Ayat Industry City
Palestinian restaurant · Sunset Park ·
Palestinian comfort food, signature dishes, mezze, shawarma, rooftop
Palestinian comfort food, signature dishes, mezze, shawarma, rooftop
"A Palestinian restaurant offering a full-service dining experience, part of a casual dining chain expanding to Industry City." - Emma Orlow
"Bay Ridge’s popular Palestinian restaurant Ayat now has a second location at Industry City in Sunset Park. All of the hits — mansaf, chicken and lamb shawarma, and that massive mezze platter — have stuck around, now served from an enclosed seating area out front." - Eater Staff
"Since opening Ayat to much fanfare in fall of 2020 Elenani expanded with a larger sibling restaurant Al Badawi in Brooklyn Heights, as well as second outpost of Ayat that opened in Sunset Park this summer, now with a roof deck." - Emma Orlow
"The acclaimed Palestinian restaurant from Bay Ridge opened a Sunset Park location serving its popular kebabs and mansaf alongside fasoulia and bamia, now offering table service, reservations, and outdoor hookah with seating across a rooftop, indoor, and sidewalk footprint for over 90 people." - Eater Staff
"When Abdul Elenani opened Ayat in October 2020, the mission was simple: to showcase Palestinian cooking using recipes contributed by his wife, Ayat Masoud, and to fill a gap he felt the city needed. The fast-casual spot in Bay Ridge was a quick hit—New York Times critic Pete Wells visited with a positive review within three months—and it has become a collaborative project between the couple. Despite early harassment for using the restaurant to express political beliefs, Ayat has continued to expand (with a planned second location near Industry City and more sites hinted beyond New York) while keeping its focus on Palestinian cuisine and culture." - Emma Orlow
