Josef Lebanese Restaurant

Name: Josef Lebanese Restaurant
Address: 39 Bd Saint-Marcel, Paris, Paris
Price range: €2.8 - €98

Restaurant Libanais Josef

Ribass Paris - Authentic Lebanese Cuisine

★ 4.8 (2,093) 📍 39 Bd Saint-Marcel, Paris

Cold appetizers

Hummus

Houmous

Chickpea purée with sesame paste

A creamy purée made from chickpeas and tahini (sesame paste), seasoned with lemon juice and olive oil. Mild flavor and creamy texture. Traditionally enjoyed with Lebanese bread.

€9 ≈ $10.00

Beirut hummus

Houmous Beyrouti

Slightly spicy hummus with parsley

A variation of classic hummus with fresh parsley and a hint of chili. Offers a spicier, more herbaceous taste. Ideal for those who like a little heat.

€9 ≈ $10.00

Mutabbal

Moutabbal

Eggplant caviar with sesame paste

Grilled eggplant dip mixed with sesame paste and lemon. Silky texture with a characteristic smoky flavor of grilled eggplant.

€9 ≈ $10.00

Tabbouleh

Taboulé

Parsley, tomato, mint, and onion salad

Traditional Lebanese salad composed mainly of finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, mint, tomatoes, and onions, with a little bulgur. Dressed with lemon and olive oil for intense freshness.

€9 ≈ $10.00

Moussaka

Moussakaa

Grilled eggplant, tomato sauce, and chickpeas

Slow-cooked cold dish of tender eggplant with chickpeas in a rich tomato sauce. Mild and savory Mediterranean flavor.

€11 ≈ $13.00

Vine leaves

Feuilles de vigne

Stuffed with rice, tomatoes, and parsley

Rolled vine leaves stuffed with a mixture of rice, tomatoes, and herbs. Slow-cooked, they are tender and slightly tangy from the lemon.

€10 ≈ $12.00

Moudardara

Green lentils, rice, and fried onions

Rustic and comforting dish made of lentils and rice, topped with crispy fried onions that add a sweet and savory texture and flavor.

€9 ≈ $10.00

Labneh

Labné

Fresh cheese, thyme, and garlic

Fresh Lebanese cheese made from strained yogurt, served with olive oil, thyme (zaatar), and sometimes garlic. Thick and creamy texture, fresh and tangy taste.

€8 ≈ $9.00

Monk's salad

Salade du moine

Eggplant dip with tomato

A grilled eggplant salad mixed with diced fresh vegetables (tomatoes, peppers). Smoky and refreshing flavor.

€12 ≈ $14.00

Chanklich

Dry cheese salad with aromatic herbs

Crumbled aged cheese, often mixed with tomatoes, onions, and olive oil. Strong and salty taste, typical of the Lebanese mountains.

€9 ≈ $10.00

Bamieh

Bamihé

Okra, tomato sauce, and coriander

Okra stew cooked in a tomato sauce flavored with coriander and garlic. Tender green vegetable with a unique texture.

€10 ≈ $12.00

Kafta Nayé

Raw lamb tartare, parsley, onions, and Lebanese spices

Very fresh raw lamb, finely minced and seasoned with spices, parsley, and onions. Eaten with bread and olive oil. Tender texture and delicate taste.

€17 ≈ $20.00

Kibbeh Nayé

Kebbé Nayé

Raw lamb tartare, crushed wheat, spices, and fresh herbs

Lebanese national dish made of raw lamb kneaded with fine bulgur and spices. Pastry-like and melting texture, rich and spicy flavors.

€17 ≈ $20.00

From the garden... Our salads

Fattoush... The village salad

Fattouch... La villageoise

Refreshing raw vegetable salad flavored with pomegranate molasses dressing, crispy Lebanese bread

Colorful peasant salad with pieces of fried or grilled Lebanese bread. The vinaigrette contains pomegranate molasses, providing a distinctive tangy note.

€13 ≈ $15.00

Chicken salad

Salade au poulet

Mixed salad greens, endives, marinated grilled chicken strips

Mixed salad topped with tender grilled chicken slices. A light and complete meal.

€17 ≈ $20.00

Kids' Formula

(under 12 years old)

Kids' Formula

Formule Enfant

One chich taouk or kafta skewer served with fries

Children's menu including a grilled skewer (chicken or minced meat) served with fries.

€14~ ≈ $16.00

Garnishes

Rice with vermicelli

Riz aux vermicelles

White rice cooked with golden vermicelli. The classic accompaniment to Lebanese dishes.

