HiyamH

The best Yemenis restaurant in NY. The food is amazingly delicious. Large portions of food. Fresh bread, I believe they make the bread in the restaurant. Tentative and welcoming staff. This was my first time going to this restaurant but I will definitely go back again. The area is very nice with plenty of restaurants and coffee shops.

+7

Kristina Kelley

This place is consistently amazing. I’ve been eating here for years. Order anything, it’ll be great. Opened in 1986, they are the first Yemeni restaurant in the US. There is a self-serve water (metal cups) and hot tea (paper cups) station to the back right-hand portion of the restaurant. The tea is labeled “Yemeni Style Hot Tea” on the menu. It is a slightly sweetened black tea likely spiced with cardamom, clove, and the slightest bit of cinnamon. As soon as you’re seated you will get a small dish of lemon wedges and spicy, fresh Yemeni Zahawig (salsa). Shortly thereafter, you’ll get Marag (soup) and bread. The Marag is a deep and rich lamb broth with onions - squeeze a lemon wedge into your soup and feel free to use the Zahawig to spice to taste. The Zahawig is likely tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, and a couple other surprises. It is excitingly spicy for a table “salsa” and tastes like it is made fresh. The bread is crispy on the bottom and the edges. It holds up very well to everything you’ll use it to dip and pile on during your meal. It’s a giant, round flatbread that your entire table will tear at and enjoy. There are a lot of vegetarian dishes that are fun to share: hummus, baba ghanoush, a vegetarian entree which is a vegetable stew served over rice with salad. The hummus is smooth and doesn’t need salt, perfect as is, very delicately seasoned. The baba ghanoush is so refreshing. Foul is a very fun dish to order. This is a tiny pot of mashed fava beans that are sautéed with tomatoes and onions and comes out bubbling. It is very well-balanced. Fasoolia is white kidney beans sautéed with onions, garlic, tomatoes, cumin, and minced scallions. One of my favorites. Everyone who has eaten the meat here has loved it and raved about its tenderness. Make sure you try all the things. They are open later than many places in the neighborhood (11:30pm). I love coming here.

+2

Dhia Hayouni

What can I say? The experience was so good they start you off with traditional soup, salads and bread for free. I ordered lamb with rice and I asked for the shoulder cut and they did bring me a shoulder cut. It was so good. The staff is so accommodating the atmosphere is so nice And traditional. There’s also complementary tea which was a very nice touch. I would come back here again and again.

+2

M M

The food is excellent. The portions are large. Bread, soup, and salad are served. The service is excellent. The prices are average. One of the best Arabic restaurants in Brooklyn. - I've visited it several times over the past ten years (the decor hasn't changed, and the quality of the food is consistent). - The staff are wonderful, and the service is fast. - As soon as you sit down, you're served meat broth and delicious Yemeni bread with a green salad (hospitality). - The meat broth has changed and isn't as it used to be, with a lot of cumin added to it. - I was surprised that the customers were more American than Arab. - My order and rating are as follows: 1/ Small meat 10/10. 2/ Chicken knot 10/10. 3/ Honey, time, cream, and black seed fatteh 10/10 (I highly recommend the restaurant)... One of the best Yemeni Arabic restaurants in New York City. The rice, meat, and chicken are excellent. The service is fast and the staff is very respectful. It's worth visiting more than once. A very excellent experience. The location is close and next to Arabic shops.

+18

Super fast service! Lots of sitting, turn over is very fast and quick! It was a cold night, we got a table right away without wait! But there are always customers come and go! We took our seats, we o…

Super fast service! Lots of sitting, turn over is very fast and quick! It was a cold night, we got a table right away without wait! But there are always customers come and go! We took our seats, we…

Super fast service! Lots of sitting, turn over is very fast and quick! It was a cold night, we got a table right away without wait! But there are always customers come and go! We took our seats, we…

love this spot they give you free soup, salad, and tea. service is so nice. lamb was extremely tender, the chicken stew was above my expectation so crazy flavorful. they always come by to refill your…

love this spot they give you free soup, salad, and tea. service is so nice. lamb was extremely tender, the chicken stew was above my expectation so crazy flavorful. they always come by to refill yo…

love this spot they give you free soup, salad, and tea. service is so nice. lamb was extremely tender, the chicken stew was above my expectation so crazy flavorful. they always come by to r…

love this spot they give you free soup, salad, and tea. service is so nice. lamb was extremely tender, the chicken stew was above my expectation so crazy flavorful. they always come by to refill yo…

love this spot they give you free soup, salad, and tea. service is so nice. lamb was extremely tender, the chicken stew was above my expectation so crazy flavorful. they always come by to refill yo…

love this spot they give you free soup, salad, and tea. service is so nice. lamb was extremely tender, the chicken stew was above my expectation so crazy flavorful. they always come by to refill yo…

