Rue Gouraud

Rue Gouraud (Arabic: شارع غورو) is a mixed residential and commercial street in Gemmayzeh, a neighborhood in the Rmeil district of Beirut in Lebanon.

Gemmayze, and Rue Gouraud specifically, and competes with the trendy village-type neighborhood of Badaro,[1] as one of Beirut's bohemian quarters.

[3] The street runs east of Beirut Central District and the Saifi Village, extending from Avenue Georges Haddad and reaching the Corniche du Fleuve.

In 2004, Travel + Leisure magazine called the street "SoHo by the Sea," due to its colorful and chic cafés amid 1950s apartment buildings and hole-in-the-wall shops.

[4] Adjacent to Rue Gouraud are the Saint Nicolas Stairs, also known as Escalier de l'Art, where art festivals are held every year.

Typical Beiruti homes in,زقاقة الدبس, Rue Gouraud, Gemmayzeh.
Modern pub in a Colonial-era building
Typical night-scene in Gemmayze
Public event on the Escalier de l'Art
Modern and old architecture along the street