€6 ≈ $7.00

Tomato bulgur

Boulghour à la tomate

Bulgur cooked in tomato sauce with onions. Firm texture and savory taste.

€6 ≈ $7.00

Fries

Frites

Crispy fried potatoes.

€6 ≈ $7.00

Our composed plates

Levantine

Levantin

Hummus, mutabbal, tabbouleh, moudardara Falafel, spinach fatayer, cheese sambousek

A complete vegetarian plate offering a variety of cold and hot mezzes. Ideal for discovering the classics.

€21 ≈ $24.00

Tasting

Dégustation

(Vegetarian option possible) Hummus, tabbouleh, 3 cold starters, and 5 hot pastries of the chef's choice

A generous assortment selected by the chef, combining fresh salads, dips, and hot bites.

€26 ≈ $30.00

Our Mezzes to share

The selection of mezzes is carefully curated by the chef Vegetarian or vegan meze option available

Josef Meze (2 People)

Mezzé Josef (2 Personnes)

4 cold appetizers / 8 hot pastries of 4 varieties

Sharing formula for two, including a varied selection of cold starters and hot bites.

€50 ≈ $58.00

Josef Meze (4 People)

Mezzé Josef (4 Personnes)

6 cold appetizers / 16 hot pastries of 4 varieties 1 bamieh (Okra, tomato sauce, and coriander) 1 arayess (flatbread stuffed with minced meat and parsley)

Grand feast to share for four, including a wide range of cold and hot mezzes and special dishes like Bamieh and Arayess.

€98 ≈ $114.00

Mezze Grills (2 People)

Mezzé grillades (2 Personnes)

Hummus, mutabbal, tabbouleh / 6 hot pastries of 3 varieties 2 grilled kafta skewers, 2 chich taouk skewers Served with an oriental garnish of grilled vegetables and tomato bulgur

Complete menu for two combining essential mezzes and meat grills (chicken and beef/lamb), served with bulgur.

€64 ≈ $74.00

Our Grills

Chicken shawarma

Chawarma poulet

Pan-fried marinated chicken strips Mutabbal, fattoush salad

Thin slices of marinated chicken with spices, pan-fried to be tender and flavorful. Served with salad and eggplant caviar.

€22 ≈ $25.00

Beef shawarma

Chawarma bœuf

Pan-fried marinated beef strips Hummus, tabbouleh

Thin slices of marinated beef, pan-fried. Served with hummus and tabbouleh.

€22 ≈ $25.00

Express plate

Assiette express

Chicken shawarma or beef shawarma Fries, Fattoush salad

Quick combo plate with your choice of shawarma meat, served with fries and salad.

€22~ ≈ $25.00

Chich taouk

2 marinated chicken skewers Mutabbal, fattoush salad

Marinated chicken cubes on skewers, flavored with lemon, garlic, and spices, then grilled. Tender and fragrant.

€20 ≈ $23.00

Boneless chicken

Poulet désossé

Boneless half chicken, fries or fattoush salad, garlic cream

Boneless grilled half chicken, served with the famous Lebanese garlic cream (toum). Juicy and rich in flavor.

€22~ ≈ $25.00

Kafta

2 minced lamb skewers Hummus, tabbouleh

Minced lamb skewers mixed with parsley and onions, grilled over fire. Spicy flavor and moist texture.

€21 ≈ $24.00

Kafta kachkache

2 kafta skewers Served with a slightly spicy tomato sauce, rice with vermicelli

Kafta variation served with a spicy tomato sauce. Accompanied by rice.

€22 ≈ $25.00

Lamb skewers

Brochettes d'agneau

2 grilled lamb skewers Hummus, tabbouleh

Tender marinated lamb pieces grilled on skewers. Rich grilled lamb flavor.

€23 ≈ $27.00

Mixed grill

Grillade mixte

3 skewers (chich taouk, kafta, lamb) Hummus, mutabbal, tabbouleh

Plate ideal for tasting the three main meats: chicken, minced meat, and lamb pieces.

€25 ≈ $29.00

Hot appetizers

Kibbeh ball

Kebbé boulette

4 minced meat balls with onions

Crispy shells made of bulgur and meat, filled with spiced minced meat, onions, and pine nuts. A fried classic.

€11 ≈ $13.00

Vegetarian kibbeh

Kebbé végétarien

4 minced pumpkin balls with chard and chickpeas

Vegetarian version of Kibbeh where meat is replaced by a pumpkin and wheat paste, stuffed with vegetables.

€11 ≈ $13.00

Falafel

4 turnovers served with sesame sauce

Fried fritters made from ground chickpeas and fava beans with herbs. Crispy outside, green and tender inside. Served with Tarator sauce (sesame).

