Mezze, the wood oven and the charcoal grill. Mar Mikhael, Beirut.
Hummus beiruti$9
Whipped chickpeas, aged tahini, lemon, cumin, our own olive oil, warm pita.
Moutabal$9.50
Aubergine charred over the coals, tahini, pomegranate, mint.
Muhammara$10
Roasted red pepper and walnut dip, pomegranate molasses, Aleppo pepper.
Labneh, za'atar and olives$8.50
Strained yoghurt, wild za'atar, green olives, cucumber, mint.
Warak enab$11
Vine leaves rolled with rice, tomato, parsley and lemon, served cool.
Tabbouleh$9.50
Flat parsley, mint, tomato, spring onion, fine bulgur, lemon and oil.
Falafel$9
Chickpea and fava fritters, tarator, pickled turnip, parsley.
Batata harra$8
Crisp potatoes tossed with chilli, garlic and coriander.
Rkakat$9.50
Cigars of thin pastry, three cheeses, parsley.
Grilled halloumi$10.50
Halloumi off the grill, wild thyme honey, sesame.
Sujuk$11.50
Spiced beef sausage, tomato, garlic, a squeeze of lemon.
Arayes$12.50
Pita stuffed with spiced lamb, pressed on the grill, with yoghurt.
Fattoush$10
Garden leaves, radish, purslane, sumac, crisp pita, pomegranate dressing.
Kale, halloumi and pomegranate$14
Massaged kale, grilled halloumi, cherry tomato, pumpkin seeds, pomegranate.
Burrata, tomato and za'atar oil$16
Burrata from the Bekaa, heirloom tomato, za'atar oil, grilled sourdough.
Roast beetroot and labneh$11.50
Wood-roasted beetroot, labneh, toasted walnuts, dill.
Za'atar manoushe$7
Flatbread with wild za'atar, sesame and olive oil.
Akkawi and halloumi manoushe$9.50
Two Lebanese cheeses, nigella seeds, a little mint.
Lahm bi ajeen$12
Thin flatbread with minced lamb, tomato, pine nuts and pomegranate molasses.
Freekeh and wild mushroom$19
Smoked green wheat cooked like a risotto, wild mushrooms, aged kashkaval.
Baharat roast chicken$22
Half chicken, seven spices, saffron rice, roasted carrots and asparagus.
Sayadieh$26
Catch of the day on caramelised-onion rice, toasted almonds, tahini sauce.
Lamb ouzi$32
Lamb shoulder, twelve hours in the wood oven, spiced rice, peas, toasted nuts.
Shish taouk$18
Chicken marinated in yoghurt, garlic and lemon, grilled over oak charcoal.
Kafta$19
Minced lamb and beef with parsley and onion, on the skewer.
Lamb chops$34
Four chops, sumac onions, charred tomato.
Mixed grillfrom $28
Shish taouk, kafta and lamb skewers, grilled vegetables, toum.
Whole sea bream$30
Grilled whole, chermoula, lemon, fried bread with sumac.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers$16
Halloumi, courgette, peppers and red onion, za'atar oil.
Mezze board for two$32
Hummus, moutabal, tabbouleh, pickles, two skewers of taouk, warm pita.
The Nawa feast$35
The kitchen chooses: six mezze, the grill, a whole fish, dessert. For four or more.
Taouk wrap$11
Grilled chicken, toum, pickles, fries inside.
Spicy taouk wrap$12
Chicken, harissa, roasted peppers, rocket.
Falafel wrap$9
Falafel, tarator, tomato, parsley, pickled turnip.
Kafta wrap$12
Kafta off the grill, hummus, onion and parsley.
Knafeh$11
Warm Nabulsi cheese under semolina crumb, orange-blossom syrup, pistachio.
Dark chocolate and olive oil tart$10
70% chocolate, olive oil, sea salt, tahini cream.
Mouhalabieh$8
Milk pudding with rose water, pistachio and dried rose.
Ashta, honey and fruit$9
Clotted cream, mountain honey, figs or whatever is in season.
Lemon and mint sorbet$7
Two scoops. Sharp, cold, no dairy.
Mint lemonadefrom $6
Fresh lemons, a handful of mint, crushed ice.
Jallab$6.50
Grape molasses, rose water, dates, pine nuts on top.
Ayran$4.50
Salted yoghurt drink, very cold.
Fresh orange juicefrom $5.50
Squeezed when you order it.
Arabic coffee$4
Cardamom coffee, served with a date.
Fresh mint tea$4
Black tea and a lot of fresh mint.
Still or sparkling waterfrom $3
Sohat, from the mountains above Beirut.
Bitter orange spritz$12
Bitter orange, sparkling wine, soda, a slice of blood orange.
Arakfrom $8
Twice-distilled grape and aniseed spirit, with water and ice.
Bekaa redfrom $11
Cinsault and syrah from the Bekaa valley. Soft, dark fruit.
Batroun whitefrom $10
Obeideh and sauvignon from the coast. Crisp, with mezze.
Lebanese lager$6.50
Brewed in Beirut, served ice cold.