3 editor picks across Canada.
3 levantine restaurants worth the trip across Canada, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Canada.
Damas serves Syrian cuisine on avenue Van Horne in chic Outremont, in a room of warm colours, velvets, carved wood and multicoloured lights.
OrderThe lamb, cooked in various ways, plus the fattoush salad and pastirma.
TipTake a table in the main dining area to watch the chefs prepare the bread and cook on the charcoal grill.
Le Petit Alep serves Syrian and Armenian cuisine at 191 Rue Jean-Talon Est, with Wednesday and Saturday service from 5:00 P.M. to 10:30 P.M.
OrderMouhamara, the breadcrumb and walnut puree, or the Aleppo sausages with pine nuts.
Nuba Gastown is a Feel Good Lebanese restaurant at 207 West Hastings Street in an underground space with a 36-foot bar, open daily from 11:30am.
OrderNajib's Special crispy cauliflower with tahini and pickled cabbage, then the lamb kafta.
TipWalk-ins are welcome; groups of 8 or more should contact the restaurant, and the site books tables through OpenTable.