€9 ≈ $10.00

Meat sambousek

Samboussek viande

4 beef and onion turnovers

Small fried pastry turnovers stuffed with minced meat.

€9.50 ≈ $11.00

Chicken sambousek

Samboussek poulet

4 chicken and spice turnovers

Fried pastry turnovers stuffed with a mixture of spiced chicken.

€11 ≈ $13.00

Cheese sambousek

Samboussek fromage

4 cheese turnovers

Fried turnovers filled with melted cheese (often feta or a mix of white cheeses).

€9 ≈ $10.00

Spinach fatayer

Fatayer épinards

4 spinach and onion turnovers

Triangular pastry turnovers stuffed with lemony spinach, onions, and sumac.

€9 ≈ $10.00

Cheese rikakat

Rikakat au fromage

5 cheese rolled pastries

Thin and crispy pastry rolls (cigars) filled with cheese.

€10 ≈ $12.00

Safiha

4 meat, fresh tomato, and onion turnovers

Mini-pizzas or open-faced tarts topped with minced meat, tomatoes, and spices.

€10 ≈ $12.00

Halloumi

Pan-fried sheep cheese

Pan-fried or grilled semi-firm cheese that doesn't melt completely. Pleasant chewy texture and salty taste.

€12 ≈ $14.00

Josef Special

Hummus lahmeh

Houmous lahmé

Marinated lamb on hummus

Hummus plate topped with sautéed lamb pieces and pine nuts.

€12 ≈ $14.00

Makanek

Small lemony beef sausages

Small Lebanese sausages flavored with spices, pan-fried and deglazed with lemon juice.

€11.50 ≈ $13.00

Sojok

Small spicy beef sausages

Dried and very spicy sausages (garlic, chili), pan-fried, often served with tomatoes.

€11.50 ≈ $13.00

Kellege

Flatbread stuffed with halloumi cheese, tomato, and mint

Grilled Lebanese bread stuffed with melted halloumi cheese, with a touch of freshness from mint.

€11 ≈ $13.00

Arayess

Flatbread stuffed with minced meat and parsley

Pita bread stuffed with a thin layer of spiced minced meat, then grilled until crispy.

€12 ≈ $14.00

Rass asfour

Pan-fried lamb pieces flambéed with lemon, pomegranate molasses, and pine nuts

Small, tender pieces of lamb sautéed in a rich sweet and sour pomegranate molasses sauce.

€20~ ≈ $23.00

Chicken foukhara

Foukhara au poulet

Marinated chicken strips and mushrooms flambéed with pomegranate molasses

Braised chicken and mushroom dish in a sweet and savory brown sauce.

€13 ≈ $15.00

The famous chiche barak

Le fameux chiche barak

4 meat ravioli served with a yogurt sauce with garlic, coriander, and pine nuts (served with rice)

Sort of oriental ravioli cooked in a hot yogurt sauce flavored with garlic and coriander.

€18 ≈ $21.00

Batata harra

Spicy potato, flavored with garlic and coriander

Fried potato cubes sautéed with garlic, fresh coriander, and chili. Spicy and flavorful.

€9 ≈ $10.00

Poultry liver

Foie de volaille

Pan-fried poultry liver flambéed with lemon juice and pomegranate molasses

Sautéed poultry livers, tender, with a typical tangy sauce.

€12 ≈ $14.00

Bayd awarma

Eggs and confit lamb sprinkled with sumac

Traditional scrambled or fried eggs cooked with confit lamb (awarma).

€13 ≈ $15.00

Jawaneh « chicken wings »

Jawaneh « ailes de poulet »

Pan-fried chicken wings, flavored with fresh coriander and flambéed with lemon juice

Grilled or fried chicken wings, seasoned with garlic, lemon, and coriander.

€10 ≈ $12.00

Our Desserts

Knafeh

Knéfé

Semolina pastry baked with melted cheese and flavored with orange blossom water, served hot with sugar syrup

Iconic hot dessert: a layer of melted cheese covered with crispy semolina, drizzled with sweet syrup.

€8.50 ≈ $10.00

Ousmalieh

Caramelized angel hair filled with milk cream

Pastry made of crispy vermicelli with a milk cream (ashta) filling.

€8.50 ≈ $10.00

Muhallebi

Mouhalabieh

Orange blossom custard flan topped with pistachios and syrup

Light and silky milk pudding, flavored with orange blossom water.

