Tripoli – Middle Eastern
Tripoli transports diners to the heart of the Levant, where the intoxicating aroma of sumac-dusted kebabs and freshly baked pita wafts through a space alive with the warmth of Mediterranean hospitality. Tables overflow with vibrant mezze platters and flame-kissed meats, offering a symphony of bold, sun-drenched flavors designed for lingering and sharing.
156 Atlantic Avenue, NY 11201 +1-718-596-5800 https://www.tripolirestaurant.com/Rating: 4.4/5 (151 reviews)
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Price range: $$
Dietary options: low-carb, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, high-protein, keto, mediterranean, pescatarian, paleo, diabetic, heart-healthy, plant-based, sugar-free, low-fat, anti-inflammatory, south-beach, clean-eating, high-fiber, low-cholesterol, atkins, tlc, detox, alkaline, zone, volumetrics, mayo-clinic, macrobiotic, slow-carb, candida, lectin-free
What diners are saying
Diners consistently praise this hidden gem for its authentic, homemade Middle Eastern and Lebanese cuisine, highlighting standout dishes like the shish chicken, traditional Meza, and unique fava bean appetizer. Guests appreciate the warm, attentive service from the family-run team and the abundance of vegetarian and vegan options. Though the basement location is unassuming from the street, reviewers love the spacious, exotic atmosphere that transports them straight to Lebanon.
Menu
- Lebanese Traditional Meza - $50: An array of twenty different mouth watering dishes appetizingly served in the best specialty restaurants of Lebanon, recommended for parties of 2 Dietary tags: Mediterranean
- Hummus B’tahini - $9: Mashed chickpeas and sesame paste with garlic & lemon (dip for bread) Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Diabetic, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Detox, Alkaline, Mayo-Clinic, Slow-Carb
- Babaganouj - $10: Mashed eggplant and sesame paste with garlic & lemon (dip for bread) Dietary tags: Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Paleo, Diabetic, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Detox, Alkaline, Mayo-Clinic
- Foul Mudammas - $9: Fava beans with garlic, lemon and parsley Dietary tags: High-Protein, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Diabetic, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Detox, Alkaline, Mayo-Clinic, Slow-Carb
- Falafel - $9: Fried spiced vegetable ball, served with tahini sauce Dietary tags: High-Protein, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Sugar-Free, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, Slow-Carb
- Lebni - $8: Yogurt spread with olive oil Dietary tags: Keto, Low-Carb, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Diabetic, Sugar-Free, Atkins, Clean-Eating, Lectin-Free
- Jibni Wa Zeitun - $8: Cheese and olives
- Spinach Pie - $10: Stuffed with spinach, onions and pomegranate nectar
- Tripoli Meza - $19: Combination appetizer plate consisting of hummus, babaganouj, cheese, olives & falafel Dietary tags: High-Protein, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, Clean-Eating, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Mayo-Clinic
- Special Lebanese Kibbee Nayeh (Raw Kibbee) - Large - $35: Lean finely grounded leg of lamb mixed with cracked wheat, onions and special Lebanese spices, served raw Dietary tags: High-Protein, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Heart-Healthy, Sugar-Free, South-Beach, Clean-Eating, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Mayo-Clinic
- Special Lebanese Kibbee Nayeh (Raw Kibbee) - Medium - $29: Lean finely grounded leg of lamb mixed with cracked wheat, onions and special Lebanese spices, served raw Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, Volumetrics, TLC, Detox, Alkaline, Mayo-Clinic
- Special Lebanese Kibbee Nayeh (Raw Kibbee) - Small - $24: Lean finely grounded leg of lamb mixed with cracked wheat, onions and special Lebanese spices, served raw Dietary tags: High-Protein, Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Detox, Mayo-Clinic, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb
- Lentil Soup - $8: Yellow lentil with onions Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Detox, Alkaline, Mayo-Clinic
