Balaboosta

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in:Go-To List for (European) Visitors?6 pts
replying to u/Basic-Criticism-1702: Meaning not too pricey/Michelin fancy (Per Se, The Grill) or an impossible Rez (4 Charles Torrisi) or too far from Manhattan.
“Balaboosta is more pricey, though not michelin star pricey, and worth a reservation.”
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in:Restaurants that blew your expectations away recently?2 pts
“The lamb at Balaboosta is one of the best dishes I've had in NYC. Everything else was very tasty as well.”
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in:What’s the best ginger-forward food or drink you’ve had in the city?2 pts
“Balaboosta does this awesome ginger and orange marmalade cocktail”
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in:What’s so good about Shukette?1 pts
“an underrated restaurant of the same caliber is Balaboosta”
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in:What do you think is a top restaurant, but doesn’t get enough love/credit?1 pts
“I second Balaboosta! It’s consistently fantastic. The pita…I don’t think there’s anything like it?! And the chicken - omg.”
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in:Help me find the perfect west/greenwich village restaurant1 pts
replying to u/JeanCerise: St jardim is so romantic. Wine list is great but you can also start with a martini. Thoughtful dishes. Mellow staff. Feels like Brooklyn circa 2010.
“The pistachio cocktail at Balaboosta is ridiculously good”
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in:Spots where bar seated meal is great67 pts
“I love dining at the bar. My roster: Portale. Morandi. Jean Georges. Sempre oggi. Pastis. L’artusi. Balthazar. Barbuto. Cafe Luxembourg. Balaboosta.”
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in:Mediterranean / Israeli Recs25 pts
“Balaboosta is in my option a decent spot in west village but my friend did not like it when we went together.”
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in:Favorite Middle Eastern restaurant in New York City?17 pts
“Balaboosta”
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in:Restaurant recommendations for hungry Europeans16 pts
“These are my usual reccos for visitors (some already mentioned).”
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in:Solo food spots15 pts
“Frena, Balaboosta”
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in:Good restaurants that are easier to get a table at13 pts
“Balaboosta.”
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in:Looking for hummus recommendations in New York City11 pts
“Balaboosta downtown.”
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in:What’s your “nemesis spot” in NYC ?10 pts
“Had a great meal at Balaboosta though! Really lovely people and solid food.”
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in:What are some good middle-eastern food spots9 pts
“Illili. Tanoreen. Ravagh. 12 Chairs. Shuka. Shukette. Balaboosta. Port Said. Yemen Cafe.”
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in:Middle Eastern Places8 pts
“ililli. Ravagh Grill. Balaboosta.”
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in:Date - Mediterranean Food5 pts
“12 chairs, lamalo, hasalon, mogador, laser wolf, balaboosta”
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in:Lunch nearish Whitney5 pts
“Balaboosta!”
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in:Help me impress my West Village friends5 pts
“Balaboosta - Excellent elevated Israeli/Middle Eastern”
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in:West village casual dressed acceptable dining4 pts
“Balaboosta.”
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in:Date - Mediterranean Food4 pts
“Balaboosta in the west village is great”
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in:Reccomend a Downtown Manhattam Midweek Dinner, NYC, sub $75/head (excl. drinks) suitable for London veggies with 8/13yr old kids?4 pts
“- Balaboosta”
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in:Middle Eastern/ SE Asian chef driven restaurants? 4 pts
“Middle Eastern: Kabab Cafe Mombar Mesiba Kubeh Balaboosta”
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in:Favorite Israeli restaurants4 pts
“Balaboosta.”
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in:My 35th birthday this year falls on Rosh Hashanah and I'm having trouble picking a restaurant3 pts
“I really enjoyed Balaboosta.”
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in:16th birthday restaurant recs3 pts
“Balaboosta.”
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in:Recommendations for out of town guest, UWS or West Village3 pts
“Balaboosta.”
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in:Israeli nyc recommendations besides laser wolf? Something with a lot of salatim please2 pts
“Balaboosta in West Village”
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in:Where can I find a good shakshuka?? 2 pts
“Balaboosta”
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in:What do you think is a top restaurant, but doesn’t get enough love/credit?2 pts
“City: Mercato, Balaboosta, Albert’s Bar, Hearth”
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in:Breakfast/Brunch near the Whitney (better late than never!)2 pts
“Pastis , Barbuto, Balaboosta”
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in:Best middle eastern restaurant in the city?2 pts
“Laser Wolf, Shmone, Balaboosta, 19 Cleveland, 12 Chairs, Shuka, Shukette, Port Sa’id, Kubeh”
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in:Upscale restaurant recommendations in the west village2 pts
“Balaboosta is wonderful.”
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in:Birthday Dinner in West Village/Soho2 pts
“palma, balaboosta, Fairfax”
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in:Recommendations for out of town guest, UWS or West Village2 pts
replying to u/frequentlymight: It’s still there?
“[Was just there last week](https://www.balaboostanyc.com/). Still excellent.”
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in:Looking for an intimate and quality restaurant for date night1 pts
“Balaboosta, Barbuto, Buvette, Joseph Leonard, Rezdora, La Lanterna di Vittorio”
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in:Awesome restaurants with both meat and vegetarian options1 pts
“Any mediterranean spot (shukette, 12 chairs, laser wolf, ililli, balboosta)”
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in:Cute West Village restaurants1 pts
“Balaboosta is excellent and you can easily get a table there. I feel like it’s underrated tbh”
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in:Israeli nyc recommendations besides laser wolf? Something with a lot of salatim please1 pts
“Port Sa’id and Balaboosta are my Israeli family’s favorite spots.”
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in:Mediterranean / Israeli Recs1 pts
“Balaboosta in the village is also solid.”
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in:Restaurant recs for large group in lower manhattan?1 pts
“Balaboosta has a great basement area for groups and a flexible menu”
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in:Looking for Mediterranean recommendations for dinner 1 pts
“Balaboosta”
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in:Viaiting Manhattan for two weeks 1 pts
“My favorite unique or tasty spots:”
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in:Where can I find a good shakshuka?? 1 pts
“Balaboosta”
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in:Best Sunday night restaurant for walk-in1 pts
“great food and amazing drinks.”
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in:Best Sunday night restaurant for walk-in1 pts
“Balaboosta in West Village, great food and amazing drinks.”
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in:Best Sunday night restaurant for walk-in1 pts
“great food and amazing drinks.”
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in:Upscale restaurant recommendations in the west village1 pts
“Balaboosta”
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in:Manhattan dinner recommendations for a quiet Friday night1 pts
“Balaboosta”
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in:Manhattan dinner recommendations for a quiet Friday night1 pts
replying to u/JeanCerise: Balaboosta Ripaille
“I found Balaboosta to be very loud (seat in front). Great good, though.”
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