Bar Beirut

11/02/2026

Forget roses and boring dinner dates. This Valentine's, we're cranking up the oh-la-la with belly dancer Jacqui, free-flowing premium drinks, and a modern middle eastern feast. This is date night done right. See menu + book 👉 https://barbeirut.com.au/valentines-day

05/12/2025

Sunday Sessions 🤩 December Only.

You’re in the thick of it.

Term four chaos. Shutdown to-do lists that won’t quit. Or maybe you’re a hospo mate who actually gets to live on Sundays.

Either way, you deserve this.

Join us from 6pm on Sunday… the Silly Season Sangria will be pouring.

20/11/2025

Soumi Tannous, co-owner of Canberra’s beloved Bar Beirut, has had a very big week, and a national award win turned…

20/11/2025

Bar Beirut owner Soumi Tannous has officially been crowned Australia’s Best Front of House personality by the Australian Hotels Association at their national award ceremony on the Gold Coast this week.

20/11/2025

This week, Soumi became an Australian citizen. That same week, he was named Australia’s best host at the National AHA Awards. For the second time.

But this story starts eleven years ago.

Soumi arrives in Australia with what fits in a suitcase and an openness to whatever comes next. Three days in, his future father-in-law asks if he wants to go for a “run” to pick up a car. Soumi thinks: sure, around the corner.

The run is to Adelaide. 816 kilometres. That’s driving the entire Lebanese coastline four times. Then he’s sent back solo, dodging kangaroos, camels, and goannas.

Welcome to Australia, mate 🦘

He lands in Leeton, pulling beers and calling bingo at the Soldiers Club. And here’s where something clicks. Rural Australians are generous with their time and ridiculously welcoming. For someone who grew up with legendary Lebanese hospitality, it feels like home immediately. Different landscape, same heart.

Then Canberra. Small and compact, just like Lebanon. The right place to raise a family with his wife Chantelle. The right place to create something that captures the real Beirut – the one she fell so hard for on a backpacking trip that her two-week holiday turned into a twelve-month stay.

So he builds Bar Beirut. Good food. Music that makes it impossible to sit still. The kind of hospitality that makes strangers feel like family.

Now, eleven years after that 816-kilometre “run,” Soumi is officially Australian. And officially Australia’s best host.

Cheers to you Soumi 🍻

22/10/2025

We’re Sitchu Award finalists: Best Date Night Venue AND Best Neighbourhood Bar 🤩 So if we’ve ever: Provided the right vibe for your second (or seventh) date and/or been your “local” when you needed it most then we’d love your vote!

Vote at https://sitchu.com.au/canberra/lifestyle/sitchu-awards-2025-finalists-act?utm_source=Instagram&utm_medium=Social&fbclid=PAZnRzaANlBClleHRuA2FlbQExAAGn2qflDV1vaVd7JWokkErCe90HsqPng2_ZbSnrrTGJ5T7f84Ajm8Q77PukEp8_aem_l35jVvoAQpKff_vcaUelFQ

23/09/2025

Last night the AHA Awards recognised Bar Beirut for Best Bar Experience, Cocktail List, and Marketing. Soumi took Executive of the Year. Bihan’s front of house work got noticed.

Thanks to the AHA judges for seeing what we see in our team. Thanks to the guests who make this work worthwhile.

02/09/2025

We've been shortlisted for the AHA People’s Choice Award and now it’s time for you to have the final say. Vote now (for us) before September 7 👉🏼 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XY3BV82

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9052228/vote-for-canberras-top-venue-for-aha-act-awards-peoples-choice/hr

Voting closes on September 7.

13/06/2025

Fresh off the stage at the legendary Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Jazida is coming home to Beirut to bring that same energy and artistry straight to your table.

Friday nights - June 20, June 27, July 25 💫

Head to our website to book: barbeirut.com.au/jazida-burlesque

📍 25 Garema Place, Canberra City

Whatever you’re celebrating - a win at work, birthday, or just life itself – talk to Bar Beirut before you book anywhere else.

10/02/2025

Perfectly prepped plant plates… now say that three times 🌱

My food budget is getting a massive overhaul this year. I am targeting my impulse hangry purchases by doing meal…