Probably some of the best udon in NYC I’ve ever had. Very simple menu, but in this case less is more because anything you order will be done so well. I ordered the hot chicken udon which came with the most delicious piece of tempura bacon. Service is incredible and extremely fast. Not many seats so either get there early or be prepared for a short wait. Would suggest going alone or just in a group of 2.

A bit pricey imo for the signature set, but was overall delicious and surprisingly filling. I’ve never had this style of udon, so I can’t attest to the authenticity (even though there’s bacon tempura lol) The workers there were very sweet and helpful. Went for lunch on a weekday and it was pretty much empty.

Amira Rashid

Mamoun’s Falafel is one of the tastiest, most reliable spots for a quick Middle Eastern bite, and it never disappoints. The falafel is crispy, flavorful, and super satisfying every single time, amazing sandwiches, which is why it is so easy to keep going back. After what feels like 100 visits, the place really feels like a favorite go-to for a fast, delicious meal.

Laurence Gomez

Just as good as it was decades ago! I first went in the mid 70's and falafels were.75 cents 😂it's still very affordable. The service was excellent and friendly. I received a piece of baklava due to a short delay as I ordered after a big order. Really delicious, wonderful NYC experience.

Ali Bakhsh

There really is no shawarma in the city like the one here (not even the other Mamoun locations). Everything from the type of pita to the spices and ingredients used in the sandwhich screams authenticity. The shawarma here takes me back, every single time

Rita Jean Gardner

Mamouns is a staple and a must-go whenever I'm in the city. Super friendly, super delicious, super quick. Shawarma is :chef's kiss: and the falafel is so so good. If you like babaganoush, I really have to say it's some of the best I've ever had ❤️ (cards/Google/Apple pay accepted, but a discount for cash) Cannot wait to stop into macdougal st again :)

Adam Carlesco

Excellent falafel shop near Washington Square Park with generous servings for the price. Outdoor seating on a classic Village street makes it a great stop for falafel.

Amanda Rozea

Order a shawarma, just the sandwich. Taste was outstanding, service kind and fast. Can’t see how you’d go here and be disappointed.

Simon Hallam

Well, we visited as part of a food tour of NY. Being quite frank, if we had been by ourselves we might well have walked right past Mamoun's; it doesn't have the greatest frontage, and some might be put off. But oh, my! Get in there and have yourself the best falafel around. We've travelled to many parts of north Africa and the Middle East and I can honestly say that this is the best falafel we have had - especially with that brutally gorgeous hot sauce (two bottles purchased to take back to the UK). Definite revisit required!

Michele Spagnuolo

Very tasty shawarma, with an amazing sauce. The place is very small, and they offer a 4% cash discount.

Hayley

Wow, this place was amazing. The shawarma had the perfect balance of perfectly seasoned meat and refreshing vegetables. The falafel was crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Their menu offers great quality at very affordable prices. Just a heads-up, they only take cash, so come prepared

Nastasia Yakoub

If you’re going to eat falafel in manhattan, this is the only one worthy of going to. One of the oldest falafel spots in the US and it’s delicious. Prices are also still reasonable for the area.

Angela Cooperman-Galper

Straight up solid falafel and shawarma pitas. The falafel is light and delicious and the shawarma is browned and savory. Hummus is smooth as butter. Hot peppers, spice, tahini makes the flavor POP. 1 or 1 tables inside, so be prepared to sit outside at one of their covered tables.

+1

Alicia Hogan

One of the best meals I had in NYC AND it was the cheapest! Mind blown! Thank you yelp & google for steering me to Mamoun’s! Just a tiny hole in the wall falafel place near NYU with tons of veggies options. I opted for a plate & my husband got a sandwich and we both crushed our lunches! So fresh, tasty, authentic, and wholesome. And I can’t believe all this food totaled to $17! (FYI they are cash only) 1000% recommend esp if you are vegetarian

Same great little place, but take credit cards now. Shawarma sandwich is $10. Head to Washington Square and listen to the music. Two inside tables, one out.

Same great little place, but take credit cards now. Shawarma sandwich is $10. Head to Washington Square and listen to the music. Two inside tables, one out.

Same great little place, but take credit cards now. Shawarma sandwich is $10. Head to Washington Square and listen to the music. Two inside tables, one out.

This review is long overdue as I've been coming to Mamouns for nearly 20 years. They've since opened one up in Hoboken and I would go to that one during the time I lived in Jersey City. But this revi…

Excellent sandwich! I normally don't even like falafels. This place is perfection. Good service.

Excellent sandwich! I normally don't even like falafels. This place is perfection. Good service.

Great falafel spot that's always busy in Greenwich village. Definitely stop by for a quick bit if you're in the area. The food is great, not much ambience but it's old school nyc

A NY classic. The falafel is a solid option and still very reasonably priced (which is honestly so appreciated!!). Our food came out quickly too. Even with outdoor seating, the options are somewhat…

This is our favorite spot when in NYC! Amazing vegetarian options especially the lentil soup. Fast friendly service and the food is so good!!! We love it!

