24 Hours of Street Food in Doha, Qatar: A Culinary Journey

Lebanese Breakfast Delights

• 💡 Beirut Restaurant, a third-generation establishment, offers a traditional Lebanese breakfast featuring hummus, fool, and falafel.
• 🎯 The hummus is noted for its creaminess, enhanced by fresh chickpeas, olive oil, and optional green chilies and pickles.
• 🔑 A highlight is the mosabaha, a chunkier, more garlicky version of hummus, and a creamy eggplant dip with tahini.
• ⚡ The falafel sandwich is assembled with hummus, tahini, pickles, and a generous amount of chili paste, offering a spicy and flavorful bite.

Bakery Classics and Palestinian Flavors

• 🥐 Omar Al Khayam Bakery, over 60 years old, is renowned for its manakish (flatbreads) with zatar and its safiha (minced beef pies).
• 💥 The manakish are baked fresh, boasting a fluffy yet chewy texture with a generous coating of zatar.
• 🍖 The safiha features a crispy, flaky base topped with seasoned minced beef, best enjoyed with hot sauce.
• 🧆 Palestine Cafeteria, a 60-year-old institution, serves authentic Palestinian falafel and beef liver.
• 🌟 The beef liver, dipped in tahini and paired with pickles, is praised for its freshness and flavorful spices.
• 🥙 The falafel sandwich is a hearty combination of hummus, tahini, falafel, fries, eggplant, salad, and chili sauce.

Somali Cuisine and Persian Kebabs

• 🥘 Hargeisa Restaurant, a Somali institution for over 50 years, offers tender camel stew and sheep meat served with fluffy rice and a flavorful broth.
• 🥞 The restaurant is also famous for its Somali pancakes (called 'Ankare'), which are fluffy, pillow-like, and can be served plain with butter and honey, or with an omelette filling for a sweet and savory balance.
• 🔥 Baba Kabab, located outside the city center, specializes in Persian kebabs grilled over open fire.
• 🍖 Varieties include yogurt-marinated lamb, Bahini kebab with dried lemon, and a special lamb chop known for its tenderness and smoky flavor.
• 🥩 The kubideh kebab (minced meat) is highlighted for its perfect ratio of fattiness and juiciness, served with bread, tomato, lemon, and onions.

Indian Delicacies and Sweet Endings

• 🍛 Al Zarka Restaurant, a 50-year-old Indian eatery, serves Kerala-style cuisine, particularly its signature keema (minced beef) with peas and spices.
• 🫓 Freshly made paratha and puri are served alongside the keema, perfect for scooping up the flavorful dish.
• 🍯 The culinary journey concludes at Al Aker Sweets with Knafeh, described as the king of desserts, a Jordanian specialty featuring cheese, syrup, rose water, and pistachios.