Bakdash ( Arabic: بَكْدَاش, romanized: Bakdāš), alternatively romanised as Bakdach, is a landmark ice cream parlor in the Al-Hamidiyah Souq in the ancient city of Damascus. [1] Established in 1895, it is famous for its traditional Middle Eastern booza—a mastic frozen dairy dessert. [1] [2] It is noted around the Arab world and has become a popular tourist attraction. [2]
A second branch opened in Amman, Jordan in 2013 to cater to a growing Syrian diaspora there—amidst the Syrian civil war, slowing economic activity, and supply chain problems at the main Damascene branch. [1]
Bakdash ( Arabic: بَكْدَاش, romanized: Bakdāš), alternatively romanised as Bakdach, is a landmark ice cream parlor in the Al-Hamidiyah Souq in the ancient city of Damascus. [1] Established in 1895, it is famous for its traditional Middle Eastern booza—a mastic frozen dairy dessert. [1] [2] It is noted around the Arab world and has become a popular tourist attraction. [2]
A second branch opened in Amman, Jordan in 2013 to cater to a growing Syrian diaspora there—amidst the Syrian civil war, slowing economic activity, and supply chain problems at the main Damascene branch. [1]