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Silvana
This Middle Eastern restaurant/gift shop in Harlem has a downstairs space with live music that makes you feel like you're at the coolest basement party ever.
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Lashevet
Lashevet is a Middle Eastern restaurant on the UES with a creative, fully vegetarian lunch menu, and great kebabs and seafood during dinner hours.
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Kashkaval Garden
Kashkaval Garden is a neighborhood spot in Hell’s Kitchen with Mediterranean food that’s good for sharing and a nice back room for dates.
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Samesa
Samesa is a counter-service restaurant in Rockefeller Center that serves great Middle Eastern food.
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Balade
A laid back Lebanese eatery that gets Stang’s stamp of approval. The service is good, people are friendly, and you can eat your face off for about twenty bucks a person.
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Naya
We found ourselves enjoying the food at Naya quite a bit. However, the space is about ten feet wide and looks like a high-end shower.
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Almayass
We’re not exactly sure that New York City was in desperate need of an Armenian/Lebanese restaurant, but this stateside opening of Almayass, a Beirut-based establishment with locations across the Middle East, is very exciting for at least three or four of us here.
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Taim Falafel
A falafel sandwich at Taim is the best thing you can get in NYC for less than $10 and also theoretically eat daily without disastrous consequences.
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Zizi Limona
Zizi Limona is a Middle Eastern spot in Williamsburg that works for pretty much any casual dinner situation.
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Celestine
Celestine feels pretty casual, but this Mediterranean spot is on the water in Dumbo and has excellent views.
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Hummus Kitchen
Hummus Kitchen is a casual Middle Eastern spot in Kips Bay serving great hummus, along with about 10 other delicious things.
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Queen Sheeba
Queen Sheeba is a Yemeni spot in Harlem with excellent lamb haneeth and babaganoush.
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Sami’s Kabab House
Sami’s Kabab House in Astoria makes lots of delicious things, but the Afghan kebabs are (unsurprisingly) the first thing you should order.
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Rothschild TLV
Rothschild TLV is an upscale Israeli spot on the UES with a lot of high-quality steak options.
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Alenbi
Alenbi in Crown Heights is an Israeli spot with a great selection of pita sandwiches.
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Colbeh
Colbeh is a kosher Persian restaurant in Midtown with two other Long Island locations in Roslyn and Great Neck.
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Parchment
Parchment is an at-home Israeli takeout project that specializes in excellent breads, dips, and salads.