CLAP Beirut
Lebanon
CLAP Beirut is a Japanese restaurant in Martyr’s Square, Downtown Beirut, set on the 8th floor rooftop of the Al Nahar building. The restaurant’s own Beirut pages describe it as a sky-garden dining room first introduced in 2018, with an outlook across the city and towards the Mediterranean Sea. It is presented as a destination restaurant rather than a street-level venue, with a clear emphasis on setting and dinner-led service. The kitchen is framed around Japanese fine dining with a contemporary approach. Official menus are organised into food, wine, beverages, cocktails and cigars, and list dishes such as crispy rice, rock shrimp tempura, marinated Chilean seabass and matcha cheesecake. The Beirut site also refers to an open kitchen, together with indoor restaurant, bar and lounge areas, which suggests a mixed dining and drinks format within one venue. Beyond the main restaurant, CLAP Beirut promotes private dining and event use. Its private-events information states that spaces can be adapted for seated dinners, cocktails and canapés, product displays and press dinners, and it identifies a private dining room for up to 20 guests. The venue also mentions seasonal menus and a music programme for these occasions, pointing to a flexible hospitality offer built around hosted functions. The overall character is polished and design-led, with the Beirut pages stressing Japanese craft, natural materials and a rooftop atmosphere. Public-facing details also refer to sunset dining, curated cocktails and smart casual dress. Taken together, these verified details show a restaurant shaped by atmosphere as much as by cuisine, where the views, bar service and event spaces sit alongside the Japanese menu and the indoor dining room.