for July 1, 2026. The venue follows her seasonal Dubai pop-up that ran from April through May this year.