- Yogurt Soup - $8: Made with garlic and cilantro (served hot) Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, Volumetrics, TLC, Detox, Alkaline, Mayo-Clinic
- Khiar B’leban - $7.5: Yogurt and cucumber salad with garlic and mint Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Paleo, Diabetic, Heart-Healthy, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, Clean-Eating, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC, Detox, Mayo-Clinic, Slow-Carb, Candida, Lectin-Free
- Tabouli - $11: Special Lebanese salad made with chopped parsley, tomatoes, onions & cracked wheat Dietary tags: High-Protein, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, TLC, Detox, Mayo-Clinic, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb
- Vegetable Salad - $8: Mixed spring greens, lettuce and tomato Dietary tags: High-Protein, Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Diabetic, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC, Detox, Alkaline, Mayo-Clinic, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb, Candida
- Fatoush - $10: Mixed salad with lettuce, tomato, parsley, toasted pita bread & pomegranate nectar Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Detox, Mayo-Clinic
- Grilled Chicken Fatoush - $19: Grilled boneless chicken on top of fatoush salad, made with lettuce, tomato, parsley, toasted pita bread & pomegranate nectar Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Detox, Alkaline, Mayo-Clinic
- Special Greek Salad - $10: Mixed salad with lettuce, tomatoes, walnuts, olives, feta cheese, spices, oil and vinegar Dietary tags: High-Protein, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, TLC, Detox, Mayo-Clinic
- Special Greek Salad with Chicken - $19: Mixed salad with lettuce, tomatoes, walnuts, olives, feta cheese, spices, oil and vinegar topped with sliced grilled chicken Dietary tags: High-Protein, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Mediterranean, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, TLC, Detox, Mayo-Clinic
- Shish Kabob - $29: Charcoal broiled lamb & vegetables, served with rice & salad Dietary tags: High-Protein, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, Detox, Mayo-Clinic
- Kifta Mishwiye - $26: Charcoal broiled ground leg of lamb mixed with vegetables & spices, served with rice & hummus Dietary tags: High-Protein, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Clean-Eating, Detox, Mayo-Clinic
- Shish Kabob & Kifta Mishwiye Combination - $27: Served with rice & salad Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian
- Mixed Grill - $28: Shish Kebob, Kifta Mishwiye & Shish Taouk, served with rice and salad Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian
- Ma’ani - $26: Tripoli lamb sausage made with pine nuts and special spices, served with fried potatoes and salad Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Pescatarian
- Kibee B’siniye - $22: Lean finely ground leg of lamb mixed with cracked wheat and stuffed with nuts, onion & meat, baked, served with salad Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Pescatarian
- Shish Barak - $23: Small Lebanese meat pie-dumplings, cooked and served in a yogurt sauce made with garlic & cilantro, served with rice
- Ajhi - $18: Lebanese omelet made with fresh herbs, onions, pine nuts and ground lamb, served with salad
- Minazli - $22: Sauteed eggplant cooked in a tomato sauce, and topped with ground lamb & pine nuts, served with rice
- Bamia - $22: Fresh okra cooked with lamb chunks in a tomato sauce made with pomegranate nectar, served with rice
- Wara’anib - $25: Grape leaves stuffed with ground lamb and rice
- Malfouf - $23: Cabbage stuffed with ground lamb, cumin, rice and pomegranate nectar
- Sbanegh - $22: Sauteed spinach, ground lamb and pine nuts served with rice and yogurt
- Sheik al M’ehshi - $24: Sauteed eggplant cooked with yogurt, garlic and mint, topped with ground lamb and pine nuts, served with rice
- Yachneh B’leban - $24: Stew of lamb chunks cooked in yogurt, served with rice
- Cous-Cous - $24: Served with a variety of vegetables, lamb, beef & chicken stewed in a tomato sauce
- Curry - $25: Choice of beef or lamb curry served with rice
- Shish Taouk - $26: Grilled boneless chicken marinated in a special Lebanese garlic sauce, served with rice and salad
