A lot of new Lebanese restaurants have opened up in Kuwait and so far I’ve tried two and they both had good things about them.
The first one I tried which I could swear I thought I had posted about was Abdel Wahab, the Lebanese restaurant that opened up in place of Fuddruckers on the Gulf Road. The interior looks nice and their taouk is one of the best in Kuwait. Their prices aren’t bad, cheaper than Al Mayas and maybe a bit cheaper than Villa Fayrouz. The worst thing about sitting and eating at Abdel Wahab for me was the fact that the whole time I was expecting to pick up chocolate chip cookies on my way out, something I used to do when the place was Fuddruckers.
The second place I got to try today was Karam Cafe which is located at the Avenues. Although at first I was annoyed by the fact they had shisha indoors their kebab turned out to be really juicy and one that I would go back for again. Price wise their main courses were very cheap, taouk dish was like KD2.550 (but wasn’t as good as Abdel Wahab) while the Kebab dish was for KD2.500.
I still need to try Leil Nhar which is right next to Karam and Snowbar which opened up where Zorba used to be on the Gulf Road.
The Abdel Wahab picture above was taken by SOME contrast who has a ton more pictures [Here]
13 replies on “Abdel Wahab and Karam Cafe”
Mark you seem to spend an awful amount of time eating + trying food!
Ps where is the Hamburger Union post?
the hamburger union post is gone?! i was comment number 100…:(
I prefer mais el’3anem , mejana and villa fairouz more than abdel wahab đŸ˜‰
i didnt like abdulwahab the food was sucks, kdd mahalbeya and bad service!
Fudruckers was removed? Ahh some good early-mid 90s memories there…
did they put shishas yet??
i don’t understand why Fudruckers removed… too bad it was great location.
Point of view of a Fudds fan:
Fuck this restaurant, is what I think everytime I hear or see this place.
That was one stupid move. Who wants Lebanese food when you got Fudds. It was a popular spot too. A place which gained customers over the years. Good food, good prices, good ambiance, good location, and one of the first of good American restaurants in Kuwait; lots of good gone to waste. It’s not like business was bad for Fudds.
Fuddruckers was amazing. So many memories. That’s one of THE worst things to have happened in Kuwait. I only noticed it last time I got back to Kuwait. What I’m saying is, it pisses me off that they replaced Fudds with another thing, not only that but with some joint that offers food you can get from other regular restaurants.
Talk about misguided, so-called business minds. Utter stupidity.
By the way at work i heard something about Karam’s cafe having the best shawerma in q8 ever?! Thought u would be interested…
Fudds was one of the first restaurants to open up on the Gulf Road. It used to get SUPER packed over the weekend. Used to spend all my time there back in highschool. Used to love the way they would call out your order “Number 476 your order is ready come on down!”
I personally think they should have kept the place but it wasn’t doing that well anymore.
I miss the mid 90s era in Kuwait. Boy! Great memories of Fudds back in the day. I agree with you Mark, loved their order call out. That was pretty neat back in the day.
is Karam cafe the same as Karam Beirut in Emirates Mall??
Yes, Karam Cafe is part of Karam Beirut chain. Very delicious and trendy – got to try it, by the way, Karam Beirut will be opened in Kuwait before end of the year.
I dont know if anyone will agree with me but i think that a place like the avenues shouldnt allow smoking , period. Sheeshas are disgusting and the smell turns me way off.