"Abbalé Telavivian Kitchen is an Israeli restaurant in South of Fifth that’s a nice choice for a Sunday brunch or lazy lunch—especially if it's a nice day since the patio is where you want to be eating. Start with the incredibly creamy hummus or the tamarind-glazed crunchy cauliflower. The dinner menu is heavy on sharable grilled proteins like shawarma-spiced steak and whole fish. But the lunch menu casts a wider net of appeal with dishes like shakshuka, sandwiches like lamb arayes, salads, and a few of the grilled entrees you’ll find during dinner." - ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino, virginia otazo