Lebanese SEAFOOD MOUNTAIN in Batroun - Bar Food + Old Souk Tour | Lebanon

🧳 NICO:   / explorernico   🇱🇧 RESTAURANT:   / colonelbeer   🌎 MY TRAVEL/FOOD BLOG: https://davidsbeenhere.com/ My road trip through Lebanon continued in the city of Batroun, a beautiful beach town roughly one hour north of Beirut. We were going to do a mix of food and historical sites this afternoon. Come with me as we explore the Lebanese food in the city of Batroun! We began at Hilmi’s House of Lemonade, a lemonade museum and spot where you can try fresh lemonade. It’s the world’s most iconic lemonade spot, and the world’s only lemonade museum! It dates back to 1888! 👕 DAVID’S BEEN HERE MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/davids-b... There are lots of displays showing the history of Hilmi’s. The three Hilmi sisters were the first to sell lemonade in Batroun. Later, Chez Hilmi founded the Hilmi brand in 1962. This museum was founded by Rana, Farah, and Nour Hilmi. There’s also a gift shop and a room where you can try their different lemonades. They have over a dozen varieties, as well as smoothies, other fruit juices, ice cream, and more. I went with the original. It was tart, cold, and icy. It was half-frozen. They also have Red Moon lemonade, mint lemonade, Strawberry lemonade, and more. They even have one called On Fire, which contains tequila! It cost 30,000 LL, or about $1.50 USD. Back outside, the rain cleared up and we set out to explore the city. We could see old stone houses with medieval architecture. The stones were massive! The houses were being renovated. There were also several restaurants and older buildings like churches. I recommend coming to Batroun in the summer, as many spots are closed in the winter. We saw St. Stephen’s Church, which was built by an Italian architect. Next to it is the port with a few boats. I learned that most of the men here were either fishermen and sponge divers. Then, we headed across a rocky beach toward the Phoenician Wall. These rocks were used to make the stones used to build the buildings in town. To get great views, you climb up to the Church of Our Lady of the Sea. The Phoenician Wall is massive. It’s beautiful ! Next, we headed to Batroun Pebble Beach. It was high tide and there are restaurants nearby. Then, we walked to Georges Maalouf Seafood & Snack for one of Batroun’s famous seafood sandwiches! They sell many varieties, including octopus, shrimp, calamari, fish eggs, squid with ink, raw fish, grilled fish, and more. They also sell raw fish plates and mussels. We went with the raw fish sandwich, which is made with a red meat fish similar to tuna, and soy sauce. It tasted like sashimi and was like a raw seafood wrap. Adding some chilies gave it a little kick. Nico got the calamari sandwich, which comes with lettuce, lime juice, coriander, salt, and olive oil. They brush za’atar and a reddish sauce on top and chop it into three pieces. It was fresh, spicy, and crispy, and cost $5 USD. Next, we drove to Colonel Brewery & Distillery. They make arak, vodka, gin, white rum, and beer. At their bar, we started with some unfiltered lager, which was smooth and ice-cold. Next was their passionfruit lager, which is lager with passionfruit syrup. It was unique and summery. We followed that with an herbal gin and a some milky arak. Inside the kitchen, they made some shrimp rolls, fish kibbeh, and more for the fried seafood combo. They also made shrimp with butter, lemon juice, oil, and garlic. The tajin with lionfish, tahini, garlic, nuts, and onion looked amazing, too. The calamari with sweet chili sauce was amazing. The fish kibbeh was the perfect bar food, as was the fried shrimp with tartar sauce. I loved the shrimp rolls, and the garlic shrimp was excellent. The lionfish tajin was unreal! I also loved the moutabel! Where have you been? Subscribe Here! http://bit.ly/DavidsbeenhereSub Top videos! http://bit.ly/DavidsbeenhereTopVideos Follow Me: INSTAGRAM ►   / davidsbeenhere   FACEBOOK ►   / davidsbeenhere   TWITTER ►   / davidsbeenhere   MY BLOG! ► http://davidsbeenhere.com/ Contact Me: +BUSINESS EMAIL ► [email protected] #Davidsbeenhere #Batroun #Lebanon #LebaneseFood #DavidinLebanon About Me: My name is David Hoffmann. For the last 13 years, I have traveled the world in search of unique destinations and cuisines. Since starting David’s Been Here in 2008, I have explored over 1,200 destinations in 84 countries, while documenting them on my YouTube channels, travel blog, and social media sites. I focus mostly on cuisine, culture, and historical sites, but my passion is food! I love to experience and showcase the different flavors each destination has to offer, from casual street food to gourmet restaurant dining. Where have you been? P.S. Thank you for watching my videos and subscribing!