- Chicken Curry - $25: Served with rice
- Bamia B’ziat - $18: Fresh okra cooked in a tomato sauce made with garlic and onions, served with rice
- Mjudra (Cracked Wheat) - $17: Lentils cooked with cracked wheat and onions, served with fatoush (mixed salad with pomegranate nectar)
- Wara’anib B’ziat - $18: Grape leaves stuffed with vegetables (served cold)
- Eggplant Stew - $17: Eggplant stewed with potatoes and onions, in tomato sauce, served with rice
- Ajhi B’ziat - $16: Lebanese omelet made with fresh herbs, onions and spices, served with salad
- Mjudra B’riz - $17: Lentils cooked with rice & onions, served with Khiar B’leban (yogurt and cumcumber salad)
- Seleck B’loubia (vegetarian favorite) - $17: Celery and black eye beans sauteed with a mixture of onion, garlic and fresh coriander, served with salad
- Kibee B’ziat - $19: Pressed potatoes and cracked wheat stuffed with onions, walnuts and raisins, served with salad
- Batata B’tahini - $18: Sauteed cauliflower, potato and garlic in a tahini sauce, served with rice
- Sumki Hara - $30: Sautéed wild fish filet cooked in a spicy sauce made with chopped almonds and walnuts, served with rice
- Sumuk B’tahini - $31: Sautéed wild fish filet cooked in a tahini sauce made with chopped almonds and walnuts, served with rice
- Tripoli Shrimp - $32: Wild shrimp sautéed in Provençale sauce, prepared with garlic, cilantro and butter, served with rice and salad
- Shrimp Curry - $31: Served with rice
- Ward Trablos - $7.5: Crispy layers of golden phyllo filled with kashta, drizzled in fragrant syrup infused with rose water and orange blossom water, and crowned with pistachios and rosebuds.
- Baklawa - $7: Layered filo dough stuffed with walnuts
- Riz B’halib (Rice Pudding) - $8: Made with rose water topped with pistachios and cinnamon
- Bird’s Nest - $6: Filo dough stuffed with walnuts and pistachios
- Coke, Sprite, Diet Coke, Gingerale or Seltzer - $3.5
- Mango or Guava Juice - $4
- Airan Yogurt Drink - $3.5
- Lebanese Coffee - $4
- American Coffee - $3
- Tea - $3
- Arabic Mint Tea (Served in Pot) - $7
- Herb Tea - $3.5
- Iced Tea - $3.5
- Fresh Squeezed Orange or Lemonade - $6
Frequently Asked Questions about Tripoli
- Is this restaurant good value for money?
- Tripoli offers moderate ($$) pricing and a 4.4/5 rating, with diners praising the authentic cuisine and warm, attentive service.
- What is the restaurant's atmosphere and style?
- This family-run hidden gem features a spacious, exotic atmosphere in an unassuming basement location that transports diners straight to Lebanon.
- What makes this restaurant unique or special?
- This family-run hidden gem features authentic homemade Lebanese cuisine, an exotic basement atmosphere, and unique dishes like raw kibbee.
- How extensive is this restaurant's menu selection?
- Tripoli offers an extensive selection of traditional Lebanese meza and soups, featuring an abundance of vegetarian and vegan options across 32 dietary categories.
- What type of cuisine does this restaurant specialize in?
- Tripoli specializes in authentic Middle Eastern and Lebanese cuisine, featuring traditional dishes like shish chicken, Meza, and hummus.
- Does this restaurant have good options for group dining with mixed dietary needs?
- Tripoli accommodates groups with shared platters and extensive dietary options including vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free Hummus B’tahini and high-protein Foul Mudammas.
- What do customers love most about this restaurant according to reviews?
- Customers love the authentic Middle Eastern cuisine, shish chicken, traditional Meza, warm family-run service, and the spacious, exotic atmosphere.
- Does this restaurant offer good ambiance?
- Reviewers love the spacious, exotic atmosphere that transports them to Lebanon, contributing to the restaurant's 4.4/5 average rating.
- What are this restaurant's hours of operation?
- Information regarding the hours of operation for Tripoli is not available in the provided restaurant data.
- What should first-time visitors know about this restaurant?
- Visitors should look for the unassuming basement location to find 4.4/5 rated authentic Lebanese cuisine, shish chicken, and warm service.