Dizengoff NYC
“Chelsea Market eats have always been about Los Tacos No.1 for me, but Dizengoff will certainly be a new part of my rotation.”
“The hummus comes with a small plate of pickled vegetables, including what resembles cornichons, pickled onions, and a little bit of Israeli salad as well.”
“We did the lamb hummus and the seasonal corn hummus– both were incredible (seriously).”
Dizengoff NYC
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Best Pita Ever. Nuff said. I shamelessly hoarded some pita from my meal so that I could transport it via a transamerica flight back home to SF. And yes, silly me because it turned into a pita chip by the time I landed…
Chicken hummus was tasty but the hummus was too dry for my liking. The chicken was seasoned well and had a nice bite to it due to the slivered almonds mixed with the meat.
Pickled peach is a fun, must-try. I'm a big fan of sweet + spicy which is exactly what this salatim was.
Also, the bottled red chili sauce is really interesting! It has a smoky aftertaste and is similar in taste to 'Zhug' (a a delightful Middle Eastern chili sauce). In fact, maybe it is Dizengoff's version of Zhug?
Yes, charming it is. flavor? Still looking for it.
For all the hype of being a Michael Solomonov offshoot I expected more. The hummus, pita bread, brown egg, all lacked in flavor. If it was only the hummus that lacked in flavor, I would of understood why, they want it to be, a base for the toppings, but when the pita bread, and the egg are tasteless, then I don't think you have the right to claim to be a reminiscence of dizengoff. That's not what Israeli street food / middle eastern food stands for.
I still did like the salatim (salads) that accompanied the hummus, with the the two spicy condiments. The "mildness" there was adequate enough to still have a nice flavor profile.
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Pro bonus tip.
Lemon-nana (lemon with mint) is a very popular flavor in israel, it comes in all kinds of forms, as a drink, or as a flavor for hookah, etc. But I have never had that combo in the states that tasted similar to the Israeli version, so when I tried their frozen lemon-nana I was pleasantly surprised on how authentic it tasted. If I'll be back it will be for that.
Really excellent food. Hummus may be the best I've ever had. You can watch the delicious pitas being freshly made in the oven – I salivate just writing about them. And the people who work here are very sweet. All around excellent, simple, and reasonably priced meal. Will definitely be back!
WOW! And I was just about to give up on food in Chelsea market. Dizengoff, you have won me over and convinced me otherwise!
I can only rave about one item on their menu and it is the beef hummus ($13). The beef is so flavorful and they also give plenty of the cucumber and onion mixture that has a bit of a citrus taste to it. The pita bread is soft and filling. The hummus portion is humongous and definitely a heavy if not full meal!
Service is friendly, the girl at the counter gave me a sample of the squash with hummus but she told me the beef hummus is popular, mainly because it's the only option with meat. The food also comes out very fast.
After seeing a gorgeous picture on Jessica Seinfeld's Instagram of the hummus from here, I knew I had to try it. I happened to be in the Chelsea Market neighborhood yesterday around 1PM so I decided to give it a shot. I crossed my fingers that the lines wouldn't be too bad and I headed into Chelsea Market. Chelsea Market was packed to it's usual capacity but the line wasn't too bad at Dizengoff. The counter was packed, but I was planning on taking my lunch to go. They are VERY efficient with taking orders and preparing the food so that's probably why there wasn't much of a line.
There are several hummus options and a few Salatim options. Each come with Israeli salad. I decided on the avocado with spicy peanut harissa hummus. My god was this good. Rich with flavor, creamy, fresh and delicious. This was extremely well made hummus. It was absolutely delicious. Truly just amazing. The avocado was fresh and olive oil drizzled on top was of high quality. The Israeli salad was fresh and delicious. The pita was homemade and outstanding. Light airy, just the right flavor.
Just writing this review is making me dream of going back. That hummus! So good!
I could not get this food in my face fast enough.
Thank Goodness for Dizengoff. I was meandering through Chelsea market, wondering what to eat, when I saw the angel at the pearly counter.
Tahine hummus (so simple and effing good), freshly baked pita (they bake it right in front of you), and a side of pickled salad. And frozen lemonnana- oh Lord. Perfect sweet tartiness.
My stomach and soul are so happy I ate here.
We went to Dizengoff a month ago when it had 11 reviews. We were staying close by the Chelsea Market during a visit to NYC. This looked like one of the best if not the best option in the market to eat. They are off to a great start and have earned their current 4.5 star review. The menu is very simple with few choices so it's easy to try everything with a small group. We had the avocado and peanut hummus with pita bread on the side. A no brainer choice on the menu is all of the items on the Salatim section. The kohlrabi with schug, muhammara and Moroccan carrots with posts I were all awesome. The food was so flavorful and fresh. It's one of those experiences where you want to mop up every last drop of the flavor with pita bread! Great service, food at good prices is a classic five star experience.
The hummus is very good, but it's not worlds better than what you can get elsewhere.
What *is* better: the pita. I watched a chef make the pitas fresh, putting them in one by one in the wood burning oven, letting them rise, then swooshing them out with her big pita spatula, and letting them cool just until they were ready to serve. They were transcendent. I would come back for the pitas alone. You cannot get pita this good anywhere else that I know of. I can think of an Arab bakery in Paterson, NJ, that once made me a pita this good (and whole wheat, no less) and I can think of other very good pitas to be had around the city, but this stuff here stands apart.
Other stuff:
* The salatim (little side dishes of salad) are a mixed bunch and change frequently. Based on what I had on just one visit, they're nice but not essential. If you stuck to the Israeli salad that came with the hummus and maybe some pickles & onion, you'd be fine.
* They serve shakshuka for breakfast, through 11:30am. I didn't have it but saw others having it: imagine a cast iron skillet filled with tomato and eggs, baked in a wood burning oven. I'd try it.
* Don't skip the limonana. Limon mean lemon in Hebrew. Nana: mint. These two things, they go together.