"Known for its lamb haneeth that’s slow-cooked for hours, Yemen Cafe is a New York City institution with three locations. The original opened in Cobble Hill in the 1980s, and now there’s an outpost on Staten Island in addition to this one in Bay Ridge. The setup is as casual as a cafeteria, with families hanging out with platters of kebabs, and servers passing around hubcap-sized Yemeni flatbreads and cups of marag that tastes like the pure liquid essence of lamb. Start with some spice-dusted hummus and baba ghanoush, then move on to a bowl of foul with mashed fava beans and the signature fall-off-the-bone lamb. Food Rundown photo credit: David A. Lee Lamb Haneeth A Yemen Café classic. Rubbed with paprika and roasted for four hours in a vessel that keeps all the steam in, this ultra-tender lamb haneeth is pure comfort." - Bryan Kim
