Restaurant sector struggles to survive amid coronavirus, economic crisis

Xinhua

The Lebanese restaurant sector, best known for its delicious food and generosity, is on the verge of meltdown under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lasting economic crisis.

An estimated 4,300 restaurants and cafes out of a total of 8,500 closed between Oct. 17, 2019, the beginning of the current uprising in Lebanon, and December 2020, according to Tony al-Rami, president of the Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafes, Nightclubs and Pastries.

"The uprising, along with the following economic crisis, coronavirus and Beirut port's blasts, has dealt a deadly blow to restaurants all over the country," al-Rami told Xinhua.
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