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Shaya
New Orleans, United States of America
Recommended by Alton Brown and 38 other food critics.
4.7
1.7k
4213 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA +1 504 891 4213
Famous for
Flatbread, Turkiye
Pita bread
Recommended by Scott Gold and 15 other food critics.
"Alon Shaya broke the mold in NOLA when he opened his dream restaurant, a modern Israeli stunner that won him a James Beard Award. Good reason for that, too: the house-baked pita is the best pita you’ve ever had in your life, especially when paired with the various house-made hummus options."
Scott Gold , New Orleans-based food writer and photographer
Recommendations
"From the crunchy falafel to the crispy chicken schnitzel sandwich, Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli loves the modern Israeli food at Shaya. The falafel sandwich is such a complete harmony of taste and textures that Alex says, “you’re going to want to eat for days".”
on Falafel
"At the James Beard Foundation Award-winning restaurant Shaya, Chef Alon Shaya has created his own brand of modern Israeli cuisine by imbuing classic dishes and flavors with a modern touch. Take the Warm Chocolate Babka paired with halvah ice cream. Warm slices are served atop a swirl of dark chocolate fudge and halvah sauce, then topped with halvah ice cream (made by local gelato company La Davina) and a sprinkle of poppy seeds."
"Every item I tasted had an amazing depth of flavor, buoyed by various creamy and chewy textures in vibrant colors. This carried over into desserts like malabi, a vanilla custard with cherry, rose, and coconut macaroons."
on Muhallebi
"Get the kibbeh nayah and you savor a fluffy mix of minced beef and lamb from Two Run Farm, just across the border in Mississippi."
"This one is an absolute no-brainer, and not just because Alon Shaya and his love song to Israeli cuisine recently walked away with a well-deserved James Beard Award. You really need to eat his hummus and pita (and then literally everything else on the menu) to see why it’s the hardest-to-snag reservation in town."
on Hummus
"Alon Shaya broke the mold in NOLA when he opened his dream restaurant, a modern Israeli stunner that won him a James Beard Award. Good reason for that, too: the house-baked pita is the best pita you’ve ever had in your life, especially when paired with the various house-made hummus options."
on Pita bread
"Alon Shaya, of New Orleans’ Shaya restaurant, has that magic touch. He has made a dish that feels like a perfect blend and isn’t weighed down by a dependence on grains."
on Tabbouleh
"No meal would be complete without an order (or two, or three) of Shaya’s wood-fired-to-order pita to swipe it all up. In less-humid months, enjoy as many pieces as you can on the back patio."
on Pita bread
"No meal would be complete without an order (or two, or three) of Shaya’s light, fluffy, and extravagantly-topped plates of hummus—think piquant lamb ragù with crispy chickpeas—and plenty of wood-fired-to-order pita to swipe it all up."
on Hummus
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"The pita bread is amazing"