Order mint tea or choose from a long list of Lebanese wines and settle in for the massive vegetarian mezze platter ($14), which includes unusually thick hummus, vinegar-heavy acidic tabbouleh and ...

“Mezze in Lebanese culture is the way you eat, everything is meant to be shared,” Topham explained, emphasizing that it’s more than just a collection of small dishes and snacks.

A platter of mussels in herb sauce is fair, and the cream sauce not too heavy; the french fries are a 7.5 out of 10 (pretty good for around here). Advertisement ...

It’s a lot of food. The plate of kibbeh naye happened to land in front of my friend Richard. “My absolute favorite,” he chortled, reaching for some of the famous Lebanese tartare.

Best bets: Mezze Platter, Lebanese Pizzas, Kibbeh, Lamb Kabob, Sujook The skinny: Zaatar Lebanese Grill showcases the best of pan-Middle Eastern cuisine with subtle, country-specific variations.

We started with a hot mezze selection, the Sambousek ($5.99). These petite, empanada-like turnovers pack in a tasty mix of ground beef, onion and pine nuts. I also tried a cup of the soup of the ...

We could live on bread alone at this Lebanese dining room, whether the hot-from-the-oven pita; the spinach, cheese, and meat pies; or the Palestinian-style msakhan, cylinders of dough filled with ...

The mezze platters at Ladyhawk in West Hollywood are an armful for staff, an eyeful for customers and the swiftest, most celebratory introduction to the restaurant’s elegant Lebanese cooking.

If the mezze platter at Phoenicians Mediterranean Palace hasn't already lured you to Fuller Road, Robert Rahal's ambitious plan to fill the new 11,000-square-foot warehouse location of his family ...

Chef and restaurateur Philippe Massoud operated a Mediterranean restaurant called Neyla in Georgetown in the early 2000s. But he’s spent the past 15 years in New York, building a following for upscale ...