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restaurant in Midtown East
Ravagh Persian Grill
Ravagh Persian Grill pairs charcoal-cooked kebabs with saffron rice, grilled tomato, yogurt dishes and classic Iranian stews at its Manhattan restaurants.
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The Halal Gastronomy Tour (4 Days)
Day 1: Middle Eastern Classics. Enjoy a Persian lunch at Ravagh Persian Grill and experience the modern Indian menu at Bungalow for dinner. Day 2: Food Carts and Premium Steaks. Sample shawarma from Mama Halal Food cart and book an upscale dinner at 212 Steakhouse. Day 3: Afghan and Levantine Dishes. Lunch at Sami’s Kabab House in Long Island City , followed by a traditional Palestinian dinner at Ayat Astoria. Day 4: Central Asian Flavors. Lunch…
Day 1: Middle Eastern Classics. Enjoy a Persian lunch at Ravagh Persian Grill and experience the modern Indian menu at Bungalow for dinner. Day 2: Food Carts and Premium Steaks. Sample shawarma from Mama Halal Food cart and book an upscale dinner at 212 Steakhouse. Day 3: Afghan and Levantine Dishes. Lunch at Sami’s Kabab House in Long Island City , followed by a traditional Palestinian dinner at Ayat Astoria. Day 4: Central Asian Flavors. Lunch at Tengri Tagh Uyghur and conclude with an authentic Uzbek plov dinner at Farida Central Asian.
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restaurant in Midtown East
Ravagh Persian Grill
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place in Flatiron
Flatiron Building
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restaurant in East Village
Bungalow
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Mama Halal Food, Seventh Avenue
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Times Square
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Gantry Plaza State Park
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Day 1
Middle Eastern classics
Middle Eastern Classics. Enjoy a Persian lunch at Ravagh Persian Grill and experience the modern Indian menu at Bungalow for dinner.
Route note: Middle Eastern Classics. Enjoy a Persian lunch at Ravagh Persian Grill and experience the modern Indian menu at Bungalow for dinner.
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place in Flatiron
Flatiron Building
The 1902 Flatiron Building transforms a triangular site where Broadway meets Fifth Avenue into a slender steel-framed landmark with an ornate limestone and terra-cotta skin.
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Day 2
Food carts and premium steaks
Food Carts and Premium Steaks. Sample shawarma from Mama Halal Food cart and book an upscale dinner at 212 Steakhouse.
Route note: Food Carts and Premium Steaks. Sample shawarma from Mama Halal Food cart and book an upscale dinner at 212 Steakhouse.
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restaurant in Midtown West
Mama Halal Food, Seventh Avenue
Mama Halal Food at 787 Seventh Avenue is a Midtown halal counter for chicken, lamb and combination platters, gyros, biryani and tikka masala over rice.
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place in Midtown West
Times Square
Times Square is the intensely illuminated Midtown junction where Broadway crosses Seventh Avenue, combining pedestrian plazas, theaters, media façades and constant street activity.
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Restaurant 212 Steakhouse
Food Carts and Premium Steaks. Sample shawarma from Mama Halal Food cart and book an upscale dinner at 212 Steakhouse.
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Day 3
Afghan and Levantine dishes
Afghan and Levantine Dishes. Lunch at Sami’s Kabab House in Long Island City , followed by a traditional Palestinian dinner at Ayat Astoria.
Route note: Afghan and Levantine Dishes. Lunch at Sami’s Kabab House in Long Island City , followed by a traditional Palestinian dinner at Ayat Astoria.
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Restaurant Sami S Kabab House
Afghan and Levantine Dishes. Lunch at Sami’s Kabab House in Long Island City , followed by a traditional Palestinian dinner at Ayat Astoria.
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place in Queens
Gantry Plaza State Park
Gantry Plaza State Park converts Long Island City's industrial East River edge into piers, lawns and promenades beneath restored rail-float gantries facing Midtown.
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restaurant in Astoria
Ayat Astoria
Ayat Astoria brings the group's Palestinian menu to Crescent Street, combining fresh breads and mezze with layered rice dishes, yogurt stews, grills and family-sized platters.
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Day 4
Central Asian flavors
Central Asian Flavors. Lunch at Tengri Tagh Uyghur and conclude with an authentic Uzbek plov dinner at Farida Central Asian.
Route note: Central Asian Flavors. Lunch at Tengri Tagh Uyghur and conclude with an authentic Uzbek plov dinner at Farida Central Asian.
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restaurant in Midtown West
Tengri Tagh Uyghur Cuisine
Tengri Tagh presents Uyghur cooking in Midtown through hand-pulled laghman noodles, lamb skewers, samsa and big-plate chicken shaped by Central Asian trade routes.
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place in Midtown East
Bryant Park
Bryant Park is a formal Midtown lawn behind the New York Public Library, framed by London plane trees, terraces, kiosks and dense year-round public programming.
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restaurant in Hell's Kitchen
Farida Central Asian Cuisine & Grill
Farida presents halal Central Asian cooking in Manhattan through Uzbek plov, hand-folded manti, samsa, kebabs and dishes spanning Kazakhstan and the Silk Road.
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place in Liberty Island
Statue of Liberty
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi's copper monument on Liberty Island combines French-American political symbolism, ambitious nineteenth-century engineering and commanding harbor views.
shopping in Fifth Avenue
Bergdorf Goodman, Fifth Avenue
Bergdorf Goodman is a landmark Fifth Avenue department store for designer fashion, accessories, beauty, jewellery, home collections and personal styling.
masjid in Upper East Side / Manhattan
Islamic Cultural Center of New York
The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is Manhattan’s first purpose-built mosque, a domed modern complex at East 96th Street and Third Avenue.
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Bronx Zoo
Bronx Zoo is a 265-acre wildlife park with major habitat exhibits, historic buildings, conservation interpretation and seasonal experiences for families.
place in New York Harbor
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
The National Museum of Immigration occupies Ellis Island's restored Main Building, interpreting federal processing, migration journeys and the people who passed through the station.
shopping in Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue Flagship
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