6. Kalustyan's
9.3
123 Lexington Ave (at E 28th St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Rose Hill · 133 tips and reviews
Dayna Sessa: Have some lentil soup upstairs and then bundle some kachu burfi and Turkish mini pistachio baklava downstairs for dessert.
Stephanie Tan: Get the mujadara or lentil soup upstairs for a great lunch deal. Then go shopping for every spice imaginable.
ℳ𝒶𝓎♍: Fantastic spot with every Middle Eastern, Mediterranean spices/herbs/treats/teas imaginable. With many sections to browse, all items are alphabetized making it pretty easy to find anything you want
7. Little Rascal
7.9
163 Elizabeth St (at Kenmare St), New York, NY
Turkish Restaurant · NoLita · 67 tips and reviews
Michelle N: Awesome spot with delicious food. Everything I tried hit the spot in my stomach that screams "Yum!" Lentil soup, cacik, eggplant salad, babaghanouge, and meatballs. More people should be eating here!
Arsalan Hashemi: Samples of awesome Turkish cuisine served in an elite presentation. The breakfast (serpme) is my favorite.
Berk Kapicioglu: Nice place to celebrate a birthday on a Saturday night. It doesn't get too crowded, great wine selection, and they have delicious Turkish food that you can eat at the bar area.
Christian E.: Sandwiches are a great lunch, and they all come with fries. Get the lunch special so you can try the sausage lentil soup.
Bárbara: Great lunch special: delicious spicy sausage lentil soup and a fantastic quinoa chicken salad! Plus a frozen sangria.. A little bit of autumn with tiny bit of summer:-)
Geoffroy Bablon: New kid on the block! The ratatouille is fresh. The lamb chops with potato gratin is delicious. Nab the table on the edge of the room and you'll feel like you're sitting outside. Or just sit outside.
9. Boulud Sud
8.5
20 W 64th St (btwn Broadway & Central Park West), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 135 tips and reviews
Sam Krasnik: Lentil soup, chicken tagine
Eater: Boulud Sud is a rare Southern European spot to remember that the Mediterranean extends to North Africa and the Levant, serves great harira (Moroccan lentil soup) and chicken tagine. Read more.
Time Out New York: Try the Grapefruit Givré, stuffed with rose-scented loukoum and topped with flossy halvah cotton candy and black-and-white sesame tuile. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
11. Juice Press
8.2
1 W 22nd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Juice Bar · Flatiron District · 36 tips and reviews
Foxxy B: Usual JP spot: never that crowded, good wifi, no bathroom, but only open till 9pm. Try their food... the Egyptian Red Lentil Soup is to die for!
Sunaina: My fav juicer in town. Fresh and filling... Love it...
Ben Zweig: I'd rather buy an $11 packed juice than an $11 vodka soda any day.
12. Ba'al Cafe
8.6
71 Sullivan St (btwn Spring and Broome), New York, NY
Falafel Restaurant · SoHo · 67 tips and reviews
Patrick Groneman: One of the best lentil soups I have tasted, and I've tasted a lot, thank you!
Saleem: Get the chicken shawarma pita (or any pita) with a soup for $8. Options for whole wheat and hot sauce if you'd like
Serious Eats: Ba'al stands out with its incredibly creamy hummus and fluffy pita that holds up to messy, overstuffed fillings. We recommend the earthy Beet Sandwich or the fried eggplant Ba'al Sandwich.