Illustration by Fig & Ginger, drawn from the review. The venue's own photo is on its way.
Lebanese and Arabic institution in Kuwait City (Gulf Street, near Kuwait Towers), Kuwait
Mais Alghanim
The Lebanese standard, since 1953
A restaurant that says Genuine Hospitality Since 1953 on its own front page has either earned the line or is lying in public. Mais Alghanim has the room and the history to back it. It is a Lebanese and Arabic dining room on Gulf Street near Kuwait Towers, and it has fed families here for generations.
The format is the classic one. Mezze first, and plenty of it, then grills and the larger plates, with Arabic and some continental dishes for the cousin who does not want to share. There is a breakfast menu, a takeaway line and catering, which tells you how many tables in town it has been a part of. I will not invent a signature dish. Ask the waiter and trust the answer.
Go with family, since it is a restaurant built for that and for the long table. The point is reliability rather than surprise. Cooks and waiters who have done this for decades are worth more than a chef with a new concept, and you can taste the difference in the bread and the pace of service. If you want to know what Kuwait's older generation ate on special evenings, this is the address. Bring the oldest member of the family and ask what they ordered here years ago. The answer will tell you what to eat tonight.
- Order this
- Mezze spread, Mixed grills, Breakfast menu
- The damage
- $$$
- Go
- Dinner with family, or the breakfast menu on a slow morning
- Find it
- Gulf Street, Beach View, near Kuwait Towers, Kuwait City
- Website
- maisalghanim.com