The 15 Best Places for Falafel in New York City (2024)

ᴡ Benedict:Best falafel in the city! Try the sandwiches with the Ginger mint lemonade and the fries with saffron aioli - yum!!

Francine Li:The best falafel & smoothies in the city. Pear, mint, lemon smoothie is something special. Ask about the day's special falafel.

Andrew Furman:Amazing filling falafel sandwiches for only $7.50. Definitely one of the best deals in town.

Sajid Mehmood:After you've had a few different flavors of the falafel sandwich (green and harissa are my favorites), go for the sabich (sa-beech) sandwich. Fried eggplant, with a sliced boiled egg. Delicious.

Quinton Ma:Still the best Harissa falafel sandwich in manhattan. Great fries and for people watching too. Ask for some hot sauce!

Matt B:Go for the harissa falafel sandwich (it's my favorite). I recommend adding the carrots they have...even though that costs a bit more. Pair it with a smoothie and you're good to go.

Jason Becker:best falafel sandwich in the city by far. both east and west locations are great!

Shermans Travel:For less than $5, you’ll get a pita-full of schwarma, deliciously creamy baba ghannouj, and falafel that’s cooked just right (crunchy on the outside, fluffy and moist on the inside).

Patrick Hayes:Best falafel in the East Village. Come here for a late night snack!

Serious Eats:Standout falafel in herbal green and spicy red variations--a must for Tribeca lunchers.

Bruno Almeida:Great Israeli-style falafel and hummus. Get a "lemonana" (lemonade with mint) to wash down the sandwiches and platters.

Ani Bijoyan:Love the Falafel Trio! It's my go to lunch when I'm feeling really hungry. Lots of variety, delicious and very filling!

Superb:Probably one of the cheapest (and most delicious) meals you'll ever get in NYC! Their falafel and shawarma sandwiches are great any time of day, but we recommend going for late-night munchies.

Wejdan ✨:Best falafel sandwichs. Yummy shawarma as well.

Rachel Smith:Cheapest falafel in town and very tasty get a mango drunk to go with it

Shayla N.:Best falafel , hands down. Fried eggplant and caramelized onions along with delicious falafel? Yes plz.

Daniel Stillman:Holy God. How is this huge, amazing falafel platter $6?

Teeker Kaj:So very tasty. The guy filled my falafel sandwich. Then gave me more hummus. Then more falafel. Then more hummus. The falafel and huis with fresh pita is delicious.

sharise k:The falafel is to die for! Such fresh ingredients!

Audra A.:Best cheap feta falafel sandwich in SoHo.

Nathaniel Wice:Everything's fresh & homemade. My favorite falafel, hummus & zataar pita in NYC.

Jacob Rosenberg:Best falafel in Fidi! 3 types (regular, spicy red pepper, and spinach) with sandwiches and platters. Great hummus and salads as well.

Sam Gil:Favourite lunch spot at the moment. The Classic is awesome value and delicious, the falafel trio platter is so good as well and probably would feed two for a lot of people.

Avin Narasimhan:Excellent food, fresh ingredients. Some of the best falafel I've ever had. The platters are great to share for two people. Don't skip on the fries, they are surprisingly good

Kaylee Alexander:Make sure to buy the Groupon first; they're almost always available $6 for $12 and it is so worth it. Falafel, pita and hummus for two = best easy lunch or simple dinner date!

NYC Brunch Babes:3 appetizers for $9.95 (great options!) love the cauliflower, falafel balls, eggplants and babaganoush! Also the mushroom hummus is delicious!

Jeff Weinstein:Hummus plate, any soup, side of falafel and plenty of homemade green hot sauce. This place is a gem.

Marlee Germain:Setup different then 32street 1 (closed) but my Mexican falafel was on point.. 1 the best place to have it

Raj Dahanauwala:Falafel are awesome and reasonably priced

Gabriel Hayes:Awesome falafel sandwiches. My favorite is the Africa. Made with Habanero peanut sauce, ginger corn salad, sweet potato chips and greens.

Daniel Shlyuger:Best hummus and falafel I've had(get the hummus with falafel appetizer)

Elizabeth Burstein:Excellent malbec, amazing hummus, good falafel, israeli salad, and lamb skewers!

Paige C:Wonderful falafel, hummus and pita! So soft! I have to come back and try more of their dishes.

Kate Huyett:Top recommendations: spicy carrots, falafel hummus platter, merguez platter, chamoillah lamb tagine. Blood orange mimosa unbeatable at brunch

Yami Alonso:Amazing falafel, hummus. Such rich in flavor and quality food. Pretty packed. No lunch on weekends only brunch + dinner

Erika Djerf:falafel & hummus are amazing. the halloumi breakfast over roasted tomatoes with zaatar was one for the books.

Amanda Butler:The bhabaganoush here is among the best I've ever had. Great selection for vegetarians - get the falafel bowl! Tons of food for 7 bucks!

David Schorr:Very good falafel & shawarma. Do it. Get it in a laffa.

steph z:White pitta falafel hummus with veggies and sauce and maybe some brown rice on the side OH MY soo good!

Amna Bin Dhaher:You won't go wrong with either kebab or falafel sandwich. Just make sure you ask for extra tahini dressing and the green spicy one.

Athar Khan:Great salad with hummus, falafel etc.

Ashley Alvarez:This place can get super packed during the lunch rush but the falafel bowl is really good. Get with rice if you want leftovers! Very filling.

Tara M.:This place has awesome falafel, and gives you more (and it comes w/ veggies!) than any of the other carts nearby.

Turnstile Guides:Some of the best falafel around - fresh cooked to order, not reheated, it's bursting with fresh parsley flavor.

Shubhrajit Chatterjee:Excellent food ... They give an extra eggplant if you ask - and 1 falafel is included with all orders