Vegan
Mediterranean
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Middle Eastern
Israeli
Fast-casual Israeli Mediterranean eatery. Serves vegan falafels, salads, and bowls. Est. 2020. Open Mon-Fri 10:00am-9:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-8:00pm.
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1108 Lexington Ave, New York City, New York, USA
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58 Reviews
First Review by Poundie
VeganFoodCrazy
Points +62
Always on point ! - Edit
You can’t miss at this all plant based restaurant. The ingredients are always fresh and tasty and plentiful. You can get everything as a platter or sandwich or bowl. I love love the fried eggplant sandwich, it is delicious and satisfying
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-12-06
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MacVegan
Points +89
Delicious Falafel wrap - Edit
A quick visit after walking through Central Park. It was freshly made, and quick service, and delicious! All three of us had the falafel wrap with pickles and spicy sauce. A big queue after we had ordered with what looked like locals, so I always think that’s a good sign!
Read moreKept us going for the remainder of the day sightseeing.
Pros: The food, Quick service
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DominicaRoberts
Points +52
Fantastic falafel - Edit
I got the hummus bowl with falafel. They gave me six falafel! (Most places seem to only give five.) It comes with a pita and it was too much food to eat in one meal! A number of veggie and add-on options you can select from their list to deck out your bowl. Thanks to another reviewer you mentioned being given some falafel that had been sitting there for a while and some that had just been made, I asked to wait until the batch currently in the dryer was done and just have those ones- which they accommodated. They were excellent. I wanted to try the cauliflower side dish but was too full!
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iLotje87
Points +465
Really good! - Edit
Very good falafel and shoarma made from cauliflower. The falafel is freshly made in front of you.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-09-26
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malexander07
Points +160
That eggplant tho! - Edit
This place was truly delicious. Simple, flavorful, and the eggplant was literally out of this world. The crisp and the flavor. We had an eggplant hummus bowl and a falafel sandwich. Both five stars. Cauliflower was closer to four stars though. Do not miss that eggplant.
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juliakristin
Points +390
What I expected - Edit
Happy to have spontaneously stumbled up on this place. I had the Falafel Platter and everything was fresh and tasted good. The portion was perfect for me and I especially liked the pits bread! Quick and easy!
Read morePros: Quick and Easy , Portion , Taste
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00misha
Points +390
Meh, 2 good falafel and 2 bad ones - Edit
Maybe I ordered the wrong thing, but I got the Hummus Falafel bowl which is basically a bowl of hummus, some falafel and toppings, and a piece of pita to scoop with. Food came quickly, and they have a small indoor and outdoor eating area.
Read moreKnocking a star off already since they don’t give cups of tap water. Anyways, the food was pretty good, nothing too special, with overall above average hummus.
HOWEVER, it drives me up the wall when a highly-rated place with “fresh falafel” gives me 2 old ones which were already fried some time ago, and 2 new ones which are freshly fried. Then they are there in my bowl, right next to each other, and it’s incredibly obvious which one is fresh and which one is old, and one is obviously better than the other. I’m already paying $18 for this food, can’t you just give me 4 fresh falafel?? I don’t care that they were only fried 10-20 minutes ago, I just want all my falafel to be crunchy and fresh, rather than only half of them (obviously I was NOT gonna be an ass and demand new falafel from the workers).
But still, ridiculous move on their part, so scummy when I’m already paying so much for a bowl of hummus and a single piece of pita.
Updated from previous review on 2024-08-30
Pros: Hummus pretty good
Cons: Half of the falafel were old, Expensive for portion
DominicaRoberts
I appreciate you mentioning this. I went today and asked to wait until the fresh ones were out of the fryer.
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Nico.G
Points +126
Best Falafel in the US - Edit
Besides having an amazing falafel, they have delicious cauliflower and eggplant sandwiches, everything is on point, great taste, big portions.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-08-11
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suikunkun
Points +791
Wow! Lovely falafel - Edit
I love falafel so I came here. Wonderful falafel pita with great flavors. And then the pita chips were excellent!! Actually really really tasty and somehow I could tell it was actually bread and not like cardboard (you know what I mean?). Great place.
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GanzAnd3rs
Points +1013
Super lecker! - Edit
Leckerer Hummus, sehr fluffiges Pita und richtig gute Falafel! Tamam ist unbedingt einen Besuch wert!
