very recommended! must try if you in Madrid…read more the food, the staff, and the ambiance felt great.

Well first I should say Google didn't tell us this is a vegetarian place. We got a reservation and…read morecancellation would have been 10 euro for each person. However, when we realized it is vegetarian they kindly told us they won't charge us if we leave but they strongly believed we will love it if we stay so we stayed. The starter was truly amazing. It was 4 pancakes with some pumpkin, beets, hummus and nut paste that was unbelievable But the main courses were only ok. Maybe because we really craved meat I mean don't get me wrong hummus is nice but it's not steak The tortellini was good but the mushroom really was just meh. The place had a beautiful ambiance, clean and friendly.

After living in madrid for 2 months I had started to really miss middle eastern food so I decided…read moreto give this place a shot. The shawarma platters are very satisfying and the baklava was great. The decor and music really made me feel like I was in the Middle East! You can't expect to get amazing non-Spanish food in Spain, but La Libanesa definitely satisfies the craving.

Good Lebanese food for those looking for something different. Definitely recommend you ask for the…read moreshisha in grape and mint flavor. The owner is very welcoming and they have free WiFi which is always good when traveling abroad.

I wish I could have came here more when I was in Madrid. About six euros for a tasty kebab wrap…read morewith the chicken. The owner is very nice and hospitable and the location is not too far a walk from puerta de sol:)

I placed an order for delivery via Uber eats. I was really craving shawarma, fatoush salad, and…read moretabouli. Unfortunately, the food quality wasn't at all what I expected. The shawarma made me feel sick after eating it and the fatoush salad was very soggy. I'd suggest them to find a different way to serve the fatoush salad for delivery, maybe keep the dressing on the side for the customer to add it. As for the shawarma, I'm not sure why it made me sick... maybe I made a mistake ordering this during the summer... I can not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

The shrimp tagine is a must and the bbq platter. Super delicious we really enjoyed our meal. Highly…read morerecommend.

We came to Madrid for our honeymoon and we're craving some halal burgers. We couldn't find anything…read morebut when we walked into Sindibad and saw that they had burgers we were in heaven! Living in the U.S. we have access to some pretty good burgers so we were not expecting much. Sindibad has some of the best burgers we've ever tried. Overall the quality and service were superb!

You can eat ANYTIME here! My friend and I totally forgot about the whole Madrilenos eat late thing,…read moreso it was 6:30pm and no restaurant was serving dinner until 8:30. After roaming the streets, I saw this place. Looks like no big deal on the out side, but it was surprisingly great! I got the hummus and chicken shawarma. Delicious! It's not expensive and again, they serve food at ALL HOURS lol!

Coming from a full-born Middle Eastern, Falafeleria had some of the best falafel and my favorite…read moresabich ever. You have the option between a bowl and a pita for both, and all the proper accoutrements for a proper falafel. The hummus is exactly what you want and the tahini is to die for. The vibes here are great too, grab a beer with whatever you order. My only complaint would be that they do not give enough fries for the price. other than that, if you are looking for a good falafel or sabich, make sure to give Falafelria a chance.

Walking around the La Latino portion of Madrid and was…read morestruck by the line outside Falafeleria. We had not had lunch and have travel all over Madrid today and thought a quick bite of Mediterranean food sounded good. We went inside to find one lady behind the counter working by herself. She is a machine! We were given an English menu and looked around to see what others were eating. I ordered the falafel pita with hummus, tahini, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, spice, pickles and tumeric sauce. This pita was stuffed and it took both hands to eat. My wife ordered the hummus bowl with tahini, onions, chickpeas and olive oil. A perfectly warm, fluffy pita was also included. The falafel balls were great and flavor packed. It took all my energy to finish this packed pita. The tumeric and carrots were a different taste and enjoyable. A good choice. The hummus bowl with soft chickpeas were delicious. Hummas is always great with a warm pita. Again, the value was also good especially for the generous portions. Looking for good value and tasty food, do yourself a favor and stop at Falafeleria at lunch. To the young lady behind the counter, great service and thank you.

