Ayat

8504 3rd Ave, Brooklyn
(718) 831-2585

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Fattat Hummus with Meat
Mixed Shawarma Platter
Falafel Sandwich
Chicken Shawarma
Mezze Filistini
Shawarma Plate
Vegan Platter
Baba Ghanoush
Chicken Kebab
Beef Shawarma

Menu

Appetizers, Spreads, and Salad
Wara Dawali
Grape leaves stuffed with a blend of rice, parsley, tomatoes, and onions with an array of spices.
Kibbeh
Finely ground bulghur and meat-filled with ground beef, onion, and Mediterranean spices.
Zahir
Fried cauliflower served on a bed of tahini and drizzled with pomegranate molasses.
Beitenjan
Fried eggplant drizzled with tahini and pomegranate molasses.
Kousa Mahshi
Persian squash stuffed with a blend of rice, parsley, tomatoes, onions, and an array of spices.
Za'atar Manaqish
Fresh saj topped with za'atar.
Cheese Manaqish
Fresh saj topped with Akkawi cheese.
Hummus
Freshly ground chickpeas blended with olive oil, tahini, lemon, and fresh garlic.
Baba Ghanoush
Oven-roasted eggplant mashed with tahini, yogurt, olive oil, lemon, and garlic.
Labneh
Strained and whipped yogurt paste topped with olive oil.
Jibneh
Imported white Arabian cheese and sliced.
Zeit W Za'atar
Imported cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil and za'atar. Served dip style.
Muhammarah
Roasted sweet red peppers blended with walnuts and pomegranate molasses.
Ikras Bi Lahma
Beef filled pie.
Ikras Bi Sabanikh
Spinach filled pie.
Khyar Ma Laban
Finely chopped Mediterranean cucumbers mixed with yogurt and fresh mint.
Tabbouleh
Finely chopped Mediterranean cucumbers mixed with yogurt and fresh mint.
Salata Tahina
Finely chopped Mediterranean cucumbers, tomatoes, and parsley mixed with lemon tahini dressing.
Fatoush
Finely chopped romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and mint topped with baked pita chips.
Salata Filistini
Finely chopped Mediterranean cucumbers, tomatoes, and parsley dressed with lemon and olive oil.
Fattoush
Finely chopped romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber ＆ mint, topped w/ baked pita chips
Falafel
4 pieces
Mezze Filistini
A mix platter of hummus, baba ghanoush, muhammarah, tabboulet, salata tahina ＆ labneh

Laffa / Platter
Falafel
Served as a sandwich or a platter. Served with rice, hummus, baba, and Salata.
Beef Shawarma
Served as a sandwich or a platter. Served with rice, hummus, baba, and Salata.
Chicken Shawarma
Served as a sandwich or a platter. Served with rice, hummus, baba, and Salata.
Mix Shawarma
Served as a sandwich or a platter. Served with rice, hummus, baba, and Salata.
Vegan Platter
Falafel, Zahir, Beitenian and Wara Dawali served over Mujadara Rice
Shrimp Kebab
Salmon Kebab

Traditional
M'sakhan
Fresh taboon bread topped with sauteed onions, sumac, and pine nuts with chicken.
Fattat Jaj
6 layer dish of roasted chicken, rice, chickpeas, mint yogurt, crispy pita, garlic sauce, and slivered almonds. Serves 2.
Fattat Lahma
6 layer dish of meat, rice, chickpeas, garlic tahini, crispy pita slivered almonds, and mint. Serves 2.
Kefta Bi Tahina
Kefta kebab baked with onions, tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers topped with a lemon tahini sauce.
Mansaf
A stew of bone-in lamb chunks and jameed yogurt sauce served over a bed of fresh saj bread and rice, topped with slivered almonds.
Maklouba
A 6 layer dish of chicken, carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, eggplant, and rice. Served upside down. Serves 2.
Fasoulia
Golden cauliflower cooked in a yogurt stew with chunks of lamb
Bamia
Fresh baby okra cooked in a tomato stew and chunks of beef
Zahr Ma Laban
Golden cauliflower cooked ina yogurt stew with chunks of lamb

Desserts
Kanafa
Imported Akawi cheese melted on a bed of butter ghee topped with fine semolina dough, pistachio, and drenched in syrup.
Baklava
Filo dough layered and stuffed with pistachios or cashews and drizzled with syrup.
Basbousa
Semolina cake topped with sweet rose extract
Tahini Ice Cream

Mashrubat
Limonana
Freshly squeezed lemons blended with water, sugar, ice, and fresh mint.
Qahwa Arabia
Arabian coffee finely ground with cardamom ＆ boiled in a kettle
Shay Ma Nana
Kettle boiled mint tea

Mashawy
Chicken Kebab
Served over rice, hummus, baba ghanoush, and salad.
Beef Kebab
Filet mignon. Served over rice, hummus, baba ghanoush, and salad.
Lamb Kebab
Served over rice, hummus, baba ghanoush, and salad.
Lamb Chops
Served over rice, hummus, baba ghanoush, and salad.
Kefta
Ground meat blended with parsley and onions. Served over rice, hummus, baba ghanoush, and salad.
Chicken Kefta
Ground chicken skewers. Served over rice, hummus, baba ghanoush, and salad.
Mixed Grill
Chicken kebab, beef kebab, lamb chops, and chicken kafta. Served over rice, hummus, baba ghanoush, and salad.
BBQ Chicken (1/2 pc)
BBQ chicken served with a side of rice or hand-cut fries. Served over rice, hummus, baba ghanoush, and salad.

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Recent Reviews

An exceptional place where food is not only delicious, but deeply meaningful. Every dish reflects generations of tradition and a culture preserved with care and pride. You can feel the authenticity in every bite, and the warmth in the way you’re welcomed. Despite difficult circumstances, they continue to honor their roots through their cooking — and that alone makes this restaurant truly special.
January 2026
Ayat serves incredible Mansaf! The meat was so juicy and delicious, perfectly cooked and full of flavor. A truly authentic and satisfying dish.

Definitely a great spot for flavorful Palestinian food!
December 2025
We went on our first dinner out in New York, it was quite late (9.00 pm) and the kitchen was still open. We had a feast of dishes, from falafels, to eggplant rolls, to hummus, lovely roasted cauliflower and other veggies, we have been offered a complementary dish of baclava.
Wonderful customer service and atmosphere.
December 2025

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Ayat

8504 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 831-2585