ilili Midtown

Lebanese restaurant, 157 E 53rd St, New York, NY

VeganScore 50 · 2 vegan main dishes

Menu

Mains

• Falafel Burger — Tomato, mint, pickled turnip, tahini Vegan
• Beet Shawarma — Spiced shaved beetroot, cashew labne, parsley, olive, crispy shallots in pita pillows Vegan
• Duck Shawarma — Confit duck, fig toum, pomegranate, bibb lettuce pita pillows
• Wagyu Burger — Smoked Lebanese cheese, bibb lettuce, chili remoulade, pickled turnips
• Prawns — King prawns, ezme, frisée, lemon
• Sword Fish — Toum, piperade, pita pillows
• Chicken — Toum, grilled vegetables, pita pillows
• Filet Mignon — Toum, grilled vegetables, pita pillows
• Wagyu Beef — Toum, grilled vegetables, pita pillows
• Mixed Grill for One — Chicken shish taouk, beef kebab, kafta, lamb chops, toum duo, harissa
• Pumpkin Kibbeh Tarte — Maple mint yogurt
• 1/2 Chicken — Greens picked chanterelles
• Black Cod — Pistachio beurre blanc, Osetra caviar
• Wagyu Skewers — Australian wagyu, bosfair kosho, scallion
• Duck — Smoked magret, bharat escabeche, carrot, cherry gastric, almond
• Snapper — Crispy whole snapper samke harra style, blistered tomato, cilantro
• Lamb Rack — Lamb fat confit potato, brown butter pomegranate emulsion, mint, lamb jus
• Pumpkin Kibbeh Tart — Roasted pumpkin, burghul, spinach, pine nuts, spicy maple yogurt
• Kousa Mahchi — Summer squash, Egyptian rice, lamb, laban & tomato sauce
• Porter House — Lebanese spiced bordelaise, cognac cream sauce
• Lamb Shank — Lebanese dirty rice, old world jus, roasted veg
• Branzino — 4lbs, zaatar meuniere, fresh herb, lemon
• Mixed Grill — Chicken shish taouk, beef kebab, kafta, lamb chops, Lebanese salsa verde, lemon, toum duo, harissa
• Whole Organic Chicken — Pickled chanterelle, greens

Starters

• Hummus — Chickpea purée with tahini, lemon & olive oil Vegan
• Baba Ghannouj — Fire roasted eggplant blended with tahini & olive oil Vegan
• Mouhamara — Walnuts, peppers, pomegranate molasses Vegan
• Tabbouleh — Parsley, mint, tomato, burghul Vegan
• Falafel — Fried chickpea & fava bean croquettes, lemon tahini Vegan
• Mixed Olives — Marinated black and green Lebanese olives Vegan
• Crudites — Seasonal variety, maldon salt, Lebanese olive oil Vegan
• Fattoush — Lebanese garden salad, toasted pita, sumac lemon vinaigrette Vegan
• Moussaka — Ragout of roasted eggplant, tomato, garlic, old world spices Vegan
• Warak Enab Bil Zeit — Grape leaves, rice, tomato oil, parsley oil Vegan
• Cashew Labne — Vegan labne, olive oil, mint, zaatar Vegan
• Zaatar & Labne — Homemade zaatar cracker, labne
• Kibbeh Nayye Beirutieh — Steak tartare, burghul, onion, mint
• Beef Fried Kibbeh — Spiced ground beef, pine nut dumplings fried in a beef, bulgur shell, mint yogurt
• Mekanek — Sautéed lamb sausage, lemon, pine nuts
• Kebab Keraz — Lamb & beef meatballs, cherry sauce, kataifi, micro chives
• Octopus — Confit potato, Lebanese chimichurri, lemon zest
• Manti — Spiced lamb dumpling, Beirut adobo, labneh, mint
• Nicoise — Hard boiled egg, tomato, olives, marinated beans, smoked potato, capers, sumac pearl, onions, lemon Dijon vinaigrette
• Heirloom Tomato — Peach, melon, chankleesh truffles, pomegranate vinaigrette
• Labne — Strained yogurt, olive oil, fresh mint, zaatar
• Chankleesh — Feta cheese, onion, tomato, zaatar
• Arnabeet Mekle — Cauliflower, tahini labne, chili, mint
• Swordfish Kibbeh — Citrus spiced Atlantic swordfish with saffron, pine nut, sweet pepper, mermaid tahini
• Tuna Crudo — Pomegranate aguachile, ninja raddish, smoked jalapenos
• Ceviche — Market fish, strawberries, cashew leche de tigre

Desserts

• Mixed Baklava — Cashew and pistachio baklava Vegan
• Almond Cherry Namoura — Semolina cake, sweet cherries, cashew ice cream Vegan
• Sorbet — Passionfruit, raspberry, lemon Vegan
• Mouhalabieh — Lebanese panna cotta, pistachio, candied orange
• Seasonal Crème Brulee — Coconut crème, charred pineapple, pink pepper
• Ilili Candy Bar — Chocolate ganache, coffee ganache, pistachio, chocolate ice cream
• Knafe Bil Jibneh — Inverted sweet cheese tart served with sesame pillows & orange blossom syrup
• Cherry Pavlova — Lemon verbana meringue, sweet cherries & raspberries, candied pistachios
• Selection of Ice Cream & Sorbets — 3 scoops
• Ice Cream — Black sesame, Arabian milk

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