Weekend Grub: Figaro Grill will make you a fan of Lebanese cuisine
Many of my friends don't understand my fascination with Lebanese cuisine. "It's just a lot of grilled meat and hummus, right?"
I thought that too until I ventured out and tried some. I never thought I'd return to Karachi with a hankering for the subtle flavours of the Middle East.
While many Lebanese restaurants have opened up in Karachi, I personally did not enjoy the food at most. They'd either desi-fy the flavours or it would just not be up to mark. Also, some places might be decent but the location and setting isn't comfortable for a nice meal. Yes, I'm picky.
Figaro Grill is Karachi's latest eatery that boasts Lebanese and continental cuisine and I knew I had to try it out. Lebanese? Yes please! That sounded funny in my head.
I still consider myself a novice when it comes to Lebanese cuisine, so I dragged some of my cultured colleagues, who were missing the authentic flavours of Lebanese cuisine, to the restaurant. This also made me nervous because they'd declared a vow of vengeance if the food didn't live up to my talk.
Where to go
Figaro Grill is located at the bustling food street of SMCHS. Traveling from Shahrah-e-Qaideen, it will be the first restaurant along with Bam-Bou to greet you when entering the area.