Ilili - New York, NY 10001 | Metromix New York

Ilili



236 Fifth Ave.

New York, NY 10001
212-683-2929

Lebanese cuisine gets an upscale contemporary spin at this north-of-Flatiron restaurant-cum-lounge from chef-owner Philippe Massoud. While the menu offers the usual melange of mezes, kebabs and shawarmas, the ingredients are anything but typical. An appetizing duck shawarma comes stuffed with pomegranate molasses and fig, while a Wagyu kebab blows every other skewer out of the water. Ilili’s version of a falafel includes the customary chickpeas, but it juices things up with fava-bean-puree dumpling. The loft-like space itself is dramatic: think Mondrian meets Frank Lloyd Wright, with geometrically shaped partitions and ceilings amid a profusion of gold, red and earthy textures.

Getting There

Cross Streets:
27th St.

The Basics

Cuisine:
Lebanese and Middle Eastern

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