Balade Menu

208 1st Ave., New York, NY 10009
  • Wine List

    • Sur La Cote, Le Week-End Rose, France 2022

      $14.00
    • Domaine Des Tourelles, Bekaa Valley, 2019, Lebanon

      $13.00
    • Massaya, Rose, Bekaa Valley, 2019, Lebanon

      $56.00
    • Pinerose, Rose Of Pinot Noir 2022

      $52.00
    • Fidora Prosecco Brut Spumante, Italy

      $13.00
    • Saurus, Pinot Noir, 2021, France

      $13.00
    • Cheteau Heritage, Foothill, Bekaa Valley, 2021, Lebanon

      $13.00
    • Le Prelat Cote De Rhone, 2018, France

      $12.00
    • Chateau August, Bordeaux, 2017, France

      $56.00
    • Chateau Ksara, Chateau Red, 2016, Lebanon

      $62.00
    • Chateau Ksara, Reserve Du Couvent, 2018, Lebanon

      $56.00
    • Chateau Musar, Lebanon 2012

      $225.00
    • Massaya Le Columbier, Bekaa Valley, 2016, Lebanon

      $52.00
    • Domaine Wardy, Chateau Les Cedres, 2014, Lebanon

      $58.00
    • Baron La Rose, Malbec, France 2021

      $48.00
    • Chateau Heritage, Sauvigon Blance, 2022, Lebanon

      $15.00
    • Fleuriet Cuvee Prestige, Sancere, 2022, France

      $13.00
    • Chateau Heritage, Foothills Blanc 2022

      $14.00
    • Fidora Venezia, Pinot Grigio, 2022, Italy

      $13.00
    • Massaya Blanc, Bekaa Valley, 2021, Lebanon

      $48.00
    • Chateau Ksara, Blanc De Blancs, 2022, Lebanon

      $56.00
    • Chateau Musar, Lebanon 2016

      $195.00
    • Domaine De Pierre, Sauvignon, 2021 France

      $52.00
    • Pech Des Cades, Chardonnay 2022

      $56.00
    • Bellini

      $15.00
    • Mimosa

      $15.00
    • Cedar High

      $15.00
    • Aperol Spritz

      $17.00
  • Beverages

    • Spring Water Saratoga

      Flat or sparkling
      $4.00
    • Soda

      Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite
      $3.00
    • Orange Juice

      $8.00
    • Freshly-Squeezed Home-Made Lemonade

      $8.00
    • Balade* Jallab

      Healthy date juice with pine nuts
      $7.00
    • Rose Water

      Concentrated rose juice
      $7.00
    • Original Ice Tea

      Sweetened or unsweetened
      $6.00
    • Laban* Ayran

      Healthy, salty yoghurt drink
      $6.00
    • Pot Of Lebanese Coffee

      $3.00
    • Espresso

      Regular or decaf
      $3.00
    • Freshly-Brewed Coffee

      Regular or decaf
      $3.00
    • Hot Tea

      Herbal or regular
      $0.00
    • Pot Of Lebanese Tea With Fresh Mint

      $7.00
    • White Coffee

      Digestive
      $0.00
  • Dessert

    • Baklava

      Fillo pastries with nuts
      $8.00
    • Kenafa

      Baked in the oven topped with cheese, bread crumbs, pistachios, and homemade syrup
      $12.50
    • Mouhallabie

      Milk pudding topped with ground pistachios and homemade syrup
      $12.50
    • Chocoba

      Homemade dough baked with nutella topped with sliced bananas and pistachios
      $10.00
    • Lebanese Ice Cream

      Homemade ice cream
      $0.00
    • Ashta

      Homemade white pudding with honey, pistachio, and fresh fruits
      $12.50
  • Sandweechet

    • Shish Kebab

      Pieces of chargrilled marinated lamb with grilled vegetables, hummus, and pickles
      $15.00
    • Tuna Filet

      Chargrilled tuna with tomatoes, onions, sumac*, and tahini sauce
      $15.00
    • Halloume Cheese

      Grilled Cypriot white cheese with tomatoes and cucumbers
      $15.00
    • Falafel

      Grilled falafel with tomatoes, onions, parsley, pickles, turnips, and tahini sauce
      $12.00
    • Shish Tawook

      Pieces of marinated chargrilled chicken with toum*, french fries, pickles, and mixed greens
      $14.00
    • Chicken Shawarma

      Shredded marinated chicken with toum*, french fries, pickles, and mixed greens
      $14.00
    • Kafta

      Chargrilled ground beef mixed with hummus, diced onions, parsley, sumac*, pickles, and spices
      $14.00
    • Makanek

      Chargrilled beef sausages with pickles, tomatoes, and french fries
      $15.00
    • Balade Chicken Burger

      Chicken Burger with Cheese on a homemade bun, served with a side of hand cut fries.
      $20.00
  • Pita Pitza

    • Tarboush* Chicken

      Thinly sliced marinated boneless chicken, topped with toum*, honey, dijon, sliced tomatoes, onions, and pickles
      $20.00
    • Greek Pitza

