SemSem

2430 Bank St, Ottawa
(613) 733-5736

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Middle Eastern Breakfast Hummus Fool and Fatteh
Palestinian Breakfast and Falafel
Semsem Twist with Feta
Grandma's Breakfast
Grilled Halloumi
Cheese Sunflower
Falafel Sandwich
Cheese Overdose
Meat Man'Ouche
Sojok Sandwich

Menu

Sandwiches on the Go
Semsem Crust Halloumi
A freshly baked (10 inches) dough topped with white halloumi cheese with sprinkled sesame and black seeds. [vegetarian]. Introducing homemade sandwiches on the go.
Lahem-ajeen
A freshly baked (10 inches) dough topped with marinated meat, tomatoes, and spices. Introducing homemade sandwiches on the go.
Semsem Crust Labneh
A freshly baked (10 inches) dough topped with our in-house prepared labneh and garnished with dried mint and olive oil. [vegetarian]. Introducing homemade sandwiches on the go.
Semsem Crust Zaatar
A freshly baked (10 inches) dough topped with zaatar (thyme). [vegan]. Introducing homemade sandwiches on the go.
Sojok Sandwich
Baguette bread filled with sojok (spicy beef sausage), sauteed tomatoes, sauteed bell peppers, sauteed onions, assorted pickles, and mayonnaise. Introducing homemade sandwiches on the go.
Falafel Sandwich
Falafel wrapped in pita bread and topped with tarator (tahini sauce), pickled turnips, pickled cucumbers, radish, tomatoes, parsley, and mint. Introducing homemade sandwiches on the go.
Duplex Crust, Lahem-Ajeen & Mixed Cheese
A freshly baked (9 inches) dough topped with in-house marinated meat, tomatoes and spices and a lower layer of a mixture of 4 Cheeses with sprinkled sesame and black seed. Experience the magical combination of flavors as our Ground Meat and Mixed Cheese harmonize in every bite.
SemSem Crust Mixed Cheese
A freshly baked 10-inch crust topped with mixture of four cheeses with sprinkled sesame and black seeds
Halloumi Sandwich
Pita bread filled with pan spread halloumi cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, and mint. [vegetarian]. Introducing homemade sandwiches on the go.
Duplex Crust, Zaatar & Halloumi Cheese
A freshly baked (9 inches) dough topped with Thyme and a lower layer of Halloumi Cheese with sprinkled sesame and black seed. Experience the magical combination of flavors as Thyme and Halloumi Cheese harmonize in every bite.
Duplex Crust, Lahem-Ajeen & Halloumi Cheese
A freshly baked (9 inches) dough topped with in-house marinated meat, tomatoes and spices and a lower layer of Halloumi Cheese with sprinkled sesame and black seed. Experience the magical combination of flavors as our Ground Meat and Halloumi Cheese harmonize in every bite.
Duplex Crust, Zaatar & Mixed Cheese
A freshly baked (9 inches) dough topped withThyme and a lower layer of a mixture of 4 Cheeses with sprinkled sesame and black seed. Experience the magical combination of flavors as Thyme and Mixed Cheese harmonize in every bite.

Soul Full
Falafel Plate
Falafel is served with a veggie plate and fresh pita bread. [vegan; gluten-free].
Fatteh Yogurt
A Levantine dish built on layers of fried pita bread, chickpeas, and marinated yogurt with garlic (served with assorted pickles). [vegetarian].
Fatteh Tahini With Meat
A Levantine dish built on layers of fried pita bread, chickpeas, pomegranate seeds, and marinated tahini with cumin and minced lamb meat (served with assorted pickles). [halal].
Fatteh Yogurt With Meat
A Levantine dish built on layers of fried pita bread, chica Levantine dish built on layers of fried pita bread, chickpeas, and marinated yogurt with garlic topped with top sirloin meat (served with assorted pickles). [halal].
Veggie Beans
Mashed fava beans dish mixed with tomatoes, parsley, coriander, and onions (served with assorted vegetables, pickles, pita bread, and olive oil). [vegan; gluten-free].
Hummus
Traditional chickpeas paste marinated with lemon (served with assorted vegetables, pickles, pita bread, and olive oil). [vegan; gluten-free].
Fatteh Tahini
A Levantine dish built on layers of fried pita bread, chickpeas, pomegranate seeds, and marinated tahini with cumin (served with assorted pickles). [vegetarian].
Classic Beans
Mashed fava beans dish spiced with lemon and garlic (served with assorted vegetables, pickles, pita bread, and olive oil). [vegan; gluten-free].
Fava Beans With Tahini
Mashed fava beans spiced with lemon and garlic, mixed with tahini, and garnished with whole chickpeas and parsley (served with assorted vegetables, pickles, and pita bread). [vegan; gluten-free].
Mutabbal
Roasted eggplant blended with tahini, lemon, and garlic and garnished with pomegranate and parsley (served with assorted vegetables, pickles, and pita bread). [vegetarian; gluten-free].
Musabaha Plain
Inspired by the love of hommos this dish contains whole chickpeas marinated with lemon and garlic (served with assorted vegetables, pickles, pita bread, and olive oil). [vegan; gluten-free].
Qudsiye
Traditional classic beans on a bed of hommos (served with assorted vegetables, pickles, pita bread, and olive oil). [vegan; gluten-free].
Fatteh Makdous
Eggplant on layers of fried bread, sauteed onion and tomatoes, topped with garlic yogurt and garnished with parsley, pomegranate and almonds.
Musabaha Tahini
Whole chickpeas marinated with lemon, garlic, and spiced tahini (served with assorted vegetables, pickles, pita bread, and olive oil). [vegetarian; gluten-free].

