Paymon's Fresh Kitchen
Mediterranean restaurant · Canyon Gate ·
Mediterranean & Persian dishes, hookah, live music, late eats
Mediterranean & Persian dishes, hookah, live music, late eats
"The NYE 2024 Party at Paymon’s Lounge kicks off at 9 p.m. and continues until 2 a.m., providing an opportunity to bid farewell to 2023 and ring in 2024. Priced at just $25 per person, this celebration includes live entertainment by DJ Big D on the big stage, a midnight bubbly toast, and party favors. Paymon’s Lounge also offers table reservations and bottle service. Secure your spot by booking online." - Janna Karel
"Paymon’s from owner Paymon Raouf originally opened in 1988 with a deli featuring Middle Eastern food and beverages under the name Middle Eastern Bazaar, and in 2020, changed its name to Paymon’s Fresh Kitchen & Lounge to reflect the fresh ingredients used in its dishes. The restaurant originally launched 33 years ago with just a dozen items on the menu in a 900-square-foot space, and now sports four pages of dishes hailing from Italy, Greece, the Middle East, and Persia at its two locations on Eastern Avenue just north of the 215 Beltway and Sahara Avenue near Durango Drive. Falafel and flaming saganaki, moussaka and kabobs, and fesenjan, a Persian delicacy that uses boneless chicken breast slowly cooked with crushed walnuts in a tangy semi-sweet pomegranate sauce make up some of the dramatic dishes on the mainstay menu." - Susan Stapleton
"One of Las Vegas’s longest-running Mediterranean restaurants began in 1988 as a deli featuring Middle Eastern food and beverages and later expanded and rebranded in 2002 with the addition of a hookah lounge; after 30 years at its Maryland Parkway site that location will close at 9pm on Feb. 15 due to prolonged construction and roadwork that made continued operation unsustainable for a thin-margin independent business. The kitchen is known for a broad, eclectic menu spanning Greek, Italian, Middle Eastern, Indian and vegetarian dishes, while the dark, elegant hookah lounge is decorated with Mediterranean art, couches and ottomans and offers specialty cocktails and tobaccos; unique lighting highlights both hot and cold hookahs. The business opened a second full-service location on Sahara Avenue in 2004 and continues to operate additional locations in the city." - Susan Stapleton
"Since 1988 I've considered Paymon’s Mediterranean Cafe & Lounge a local Las Vegas staple for Italian, Greek, and Middle Eastern dishes; founder Paymon Raouf opened the original on Maryland Parkway as the Middle Eastern Bazaar before renaming it to reflect a broader Mediterranean menu. A second location opened on Sahara Avenue by 2004, and the newest spot at 8955 S. Eastern Ave. adds a pizza oven—management says it has been a hit with Greek pizzas—plus a bar with a garage door that opens to the patio and a lounge that features hookahs. The menu highlights saganaki, moussaka, fesenjan and the cult-favorite Athens Fries, and the business also packages and sells a line of spices and its Racy Red hot sauce through its Spice Bazaar. Hours are daily 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. and the phone is 702-333-4622." - Susan Stapleton
"Opening a third location at 8955 S. Eastern Ave. in late May or early June, Paymon’s Mediterranean Cafe & Hookah Lounge will serve Athens fries, moussaka, saganki and other Mediterranean favorites, and is described as a highly awarded spot offering Greek, Italian, Middle Eastern, Indian and vegetarian dishes; the Hookah Lounge is dark and elegant, decorated with Mediterranean art, couches and ottomans, and features specialty cocktails and tobaccos with unique lighting that illuminates hot and cold hookahs." - Susan Stapleton
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