      Feta Cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers, saatar*, and olives
      $18.00
    • Malak El Falafel

      Delicious crispy falafel with tahini sauce finished to perfection with chopped parsley, tomatoes, and yellow pepper rings
      $17.00
    • Hummus Pitza

      Hummus topped with seasoned ground meat, onions, and tomatoes
      $16.00
  • Manakeesh

    • Sausage & Cheese

      Combination of white cheeses and beef sausages
      $19.00
    • Lahme Baajin

      Balade's secret recipe of seasoned ground-lean beef, mixed with finely diced onions, and tomatoes
      $20.00
    • Kafta

      Ground-lean beef mixed with chopped onions, parsley, and lebanese spices
      $21.00
    • Taste Of Lebanon

      Assortment of three mini manakeesh*
      $0.00
    • Beirut Beats / Zaatar

      Mixture of wild dried thyme, sesame seeds, sumac* and olive oil
      $11.00
    • Wild Zaatar

      Mixture of wild dried thyme, fresh tomatoes, onions, and olive oil
      $12.00
    • Banadoura Harra

      Diced tomatoes, onions, and spicy flake pepper
      $12.00
    • Jebne

      Combination of white cheeses. Served with sliced tomatoes
      $16.00
  • Sides

    • Lebanese Salata

      Chopped - cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers
      $7.00
    • Balade* Rice

      Lebanese rice with vermicelli
      $7.00
    • Pickled Vegetables

      Fresh from the market
      $7.00
    • Balade Fries

      French fries sprinkled with zaatar* herbs
      $8.00
    • Batata Mekleyee

      French fries
      $7.00
    • Laban* Bi Khiar

      Lebanese yoghurt infused with cucumbers, garlic, and mint
      $6.00
  • Platters

    • Balade Mixed Grill

      Beef kafta, lamb kabab and chicken tawook. Served with hand-cut fries and chargrilled vegetables
      $45.00
    • Supreme Mixed Grill - Balade's Signature Dish

      Beef Kafta, Lamb kabab, chicken Tawook and lamb chops, Rib Eye Steak, covered with our famous house freshly baked bread and served with chargrilled vegetables and side of fries
      $0.00
    • Balade Lamb Chops

      Chargrilled New Zealand baby lamb chops. Served with rice and grilled vegetables
      $44.00
    • House Of Lamb Kabab

      Chargrilled tenderpoin lamb. Served with rice and grilled vegetables
      $36.00
    • Beef Kafta

      Chargrilled lean beef and lamb mixed with chopped onions, parsley, herbs and spices. Served with rice and grilled vegetables, chargrilled lean beef mixed with chopped onions, parsley, herbs and spices. Served with rice and grilled vegetables
      $28.00
    • Koussa

      Spiced beef and rice mixture, stuffed in squash and cooked in a garlicky tomato broth
      $28.00
    • Hummus Shawarma

      Our Balade hummus with Chicken shawarma, tomatoes, scallions, parsley, sumac*, and, onions. Served with pickles and tahini sauce
      $32.00
    • Salmon

      Baked Salmon served with potatoes
      $34.00
    • Shish Tawook

      Marinated chicken breast cubes with toum*. Served with rice and grilled vegetables
      $29.00
    • Sheikh El Shawarma

      Shredded marinated chicken with toum* served with pickles and hand cut fries
      $27.00
    • Djej Al Fahem

      Half chicken marinated with our authentic recipe, served with hand cut fries
      $28.00
    • Samke Harra

      Grilled Chilean sea bass filet marinated with lemon, served with spicy warm tahini sauce
      $38.00
    • Fatet Shrimp

      Jumbo shrimp infused with yogurt, olive oil, garlic, and lemon, mixed with toasted pita
      $28.00
    • Samke Mechwiye

      Grilled branzinoBone-in marinated lemon and salt. Served with tahini sauce and home baked potatoes.
      $36.00
    • Moudardara

      Cooked lentils and rice, topped with caramelized onions. Served with a side salad
      $22.00
    • Batenjen

      Eggplant with tomatoes, onion chickpeas, spices, scallions, and a side of balade rice
      $24.00
  • Mezze

    • Grilled Halloume Cheese

      Grilled, sizzling cypriot cheese slices served with tomatoes and cucumber
      $18.00
    • Rkakat

      Phyllo rolls filled with mozzarella, feta cheese, and oregano
      $13.00
    • Batata Harra (Spicy)

      Sautéed potatoes cubes with cilantro, garlic, and red pepper flakes
      $13.50
    • Shrimp

      Sautéed shrimp with ginger, scallions, and jalapeños
      $18.00
    • Arayyis

      Stuffed pita with minced meat, served with fresh lemon and Laban bi khiar
      $16.00
    • Sambousik

      Decadent pastry pockets filled with seasoned ground beef and toasted Almonds
      $16.00
    • Kebbe Kras

      Lebanon's national dish; is a mixture of lean beef and crack wheat, filled with a a mixture of ground beef, diced onions, and Almonds
      $0.00
    • Makanek

