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Lubnan
Lubnan Review
Negotiate the quirky wrought-iron-and-burlap revolving door at the entrance, and you've made it into one of San José's few Middle Eastern restaurants. The Lebanese owners serve a wide variety of dishes from their native region, so if you can't decide, the mezza serves two people and gives you a little bit of everything. For your own individual dish, try the juicy shish kebab de cordero (of lamb), or, if you're feeling especially adventurous, the raw ground-meat kebbe naye (with wheat meal) and kafta naye (without wheat meal). A hip bar in the back serves the same menu, but definitely eat out in the front restaurant Wednesday night for the live Middle Eastern synthesizer music and Thursday night for the 9 pm belly-dancing show.
- Address: Paseo Colón, Cs. 22-24, Paseo Colón, San José, 10103 | Map It
- Phone: 2257--6071
- Location: West of Downtown
Contact Information
- Closed Mon. No dinner Sun.
Restaurant Details
Member Reviews
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floridagoldengirl, from PA and FL and NYC
WE have been to the Lubnan several times over the past few years and we were very happy with the food and the belly dancing especially. WE just went again last night but the ligthing was so dark we could´t really see the dancer and her moves. Belly dancing is really an art and I was really disappointed and upset that we couldn´t see the dancer. The previous times we could clearly see the dancers and their wonderful dance but this time was a huge disappointment.
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laraconda, from Montreal
As a lebanese woman, I was expecting to walk in the restaurant and critisize the lack of authenticity of the food. I was certainly caught of guard by how delicious and authentic the food was, not to forget the cozy entertaining club in the back and the most excellent music. One of the best bar-restaurants I've been to and I highly recommend it!
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