Mamoun's FalafelMiddle Eastern food and pastries / $
119 MacDougal St. between W. 3rd.-Minetta Lane
A, B, C, D, E, F, V trains to W. 4th St. & 6th Ave.
(212) 674-8685
mamounsfalafel.com22 St. Mark's Pl. betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.
6 train to Astor Pl.7 days 11 AM-5 AM
Limited seating, counter service
Takeout available, no delivery
Cash onlyAdditional location: 85 Howe St., New Haven, CT
The signature fried chickpea balls have crispy exteriors. In sandwiches, they're a quick and economical meal, but if you're hungry, the best way to have them is in the platter with hummus (beaded with olive oil) and a creamy parsley-flecked baba ganoush. However, Mamoun's secret weapons are the pastries. Baklava, with chopped walnuts in a flaky pastry, is the most familiar. Babuseh is a cake with chopped nuts nestled between two layers of thin crunchy semolina. Knafe is a softer cake made with ricotta cheese and butter. But our pick is the mabrune, a small pastry boat loaded with pistachios, almonds, and walnuts. Most of these are impregnated with honey—Mamoun's pastries are the best way we know to get sticky-fingered.
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