      Spiced beef sausages flambéed with fresh lemon juice
      $18.00
    • Soujouk

      Mildly spicy beef sausages sautéed with our fresh olive oil and tomatoes
      $18.00
    • Jwaneh (Wings)

      Chargrilled chicken wings, marinated the Balade way
      $16.00
    • Sfiha

      Miniature squares of pastry filled with our traditional mouth-watering combination of meats
      $18.00
    • Fatayir With Spinach And Feta

      New York's famous pies are taken back to their roots in triangular style: stuffed with chopped spinach and feta cheese
      $17.00
    • Vegetarian Mazmeez

      Create your own sampler by choosing four of the following: hummus, taboule, baba ghanouj, falafel, labne with toum*, shankleesh, loubiye bzeit, warak einab, rkakat
      $49.00
    • Mezze Supreme

      Eight favorites: hummus, baba ghanouj, labne, mouhamara, kebbe krass, sfiha, makanek, and halloume cheese
      $105.00
    • Hummus

      Delightful dip of chickpeas purée, with tahini, and lemon juice
      $13.00
    • Hummus Beiruté

      Chickpeas purée, with tahini, cumin, cucumbers, tomatoes, and scallions
      $14.50
    • Hummus Lahme

      Chickpeas purée with lamb topped with Olive oil
      $19.00
    • Hummus Kebbe

      Chickpeas purée served with kebbe krass garnished with nuts and pistachios
      $20.00
    • Baba Ghanouj

      Chargrilled eggplant purée with tahini and fresh lemon juice
      $14.50
    • Warak Einab

      Homemade-style grape leaves, stuffed with chickpeas, tomatoes, parsley, and rice
      $16.50
    • Mouhmara

      Our signature dip of spicy fresh red peppers, walnuts, and pomegranate
      $16.50
    • Shankleesh

      Our aged cheese is perfectly blended with zaatar*, diced tomatoes, parsley, and onions
      $14.00
    • Labne Bi Toum

      Homemade cream cheese, infused with zaatar*, and crushed garlic
      $15.00
    • Loubiye Bzeit

      Fresh green beans sautéed in olive oil with onions, tomatoes, and aromatic herbs
      $14.00
    • Falafel

      Made with chickpeas, onions, cumin, and parsley
      $0.00
    • Balade Falafel

      Stuffed with onions, sumac*, crushed peppers, and olive oil
      $15.00
    • Foul Medamas

      A blend of fava beans, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, and olive oil
      $14.00
  • Soups & Salads

    • Taboule

      Authentic parsley salad with burghul* mixed with chopped onions, tomatoes, olive oil, and fresh lemon juice
      $17.00
    • Fattoush

      A mixture of greens with cucumber, tomatoes, onions, mint, bell peppers, sumac*, and extra virgin olive oil, served with toasted pita chips
      $16.00
    • Avocado Salad

      A mixture of greens with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, scallions, green and red pepper, mixed in dressing
      $24.00
    • Halloume

      Mixed green, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives served with pomegranate molasses
      $24.00
    • Chicken Meshwe

      Chargrilled marinated boneless chicken over a mixture of greens, black olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, and feta cheese
      $23.00
    • Skinny Shawarma

      Mixture of greens tossed with sliced onions, tomatoes, black olives, cucumbers; topped with shawarma chicken
      $0.00
    • Mediterranean Tuna Salad

      Chargrilled marinated tuna over a mixture of greens, black olives, red onions, tomatoes, and cucumbers
      $0.00
    • Dressings

      $0.00
    • Hearty Lentil Soup

      Swiss chard, lentils with essential Lebanese spices, and fresh lemon juice
      $8.00
    • Chicks & Veg

      Homemade vegetable soup with tender pieces of chicken in an aromatic broth
      $8.00
  • The Legend

    • Balade

      Fresh, local; used when describing produce of high quality
      $0.00
    • Burghul

      Cereal made from different wheat species, such a Durum Wheat
      $0.00
    • Jebne

      Cheese
      $0.00
    • Laban

      Homemade Lebanese Yoghurt
      $0.00
    • Manakeesh

      Lebanese pizza that comes with a variety of toppings; enjoyed anytime of the day
      $0.00
    • Mezze

      Refers to a selection of small tasty dishes served in the beginning of a large-scale meal
      $0.00
    • Salata

      Lebanese word for salad
      $0.00
    • Sandweechet

      Lebanese word for sandwich
      $0.00
    • Sumac

      Tart and Tangy, deep burgundy colored spice harvested from a wild berry bush
      $0.00
    • Tahini

      Paste of lightly toasted ground sesame seeds
      $0.00
    • Tarboush

      A red felt cap with a tassel that hangs from the crown used to be part of the traditional Middle Eastern dress wear.
      $0.00
    • Toum

      A Lebanese garlic aioli
      $0.00
    • Khiar

      A Lebanese word for cucumbers
      $0.00
    • Zaatar

      Spice mixture of dried wild thyme, sesame seeds and sumac; high in antioxidants
      $0.00
    • Mloukhie

      Mallow leaves cooked with chicken, cilantro, and onion vinaigrette, topped with toasted pita chips served with rice
      $25.00

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