Al’deewan Bakery

The ultimate Lebanese manakeesh

This bakery has two things going for it: the ridiculously good manakeesh and the ridiculously low prices.

Interior of Al'deewan Bakery
Interior of Al’deewan Bakery. A giant brick oven can be seen behind the main counter.

Manakeesh (مناقيش) is a round, Middle Eastern flatbread with toppings. It goes by slightly different spellings because there is no standard transliteration for Arabic. The classic topping is za’atar, a mixture of dried thyme and oregano, brushed with olive oil. At Al’deewan, you can find this and a respectable range of toppings.

Al'deewan menu
Manakeesh menu

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