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A date with a touch of Lebanon.

From poetry to food: these Lebanese-inspired dates also work at home or through a local cultural initiative.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

A date at home

  1. Mezze for two

    Make three small mezze dishes at home using recipes by Lebanese creators and put everything on the table at once to share.

  2. Listen to zajal

    Listen to a recording of Lebanese zajal poetry and discuss how rhythm, voice and repetition carry the story.

Look around and make something

  1. A Lebanese film and conversation

    Choose a film by a Lebanese filmmaker through a legal streaming service or independent cinema, then discuss one scene from two perspectives.

  2. Cedar shade in pictures

    Look at photos of Lebanese landscapes from a reliable cultural source and draw a small map together showing your favourite view.

Try two new things

  1. Mezze for two

    Make three small mezze dishes at home using recipes by Lebanese creators and put everything on the table at once to share.

  2. Cedar shade in pictures

    Look at photos of Lebanese landscapes from a reliable cultural source and draw a small map together showing your favourite view.

Things to do together anywhere

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You can also try these ideas in Lebanon. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.

Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Just dessertSkip the long dinner and meet for just one dessert.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE One photo from a photo boothFind a photo booth and take one strip of photos together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE One small plate to shareOrder one small dish to share and let conversation fill the rest of the evening.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Bookshop dateEach find a book in a bookshop that you would recommend to the other person.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Library rouletteChoose a book for each other from a shelf you normally skip.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Blind tasting at homeSet out three everyday snacks and try to guess the flavors with your eyes closed.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Outdoor filmFind an outdoor screening and bring movie snacks together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A team photo scavenger huntIn pairs, look for six everyday details in the same neighbourhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE One-page outdoor reading clubEach bring a short text and read your favourite sentences aloud outdoors.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Concert on the grassFind an outdoor concert and listen from somewhere you can sit comfortably.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Sketching outdoors togetherBring paper and each draw the same view in ten minutes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Thermos walkFill a flask and walk a short route together with one lovely place to pause.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Compare oliebollenIn winter, try two oliebollen from different places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Movie under the starsChoose an outdoor screening or set up a screen at home for a movie night.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE An hour of reading aloud by the waterEach bring a short story or poem and read a little aloud to each other.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Golden hour portraitsTake turns making portraits of each other in the late afternoon.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Photo walkEach take five photos around one theme, such as windows, red or reflections.View the idea
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