Cafe Mogador

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postWhat I ate in NYC!141 pts
“Tender meat, flavorful rice and fresh vegetables. It was a light yet delicious meal.”
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in:Best breakfast spots in East Village?45 pts
“Cafe mogador.. an institution.. not too trendy/busy, and great food/service imho.”
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in:What restaurants have kept up consistently high quality over the years?28 pts
“Mogador. Since 1983.”
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in:Good Moroccan food13 pts
“Cafe Mogador in Williamsburg has a great lamb tagine.”
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in:Where can I purchase the best hummus in NYC?10 pts
replying to u/justflipping: - Duzan - Sahadi’s - Damascus Bakery - LEVANTINE by Hummus Market - Ruzana - AL AQSA Bakery & Restaurant > [Best hummus in NYC](https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodNYC/comments/16dodml/best_hummus_in_nyc/)
“I love the hummus at Damascus and at Cafe Mogador”
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in:What's your favorite hummus in the city? Restaurant, cafe, or grocery store8 pts
replying to u/CabassoG: Ayat. It's in the East Village and Astoria (their Bay Ridge location is closed.) They also have a sister restaurant, Al Badawi. Would also recommend Duzan in Astoria. In terms of stores? Damascus Bread/Bakery in Cobble Hill BK
“Much prefer au zataar and cafe mogador hummus”
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in:Best breakfast spots in East Village?7 pts
replying to u/Texas_Rockets: Which dish do you recommend for breakfast there?
“I recommend getting the Moroccan eggs with Merguez or the Halloumi eggs (also with merguez, if you like sausage) plus a side of shug. Perfect breakfast”
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in:Dinner recs before Death & Co?7 pts
replying to u/quibble42: Spicy moon and cafe Mogador are popular places nearby. There's way too many restaurants to give a rec though, you should explore and go into the first thing that looks cool
“Mogador is awesome. Killer lamb shank”
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in:Best hummus in NYC5 pts
“Cafe Mogador has amazing hummus platter”
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in:What I ate in NYC!5 pts
“Lamb shank in mogador with the lemon sauce and basmati is a regular for me in wburg”
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in:First time visiting NYC5 pts
“Greenpoint/Williamsburg (Bernie’s, cozy royale, Bonnie’s, cafe mogador).”
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in:What's a restaurant you've eaten at recently that truly blew you away?5 pts
“I loved Cafe mogador, their lamb shank and couscous tajine dish was 🫰”
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in:NYC reservations / feedback4 pts
“Cafe mogador in the East village or shuka in soho is the Med bistro vibe.”
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in:Best condiment from an nyc restaurant?4 pts
“The harissa from Mogador”
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in:Places in Manhattan or Brooklyn that are good for a date4 pts
“I love Mogador! Great food and vibes.”
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in:Good spots to eat solo? (Lower east side)4 pts
“Go get the lamb shank at cafe Mogador in LES”
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in:Best Lamb Dishes / Lamb Shank?3 pts
“Cafe Mogador has a lamb shank tagine that never disappoints.”
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in:What I ate in NYC!3 pts
replying to u/Hawkbit: The Williamsburg location for cafe mogador is also great. If anyone is looking for a new dish to try there, check out the Bastilla. It's basically a savory chicken phyllo dough pie with warm spices. It's big though, so kind of a family style kind of thing
“Their labne is my favorite, great pita, and the chicken is so flavorful.”
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in:Cheap but yummy Mediterranean in lower east Manhattan3 pts
“Zesty Tabouleh was incredible last I went, mogador au zaatar fattoush all good too. Really there’s no shortage”
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in:What are cuisines/dishes that are most lacking in NYC?2 pts
replying to u/Capa101010: Another one is Moroccan. Are there any moroccan restaurants? I only know of Cafe Mogador.
“And Mogador isn’t even very authentic”
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in:Middle Eastern Places2 pts
replying to u/sbartist: I always end up going back to cafe mogador
“Their lamb shank with the green sauce is one of the best dishes in the city. Elite place.”
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in:What's your "go-to" casual neighborhood spot?1 pts
replying to u/pc521: WB: Cafe Mogador - It's rocky at times, but we always love it.
“Delicious but I think too expensive for this description?”
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in:What's the best thing you've eaten in NYC 2023?1 pts
“I had a great chicken kebab at Cafe Mogador for brunch!”