€6.50 ≈ $8.00

Baklava

Baklawa

Honey and pistachio phyllo pastry, 4 pieces

Small phyllo pastry pockets filled with nuts or pistachios and soaked in syrup.

€7.50 ≈ $9.00

Booza

Bouza

Traditional rolled ice cream with milk sprinkled with pistachios

Elastic Arabic ice cream with mastic (resin) and orange blossom water, coated with crushed pistachios.

€7.50 ≈ $9.00

Drinks

Aperitifs

Arak 2cl

Traditional aniseed eau-de-vie from the Levant. Becomes cloudy on contact with water.

€6.50 ≈ $8.00

Chivas/J&B 4cl

Whiskey.

€9.50 ≈ $11.00

White/red Martini 5cl

Martini blanc/rouge 5cl

€5.50 ≈ $6.00

Vodka 4cl

€5.50 ≈ $6.00

Cognac 4cl

€6.50 ≈ $8.00

House aperitif

Apéro maison

€5.50 ≈ $6.00

Kir 5cl

€5.50 ≈ $6.00

Beers

Beirut beer 33cl

Lebanese blonde Pilsner-style beer, light and refreshing.

€5 ≈ $6.00

Almaza 33cl

The most popular beer in Lebanon, light and smooth.

€5 ≈ $6.00

Monaco 25cl

€6 ≈ $7.00

Wines (Our selection of Lebanese wines)

Barka Talya

Red

Lebanese red wine.

€9~ ≈ $10.00

Château Barka

Red

Lebanese red wine.

€74~ ≈ $86.00

Château Kefraya les Bretèches

Red

Renowned Lebanese red wine.

€17~ ≈ $20.00

Ksara Réserve du Couvent

Red

Red wine from the Bekaa Valley.

€7~ ≈ $8.00

St Thomas les Gourmets

Red or White or Rosé

Lebanese wine available in red, white, or rosé.

€9~ ≈ $10.00

St Thomas les Emirs

Red

Premium red wine.

€45~ ≈ $52.00

Barka Atargatis

White

€36~ ≈ $42.00

Ksara Château Blanc de Blancs

Ksara château Blanc de Blancs

White

€17~ ≈ $20.00

Barka Tanit

Rosé

€36~ ≈ $42.00

Ksara Sunset

Rosé

€17~ ≈ $20.00

French wine pitchers

25cl Pitcher

Pichet 25cl

(Red, White or Rosé)

€7.50 ≈ $9.00

50cl Pitcher

Pichet 50cl

(Red, White or Rosé)

€12 ≈ $14.00

Glass

Verre

(Red, White or Rosé)

€5 ≈ $6.00

Champagne

€65 ≈ $75.00

Softs

Evian 50cl

€4.50 ≈ $5.00

Badoit 50cl

€4.50 ≈ $5.00

Orange juice, pineapple juice 25cl

Jus d'orange, jus d'ananas 25cl

€4 ≈ $5.00

Freshly squeezed lemon juice

Jus de citron pressé

€6 ≈ $7.00

Rose water

Eau de rose

€4.50 ≈ $5.00

Jallab

(date-based drink)

Traditional refreshing drink made from date molasses, raisins, and rose water, served with pine nuts.

€4.50 ≈ $5.00

Soda

Coca-Cola 33cl Coca-Cola Zero 33cl Orangina 25cl Perrier 33cl

€4 ≈ $5.00

Coffees

Espresso coffee

Café expresso

€2.80 ≈ $3.00

Lebanese coffee

Café libanais

Strong coffee prepared in a small pot (rakwé) with very fine coffee grounds, often flavored with cardamom.

€3.80 ≈ $4.00

White coffee

Café blanc

Infusion of hot water and orange blossom water, soothing and digestive. This is not coffee.

€4 ≈ $5.00

Tea

Thé

€4 ≈ $5.00

Lunch Formulas

(11 am - 3 pm, Monday to Friday)

Lunch Menu

Menu midi

starter + main or today's main + dessert Choice of starter: hummus / moutabal / tabbouleh / beetroot caviar / 2 pastries Choice of main: shawarma / chich taouk / kafta / dish of the day, served with rice and salad

Lunch formula including two dishes of your choice (starter/main or main/dessert). Various choices among Lebanese classics.

€18 ≈ $21.00

Dish of the day

Plat du jour

Special daily dish prepared by the chef.

€15 ≈ $17.00

CHILDREN'S MENU

Menu ENFANT

(under 12 years old) One chich taouk or kafta skewer, served with fries or rice, one piece of baklava

Children's lunch formula including a main dish (skewer and side) and a small dessert.

€12 ≈ $14.00

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