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Trendy restaurants pop up in Syria’s Aleppo

Restaurants are opening at a high speed in opposition-held areas in the Aleppo countryside, making it tempting for capital owners to invest in this relatively safe service sector.
A man grills skewers outside a local restaurant along a market street in Ariha in the southern countryside of Syria's Idlib province before sunset during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on May 15, 2020, as people who had fled advancing government forces months earlier return to the town.

ALEPPO — During the past two years, the number of restaurants serving a variety of dishes to their customers has significantly increased in the opposition-held areas in the Aleppo countryside in north Syria. Opening restaurants as an emerging investment sector in an area considered relatively stable constituted a tempting opportunity for Syrians who have money and are striving to grow their wealth. This is due to several incentives and success factors.

Al-Monitor visited several famous restaurants in al-Bab and Azaz in the Aleppo countryside and met with restaurant owners and employees. Several frequenters of the restaurants talked to Al-Monitor, which asked them about the quality of the meals, variety and prices, as well as the special services offered to customers.

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