Thank you for making Chowhound a vibrant and passionate community of food trailblazers for 25 years. We wish you all the best on your future culinary endeavors. It was founded by Syrian-born chef Hasan Alwarhani and his partner Flora Quintana, who baba ganoush ottolenghi set up shop as a pop-up three nights a week at Brooklyn’s Vogelmorn Hall in 2019. Their venture became so popular that the duo decided to find a new, bigger location in the central city.
In September 2022, they opened Damascus permanently on Tory Street, a stone’s throw from fresh produce haven Moore Wilson’s. There are golden, Middle Eastern filigree light shades hanging from the ceiling and geometric Syrian designs on the light blue walls. In the 60-seater restaurant, the couple chose narrow tables on both sides of the room so that patrons could be close and intimate with one another. This sense of community is reflected in the sharing menu. Alwarhani’s family recipes dominate the selection, and it wouldn’t be a Syrian menu without the freshest of homemade flatbreads, falafel, or traditional Syrian wines, he says. Damascus dressing, which is a spicy, lemony garlic sauce.
Several salads add a fresh component, such as fattouche and shamander with green peas, tahini, onion, lemon juice and coriander. Venue profiles are written by independent freelancers paid by Broadsheet. Broadsheet is a trade mark used under licence by Broadsheet Media Pty Ltd from BM IP Pty Ltd as trustee for the BM IP Trust. Thank you for making Chowhound a vibrant and passionate community of food trailblazers for 25 years.
We wish you all the best on your future culinary endeavors. It was founded by Syrian-born chef Hasan Alwarhani and his partner Flora Quintana, who then set up shop as a pop-up three nights a week at Brooklyn’s Vogelmorn Hall in 2019. Their venture became so popular that the duo decided to find a new, bigger location in the central city. In September 2022, they opened Damascus permanently on Tory Street, a stone’s throw from fresh produce haven Moore Wilson’s. There are golden, Middle Eastern filigree light shades hanging from the ceiling and geometric Syrian designs on the light blue walls. In the 60-seater restaurant, the couple chose narrow tables on both sides of the room so that patrons could be close and intimate with one another. This sense of community is reflected in the sharing menu.