Beit Kanz a Cultural Hub That Celebrates Lebanon’s Craftsmanship and Culinary Art

Beit Kanz, a Lebanese cultural hub featuring a Lebanese terroir shop, an artisanal boutique, and a café-restaurant opened its doors on Sursock Street, Beirut-Lebanon.

The heritage venue, shaded by jasmines and citrus trees, dates back between 1880 and 1940 and offers a visual feast of architectural styles: local, Ottoman, and Art-Deco, with exquisite woodwork, and a splendid array of patterns and colors.

The building is a testament to the spirit of Kanz: mindful of the past, while resolutely focused on the future.

• The Gourmet Shop features a complete range of Kanz ethical products, handcrafted by more than 1000 Lebanese women in 53 villages, using recipes that combine ancestral skills with the creativity of renowned chefs, using seasonal and natural home-grown ingredients. Kanz brings together food, traditions, and skills that weave our culture while focusing on practices with a low environmental footprint, and high social impact.
• The boutique is a platform that showcases the elegant talent of local artisans, bringing their remarkable artistic skills to world attention: from physically challenged potters in the Shouf, to visually impaired wicker weavers in Beirut, embroiderers and couturiers in Baalbek, coppersmiths in Tripoli, fine glass blowers in Tyre, soap makers in Saida, woodworkers in Hadath, and many more. Here, Lebanese craftsmanship is promoted by encouraging more craftsmen and women to produce Lebanese handicrafts, using their heritage techniques with a modern artistic direction (in collaboration with Beirut Bloomers).
• The café is a journey in time, a culinary adventure that celebrates Lebanon’s most precious treasure: the land. Beit Kanz’s menu celebrates Lebanese ancestral culinary heritage by depicting the historical background of every seasonal dish on its menu (developed with Heritage and Roots’ historian Charles al-Hayek).