Balade
East Village · Manhattan · Middle Eastern, Mediterranean
Rated 4.5 from 1,754 Google reviews
Saves $31 on the $45 lunch prix fixe — $76 of à-la-carte food, about 41% off.
Suha Rihan, executive chef at Balade, is a culinary virtuoso in Middle Eastern cuisine, with a particular expertise in Lebanese dishes.
$45 lunch menu
Salad
- Avocado Salad. A mixture of greens with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, scallions, green and red pepper, mixed in dressing
- Fattoush Salad — normally $16 (best value in this course). A mixture of greens with cucumber, tomatoes, onions, mint, bell peppers, sumac*, and extra virgin olive oil, served with toasted pita chips
Mezze
- Hummus — normally $13. Delightful dip of chickpeas purée, with tahini and lemon juice
- Baba Ghandouj — normally $15. Chargrilled eggplant purée with tahini and fresh lemon juice
- Falafel — normally $15. Made with chickpeas, onions, cumin, and parsley. Served with tahini sauce
- Warak Einab — normally $17. Homemade-style grape leaves, stuffed with chickpeas, tomatoes, parsley and rice
- Batata Harra — normally $14. Sautéed potato cubes with cilantro, garlic, and red pepper flakes
- Labneh — normally $15. Homemade cream cheese, infused with zaatar*, and crushed garlic
- Sambousik — normally $16. Decadent pastry pockets filled with seasoned ground beef and toasted almonds
- Kebbe Kras — normally $18 (best value in this course). Lebanon's national dish; a mixture of lean beef and cracked wheat, filled with ground beef, diced onions and almonds, served with Laban*
Entrée
- Beef Shawarma Platter. Shredded marinated beef, topped with tomatoes, onions, and parsley, served with rice, pickles, and tahini sauce
- Sheikh El Shawarma Platter. Shredded marinated chicken with toum* served with pickles and hand cut fries
- Moudardara — normally $28 (best value in this course). Cooked lentils and rice, topped with caramelized onions. Served with a side salad
- Salmon. Baked salmon served with potatoes
- Lahme Bi Ajin — normally $20. Balade's secret recipe of seasoned ground-lean beef, mixed with finely diced onions, and tomatoes
- Malek El Falafel Pita Pizza — normally $15. Delicious crispy falafel with tahini sauce finished to perfection with chopped parsley, tomatoes, and yellow pepper rings
- Shish Tawook Sandwich — normally $15. Pieces of marinated chargrilled chicken with toum*, french fries, pickles and mixed greens
- Batenjen. Eggplant with tomatoes, onion, chickpeas, spices, scallions, and side of rice
- Taraboush Chicken Pita Pizza — normally $23. Thinly sliced marinated boneless chicken, topped with toum*, honey, dijon, sliced tomatoes, onions and pickles
- Kafta Sandwich — normally $17. Chargrilled ground beef mixed with hummus, diced onions, parsley, sumac*, pickles and spices
Dessert
- Baklawa — normally $10. Fillo pastries with nuts
- Mouhalabie — normally $10. Milk pudding topped with ground pistachios and homemade syrup
- Ashta — normally $14 (best value in this course). Homemade white pudding with honey, pistachio, and fresh fruits
$45 dinner menu
Salad
- Avocado Salad. A mixture of greens with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, scallions, green and red pepper, mixed in dressing
- Fattoush Salad — normally $16 (best value in this course). A mixture of greens with cucumber, tomatoes, onions, mint, bell peppers, sumac*, and extra virgin olive oil, served with toasted pita chips
Mezze
- Hummus — normally $13. Delightful dip of chickpeas purée, with tahini and lemon juice
- Baba Ghandouj — normally $15. Chargrilled eggplant purée with tahini and fresh lemon juice
- Falafel — normally $15. Made with chickpeas, onions, cumin, and parsley. Served with tahini sauce
- Warak Einab — normally $17. Homemade-style grape leaves, stuffed with chickpeas, tomatoes, parsley and rice
- Batata Harra — normally $14. Sautéed potato cubes with cilantro, garlic, and red pepper flakes
- Labneh — normally $15. Homemade cream cheese, infused with zaatar*, and crushed garlic
- Sambousik — normally $16. Decadent pastry pockets filled with seasoned ground beef and toasted almonds
- Kebbe Kras — normally $18 (best value in this course). Lebanon's national dish; a mixture of lean beef and cracked wheat, filled with ground beef, diced onions and almonds, served with Laban*
Entrée
- Beef Shawarma Platter. Shredded marinated beef, topped with tomatoes, onions, and parsley, served with rice, pickles, and tahini sauce
- Sheikh El Shawarma Platter. Shredded marinated chicken with toum* served with pickles and hand cut fries
- Moudardara — normally $28 (best value in this course). Cooked lentils and rice, topped with caramelized onions. Served with a side salad
- Salmon. Baked salmon served with potatoes
- Lahme Bi Ajin — normally $20. Balade's secret recipe of seasoned ground-lean beef, mixed with finely diced onions, and tomatoes
- Malek El Falafel Pita Pizza — normally $15. Delicious crispy falafel with tahini sauce finished to perfection with chopped parsley, tomatoes, and yellow pepper rings
- Shish Tawook Sandwich — normally $15. Pieces of marinated chargrilled chicken with toum*, french fries, pickles and mixed greens
- Batenjen. Eggplant with tomatoes, onion, chickpeas, spices, scallions, and side of rice
- Taraboush Chicken Pita Pizza — normally $23. Thinly sliced marinated boneless chicken, topped with toum*, honey, dijon, sliced tomatoes, onions and pickles
- Kafta Sandwich — normally $17. Chargrilled ground beef mixed with hummus, diced onions, parsley, sumac*, pickles and spices
Dessert
- Baklawa — normally $10. Fillo pastries with nuts
- Mouhalabie — normally $10. Milk pudding topped with ground pistachios and homemade syrup
- Ashta — normally $14 (best value in this course). Homemade white pudding with honey, pistachio, and fresh fruits
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