Hen House Nyc
Lebanese restaurant · East Village
120 1st Ave., New York, NY 10009
Highlights
This cozy spot serves up unique, flavor-packed shawarma and creative dishes like the knafeh pancake, all in a bustling atmosphere that's hard to resist.
This cozy spot serves up unique, flavor-packed shawarma and creative dishes like the knafeh pancake, all in a bustling atmosphere that's hard to resist.
"A Lebanese East Village counter-service spot famous for its knafeh pancake, a creative twist on a Middle Eastern pastry dessert. The pancake features kataifi, cheese, and is topped with blueberries and maple-rose syrup." - Bettina Makalintal
"A fast-casual Lebanese restaurant in the East Village known for its Lebanese fusion menu." - Nadia Chaudhury
"A Lebanese food stand that remains open at the Herald Square Urbanspace holiday market after a fire destroyed other booths." - Emma Orlow
"Hen House, a restaurant opened by Smorgasburg veteran Antony Nassif, offers chicken and lamb shawarma or chicken piri piri, touching on dishes from around the globe. One item, lamb birria ($25), is a rare commodity in NYC, compared to the omnipresent beef. Hen House transforms lamb birria by putting braised and shredded lamb into markouk — a Lebanese bread that’s big and round like a spare tire. A cup of dipping broth comes alongside, which tastes more like a French consommé than a Mexican one. Tear it apart with your hands, dip, and enjoy!" - Robert Sietsema
"Hen House offers a Lebanese Crunch Wrap Supreme with garlic potatoes, lamb shoulder shawarma, soujouk sausage, and various toppings, as well as a lamb shoulder birria." - Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
