Food
What to eat, where to find it, what it costs.
3 Food
Abu Abdo, the ful house in Aleppo
Selling ful in the Jdeideh quarter of Aleppo since 1885. Left overnight in copper vats over a low flame, it is served from morning with tahini and olive oil.
Aleppo-style ful medames with tahini, olive oil and a little pepper paste · Variable — ask at the counter · Aleppo
Anas Shawarma
It started with one shop in Midan in 1991 and has since spread beyond Syria. The original branch is still on Al-Jazmatiyah, open until two in the morning.
Pressed chicken shawarma — toum, pickles, chips · Variable — ask the sandwich price at the counter; cash only · Damascus
Al-Sadeeq Restaurant
In Damascus since 1906 and run by the fourth generation: the Arab world’s first shawarma restaurant, they say. Lamb over charcoal, grilled kibbeh beside it.
Charcoal-fired lamb shawarma; grilled kibbeh · Variable — ask; a service percentage can appear on the bill · Damascus
