ilili

Bellevue Hospital Center - General Information practices at 1 Avenue East 27, New York, NY 10001

The small plates range in size--don't be bashful about asking your server how many people each will accommodate.

Arak--a licorice-flavored Lebanese liquor--is incredibly refreshing, like a Middle Eastern mojito.

ilili is New York’s premier contemporary Lebanese restaurant offering inspired Mediterranean cuisine. The menu mixes authentic Lebanese dishes with modern Mediterranean influences to create a culinary journey for the palate and senses. Complementing the international cuisine, ilili offers an impressive wine list that includes wines from all over the world and features favorites from Lebanon and...

"Creative" Lebanese dishes take "deliciousness to a new level" at this "hip", "high-energy" haunt in "cool", "spacious", wood-lined digs near Madison Square Park; "noise" can be a "drawback" and "tabs can mount", but "beautiful people abound", and "attentive" service helps make it "great for groups."

Famed Washington, D.C., restaurateur and chef Philippe Massoud brings his culinary talents to New York City with this bi-level, 400-seat eatery that showcases cuisine from his native Lebanon. The menu includes standard Middle Eastern fare, but also unexpected dishes like bone marrow with sour-cherry tabbouleh and black cod with fragrant rice and tahini. Waiters never fail to refresh the basket...

Set in the Flatiron District in a chic high-ceilinged room bedecked with wood, ilili is a near anomaly. Until it swung open its doors in late 2007, Lebanese food was mostly available via take-out counters and vending carts sprinkled throughout the city. But chef-owner Philippe Massoud, who previously manned the stoves at Georgetown’s Neyla, is taking the cuisine to new heights, synthesizing...

Rated one of the 'Top 5 Best Mediterranean Restaurants in NYC'