The Place

Yazhou came to be following a chance encounter and a strong friendship between the owner of the only Relais & Châteaux in Beirut « L’Albergo », Bechara Nammour, and the threesome Jacques & Laurent Pourcel and Olivier Château from Montpellier. Soon after they met, they decided to set up a different kind of restaurant, in a country where Lebanese are considered as nomads and great travelers, so… as living proof, fine food will naturally go hand in hand with travelling…

The meaning of Yazhou in Chinese is… Asia!
The tone is set…

It’s a restaurant with a purely Asian feel to it, in its cuisine of course, a cuisine with Asian influences with the Pourcel chefs’ personal French touch  - French Asian cuisine -, but also in its really quirky decor. 

Situated in the heart of the Lebanese capital, between the corniche, the superb constructions of the 1930s, the magnificent palace, the beautiful villas, the luxury hotels, near the legendary and majestic hotel Albergo, Yazhou is also in the famous traditional area of Achrafieh, in the smartest street of downtown Beirut, the Abdel Wahab El Inglizi road, part of the famous golden triangle.

Yahzou stands for charm and travel. The name fits in perfectly with the other Pourcel brothers’ restaurants scattered far and wide around the world, in amazing settings, each one very different from the next…

Yazhou is a fine food address, not to be missed, ideal for discovering the city of Beirut and its boundless energy.