The food. Let's start with the delicious lamb broth the hits the spot. Accompanied with the warm out of the oven flat bread - I was left speechless. We ordered the mixed grill with rice. Si…

The food. Let's start with the delicious lamb broth the hits the spot. Accompanied with the warm out of the oven flat bread - I was left speechless. We ordered the mixed grill with rice. Simplicity…

The food. Let's start with the delicious lamb broth the hits the spot. Accompanied with the warm out of the oven flat bread - I was left speechless. We ordered the mixed grill with rice. Simplici…

TLDR: I haven't even eaten there but wow was it good. Definitely will be returning, the baba ghanoush and both the lamb leg/stews were insane.\n\nHad this delivery at a friend's place and wow - eve…

absolutely amazing food. good prices. very good service. delicious self-service tea. got the lamb haneeth which was incredible and the hummus with chicken. everything was amazing would love to co…

absolutely amazing food. good prices. very good service. delicious self-service tea. got the lamb haneeth which was incredible and the hummus with chicken. everything was amazing would love to come…

Let's be clear this place is 5 stars. The lamb melts in your mouth. The Yemen style bread is phenomenal. They give you some kind of delicious soup and bread and tea right off the bat. The hummus an…

Let's be clear this place is 5 stars. The lamb melts in your mouth. The Yemen style bread is phenomenal. They give you some kind of delicious soup and bread and tea right off the bat. The hummus …

Food excellent!!!! Authentic and wonderfully affordable, too! Great service, 10 minute wait at prime dinner hour. Do not miss this gem!

When people ask me for restaurant recommendations in NYC, this place always tops the list. I can't emphasize enough how good this place is.\n\nTo start, I've never had to wait for a table, even on …

My son took his mother and I there (well, actually, in the end, we took him there at his suggestion, if you catch my drift). It was this past week-end (3/15/25) which was at the end of Ramadan, so we…

I loved the food here. It was really delicious and the soup was amazing. My favorite dish was the salad. The dressing tasted really good too! I would love to go here again. I wish there was one near …

I loved the food here. It was really delicious and the soup was amazing. My favorite dish was the salad. The dressing tasted really good too! I would love to go here again. I wish there was one…

I loved the food here. It was really delicious and the soup was amazing. My favorite dish was the salad. The dressing tasted really good too! I would love to go here again. I wish there was one nea…

We ate (4 people) outside. They offered soup and bread for appetizers, which hit the spot on a cool day. They brought out more bread with the entrees. I had the lamb, which fell off the bone as a…

We ate (4 people) outside. They offered soup and bread for appetizers, which hit the spot on a cool day. They brought out more bread with the entrees. I had the lamb, which fell off the bone as a…

We ate (4 people) outside. They offered soup and bread for appetizers, which hit the spot on a cool day. They brought out more bread with the entrees. I had the lamb, which fell off the bone as…

We thought we would have leftovers- nope. So good! Unlimited bread refills too :D lamb fahsah was def the highlight We were so shook bc so many things came out at first that we didn't order (bread, salad, soup).

Andrew Dabydeen

This is a type of place that I love and reminds me a lot of the restaurants I grew up with in South Brooklyn - made for groups and to share laughs and good food. We heard a lot of good things about the Haneeth which was good but the show stopped was the Fahsah, that was unique and delicious. Everything else was cozy and filling dishes and were just okay. I’m looking forward to coming back just for the Fahsah in the near future.

Anas Yousuf

The food was good overall, though not exactly to my taste. I ordered Fahsa Laham, which was excellent and truly authentic, just like the ones I’ve had in the Middle East. The charcoal-grilled chicken and chicken haneeth were decent but a bit bland; they could’ve used more spice. The atmosphere was really nice, and they offered complimentary black tea, which was a great touch. The food was a little pricey, understandable for Brooklyn.. but I felt the taste didn’t quite match the cost.

+1

Justin

After a year, I returned to Yemen Cafe with a singular objective in mind - lamb haneeth. This time, I ordered the lunch portion ($24.95). On a Thursday at 2pm, the establishment had less than 20% occupancy, so my party of 5 received seating immediately. Both the flatbread and accoutrements and the marag side soup remained unchanged. The salsa-looking dip tasted herbal, vegetal, and well spiced. The marag side soup, a lamb broth, proved delectable. Clarity of texture combined with richness of flavor, while never overwhelming the palate. The sharp, earthy aromatics helped with that, producing the sort of contrast reminiscent of say, rosemary and steak. The lamb haneeth came with a large fall-off-the-bone tender lamb shank. Aromatics had soaked deep into the flesh, so no bite seemed bland. The rice pilaf also had lamb drippings and more aromatics. The lunch portion seems literally half the size of the dinner one. I think I'd rather order the dinner one and arrive with a ravenous appetite.

