Au Za'atar
healthy- 4.8(3,000+ ratings)
- 30 min
- Open now
- 188 Avenue A, East Village
Vegetarian Mezze
22 items
Arnabeet Bi Tarator
Fried cauliflower topped with tangy yogurt tahini sauce & toasted pine nuts

Arnabeet Mekle
Fried cauliflower marinated in authentic Lebanese herbs

Batata Harra
Sautéed spicy potato cubes with cilantro, garlic & red pepper flakes
Bemieh Bzeit
Fresh baby okra sautéed in extra virgin olive oil with tomatoes, garlic & cilantro
Burgul W Banadoura
Cooked bulgur wheat in a garlic tomato broth
Fattet Al-Betenjane
Eggplant, warm chickpeas, crispy pita chips smothered with garlic yogurt tahini sauce, sprinkled sun-dried cranberries, pomegranate seeds, pine nuts

Fattoush Salad
Greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, radish, onions, fresh mint, purslane, za'atar toasted pita points, lemon sumac vinaigrette
Foul Medames
A blend of cooked fava beans, chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, olive oil

Khodra
Assorted fresh vegetable plate
Kibbeh Zankliye
Spiced bulgur wheat shell stuffed with Swiss chard, chickpeas

Kousa Bi Zeit
Stuffed zucchini with tangy tomato parsley, rice filling

Loubieh Bi Zait
Slow cooked French green beans, tomatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil

Marinated Beets
Topped with chévre

Mudardara
Rice, lentils & caramelized onions

Raheb Salad
Diced grilled eggplant, tomatoes, bell pepper, mint, green onion, lemon juice, olive oil

Spicy Falafel
Chickpeas, onions, capsicum peppers, cumin

Sumac Fries
Hand-cut frites tossed with sumac & parsley

Tabouli Salad
Light wheat bulgur mixed with fresh parsley, tomatoes, scallions, mint, fresh lemon juice, olive oil

Traditional Falafel
Chickpeas, onions, cumin & parsley
Vegetable Crudités
Fresh vegetable sticks for dipping
Vegetarian Kibbeh Naye
Sun-dried tomato, bulgur wheat & herbs tartare

Wara'a Enab Bi Zeit
Hand-rolled stuffed grape leaves with tangy tomato, parsley, and rice stuffing
Vegetarian Dips
9 itemsBaba Ganoush
Char-grilled eggplant purée with tahini & lemon juice

Hummus
Puréed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice

Hummus Beiruty
Puréed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic,parsley topped with hot fava beans

Hummus Extra
Traditional hummus topped with diced salad

Hummus Snobar
Hummus topped with roasted pine nuts

Hummus W Fitter
Hummus with seasoned sautéed mushrooms, pine nuts

Muhammara
A blend of spicy & sweet pepper with walnuts & pomegranate molasses

Spicy Hummus
Puréed chickpeas with tahini sauce, lemon juice mixed with capsicum
Sweet Potato Purée
Purple sweet potato purée blended with chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon juice topped with boiled egg
Vegetarian Samplers
2 itemsMezze & Dips Spinner
Hummus, Baba Ghanoush, Tabouli Salad, Arnabeet Bi Tarator, Foul Medamas & Batata Harra
Mezze Mix Spinner
Tabouli Salad, Arnabeet Bi Tarator, Foul Medamas, Batata Harra, Mudardara& Bemieh Bi Zeit
Mediterranean Cheeses
6 items
Feta & Pistachio Puree
Feta, garlic honey, cilantro, pistachio
Halloum
A cypriot cheese, served grilled with tomatoes & cucumbers

Halloum Mekli
Fried cypriot cheese drizzled with garlic honey olive oil

Labne
Classic levantine cream cheese, olive oil
Pickled Labneh
Round shaped pickled labne in olive oil

Rekakat Jebne
Blend of white cheeses in fried phyllo
Meat Mezze
12 items
Arayes Kafta
Toasted pita filled with minced meat, onion, parsley, tahini sauce & Lebanese spices

Chicken Toshka
Grilled stuffed flat bread with spicy minced chicken, onion, parsley, and melted cheese

Hummus Bi Djaj
Hummus topped with marinated chicken & pine nuts
Hummus Bil Lahme
Our classic chickpea dip topped with sautéed lamb & pine nut

Jwaneh
Grilled chicken wings marinated with garlic, olive oil, lemon

Kibbeh Kras
Hand rolled shells made of a mixture of beef & bulgur wheat filled with ground beef, diced onions, pine nuts

Makanek
House-made classic Lebanese beef spiced sausages with pine nuts, flambéed with fresh lemon juice

Msakhan Rolls
Tangy shredded sumac chicken and caramelized onions in pastry rolls

