El Soussi
Mar Elias, Beirut
Restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon
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Dress
Casual
Why go
El Soussi is a late-night street-food counter in Beirut, open Thursday and Friday from 10:30 PM to 3 AM alongside daytime service most other days. The format is counter service with minimal seating, built for speed rather than atmosphere. Walk-in only; expect crowds after midnight on weekends.
About El Soussi
El Soussi is a Beirut venue with a verified schedule that is split between early daytime openings and late-night service on select days. The listed hours are Monday to Wednesday from 8:30 AM to 1 PM, Thursday and Friday from 10:30 PM to 3 AM, Saturday from 8:30 AM to 1 PM, Sunday from 8:30 AM to 1 PM. The verified dress code is casual. For readers comparing options, Em Sherif and O Monot Restaurant are other Beirut names to consider, but El Soussi's verified public details are limited to its city, hours, casual dress code.
What Is Verified
The strongest confirmed planning detail for El Soussi is its schedule. It opens in the morning on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, while Thursday and Friday are late-night only, from 10:30 PM to 3 AM. No verified street address, neighborhood, menu, price range, seating format, reservation policy, takeaway service, delivery service, or dietary-accommodation information is available here, so those details should be confirmed directly before visiting. If you are comparing Beirut options, Casablanca is another venue profile to review.
What to Order
There is no verified menu or pricing information for El Soussi in the available data, so this guide cannot recommend specific dishes or make claims about cuisine, specialties, portions, or dietary suitability. The practical approach is to check the current offering directly with the venue when you arrive or before you go. Diners with allergies, vegetarian or vegan requirements, or other dietary needs should not assume accommodation without direct confirmation. M. Sahyoun Falafel and Rizk Chicken are other Beirut venues readers may compare, but no specific menu claim about El Soussi is verified here.
Because service style and reservation details are not verified, plan around the confirmed hours rather than assumptions about booking, seating, or takeaway. For a broader look at Beirut's dining landscape, explore our full Beirut restaurants guide.
Planning details
- Location
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Website
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +9611312145
The take
The Take
The Vibe
El Soussi feels like one of Beirut’s settled rooms: weathered, confident and quietly authoritative. The dining space carries decades of regulars and memories, so the atmosphere leans away from trendy display and toward a lived-in intimacy. It is the kind of place that accommodates milestone birthdays, family reunions and the slow, generous meals that Lebanese table culture prizes. Rather than shouting for attention, the restaurant’s presence is embedded in local life — familiar to Beirutis who seek a substantive, unflashy setting where food and company are the point.
Best For
This is a venue built for shared occasions. El Soussi is best for family gatherings, celebratory dinners and group meals where abundance and variety matter more than tasting-menu formality. Locals bring it out for milestone moments—birthdays, reunions, even somber observances—because the kitchen is calibrated to feed tables generously and reliably. If you’re planning a communal spread in Mar Elias or a relaxed but important night with friends and relatives, El Soussi fits the bill: attentive to tradition, comfortable for groups and focused on execution at scale.
Ordering Tips
Order with sharing in mind: the restaurant’s strengths lie in broad meze spreads and generous plates rather than single-course sequences. Lean on classics—fatteh, ful and hummus are signature items—and build a wide table to pass around. The description also highlights staples the kitchen routinely executes at scale (kibbeh nayyeh and grilled meats are mentioned as benchmarks), so include a mix of raw, grilled and sauced preparations to sample different textures. Think abundance, not austerity, and let the table unfold over conversation.
Venue details
Ambiance
Rustic and welcoming home-like atmosphere with a tiny open kitchen preparing hearty dishes in a no-frills setting.
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Vibe
Best For
Experience
At the Table
- Dress Code
- Casual
- Noise Level
- Conversational
- Service Style
- Casual
- Meal Pacing
- Standard
- Capacity
- Small
Signature Dishes
- fatteh
- ful
- hummus
Planning details
Location
Also consider
Also Consider
- Rizk Chicken, Notable alternative
- M. Sahyoun Falafel, Notable alternative
- Em Sherif, Notable alternative
- O Monot Restaurant, Notable alternative
- Casablanca, Notable alternative
Restaurant context
El Soussi occupies a distinct niche in Beirut's dining scene: the late-night, post-club meal stop. Rizk Chicken and M. Sahyoun Falafel offer similar street-food formats but operate on more conventional schedules, making them better daytime options when you want a quick bite without the club-crowd energy. For groups or special occasions, Em Sherif delivers polished Lebanese dining with full table service and a menu built for sharing, though at a significantly higher price point and with reservations essential. O Monot Restaurant sits somewhere in the middle, more formal than El Soussi, less elaborate than Em Sherif, offers easier booking with a broader appeal for mixed groups.
If your priority is convenience after midnight, El Soussi is one of the few venues open when other kitchens have closed. Casablanca provides a sit-down alternative with later hours than most, though not quite matching the 3 AM close. For daytime visits, the other street-food spots, Rizk Chicken and M. Sahyoun Falafel, are easier to reach and offer clearer menu information, making them the safer bet for first-time visitors or anyone navigating dietary restrictions without staff guidance. El Soussi's value lies in its late availability rather than culinary distinction; choose it when timing matters more than ambiance or menu transparency.
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Compare El Soussi
| Venue | Awards | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| El Soussi | No published awards | Easy |
| Rizk Chicken | No published awards | Unknown |
| M. Sahyoun Falafel | No published awards | Unknown |
| Em Sherif | 2026 Mena's 50 Best Restaurants · #132026 OAD Casual in Asia Ranked · #182025 Mena's 50 Best Restaurants · #9 | Unknown |
| O Monot Restaurant | No published awards | Unknown |
| Casablanca | No published awards | Unknown |
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is El Soussi known for?
Based on the verified information available here, El Soussi is a Beirut venue with casual dress code and a schedule that includes daytime hours on most listed days plus late-night hours on Thursday and Friday.
