Bait Maryam, Levantine restaurant in Jumeirah Lakes Towers, United Arab Emirates.
Bait Maryam is a Levantine restaurant in Jumeirah Lakes Towers featuring a glass-enclosed terrace overlooking the lake and dining spaces filled with wooden furniture, cookbooks, and traditional ornaments. The decor creates a home-like feeling throughout the establishment.
Chef Salam Dakkak founded this restaurant to honor her mother Maryam, incorporating family recipes passed down through generations across the Middle East. This personal connection brings authentic, traditional cooking to the table.
The menu draws from Jordanian, Lebanese, and Palestinian cooking traditions, featuring regional dishes like mansaf, shakshuka, and multiple types of meze. These foods reflect daily eating habits and family customs across the Levantine region.
The restaurant opens at 10:00 AM on weekdays with extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays for later dining. It is advisable to reserve ahead, especially for popular dishes that require advance preparation.
On Fridays, the kitchen prepares a special mansaf, a lamb dish cooked in yogurt sauce, that becomes fully booked due to high demand. This traditional preparation draws regulars who plan their visits around this weekly offering.
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