Rekakat Lahme
Fried phyllo pastry filled with minced beef & toasted pine nuts

Sambousik Lahme
Hand crafted pastry pockets filled with minced ground beef, toasted pine nuts

Soujouk
House-made spicy beef sausages sautéed with fresh tomatoes, olive oil

Spicy Kibbeh Sajiyeh
Hand rolled shells made of a mixture of beef & bulgur wheat filled with spicy ground beef, diced onions, walnuts
Manae'esh
7 items
Chicken Kafta W Jebne Bi Ajin
Minced chicken with onions, parsley, Lebanese spices, white cheese blend

Falafel Pizza
Cheese, tomatoes, diced falafel, tahini sauce

Jebne Manouche
White cheeses

Kafta W Jebne Bi Ajin
Minced meat with onions, parsley, Lebanese spices, cheeses
Lahmeh Bi Ajin
Minced beef, onions, tomatoes, traditional spices

Soujouk W Jebne Bi Ajin
Minced Lebanese beef sausage, tomatoes, cheese

Za'atar Manouche
Sun-dried thyme, sesame seeds, sumac & olive oil
From Our Grill - Mashawi
12 items
Baby Lamb Chops
Seasoned baby lamb chops served on a hot stone served with vermicelli rice

Chicken Chops
Semi boneless marinated chicken chops served with hand cut frites

Chicken Kafta Kebab
Char-grilled seasoned ground chicken served with hand cut frites

Filet Mignon Shish Kebab
Beef filet mignon cubes served on a hot stone served with hand cut frites

Fish Kebab
Grilled marinated cubes of swordfish served with hand cut frites

Grilled Kafta Kebab
char-grilled lean ground beef & lamb mixed with chopped onions, parsley, herbs & spices served with vermicelli rice

Lamb Kebab
Seasoned lamb cubes served on a hot stone with vermicelli rice

Mixed Grill Platter
Shish Tawook, Filet Mignon, Chicken Kafta & Beef Kafta Kebab served with hand cut frites
Mixed Grill Platter Royal
Shish Tawook, Filet Mignon, chicken Kafta, Beef Kafta Kebab, Baby Lamb Chops & Jumbo Shrimp Lamb Kebab, Chicken Chops, Jwaneh (Grilled Chicken Wings), Grilled Soujouk & Grilled Makanek served with hand cut frites

Mixed Grill Platter Supreme
Shish Tawook, Filet Mignon, Chicken Kafta, Beef Kafta Kebab, Baby Lamb Chops & Jumbo Shrimp served with hand cut frites

Shish Tawook
Char-grilled chicken cubes marinated in lemon & herbs served with vermicelli rice

Vegetable Kebab
Grilled marinated zucchini, eggplant, onion, tomato, bell pepper served with vermicelli rice
Home Style Dishes & Stews - Tabkhat
14 itemsBamieh Bi Lahme
Baby okra stew with lamb, tomato, onion, spices & cilantro served with vermicelli rice

Dalaa Mahshi
Slow braised lamb shoulder stuffed with spiced rice & minced beef garnished with pistachio & nuts

Fattet Djaj
Shredded chicken breast, warm chickpeas, crispy pita chips smothered with yogurt sauce & sprinkled with assorted nuts - Yogurt base dish

Fattet Lahmeh
Succulent lamb cubes, warm chickpeas, crispy pita chips smothered with yogurt sauce & sprinkled with sautéed diced lamb & assorted nuts - Yogurt base dish

Kharouf
Shredded lamb shoulder served over spiced rice, minced beef & garnished with assorted nuts & pistachio
Kibbeh Labaniyeh
Kibbeh krass in yogurt sauce, ground beef & mint sprinkled with toasted pine nuts served with vermicelli rice - Yogurt base dish

Kousa Labaniyeh
Minced meat stuffed zucchini in yogurt sauce & mint sprinkled with toasted pine nuts served with vermicelli rice - Yogurt base dish

Laban Immo
Lamb shank in yogurt mint stew sprinkled with toasted pine nuts served with vermicelli rice - Yogurt base dish

Lamb Shank
Slow braised lamb shank served with mashed potatoes & caramelized onions
Loubiyeh Bi Lahmeh
Green romano beans stew with lamb, tomato, onion, spices & cilantros served with vermicelli rice

Mahashi
Spiced rice and minced meat stuffed grape leaves and summer zucchini simmered in a deeply savory lemon, garlic, lamb broth with braised lamb

Malfouf Mehshi
Spiced rice and minced meat stuffed cabbage simmered in a deeply savory lemon, garlic, lamb broth with braised lamb

Riz A Djaj
Tender shredded boneless chicken served on a bed of spiced rice, minced beef & garnished with assorted nuts & pistachio

