The Best Levantine Food in New York
Sections
- Eat , on. Can't turn off the last section 1,520
- Drink , off. Turn on 247 Only Drink
- Stay , off. Turn on 437 Only Stay
- Do , off. Turn on 12 Only Do
Tap another section to add it. All sections
The best Levantine food in New York, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide, The New York Times, and The Infatuation have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Shmoné comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
-
Rank 1. Shmoné
Neo Levantine
The Jerusalem bagel arrives piping hot with olive oil and holds its own in a city that takes bagels personally. That confidence runs through everything at Eyal Shani's neo-Levantine restaurant in Greenwich Village, a one-Michelin-star spot where the compact room fills before the door swings open. Vegetables, seasonality, and sharing drive the menu, but the bone-in short rib tends to settle any debate about whether you needed meat.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
-
Rank 2. Cleo
Levantine
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2026 · 1 star, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 21 Best New Restaurants In NYC
- The New York Times 2026 · 1 star, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- The Infatuation The 21 Best New Restaurants In NYC
-
Rank 3. Mesiba
Levantine
The name means "party" in Hebrew, and the Levantine restaurant at the base of the Moxy Williamsburg takes that seriously, with a sleek, buzzy room that nods to Tel Aviv's Bauhaus architecture. The menu moves from baba ganoush and falafel through whole striped bass and dumplings filled with charred onion ricotta, the kind of spread that makes ordering light feel like a personal failure. The Basque cheesecake has become the unofficial closing argument.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant