Al Qaimarryeh, Syria
Naranj Restaurant
On Midhat Basha Street in Damascus's Old City quarter of Al-Qaimarryeh, Naranj takes its name from the bitter orange, a cornerstone ingredient in the older, less exported register of Syrian cooking. The setting, a historic Levantine courtyard building, frames the meal before any food arrives. For visitors with time to spend in the UNESCO-listed old walls, it represents the heritage end of the Damascus dining spectrum.
