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Taboon

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773 Tenth Ave., New York, NY 10019
at 52nd St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-713-0271 Send to Phone

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Reader Rating:
7.9 out of 10

16 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Hours

Mon-Fri, 5pm-11pm; Sat, 5:30pm-11:30pm; Sun, 5pm-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

C, E at 50th St.

Prices

$24-$32

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Brunch - Weekend
Good for Groups
Live Music

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

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Profile

Taboon may be the first restaurant to coin the phrase "Middleterranean"—a hybrid of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean that makes room for global ingredients. And the name? It's the Arabic word for the domed oven used to bake the puffy house flatbread, which arrives just after you sit down, on a little butcher board. It’s piping hot and golden brown and pooled on top with extra-virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of sage, rosemary, and sea salt. “You don’t get this kind of bread at Bouley,” said a chef friend of mine, and he’s right. You can gobble it whole, or dip it in a bowl of tzatziki, or enjoy it in tandem with any one of fifteen inventive varieties of meze. — Adam Platt

Extra

Live Flamenco music Mon. begining at 8 p.m.

Brunch
Sat.–Sun., 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Recommended Dishes

Meze, $7-$14

Reader Ratings

7.9

"Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

This may have been a great resturant

mglennyc from 10036 | Posted on 10/12/08

Overall Reader Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)


Food:	1
Service:	8

Décor:	8

Value:	1

When my friends arrived, we were asked if we had reservations, which we did not, and the maÃ®tre d looked shocked. I looked around and there were a number of empty tables. I was told that we were lucky that...Read More

fabulous Monday night dinner with music

emersified from 10019 | Posted on 9/23/08

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	10

Décor:	10

Value:	8

Just spent a great night at Taboon, schmoozing with the staff and the wonderful musicians who played beautiful music. A delicious experience, for all the senses! I'll definitely be back to try dessert (it looked great, but I had left...Read More

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