The Good Taste Guide

A definitive vegan companion to New York City

Vegan Middle Eastern food in New York City

Manousheh Grand

403 Grand St, Lower East Side

Phenomenal taste. Phenomenal value.

Manousheh Bleeker

193 Bleecker St, West Village

Phenomenal taste. Good value.

Mamoun's Falafel

W 3rd & MacDougal St, West Village

Good taste. Phenomenal value.

Mamoun's Falafel East Village

St Marks Pl & 2nd Ave, East Village

Good taste. Phenomenal value.

Hummus Inc

Dekalb Market Hall, Downtown Brooklyn

Good taste. Good value.

Lava Shawarma

57 Clinton St, Lower East Side

Good taste. Good value.

Nefista (aka LeyRa Chocolate)

106 MacDougal St, West Village

Good taste. Good value.

Taïm

45 Spring St, Nolita

Good taste. Good value.

Ba'al Cafe & Falafel

71 Sullivan St, SoHo

SGFI taste. Good value.

Going for it: cheap doable falafel

Damascus Bread & Pastry Shop

195 Atlantic Ave, Downtown Brooklyn

SGFI taste. Good value.

Going for it: Middle Eastern grocer with good prepared foods

Falafel on Broadway

W 124th & Broadway, Morningside Heights

SGFI taste. Good value.

Going for it: solid but not exceptional middle eastern.

Jerusalem

W 104th & Broadway, Upper West Side

SGFI taste. Good value.

Going for it: Solid fresh Palestinian falafel pita at a good price

Oasis

168 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg

SGFI taste. Good value.

Going for it: Not amazing quality but it's cheap and there's a lot of variety

Pita Grill

E 55th & 2nd Ave, Midtown

SGFI taste. Good value.

Going for it: decent falafel

Sahadi's

187 Atlantic Ave, Downtown Brooklyn

SGFI taste. Good value.

Going for it: middle eastern groceries and tasty spinach triangle

Zaad

W 107th & Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side

SGFI taste. Good value.

Going for it: good baba ganoush & baklava and other decent handmade middle eastern standards.

Sami & Susu

190 Orchard St, Lower East Side

SGFI taste. Fine value.

Going for it: nice coffee and mediterranean snacks

Silvana

W 116th and Frederick Douglass Blvd, Harlem

SGFI taste. Fine value.

Going for it: decent range of decent middle eastern options, cool music bar.

Tajeen Halal Food Truck

E 14th & Ave A, East Village

SGFI taste. Fine value.

Going for it: a decent food truck

Damas Falafel House

407 Myrtle Ave, Fort Greene

DNR taste. Good value.

The Halal Guys

W 95th & Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side

DNR taste. Fine value.

Mia Halal Food

123 Flatbush Ave, Downtown Brooklyn

DNR taste. Fine value.

NYC Falafel Co

201 Allen St, Lower East Side

DNR taste. Fine value.

Sammy's Halal

E 7th & 1st Ave, East Village

DNR taste. Fine value.