We missed our flight to Morocco (seriously), so we decided to look for the next best thing. It was…read morea bit of a hike from our hotel, and my wife kept asking if we were going the right way. The area was mostly deserted, and located in a community with Chinese and Mexican restaurants. The streets were steep, and not the best for my wife's heels. The entrance belies the rest of the neighborhood, but it gives a clue to what's inside. The interior is gorgeous. North African music weaves a lively tune to provide the perfect backdrop. We opened with hummus, which had the silky quality you expect, and a beautiful presentation. The flavor was very chickpea-forward, but something tasted different from the hummus I've enjoyed in Dearborn (which has the world's largest concentration of middle easterners outside the Middle East). Then, I realized it: there was no detectable garlic, and no salt. Salt is available upon request, though. The pita served with the hummus is the flat pocket type, not the puffy baked type. Not bad, but nothing special. The tagine is a conical clay cooking vessel used in North African cooking. An order of tagine means you will get a dish prepared and served in such a vessel. Well flavors may differ someone, one thing is assured: the food inside will be succulent and fall-off-the-bone. The lamb tagine was slightly sweet due to the raisins used in the preparation, and the large amount of carrots. It was served on a bed of couscous. The chicken tagine was less sweet, and served with peas and smaller chunks of carrots. The beef tagine played a bit like steak and potatoes. All of them were very tasty, though they did need a little bit of salt. While the lamb was served with couscous underneath, chicken did not have any sort of grain so we ordered rice. Wow, was this a great idea. The rice was seasoned with ras el hanout, which was exploding with flavor. This worked beautifully with all three of the above. Drink selections are limited, but we were honestly happy that they served alcohol at all. Prices are not bad, with most dishes costing around 19€. Our waiter was fast and friendly, and he was happy to call us a cab when it was time to leave. I advise taking a taxi there, too, unless you have some high quality footwear. I can't imagine doing better in Madrid if you want an authentic experience with Moroccan food.

First time in Madrid and used Yelp to find a restaurant nearby. Aladino was close by and the…read morereviews were dated but good. We decided to give it a try. The food was very good but the caveat is that there is a 27 euro minimum per person charge. With a main course, drink and dessert the minimum charge wasn't an issue. I would recommend this restaurant.

Easily the BEST kebab and kofta I have eaten anywhere. Tender roasted marinated chicken cubes,…read moresavory kofta minced meat chargrilled on skewers. Grilled tomato and peppers. Perfect fries. But I often get chewy lamb cubes--not here! Tender, seared lamb medallions that were almost fork tender! Colossal portion--the friendly server warned me and was astonished to see me devour.all.of.it!

Steak wasn't that great for a place claims to be a steak grill house. Plus the steak wasn't grilled…read morego figure. Only nice thing about the place was the sangria and the fact it's on the Rumbla.

I am Lebanese. this food is freaking awesome!! Delicious, cheap, and the owners and waiters are…read morevery nice. I love the warakish and the vegetarian platter. Everything is authentic and good.

Habibi Lebnen, you really are my habibi. I'd been in Spain all summer long and was seriously…read moremissing some good Arabic food. After several bad run-ins with what passes as hummus in Spain, I knew the only place to get my fix would be from a Middle Eastern restaurant. Luckily, this place was around the corner from my hostel, making it both conveniently located AND delicious. WIN. I ordered the shawerma plate with a mango juice and mmmmmm. SO SO good. The meat was a tad more well done than I would have liked but otherwise the plate was perfection. The portion was incredibly generous but it didn't stop me from finishing the plate...that's how good it was. Service was very efficient, especially by Spanish standards but overall no complaints. I'd come back in a second!

Falafel shops, holes in the wall, are everywhere in Lavapies. You go in there, into any one of…read morethem, and eat the junk food they serve, buy a bucket of beer, and later you're gifted with bowel issues. That's just how it works, and you accept it. The beers you enjoy less than the company you're with, and the food less still. These sorts of experiences are a dime a dozen. Beirut, however, offers glorious respite from the monotony of these endless falafel-shop copies. Its terrace, in spite of being situated on a corner of a crossroad, is quiet and shady, and seats twenty or so. The ambiance here, in a less-traveled nook of the neighborhood, leaves Calle Argumosa (and all of its falafel shops) in the dust. For the same price that you can buy a gut-bomb elsewhere, you can have a delicious shawarma, falafel, or kebab prepared to order, in the moment at Beirut. There is a proper kitchen run by a woman and who I assume is her husband. The latter waits tables and has always been friendly with us. When I have brought my Spanish friends here, to this relative unknown, they have all been thrilled saying that it's just about impossible to find common street food this good elsewhere. Oh, and they also offer combo platters that are WAY TOO MUCH food for one person, replete with a variety of sauces (all delicious). And that's why I've taken the time to write this review: Beirut, compared to the other Moroccan/Middle Eastern places around Lavapies, offers a far superior experience both in food quality and setting. It's one of my favorite restaurants to visit.

Place is cheap & inviting & smells great. There was chaos when we entered; sat waiting for about 20…read moreminutes with no one attending us. They saw us (the place is tiny, only 9 tables) but were busy fixing some mess --looked like delayed orders. We ordered the veg combo plate: hummus, falafel, mohamara, baba ganouj, grape leaves & pita bread for 10€. A generous & nicely-presented plate arrived. Everything was fine except the hummus, which was watery & insipid. The baba wasn't quite up to par either; it lacked that nice smokey flavor but worse, tasted a bit acidic, like it was a day or two past its prime. The guys running the place were nice, but how do you f*ck up hummus & baba ghanouj?