Elie Saab's Top Picks

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Favorite Bars:
1. La Centrale; Mar Maroun Street,
2. Saifi Sydney's; InterContinental Le Vendome Hotel, Ain El Mreysseh
3. Element; Victor Hugo Street, Achrafieh

Favorite restaurants:
1. Balthus; Avenue des Francais, Ghandour Buidin
2. Diwan Sultan Ibrahim; Minet al Hosn and Charles Malek Avenue, Achrafieh
3. Burj el Hamam; Broumana Main Road, Broumana

Beirut 'Must Sees':
1. Baalbeck; the largest ruins of Roman temples in the world
2. Byblos; ancient city, occupied since Phoenician times
3. Cedars of Lebanon; Ski resort set amid dramatic mountain scenery and cedar groves.

Best things about Beirut:
People
Weather
Food

Worst things about Beirut:
Traffic
Pollution

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