(212) 253-5410
78 2nd Ave
New York,
NY
10003
40.7265
-73.9891
Neighborhoods: East Village, Downtown, Bowery
Hours:
M-T 4 PM - 11 PM
F-S 4 PM - 12 AM
SUN 3 PM - 11 PM
Price:
$$
Last updated 11.30.11
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Outdoor Dining, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Cheap Eats
General Info:
Open 7 Days
Cuisine:
What People Are Saying About Nomad
Featured Review
Contributor
Contributor
In Short – Slip behind the decorative facade to find a crowded, boisterous setting. The cuisine merges traditional fare from Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, which is reflected in the murals, ironwork and wood carvings throughout the space. The maze of mezzes and mains range from brik--a glammed-up hot pocket filled with tuna, potato and chickpeas--tagines, and Couscous Royale, steamed over the amalgamation of meats, veggies and merguez (sausage) handmade by an Algerian butcher.
Editor's Tips
- What to Drink:
- The wine list shows off unusual pours from Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon and Israel.
- The Extras:
- Beautiful French-inspired traditional pastries like the Algerian Halavah dipped in chocolate, baklava with orange blossom honey and apricot filled linzer cookies are housemade by the owner's wife who moonlights as a baker for the restaurant.
| ambiance | 100.0% positive |
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| dessert | 100.0% positive |
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| drinks | 87.5% positive |
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| food quality | 89.13000106811523% positive |
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| menu variety | 83.33000183105469% positive |
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| overall | 100.0% positive |
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| return potential | 100.0% positive |
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| service | 92.5% positive |
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| value | 100.0% positive |
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| wait time | 75.0% positive |
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Excellent North African cuisine
by Goodtaste tastesgood at Citysearch
This place is lovely, open patio to the street, but not jutting out onto the sidewalk so it's peaceful and comfortable. The chicken briwats are amazing, loved both the lamb and chicken tangines and have a list of several items I want to try next time. Portions are perfectly sized and the prices are right. Definitely will return.
Exotic Gourmet at a Reasonable Price
by EastVillagePrincess at Citysearch
I marvel at the fact I can get delicious, beautifully presented food for the price of an average meal. It was pleasant to walk into Nomad and basically escape into the North African world -- light tan walls decorated with lacy metal-worked and stained glass lights. I started with the chicken briwats which are flaky pastries filled with a sweet chicken and almond mixture. They were light, crispy and by the time I was done, I still wanted more. Also, portions are quite generous. I ordered the savory herbed calamari salad and found that it could've been a full meal if I wished. Since it was cold out, I decided to have a mint tea with the meal. It's served in a brass teapot which gets rather hot to the touch but the attentive waitress or manager was always kind enough to pick it up and refill my tea glass. I liked how they made me feel like a welcomed guess. The ambiance is relaxing too with the seductive beats of middle-eastern music in the background. Since I love cous-cous, I ordered the Cous Cous Royale for my entree. It came served in a traditional clay tangine. When the waiter took off the coned cover, I got a huge portion of cous cous with chicken, lamb and merguez sausage. The Cous Cous Royale also comes with a savory spiced red broth that you pour over the cous cous. It makes for an absolutely tasty combination. And of course, no meal is complete without wine. I saw that the wine list had Algerian, Spanish and French wines. I tried the wines and found myself to be partial to the Chateau Tellagh, an Algerian red wine from the Medea region. All in all, I was really pleased with the food and the pricing.
- Pros: Food, service
Best Ethnic place in East Village
by AnaSob at Citysearch
I went there for my friend's birthday party. The food was amazing, some of their meat dishes are prepared on the sweet side, like chicken briwats with almonds, sugar and cinnamon or lamb with prunes, sooo delicious. I am definately coming back for more and recommending it to anyone I know. Beautifully designed interior, moroccan lamps, cave drawings on the walls, perfect fot a romantic date. Waiting stuff was a little slow but compensated it with huge smile. I loved it, loved it, loved it.
- Pros: Food, ambiance, pricing
- Cons: Loud music
very verry good
by kolokol at Citysearch
this place is a very very good place h recommend this place is a very very good place h recommend
this place is a very very good place h recommend
Great food, great service.. a great night out!!!
by Rin4 at Citysearch
We wanted to try something a little different so after scouring the net for ideas Nomad looked pretty good. We arrived at the restaurant at 8pm and were immediately welcomed and given a choice of tables. Our waitress (sorry I've forgotten her name) was lovely!! She was friendly, polite, knowledgeable, attentive and provided the best service I've had anywhere!! Pretty much everything on the menu looked great. Our waitress made a few recommendations and answered our questions.. For starters we had a sausage stew and prawns with chickpea cakes. Both were delicious but WOW the prawns were spectacular!!! I had the Lamb Tajine for main.. it was so tasty!! The meat was tender and the prunes and almonds in the stew were really delicious! My fiancee had the couscous royale which was also nice.. but not quite a nice as mine!! We were really full after all that food so for dessert we opted to share the biscuit platter and have coffee. The biscuit platter was a really nice end to a fabulous meal! They were all sweet without being too sweet and were light enough that they didn't leave us feeling over-stuffed!!! The restaurant its self was really cute.. The decor was in theme and the bathroom was very clean and tidy.
Overall we had a great experience!! Highly recommended!
- Pros: The service was EXCELLENT and the food amazing!
- Cons: There is only one unisex toilet
The Details on Nomad
Place Categories:
- great food
- great service
- unobtrusive name restaurant
- best perfect dishes
- romantic place
- very nice staff
- fabulous vegetarian meal
- very knowledgeable waitress
- reasonable price
- beautiful arabic decor
- great entire experience
- very good place h
- enjoy warm profiterolles
- love lamb couscous
- cozy warm atmosphere
- quite romantic overall ambience
- big hit
- very attentive svc
- very clean bathroom
- pretty good nomad
- absolutely tasty meat combination
- very friendly management
- dry overfried
- nice breeze
- perfect fot


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