Shaya
Middle Eastern restaurant · Touro ·
Modern Israeli cuisine with wood-fired pita & creative hummus
Modern Israeli cuisine with wood-fired pita & creative hummus
"Shaya is an Israeli restaurant located in Uptown New Orleans. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"Chef Fariz Choumali steers the ship at Shaya, the Mediterranean restaurant that features mezze with serious hummus upgrades, such as a topping of buttermilk-soaked fried chicken thigh, spiced with layers of turmeric and coriander. Wood-fired pita accompanies the starters for dipping, fragrant puffs of bread that are impossible to resist. The coriander chili butter elevates the spiced hanger steak to lofty heights." - Beth D’Addono
"Chef Alon Shaya was in the kitchen in 2016 when the restaurant that still carries his name won the award for Best New Restaurant. After parting ways with the restaurant, chef Shaya and his wife Emily founded Pomegranate Hospitality, which includes his Israeli and Mediterranean restaurants Saba and Miss River in New Orleans; Safta in Denver; Silan in the Bahamas; and SAFTA 1964, a pop-up in Las Vegas. Chef Zachary Engel won the 2017 Rising Star Chef of the Year award during his tenure as chef de cuisine at Shaya — these days, the restaurant is under the stewardship of Lebanese-born chef Fariz Choumali, who serves a considered menu of falafel in silky green tahini, gulf shrimp kebabs with Moroccan couscous, and date cinnamon babka king cake." - Beth D’Addono
"I note how Shaya did the same for Middle Eastern cuisine in New Orleans." - Ashok Selvam
"The arrival of an acclaimed chef's flagship restaurant at a major resort was highlighted as a notable newcomer, generating excitement about a high-profile culinary addition to the Wynn property." - Janna Karel