The storefront of Cali Burger in Mar Mikhael. (Credit: Photo provided by the establishment.)
In Mar Mikhael, finding a burger is never difficult. The trendy Beirut district has become a major hub for specialty burger chains, to the point that Leon Semerjian describes it as Lebanon’s “real burger scene.” That is precisely why the founder of Cali Burger chose to open his third location there.After opening its first restaurant in Broummana and a second in Las Salinas, Anfeh, in northern Lebanon, the brand has now opened a restaurant in Mar Mikhael. The official opening is planned after an initial testing phase to assess service flow and operations before moving to a faster pace.“We wanted to be in this competition,” says Semerjian, who wanted to test his concept at the heart of Beirut’s market. The entrepreneur, who holds a degree in hotel management from Switzerland, returned to Lebanon in 2018 after working in the food and...
In Mar Mikhael, finding a burger is never difficult. The trendy Beirut district has become a major hub for specialty burger chains, to the point that Leon Semerjian describes it as Lebanon’s “real burger scene.” That is precisely why the founder of Cali Burger chose to open his third location there.After opening its first restaurant in Broummana and a second in Las Salinas, Anfeh, in...
