Orient Express Nürnberg

Arabic-Lebanese specialities with a strong vegetarian and vegan side. Named dishes include falafel plates, warak inab (stuffed grape leaves with yoghurt-sesame sauce), a mixed salad with fried halloumi, and desserts such as baklawa with mokka and mint tea with pancakes. Many dishes can be prepared vegan on request.

It is at Kernstraße 5, 90429 Nürnberg, in the Gostenhof district, directly at the Gostenhof U-Bahn station.

Yes. There is a quiet courtyard beer garden that opens in good weather. Many dishes can be prepared vegan on request, and meat dishes can be made halal if you arrange it by phone one day in advance.

Opening times are limited to the later part of the week, in the evening (roughly Thursday to Saturday from the late afternoon into the night); it is closed on several days, so check the current hours before visiting. Payment is cash only.

The dining room is styled after the historic Orient-Express train, with seating arranged like railway compartments, giving the meal a distinctive setting alongside the Lebanese kitchen.