Where do I begin?…read more Israeli food in Mexico City? Did not have that on my bingo card. Boy did it deliver The service the good the simple ambiance all yummy.

We stumbled into Merkava after flying into CDMX. Our Airbnb was not available yet so we wanted a…read morecomfortable, air conditioned restaurant where we could kill at least 1.5 hours. Merkava is a beautiful little restaurant in La Condesa with both indoor and outdoor seating. As mentioned, we were tired from traveling and picked the cool, indoor seating and enjoyed the nice decor. We started with hummus and, not realizing it came with pita, also ordered the house bread. The hummus was a huge portion, enough to feed a group of 7-8 and came with a pouch of several warm pitas. The hummus was homemade and a bit chunky. The house bread was even better, coils of bread with tahini butter, serrano chili oil, and a tomato cumin sauce. The bread was fantastic, warm from being freshly baked and with buttery layers and the variety of dipping sauces was pleasant for dipping. A show-stopper of a dish was the whole roasted cauliflower served with zaatar, yogurt, and mint. Our head was cut into manageable portions for us, but interestingly, they served the adjacent table with a whole head for a more dramatic presentation. The cauliflower was tender and its mild flavor was enhanced by the zaatar spices. The fish of the day was the better of the two entrees. We liked the sauteed vegetables with lentils that it was served with, much like a ratatouille with lentils, along with a parsley sauce and grilled lemon. The wagyu kebabs were an odd texture, crumbled and dry. The restaurant provided a complimentary bite of dessert, a fruit (date, apricot) baklava of sorts that was a sweet bite to end the meal. All in all, we had a good meal at Merkava.

Nice cozy, low lit romantic atmosphere. My mouth was overwhelmed with so many great dishes. I will…read moredefinitely be back. Thank you, Fabiola and Ivan for your great service

Excellent fresh fatoush salad, very reasonably priced. I will be back to dive deeper into the menu.read more

Delicious middle eastern cuisine. Very authentic! Recommend the chicken Sharma wrap and the Baba…read moredip. We stayed at at airbnb across the street and ate here two nights in a row. You will love it just be prepared to wait a while to get your food. Food is cooked at the sister location and brought over so it may take 45 mins to get food. If you're patient it is worth waiting for.

Nice falafel taco... fresh made... really crisp and must try…read more The owner has family recipe and the food is tasty

The staff seemed nice, but the falafel tasted terrible! I was really hungry, but I honestly had…read moretrouble eating it.

I was visiting in Mexico City this week, I am a huge fan of Middle Eastern food especially…read moreLebanese. I came across this restaurant located in Condesa. The food was delicious and the service very personal, I highly recommended. They also had a very nice Lebanese red wine we enjoyed with our favorite dishes. Don't think about it and make your trip to Arez, you will enjoy it.

The food was fabulous, They accepted our last-minute reservation for a 6:30 PM dinner night with…read morethe website indicating 7PM final reservation but when we walked in the door, they told us that we had to be out by 7 PM and then stood over us waiting for our departure while they were chatting with regulars I'm here I think you're right it's a very fair. No complaints about the food great.

This Lebanese restaurant purports to offer high-end food at a high-end price. I recommend the…read moresampler dish as a good representation of what this restaurant serves. Service was prompt and friendly at the beginning. I specifically enjoyed the opportunity to observe the arrival of elite Mexican society at this restaurant. I liked that the restrooms were very clean. I recommend visiting this restaurant at dinner time to enjoy the theater of being around elite Mexican society. The warm grape leaves and dips were a special treat. I liked the kabobs because the meat was very tender. If these two very minor issues can be promptly addressed, I think this restaurant has the potential to return to its four-star or possibly climb to a five-star rating. I think hygiene of the restaurant can continue to be enhanced with more integrated pest management in the form of glue-based traps as a small black insect crawled across our table--no surprise as I pointed this out to the staff. Also service can be enhanced toward the end, specifically, two of the left-over dishes we requested for take-out were not included when we got home. Since the price was world-class, I did feel obligated to calibrate this restaurant to a three-star rating to take these issues into account as one expects details like these to be handled. Overall, the food is world-class, ambiance can be further enhanced, opening service is world-class, end-service can also be further enhanced.

I frequented this place a lot while staying in Mexico city. The hookah is good, and there's a DJ…read moreevery night playing different genres of music. The weekends are definitely more busy, but doesn't get too rowdy. I recommend getting peach and mango as your shisha flavors! The prices on hookah were great. The food was pretty bland, I'd suggest eating somewhere else before. There's a lot of great food in Mexico City and this place is just good for its drinks and hookah. Sangria was super good!

It said it was open and it was closed please update your hours please save people the tripread more

I was really hungry after a morning full of meetings and decided to work the rest of the day from…read morehome, so I told myself I would grab something on my way. I saw this falafel place with no line and decided it looked good enough. The woman working was very sweet and offered me a sample of the falafel. It wasn't the most amazing falafel I have ever had, but the balls were tiny and crispy on the outside, but fluffy inside. I got a falafel pita with a wheat pita. She added hummus, tomato, and cucumbers. There were a few other items, but they didn't really look appealing to me. She gave me a lot of falafels (stuffed the pita with them!) and sauces on the side.

I am a falafel fan and this place had excellent food, excellent service, excellent price,…read moreconveniently located. I went back a second time and it was worth it.

Found myself nearby and was craving some good hummus and other typical Arabic dishes. I've eaten…read moremiddle-eastern food everywhere from Detroit to Dubai to Buenos Aires. I can summarize this restaurant: - Food: above average, nothing spectacular. -Staff Service: The waiter was great and attentive, nothing out of the ordinary. - Cashier/likely the owner: grumpy, didn't look like she wanted to be there. Gave me the dirty look because I added 10% of the check in tip, which all the locals told me is fair. Probably was the Lebanese owner. Mexicans can't be that grumpy. -Price: 320 pesos for a buffet, basically about the same price you'd get in the U.S. or the Emirates. All in all, I wouldn't go back because of the price and the grumpy cashier. Este restaurante necesita otro cajero! La mujer que está trabajando como un cajero estaba mala y se va como no quiera trabajar. Creo que es una mujer arabe y tal vez el dueño....No me importa. Los meseros estaban muy amables y sus servicio estuve bien. Los precios son carros, 320 pesos por comida arabe de calidad básica. Si quieres comer aquí, evita el cajero y paga tu mesero directamente.

Used to live very close to here and would come here for the BUFFET (can't remember if it's on the…read moreweekends only). For the buffet they got all kinds of Lebanese entrees: grape leaves, stuffed squash, stuffed cabbage, raw kibbeh, baked kibbeh, tabbouleh, hummus, etc. ALSO, This is a great spot for breakfast if you're visiting Viveros or even Frida Kahlo's house. They got Lebanese inspired eggs served with Lebanese jocoque (strained yogurt), spices, olives and pita bread. It was a very special flavor. The egg cazuela with poblano peppers is very tasty and has a super generous amount of cheese, it's spicy! Huevos divorciados are also a Mexican breakfast classic, served with delicious mashed beans. Coffee is very good. Prices are right, you can get the breakfast dish on its own or you can make it a combo (coffee, juice and fresh fruit included)

Walking the nearby park from our home, we discovered this gem. It's the best Arabic food I've ever…read moreeaten. And I've eaten a lot. The restaurant owners are Egyptian and Mexican and also provide tours to Egypt. You must try the stuffed grape leaves, yellow lentil soup and kofta. Everything is delicious, handmade and service is incredible. It's easy to miss when you're on the street but look hard. You won't be disappointed.