Read moreCons: Einwegbesteck und -geschirr
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audreyc
Points +980
Great food and generous portions - Edit
I had a delicious falafel pita sandwich from here. The portion size was very generous. The restaurant is counter-service, and there's a limited amount of indoor seating available.
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Poundie
Points +15537
Pretty good - Edit
This is a fast-food, all vegan, small, counter-serve falafel place located right by the 77th street Lexington subway stop (near Lenox Hill Hospital and the Breuer Museum). When I first visited, they were still experiencing growing pains, but since then they've improved a great deal. Especially since most of the other vegan places in Upper East Side have closed down, this is now arguably the best place for vegetarian food in the immediate area.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2020-09-21
Pros: Vegan fast food in a busy part of town., huge portions
Cons: Mostly for takeout, not fine dining
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tarrahh122
Points +59
Perfection! - Edit
Truly perfect! Food was delicious and super nutritious! Big portions, not overly priced, kind people working. Loved everything about it, esp the warm pita!!
Read morePros: Big portions, Flavors were great, Not overly priced
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shellight
Points +16
Excellent food - Edit
I had the Sabich sandwich and it tasted divine!!!
Read morePros: Sabich batter was crunchy and hot, Hummus was top notch and creamy , Bowl was huge and a bargain in NYC
Cons: There are about 10 seats only and outdoors
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chels2ocean
Points +1186
Perfect falafels - Edit
Got the falafel platter with all the fixings and it was so delicious. Outstanding falafel and hummus!
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Ewlnyc
Points +247
Delicious - Edit
I had a pita and ate at the window seating. Perfect for a quick, delicious, and satisfying bite - and great people watching.
Read moreI’ve just gone again, and I can’t stress enough that this place is DELICIOUS!!!! Go. Now!
Updated from previous review on 2023-06-08
Pros: Delicious , Fast service , Great staff
Cons: Limited seating
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guitargabe
Points +533
So good! - Edit
I had the spicy eggplant platter and my wife had the cauliflower platter, and both were fantastic!
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Sillyli234
Points +388
Colorful Pita - Edit
This must have been the best falafel pita I ever had. Major points for being completely vegan with adequate seating. I'll be back to try the eggplant!
Read morePros: Flavorful falafel, Seating , Israeli beverage options
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Righteous_Zombie
Points +65
Fantastic Falafels - Edit
Objectively the best falafels, period.
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stewardotheland
Points +34
Satisfying - Edit
The food was delicious and satisfying after a day at the MET! I had the cauliflower platter with all the options and my girlfriend had the eggplant platter with a side of falafels.
Read morePros: All plant-based as far as I could tell.
Cons: Indoor seating limited but had outdoor seating.
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AlexDikelsky
Points +76
Great - Edit
The ingredients are very fresh, they fry the falafel to order and the pita is also very fresh
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Ameisherry
Points +10567
Thank you - Edit
A friend recommended this spot, always want to try it
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eduardonasi
Points +1338
Comida magnífica - Edit
Não deixe de provar os sticks de zatar!
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AlexiaL
Points +799
Yessssssss - Edit
Perfect spot to hit up in the UES after a trip to The Met. The sabich was interesting. While it’s quick and casual, they don’t skimp on quality.
Read morePros: 100% Vegan, Unpretentious and delicious
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Cabbagedealer
Points +547
Great place to get a quick lunch. - Edit
Had falafel, it was really good.
Read moreBetter than in other places.
Service was fast.
Price is very good too.
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bokertov
Points +47
Good falafel - Edit
Fresh falafel, very satisfying after a walk in Central Park
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jay.callores
Points +4883
Never had a sabich like this before - Edit
Tamam, is a small, vegan Middle Eastern restaurant on the UES cooking up some of the best falafel sandwiches in the city. Not to be overshadowed, the sabich is not to be skipped on, with its large pieces of deep-fried eggplant sandwiched in a pita. Never seen or tasted one like this before. Tamam uses fresh, organic ingredients including on the Israeli salad, pickles, and tahini the pitas are stuffed with. Must try the cauliflower next time. You can opt for these toppings on a platter or salad bowl as an alternative to the pita.
Read moreThe place is super casual and the service is friendly and efficient. There are four counter seats inside and some outdoor seating, perfect for people-watching. Or better yet, take it to the park, just three blocks away for a wonderful mid-day meal.
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