Caza Maza
Shakshouka
Three sunny-side-up eggs fried on a bed of sautéed vegetables, served with two pita bread. [vegetarian; gluten-free].
Grandma's Breakfast
A blend of mini dishes comprised of fresh labneh, cheese, za'atar, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, jam, and Halawa. [vegetarian; gluten-free].
Meat Mala
Top sirloin meat stewed with tomatoes, onion, red bell pepper, and traditional spices (served with pita bread).
Dibis With Tahini
Carob molasses topped with tahini (sesame paste), served with one pita bread. [vegan; gluten-free].
Labneh
Our in-house made labneh with virgin olive oil. [vegetarian].
Service Plate 1 (Served With All Our Soul-full Dishes - Except With Falafel)
Turnip pickles, radish, cucumber, tomatoes, chili pickles, and onion. [vegan; gluten-free] .
Grilled Halloumi
Halloumi cheese is served with pita bread, tomatoes and cucumbers. [vegetarian; gluten-free].
Olives
[vegetarian; gluten-free].
Halawa
A sweet confectionary made with sesame. [vegetarian; gluten-free].
Service Plate 2
Tomatoes, cucumber, and olives. [vegan; gluten-free].
Fig Jam With Sesame Seeds
In-house fig jam. [vegan; gluten-free].

Artisan Breads
Cheese Sunflower
White cheese with fresh green thyme. [vegetarian].
Sojok Sunflower
For spicy sojok lovers, topped on our homemade dough with sauteed vegetables and mozzarella cheese, served with "Grandpa's dip". [halal].
Cheese Overdose (16")
This is a sixteen inches cheese overdose loaf of bread from our oven, topped with black seeds and sesame seeds. Served with your choice of dip: tomatoes, Dayton, or white dip. [vegetarian].
Popie
A light fluffy dough baked with marinated spinach, halloumi cheese, and herbs. [vegetarian].
Semsem Twist With Feta
Simit bread served with feta cheese, cucumber, and tomatoes. [vegetarian].
Majdoul
A freshly baked twist of cheese and thyme served with your choice of dip: Dayton, white, or tomato dip. [vegetarian].
Cheese Overdose
Order this five cheese overdose in a small or 16-inch loaf, topped with black seed and sesame seed. [vegetarian].
Semsem Twist Plain
Simit bread. [vegetarian].
Eggcellent With Sojok
Three eggs on a pie with sojok meat (Arabic spicy sausage). [halal].
Eggcellent With Cheese
Three eggs on a pie topped with four kinds of cheese (halloumi, white cheddar, yellow cheddar, mozzarella). [vegetarian].

Dips
Grandpa's Dip
Grandfather's creation of old-style tahini salad with fine-cut parsley and tomatoes. Add-ons to your brunch meal.
Zaytoon Dip
White Dip
Tomato Dip

Drinks
Semsem Drink (Karak)
Our premium tea is complemented with milk, cardamom, and saffron.
Semsem Coffee
A special semsem house coffee.
Yogurt Drink (Ayran)
Yogurt drink is a cold beverage of blended yogurt prepared and cooked in-house.
Mint Tea
Cappuccino
Regular.
Latte
Regular.
Brewed Coffee
Jasmine Tea
Earl Grey Tea
Mocha
Regular.
Black Tea
Espresso
Americano

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Recent Reviews

Had a quick lunch which was perfect. Sirloin and tomato and onion without anything being overpowering, yet great and subtle flavor. The dinner takeout items ...the falafels and Baba Ghaboush, just fantastic. So glad I happened to find my way to this gem today.
June 2025
Nice little cozy restaurant with excellent food. We went for breakfast and ordered eggs with sojok, cheese sunflower, Fattah chickpeas with meat. They were tasty, fresh and perfect. Accommodating and welcoming staff, atmosphere was nice for us to talk and staff wasn’t bothering after every five minutes (which is becoming a case in some restaurants)
June 2025
Small but nice restaurant. I got the falafel wrap to go. It was nice. Falafels were warm. Wrap had enough veggies and sauces.

May be next time I will try the sit in. Pita not made here. You can try once.
May 2025

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SemSem

2430 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1V 0T7
(613) 733-5736