The 8 Best Bars in Badaro

The new creative-quarter district south of the centre. Bookshop-bars, design studios, and the most adventurous food in Beirut. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Beirut.

Badaro is one of Beirut's sharpest drinking neighbourhoods. The new creative-quarter district south of the centre. Bookshop-bars, design studios, and the most adventurous food in Beirut. This is barsforKings's editor-curated guide to the 8 best bars in Badaro — every room here earns its place on craft, atmosphere or sheer local conviction. Save it before your next night out.

You'll find Cocktail Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.

The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Badaro like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.

The Ranked List

8 bars in Badaro, ranked

A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.

No. 01 · Cocktail Bars
961 Beer Tap Room
Mar Mikhael · $$
961 Beer Tap Room draws a steady local crowd in Mar Mikhael. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 02 · Cocktail Bars
Anise Cocktail Bar
Hamra · $$$
Anise Cocktail Bar draws a steady local crowd in Hamra. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 03 · Cocktail Bars
Balthus Bar
Mar Mikhael · $$$
Balthus Bar draws a steady local crowd in Mar Mikhael. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 04 · Cocktail Bars
Bar Tartine
Mar Mikhael · $$$
Bar Tartine draws a steady local crowd in Mar Mikhael. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 05 · Cocktail Bars
Bardo
Sodeco · $$$
Bardo draws a steady local crowd in Sodeco. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 06 · Cocktail Bars
Bey Craft Beer
Mar Mikhael · $$
Bey Craft Beer draws a steady local crowd in Mar Mikhael. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 07 · Cocktail Bars
Bone Marrow Bar
Mar Mikhael · $$$
Bone Marrow Bar draws a steady local crowd in Mar Mikhael. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
No. 08 · Cocktail Bars
Bryant Park Jazz Club
Hamra · $$$
Bryant Park Jazz Club draws a steady local crowd in Hamra. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
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