Shish Barak
Hand-rolled dumplings filled with ground beef & pine nuts in a mint yogurt stew served with vermicelli rice - Yogurt base dish
Hot Soups - Shorba
2 items
Chicken Soup

Red Lentil Soup
Main Course Salads
4 items
Grilled Halloum Salad
Traditional grilled Cypriot cheese, roasted beets, cucumbers walnuts, greens

Rocca Beetroot Salad
Arugula, beetroot, red onion, feta cheese, sumac, lemon & olive oil dressing

Salmon Salad
Arugula, greens, red onion, sun dried cranberries, boiled egg, baked salmon

Shish Tawook Salad
Grilled chicken cubes over house salad
Fish & Seafood - Samak
5 items
Areydes
Jumbo shrimp sautéed in Lebanese Provençale sauce served with vermicelli rice

Dorade
Mediterranean fish with rich flavor, grilled & butterflied served with tarator (tomato, parsley tahini salad)

Grilled Herb Salmon
Bulgur & tomato Provencale

Luccas Meshwi
Char-grilled bone-in whole branzino marinated in lemon, garlic, salt served with tarator (tomato, parsley tahini salad)

Samke Harra
Spiced fillet branzino baked in a skillet with red pepper tahini over spiced potatoes topped with pine nuts
Sides
4 itemsMashed Potatoes

Sauteed Spinach

Spiced Rice & Minced Beef

Vermicelli Rice
Brunch
10 itemsAu Za'atar Breakfast
Hummus, falafel, salad, sunny side up eggs, za'atar pita
Fattet Hummus
Warm chickpeas, crispy pita chips smothered with yogurt sauce
Grilled Halloumi Cheese Omelette
With tomatoes & kalamata olives. Served with hand cut frites
Kafta Benedict
Grilled kafta meat, two poached eggs, spicy sauce. Served with hand cut frites
Middle Eastern Breakfast
Labne, salad, sunny side up eggs, za'atar pita
Mushroom & Cheese Omelette
Sauteed mushroom with onions and white cheese blend. Served with hand cut frites
Side of Three Eggs
Scrambled or sunny side up
The Scrambler
Three Eggs scrambled with goat cheese, kalamata olives, tomatoes, fresh herbs. Served with hand cut frites
Vegetable Omelette
Assorted vegetables omelette. Served with hand cut frites
Vegetarian Falafel Benedict
Grilled falafel topped with poached eggs & spicy tomato sauce. Served with hand cut frites
Desserts
9 items
Ashta
Homemade pudding with honey, pistachio and fresh banana and strawberry

Baklawa
Assortment of pâte phyllo pastries with nuts

Chocolate Salted Caramel Souffle
Moist chocolate cake with a heart of creamy salted caramel
Chocolate Truffle Mousse
Chocolate sponge base topped with rich chocolate mousse and dusted with cocoa powder
Halawet El Jibn
Traditional Lebanese cheese dough filled with ashta cream and a delicate rose & orange blossom syrup, adorned with pistachio and rose petal sugar

Knafeh
Baked cheese topped with fine ground semolina crust soaked in orange blossom syrup topped with fresh pistachio
Meghli
Cinnamon & carraway spiced floured rice pudding, topped with coconut, almonds, pistachio and pine nuts

Mouhallabie
Orange blossom infused milk pudding topped with ground pistachio

Pyramid
Chocolate mousse on a chocolate sponge cake base with crunchy gianduja (chocolate and hazelnut) center, dusted with cocoa powder and decorated with white chocolate drops
Birthday Packages
3 itemsWith a Bottle of Champagne-Canard-Duchene
With a Bottle Of Prosecco
With A Bottle Of Sparkling Cider - Non Alcoholic
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
12 itemsCantaloupe Cocktail
Blended fresh cantaloupe with bananas, honey and topped with pistachio & pinenuts
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
None

Frozen Jellab
Sweet blend of grape, date molasses, rose water and garnished with pine nuts and pistachio
Frozen Mint Lemonade
Blended fresh mint and fresh lemon juice - sweetened

Frozen Strawberry Vimto
Sweet strawberry – fruity drink

Frozen Watermelon Juice
Blended fresh watermelon - sweetened

Laban Ayran
Salty homemade yogurt drink
Laziza
Malt beverage - Ask server for flavors
Mexican Coke - Diet Coke - Mexican Sprite - Ginger Ale
Glass bottle

Pineapple Cocktail
Blended fresh pineapple & banana with milk, topped with diced strawberries, pistachio & pinenuts
Strawberry Banana Cocktail
Blended fresh strawberries & bananas with milk, topped with pistachio & pinenuts
Virgin Mojito
Fresh mint, lime juice, club soda, simple syrup. Choice of: Strawberry, lime, mango, passion fruit, pomegranate

