Sample our most popular cocktails this Winter Restaurant Week 2012
Jan 16th - 20th From Beirut with Passion
Jan 23rd - 30th Fresh Meadow
Jan 30th - 3rd Beirut Sunburn
Feb 6th - 10th Phoenician Lemonade
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SELECT 2
Hommus
chickpea puree / lebanese tahini / lemon / olive oil
Mouhamara
walnuts / sundried peppers / pomegranate molasses
Lebanese Thyme Salad
herbs / arugula / parsley / onion / lemon / green olive
Moujadara
green lentil puree w/ crispy red onion
Arnabeet Mekle
cauliflower / red finger chili
mint / labne tahini
Falafel
fava bean dumpling / tahini
Watercress Salad
yogurt cheese crumble / walnuts / grapes / red onion
Moussaka
eggplant ratatouille
Kebab Kerez
lamb & beef meatball / cherry sauce / kataifi
Chicken Livers
pomegranate / lemon / butter
SELECT 1
Semolina Gnocchi
yogurt / pine nut / orange zest / blossom
Chicken Shish Taouk
crispy chicken skin / garlic whip / sumac onions
Roast Lamb leg
citrus / beets / mint / walnut / labne
SELECT 1
Lebanese Ice Cream
milk / pistachio/ apricot / chocolate
Ashta
traditional lebanese clotted cream
w/ orange blossom simple syrup / strawberry
ilili Candy Bar
chocolate kataifi crunch / chocolate ganache
pistachio and fig caramel / warm chocolate sauce
Labne Cheese Cake
cherry / hibiscus / rose berry
This Christmas we’ve partnered up with Safe Horizon to make a difference in the life of victims of domestic abuse. We’re asking patrons to open their hearts this holiday season with a gift card donation to put a smile on a child’s face this Christmas morning. Simply purchase any gift card and drop it off next time you’re at ilili. We’ll make sure it gets to the moms and dads being helped by Safe Horizon.
Sept 29th – Oct 2nd 7-10pm
82 Mercer, Soho
Looking for a little Meatball Madness in your life? Look no further than our stall at this year’s Food Network NYC Food and Wine Festival 2011. We’re serving up Smoked Veal & Beef Meatballs and Chocolate Pudding Balls. Support the Foodbank for New York City & Share our Strength - Book your ticket now!
Join us from Sept 23rd till Oct 21st for tasty eats and shopping treats.
SANDWICHES
Manushe Plain
Manushe Special: Labne, Mint, Tomato, Cucumber, Olives
Kafta Arayess Lebanese: Lamb & Beef, Home Made Harissa, Eggplant, Lettuce
Pressed Chicken: Pulled Chicken, Garlic Whip, Lebanese Pickles
Falafel Beiruti
WEEKEND SPECIALS
Saturdays
Whole Roasted Lamb Shawarma
Sundays
Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Whip and Lettuce
SIDES & SWEETS
Phoenician Fries: Home made, tossed with Sumac & Salt
Baklava: Home made with Pine Nuts and Cashew, Orange and Rose Simple Syrup
BEVERAGES
Long Island award winning Paumanok wine on tap, Lebanese Almaza beer, Greek Marathon Beer, and Green Lemonade.
July 12th ilili & Madison Square Park Celebrate Flatiron Chefs! -
Join us and 25 other restaurant chefs serving up tasty treats for a great cause! On the menu: Chicken Shawarma; Grilled Sweetbreads with Coriander Mayo, Kabis & Lettuce. Don’t miss out, check out the link to book tickets.
Join us for the inaugural ilili Lamb Roast Dinner at Paumanok Vineyards on Long Island this July 3rd, as hosted by Philippe’s uncle Charles Massoud and family. The buffet style dinner including roast lamb, zaatar salad and an assortment of mezza style seasonal, local vegetables, accompanied by award-winning Paumanok wines. It’s the perfect start to the summer so don’t miss out!
Tickets are $80 per person, $70 per person for Paumanok Club members. Tax is additional. To make a reservation, call us at (631) 722-8800 or email us at reservations@paumanok.com.
All the excitement of Gay Pride from the comfort of one of New York City’s most inviting restaurants!
Enjoy a set by DJ Scotty Rox, a tantalizing Burlesque performance by Vicky Sin, and a complimentary Gay Pride Stoli vodka cocktail with your brunch. And look out for MC Dallas Dubois and our Gay Pride Guest Stars!
Check out ilili’s Lebanese-American brunch menu here.
Stoli Kiss & Tell
2 parts Stoli Razberi®
1/2 part simple syrup
Splash of club soda
6 raspberries
Muddle raspberries with simple syrup in the bottom of a rocks or Collins glass.
Fill with ice and top with club soda.
Garnish with fresh raspberries.
Stoli Big O
1 1/2 parts Stoli® OhranjTM
1 part fresh grapefruit juice
3/4 part simple syrup
1/2 part fresh lemon juice
Dash of pomegranate juice or grenadine
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a grapefruit twist.
Stoli Drama Queen
1 1/2 parts Stoli OhranjTM
1 part fresh orange juice
Top with champagne
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled high ball glass then top with champagne.
Garnish with an orange wheel.
Yet another reason to swing by Madison Square Park Spring Market (now till Friday 3rd June).
Jaume Plensa, born and based in Barcelona, is one of the world’s leading contemporary sculptors, and his 2011 commission for Madison Square Park constitutes his long-awaited New York City public art debut.
Echo, Plensa’s project for Madison Square Park, is a monument to everyday people in the form of a 44’ sculpture of the head and neck of a young girl (the nine year-old daughter of a restaurant proprietor near Plensa’s home in Barcelona). Plensa’s sculpture can be seen on the park’s central Oval Lawn. Its monumental size and vertical orientation reflect the architecture surrounding the park, while the visage of the sculptor’s subject exudes a welcoming tranquility perfectly suited to this cherished urban oasis.
Join us for one of New York City’s more intimate outdoor foodie experience this Friday May 6th till Friday June 3rd at the Madison Square Spring Market! Featuring a selection of your Madison Square Market favorites and new additions: Roasted Lamb, Shawarma, Falafel Beiruti, ilili’s unique Zaatar Manuche (Thyme Pizza), Pressed Pulled Chicken Sandwiches, House Pickled Persian Cucumbers, our delicious Garlic Sauce, and ilili Fries. We’ll also be serving Lebanon’s national beer, Almaza, and our Ginger Cucumber Green Lemonade!
Don’t miss our specials:
Saturdays
Chef Philippe and the team will be roasting a whole Lamb, right there on the NYC sidewalk, every Saturday for the entire month! Please join us on Facebook for more info on our lamb roasting schedule.
Sundays
Roasted Shawarma Sandwiches; alternating between Chicken, Duck and Turkey.
It’s Zagat time again and we’re excited to see the fruits of this year’s culinary efforts set down on paper for the whole world to see.
We’d greatly appreciate your taking the time to participate in the survey. Competition amongst New York resturants is fierce (not surprising since we’re in the culinary capital of the world!), so every vote counts! It only takes a minute…
Just click on the link.