The Lebanese Sajeria

The Lebanese Sajeria brought the traditional manousheh – a freshly baked Lebanese flatbread – to Amsterdam and grew from a food truck into one of the most popular lunch addresses of the city. Since 2015 founders Lia Satzinger and Ziad Mansour have served classic Lebanese flavours with a modern twist. Everything revolves around the saj, a dome-shaped baking plate on which the dough is baked à la minute and then filled with ingredients such as za’atar, labneh, falafel, grilled vegetables or slowly cooked meat. Thanks to the combination of craftsmanship, fresh ingredients and contemporary flavours, The Lebanese Sajeria now has several branches in Amsterdam and is a fixed favourite for lovers of Middle Eastern cuisine.
Where does the name come from?
The name The Lebanese Sajeria refers to the saj: a traditional, dome-shaped baking plate from the Levant on which manousheh is baked. The addition ‘Sajeria’ is a playful reference to a place where everything revolves around the saj – literally the heart of the kitchen.
Fun fact
Before The Lebanese Sajeria became a restaurant, the founders sold their manousheh from a food truck at Amsterdam markets. They even brought an authentic saj from Lebanon to be able to bake the breads in the traditional way. What began as a small passion project grew in a few years into several branches in the city.