A Syrian businessman whose home was left in ruins after being bombed has praised Glasgow, saying the city gave him 'hope' as his eatery won the best Lebanese Restaurant in Scotland at the Scottish Restaurant Awards.
Damasqino, in the Saltmarket area, won the accolade during a glitzy ceremony at Glasgow’s Marriot hotel.
The restaurant and cafe serves sizzling shawarmas, lentil soup and Arabic tea. Its mouth-watering menu also includes slices of fresh chicken marinated in spices, and served in Lebanese bread wraps or on a bed of rice, and special recipe falafel with chickpeas from a local market in Damascus, using Bashar’s mothers recipe.
