20 Pastry Shops In Tripoli, Lebanon That Are Totally Worth The Drive
Tripoli, the ancient and largest city in northern Lebanon, has a great reputation for producing the best Lebanese sweets in the region.
The people of Tripoli have a great sweet tooth, which explains the presence of numerous pastry shops in the district.
From French to Lebanese sweets, the traditional and the innovative, here is a list of amazing pastry shops that are totally worth the drive to Tripoli:
#1 Dipndip
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A "chocolate cafe" as this pastry store in Tripoli is dubbed, the place serves delicious crepes and innovative desserts where chocolate is king. It's located on Aashir El Dayeh Street.
#2 Sara Et Karim
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A friendly homey place to go to for coffee and dessert (and also a nice breakfast and pasta), Sara & Karim is located in El-Maarad Street, near the Nini Hospital.
#3 Al-Tom Delights
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For fancy Lebanese traditional desserts, you got to head to Al-Tom Delights, a long-established Tripolitan sweet parlor that has also expanded to sell its wide range of sweets across Lebanon. In Tripoli, it is located on Nadim Al Jesr Street.
#4 Sit n Dip
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Another dessert and crepes parlor with innovative deliciousness for chocolate lovers in Tripoli is Sit n Dip on Aashir El Dayeh Street. You might want to try their waffles bathed in chocolate and topped with fresh strawberries!
#5 قصر الحلو Hallab 1881
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It’s impossible to visit Tripoli without trying at least once Hallab 1881, the Palace of Desserts, one of the oldest pastry shops in the country. It also serves delicious local specialties like the Tripolitan Lahm B-Ajeen and Knefeh Bil Ashta, as well as traditional Lebanese meals.
The pastry shop has long expanded its operation to multiple locations across Lebanon and also abroad but it all started in Riad El Solh street in Tripoli where it continues to operate.
#6 Primola
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Located on Nadim El Jesr Street, facing Point Cave, Primola is a dessert and ice-cream parlor offering a variety of both, and a tempting mix of both like their Ashta Ice-cream cake.
#7 Fresco
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As its name suggests, Fresco is a place to go for refreshing sweetness. like Lebanese Ashta ice cream and fresh juices, and also desserts. It is located on Corniche Al Baher in Al-Mina.
#8 Rafaat Hallab 1881, El-Tall Street
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Specializing in desserts and pastries, Rafaat Hallab 1881 is similarly famous for its finest Lebanese pastries. Based in Tripoli with multiple branches in Lebanon, it also produces diet products for the ones wanting to indulge guiltlessly in these confectioneries.
#9 Pâtisserie Leroux
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