Best Lebanese places in DC/MD

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Any recs for Lebanese food? Thanks for your help. I’m finding that most Lebanese restaurants are higher end here (example: Albi) and just looking for a casual spot for some decent shawarma.

[Anonymous]

They don’t exist.

[Anonymous]

Mama Ayesha’s is good (altho admittedly I haven’t been in a while) but not sure of they have shawarma.

[Anonymous]

Lebanese Taverna

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People are snobby about Lebanese Taverna on here, but we like it a lot. Their spinach and lentil soup is incredible. I’ve tried many copycat versions and come close, but nothing touches the original.

[Anonymous]

Oh also, Cedars of Lebanon in Greenbelt.

[Anonymous]

We are in VA. DH is Lebanese. We go to http://www.medgmarket.com in Springfield/Alexandria for shwarma and mannoosh with the kids.

https://www.mediterraneanbakery.market for fresh bread and take away food.

These are both very casual, quick and cheaper eats. We go frequently.

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Also Raouche in Mosaic - https://www.raouchecafe.com

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Anonymous wrote:Lebanese Taverna

People are snobby about Lebanese Taverna on here, but we like it a lot. Their spinach and lentil soup is incredible. I’ve tried many copycat versions and come close, but nothing touches the original.

I do not get why people are snobby about Lebanese Taverna. I've been going there since the 80s. They are a long-standing DC local business that has really invested in the community. Are the cafes a little bit strip-mall in nature? Yes, and it's great that they've made lebanese food convenient and accessible to so many people. I think their stuff is really tasty and so much better than cava for a strip mall option. But go to the original in WP.

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Anonymous wrote:Lebanese Taverna

People are snobby about Lebanese Taverna on here, but we like it a lot. Their spinach and lentil soup is incredible. I’ve tried many copycat versions and come close, but nothing touches the original.

I do not get why people are snobby about Lebanese Taverna. I've been going there since the 80s. They are a long-standing DC local business that has really invested in the community. Are the cafes a little bit strip-mall in nature? Yes, and it's great that they've made lebanese food convenient and accessible to so many people. I think their stuff is really tasty and so much better than cava for a strip mall option. But go to the original in WP.

By WP, do you mean Westover? I have never heard it called WP.

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Anonymous wrote:Also Raouche in Mosaic - https://www.raouchecafe.com

I love this place. Their rice is so fragrant I have to stop myself from planting my face right in the dish.

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Anonymous wrote:Lebanese Taverna

People are snobby about Lebanese Taverna on here, but we like it a lot. Their spinach and lentil soup is incredible. I’ve tried many copycat versions and come close, but nothing touches the original.

I do not get why people are snobby about Lebanese Taverna. I've been going there since the 80s. They are a long-standing DC local business that has really invested in the community. Are the cafes a little bit strip-mall in nature? Yes, and it's great that they've made lebanese food convenient and accessible to so many people. I think their stuff is really tasty and so much better than cava for a strip mall option. But go to the original in WP.

By WP, do you mean Westover? I have never heard it called WP.

Woodley Park. I don't think it's called WP, I was just abbreviating.

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Anonymous wrote:Lebanese Taverna

People are snobby about Lebanese Taverna on here, but we like it a lot. Their spinach and lentil soup is incredible. I’ve tried many copycat versions and come close, but nothing touches the original.

I do not get why people are snobby about Lebanese Taverna. I've been going there since the 80s. They are a long-standing DC local business that has really invested in the community. Are the cafes a little bit strip-mall in nature? Yes, and it's great that they've made lebanese food convenient and accessible to so many people. I think their stuff is really tasty and so much better than cava for a strip mall option. But go to the original in WP.

By WP, do you mean Westover? I have never heard it called WP.

Woodley Park. I don't think it's called WP, I was just abbreviating.

I was confused since Westover is original Lebanese Taverna and thought I had missed something.

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Wooden Bakery in Vienna

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Anonymous wrote:Lebanese Taverna

People are snobby about Lebanese Taverna on here, but we like it a lot. Their spinach and lentil soup is incredible. I’ve tried many copycat versions and come close, but nothing touches the original.

I do not get why people are snobby about Lebanese Taverna. I've been going there since the 80s. They are a long-standing DC local business that has really invested in the community. Are the cafes a little bit strip-mall in nature? Yes, and it's great that they've made lebanese food convenient and accessible to so many people. I think their stuff is really tasty and so much better than cava for a strip mall option. But go to the original in WP.

By WP, do you mean Westover? I have never heard it called WP.

Woodley Park. I don't think it's called WP, I was just abbreviating.

I was confused since Westover is original Lebanese Taverna and thought I had missed something.

Yep, not sure what the PP is talking about.

"In 1979, after having worked in several local restaurants, the family had finally saved enough to purchase a humble corner restaurant in the Westover neighborhood of Arlington. Being practical, they kept the original sign, “Athenian Taverna,” but changed one word, and thus the “Lebanese Taverna” legacy was born"