Fethi

Delicious Yemeni food! I highly recommend the Haneeth lamb dish and the liver dish. The service is fast and friendly, and the restaurant has been around for many years. The only downside is the significant price increase over time — $34 for a lamb plate feels a bit too steep.

I had the "vegetarian dish," which was a variety of vegetables cooked in a tomato sauce. It was served with seasoned rice, lettuce salad, lentil soup, two flatbreads, and some spicy salsa. The portio…

Wholesome food but I will be honest in stating that I do not know enough about middle eastern food to give this a real critique. I did love the atmosphere and the fragrant tea was good.

Good food with great portions\n\nFood: before we even ordered apps, we were delighted with bread, and soup! All of it was so delicious! For our mains we shared the haneethchicken and chicken saltah…

Good food with great portions\n\nFood: before we even ordered apps, we were delighted with bread, and soup! All of it was so delicious! For our mains we shared the haneethchicken and chicken saltah…

This was my first time having Yemeni cuisine and it was delicious! We first arrived and were greeted with soup and fresh bread when we sat down. We ordered the lamb haneeth and hummus. I loved the …

This was my first time having Yemeni cuisine and it was delicious! We first arrived and were greeted with soup and fresh bread when we sat down. We ordered the lamb haneeth and hummus. I loved …

This was my first time having Yemeni cuisine and it was delicious! We first arrived and were greeted with soup and fresh bread when we sat down. We ordered the lamb haneeth and hummus. I loved the …

This was my first time having Yemeni cuisine and it was delicious! We first arrived and were greeted with soup and fresh bread when we sat down. We ordered the lamb haneeth and hummus. I loved the …

Enjoyable food, friendly service, familial atmosphere. We enjoyed our visit to Yemen Café at Brooklyn. In particular, lamb Haneeth was delicious. What on the other side, really irritates me…

Enjoyable food, friendly service, familial atmosphere. We enjoyed our visit to Yemen Café at Brooklyn. In particular, lamb Haneeth was delicious. What on the other side, really irritates me i…

Enjoyable food, friendly service, familial atmosphere. We enjoyed our visit to Yemen Café at Brooklyn. In particular, Lamb Haneeth was delicious. What on the other side, really irritates me i…

Enjoyable food, friendly service, familial atmosphere. We enjoyed our visit to Yemen Café at Brooklyn. In particular, Lamb Haneeth was delicious. What on the other side, really irritates me i…

The food was good but the portion was smaller than the Bay Ridge Yemen Cafe. The 4% credit card surcharge is totally unacceptable. I was so angry I reduced the waiter's tip by an equivalent amount…

The food was good but the portion was smaller than the Bay Ridge Yemen cafe. The 4% credit card surcharge is totally unacceptable. I was so angry I reduced the waiter's tip by an equivalent amount…

Ahdia Qaeym

I ordered a mix grilled of lamb and chicken with rice, but unfortunately the lamb was not cooked enough. They put chatni (vegetable mixed with garlic) over salad 🥗 which is good but not everyone likes it, at least I don’t. Tandori bread was free and served many times. Tea is free and you can have many times, but it’s with Sugar which I like Sugar Free tea.

Brando Wears

It was 25th Dec and it was fully packed, I ordered Lamb Haneeth that was 22.95$ on menu, they took 27 minutes to bring the order and it wasn’t even that good as other Yemni Resturents have, the lamb was not even tender, and at the end they charge me 43$ with a Diet Coke. My Personal Opinion is don’t Visit this restaurant specially in busy days and conform the bill before placing orders. It was a Poor Experience.

Samir El

Once Great, Now Deeply Disappointing 👎🏼 ! As a Yemeni who knows how real Yemeni food should taste, it honestly hurts to say this, but this restaurant is no longer what it used to be. It used to be one of the best and first Yemeni restaurants in NYC, but the quality has dropped so much that it barely resembles authentic Yemeni cuisine anymore. I went recently with my cousins, and we all felt so bad about the experience. Some of us couldn’t even eat the food, including me. For the high prices they are still charging, the flavors, freshness, and overall quality are just not acceptable. It really feels like they are living off their old name and reputation, especially with customers who don’t know what true Yemeni food is supposed to taste like. I’m not writing this to advertise anything, just to be honest and to protect the reputation of Yemeni cuisine, because this direction only harms it. I will do my best to reach out to the owners directly, because many of us would love to see this place return to its old standard. If you really want to experience authentic Yemeni food at this price point, I highly recommend Yemenat, the only Yemeni restaurant added to the Michelin list as one of the best in New York.