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in:Brunch options in Williamsburg1 pts
“You can get the tagines or bastilla (my fav) during brunch hours.”
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in:What is the single best tasting dish you can eat in the whole city?1 pts
“Chicken or lamb tagine from Cafe Mogador. It’s just feels like a hug.”
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in:Best Eggs Benedict in NYC?1 pts
“I adore the Moroccan Eggs Benedict at Cafe Mogador. Get with a side of the merguez for the best experience!”
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in:stuytown/east village bucket list1 pts
“Casa Adela, Veselka, and Café Mogador hold the old-timey line.”
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in:Best breakfast spots in East Village?1 pts
replying to u/Texas_Rockets: Which dish do you recommend for breakfast there?
“Shakshouka”
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in:Best breakfast spots in East Village?1 pts
replying to u/Texas_Rockets: Which dish do you recommend for breakfast there?
“They have great falafel too if you are into that.”
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in:I went to a lot of places that are frequently mentioned here, here's which ones were worth it1 pts
replying to u/NewSlang212: Completely disagree on Mogador.
“Mogador was pretty mid when I went but maybe I ordered wrong. The hummus was super bland and the mint tea had no flavor.”
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in:Best Williamsburg restaurants for something “light”1 pts
“Cafe Mogador Greek salad.”
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in:Are the $3-600 per person restaurants worth it?1 pts
“Cafe Mogador a good moroccan and not too expensive.”
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in:Any recommendations for duck1 pts
“Cafe Mogador in EV has sometimes Duck Confit and it s pretty good.”
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in:Middle Eastern Places1 pts
replying to u/handsomeowl92: Cafe Mogador in EV is excellent
“lately been disappointed with a drop in quality of food and service 😕”
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in:What's a restaurant you've eaten at recently that truly blew you away?1 pts
replying to u/Glittering-West-6347: I loved Cafe mogador, their lamb shank and couscous tajine dish was 🫰
“the only thing I've ever eaten there is the lamb shank cus omg”
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in:The absolute best weekday lunch options in NYC right now.1 pts
“Cafe mogador vegetable tagine w the green sauce”
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in:Lebanese/Israeli Restaurant in Hell's Kitchen recommendation?0 pts
“IT'S WORTH THE TRIP OK?!”
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in:Alone on my day off. Recommend a decent place to eat/drink plz0 pts
“Cozy royale, Mogador, Kfar are all great”
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postVisited from Chicago for a long weekend226 pts
“Was just in town for 3.5 days and had some amazing food. Tried to get stuff I can't get as good back home in Chicago but sometimes was just going with the flow.”
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in:Distinguishing places as "local" is no longer useful128 pts
“places like mogodor, veselka, venieros etc appeal to both locals and tourists because theyre good, they built a reputation, and theyve been around a long time.”
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in:Go to repeat restaurant67 pts
“My repeats are the numerous places in Les and EV you can spend 35$ for a pretty good dinner or 20ish for a luxury ch. Looking at you BBF, Little Myanmar, Raku, Obiburo house of tsukemen, ramen ishida, izakaya juraku, toriya, cafe mogorador, yuca, three times for your BOGO Xiao long BAO you always have on Uber eats.”
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in:Where should I take my uncle (off-brand Anthony Bourdain) for dinner?47 pts
“Cafe Mogador for Moroccan”
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in:What I ate in NYC!45 pts
“Cafe Mogador doesn’t get mentioned often but it was a staple for me when I lived in the east village.”
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in:What are the best restaurants in NYC that are not fine dining or super expensive?44 pts
“some places that are easier to get into and super good in EV area: Madame Vo, Minca, Il Buco Alimentari, Cafe Mogador, Somtum Der”
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in:My friend is in town for his 41st. What’s the best Moroccan restaurant in Manhattan? 🙇🏻29 pts
“I think Cafe Mogador is generally the rec in Manhattan.”
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in:Where can I get the best Shakshuka in NYC?29 pts
“Cafe Mogador deserves a mention”
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in:Eating out in East Village27 pts
“I love Cafe Mogador and I think the East Village location is much better than the Williamsburg outpost!”
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in:Help me impress my West Village friends22 pts
“Food is good and it’s an institution with a cool history.”
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in:Date - Mediterranean Food21 pts
“Cafe Mogador in EV”
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in:Best non-American breakfast spots in Lower Manhattan / Midtown?19 pts
“Cafe Mogador in the East Village is a great brunch! Excellent Moroccan food”
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