This is our favorite spot when in NYC! Amazing vegetarian options especially the lentil soup. Fast friendly service and the food is so good!!! We love it!

This is our favorite spot when in NYC! Amazing vegetarian options especially the lentil soup. Fast friendly service and the food is so good!!! We love it!

Small place in the West Village. Been around d since the early 70s. I give it 5 stars because it is the best falafel I have had. And my favorite dish from our 3 day trip to NYC. Recommend getting the…

This place is honestly the best. I come to NYC quite often on holidays, and in the few times I came, I quite literally completely overlooked this place. We were saying in a hostel in Upper West, and …

I love grabbing lunch here, it's in the neighborhood -- a side of falafel (with the HOT sauce!), a side of the grape leaves, and pistachio baklava.

We have been exploring Manhattan and this place was on our list. The visit was worth and we've had a tasty falafel wrap for a reasonable price.

We stopped at Mamouns as part of a food tour. We were served falafel with a tahini dip and a chilli sauce. The falafel was exceptional, light, crispy and so full of flavour. The luminous green c…

Lost count of the number of times I've ordered from here. Everything is fresh and delicious. Don't forget the hot sauce.

Came here at 5pm on a Friday alone and no wait at all. The menu is simple, focusing on Himokawa udon sets. The tempura here is well made and not overly greasy, pairing well with the dipping sauce. The only drawback was the saltiness of the hot broth - I tried drinking it alone and it was unbearable. Considering this wasn’t the cold dipping noodles, I assumed that this broth would be less concentrated and more clear. Service was great and as a solo diner, I didn’t feel rushed at all. Overall, I would recommend people to visit at least once, but would personally not rush back.

the tempura has a light, thin batter that pairs nicely with the dipping sauce, making it very refreshing. The wide udon noodles have an interesting texture, but the soup base itself is a bit underwhelming.

Overall a decent meal. The cold noodle set with the katsu is a must get. The soup noodle is very salty and mid but that comes with Japanese soup I guess. It’s a bit pricey but decent experience

Visited on a weekend afternoon after hearing about their flat udon noodles served tsukemen-style. The place has a Japanese bar vibe with only counter seating—no tables. Ordering is done by scanning a QR code at your seat, but I found it uncomfortable that you’re asked to tip before your food even arrives. My friend got the hot udon and I had the tsuke cold udon. Both came with six flat noodles and tempura. The food tasted good, but the portion felt small for the price, which was disappointing. The biggest letdown was that there’s no restroom available. It’s worth trying once for the unique noodles, but I probably won’t be back.

Good place to grab a quick meal, either by yourself or with one other friend (bar-style seating). The udon portion doesn’t look like much, but was surprisingly filling with the tempura. Delicious, though not at Raku quality.

Udon noodle was great. But the chicken broth was salty in my taste. I liked the cold fish broth udon better. Their shrimp tempura was salty as well. It was a good shrimp tho. I would've ordered 5 myself if it wasnt salty. There can be a wait so I recommend going in a bit earlier than usual dinner time if going for dinner.

Vaish “Siso” C

They have great falafel. We love coming here. Hummus was decent. Very small place. Usually folks have To-go orders.

+4

M K

Been coming to this location for many years. Absolutely delicious food and the atmosphere brings back great memories. But lately I have noticed things are definitely changing. They got rid of their original homemade lentil soup. They now serve some ready made soup instead. Definitely not the same experience. Last time I was there, they were all out of shawarma and lamb kebab. They only had falafel, kofta and chicken kebab, at 9pm! I’ve been to this place hundreds if not thousands of times, never have I seen them be out of any kind of dish. It’s not the end of the world but when you take a long trip for over an hour to grab some good old shawarma sandwiches just to find out that they’re all out, it’s disappointing. I have been to some of their other locations but nothing beats an original location. I hope they bring back some of the old experience and continue to keep this place great as it always has been.

Liang Huang

Said to be the best Falafel in New York and it certainly did not disappoint. I am not too much of a fan of falafel, but this is pretty good. The sauce is a little bit too sour to my taste.

+4

Emelinet

Amazing and generous falafel sandwich, very well priced too. The cashier at the counter accepted to put my order into my container :). However please put in place the compost and recycling bins. There is only a bin for landfill. This would make a massive difference for your business as well if you had a bin for the compost in your place and encourage people to put their plates, napkins and food leftovers there! We can reduce waste all together.

We recently had Mamoun's Falafel catered in our friends home and everything was absolutely delicious. The lamb was tender and perfectly shredded, full of flavor in every bite. The falafels were a s…

Let me start by Saying, it was years ago, back in the late 90's when I discovered Momo's. I remember walking into this place and the aroma, the atmosphere, to presentation of the food and crowds of…

Overpriced and terrible food. So much sauce on falafel didn't taste anything.\nFries were so small and tasted terrible

overpriced and terrible food. So much sauce on falafel didn't taste anything.\nFries were so small and tasted terrible

Overpriced and terrible food. So much sauce on falafel didn't taste anything.\nFries were so small and tasted terrible

Incredibly solid food for the price. $6.50 for a falafel wrap that was great and filling. Make sure to add hot sauce (if that's your thing) because their house made hot sauce is fantastic, but defi…

Incredibly solid food for the price. $6.50 for a falafel wrap that was great and filling. Make sure to add hot sauce (if that's your thing) because their house made hot sauce is fantastic, but de…

Plate of falafel was good, a solid 3. However, the service here was exceptional, kind and responsive. Limited seating inside but to-go bags make it convenient.

