Damastique

You'll find yourself on one of the city centre's most characterful streets, where Damastique has quietly become the place locals actually book ahead for. Walk in and the smell hits you first—charred meat, warm spices, something genuinely alive in the kitchen. The room's modest, unpretentious, the kind of place where everyone's focused on what's on their plate rather than their Instagram. Service moves at a proper pace, which means you're meant to linger over mezze, smoky aubergine, lamb that falls apart, flatbreads still warm from the grill.