We got the falafel sandwich and it was very flavorful but quite small for the $10 price! \n\nThe service was fast and good! \n\nIt is a small shop with outdoor seating, which is nice!

We got the falafel sandwich and it was very flavorful but quite small for the $10 price! \n\nThe service was fast and good! \n\nIt is a small shop with outdoor seating, which is nice!

We got the falafel sandwich and it was very flavorful but quite small for the $10 price! \n\nThe service was fast and good! \n\nIt is a small shop with outdoor seating, which is nice!

Ya know when you see these hole-in-the wall places, you expect jaw-dropping food. The location is dark, dirty, and grimy. Really feels like a cellar. The outdoor seating follows a similar decor.\n\…

Good hole-in-the-wall falafel place. Simple, no frills, good food. Macdougal street is really cool, a few other nice spots for cheap food......used to be look better before they added the outdo…

Good hole-in-the-wall falafel place. Simple, no frills, good food. Macdougal street is really cool, a few other nice spots for cheap food......used to be look better before they added the outdoor…

The udon texture is great—nice and chewy but not overly so. Tempura is also solid, especially the bacon one. It’s my first time trying bacon tempura and it was surprisingly good. The dipping udon broth is flavorful, and with all the extra seasonings, you can switch up the taste, which is fun. But the hot soup version was way too salty for me. That said, the set costs around $22–23 and only comes with six noodles… I mean, seriously? I’m not even exaggerating—it was literally six noodles.

the noodles were unique - we tried the signature dipping set and broth set. my favorite was the sweet potato tempura. we waited almost an hour on saturday evening.

Aprajita Jain

This place used to be THE spot the whole Indian vegetarian community in New York used to order their falafel from. Like all the time! There was a nostalgia tied to this place that I could just not shake off. So yesterday, after watching a Broadway musical, I hoped on the subway and went to MacDougall street to get a to-go Hummus pita. While the taste of the hummus is good, the overall meal was super bland. There was literally just lettuce, a few pieces of cubed tomatoes and a good amount of hummus inside the pita. I wish they had added some hot sauce, some tabouleh, some za'atar to make it flavorful. So yeah, spent $7 for nostalgia's sake but really nothing memorable about the food any longer.

Peter Farejowicz

I tired this place because it seems iconic and recommended but to be honest it fell a little flat for me. I ordered the lamb pita sandwich to try on my visit. Truthfully it lacked anything to make it feel special and worth the trip besides the fact that it was reasonably priced. The meat was a little chewy, the lettuce tasted like pre-chopped butter lettuce from a Trader Joe’s bag, and the toppings lacked depth. I wouldn’t recommend this spot given how many other spots you have to choose from in New York.

Sabah D.

Food: 4/5 Service: 5/5 Atmosphere: 1/5 The falafels were no doubt the star of the show. I got some falafels and the falafel sandwich. I found the sandwich to be tangy and sour. I’ve had better sandwiches. The falafels themselves on their own were quite good! Service was fast. It is a hole in the wall with 2 tables with 2 seats inside the place. They have a makeshift seating outside which is really in bad shape. I wanted to enjoy my meal here but the seating made it difficult to do so. I know it’s New York City, and space is not plentiful. Next time, I’ll try the chicken shawarma.

+2

I've been coming to Mamoun's since I was a kid the late 80s. I want to leave some feedback because I've noticed a huge difference lately in customer service. Three out of the last four times I've bee…

I've been coming to Mamoun's since I was a kid the late 80s. I want to leave some feedback because I've noticed a huge difference lately in customer service. Three out of the last four times I've b…

Tried the falafel a few times. Falafel balls are flavorful but not cooked properly and not enough in the pita. Pita is loaded with cheap iceberg lettuce. Place has few tables outside that are dirty…

bought 5 shawarmas, wanted one without white sauce because of sesame allergy, counter dude with long hair passive aggressively said i couldnt get it changed and that i ordered already. 2nd time thi…

Customer service is terrible, food never delivered, the person on the phone said its not their problem. Wonderful

I went inspired by great YouTube reviews. Terrible place! small, dirty and full of beggars, bad service and untasty food.

Shah Raihena

One guy. Working today (Friday 12/26/2025). I asked for falafel, but he charged me for a shawarma. I didn’t notice. But I asked again, how many come with one order?. He replied, 3. After 2 minutes, he served 2 showrma. If he didn't understand my word how can he say, 3?. I had never put 1 star on a review as I am also a worker. But he is a liar and unprofessional. Finally, I told him that maybe I did wrong. He was laughing. He is a poison for this store. Bad and unprofessional service and dishonesty are visible. Please take care of this circumstance. Thank you