Little Rascal is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

1. Little Rascal

7.9
163 Elizabeth St (at Kenmare St), New York, NY
Turkish Restaurant · NoLita · 67 tips and reviews

Michelle N.Michelle N: Awesome spot with delicious food. Everything I tried hit the spot in my stomach that screams "Yum!" Lentil soup, cacik, eggplant salad, babaghanouge, and meatballs. More people should be eating here!

Eytan D.Eytan Daniyalzade: Awesome place that happens to be turkish as well :) try out the lentil suppe

Sean W.Sean Wilkins: It's a well priced and delicious go to in lower SoHo. Get the lentil patties and meatballs.

Punjabi Grocery & Deli is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

2. Punjabi Grocery & Deli

9.0
114 E 1st St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Deli · East Village · 113 tips and reviews

Carmen K.Carmen K: I'm addicted! Lentils and rice are great. Take advantage of the special, Billu sang a beautiful suffi love song for us at 3 AM!

Shermans TravelShermans Travel: Follow the line of taxi drivers parked outside and you'll discover flavorful veggie dishes like chana (chickpeas), fat samosas (stuffed savory pastries) topped with lentils ­- both for a whopping $2 Read more.

Jackie F.Jackie Ferrer: If the lentil or kidney beans dishes are available, ORDER. THEM. Have them add yogurt and it's HEAVEN

Kalustyan's is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

3. Kalustyan's

9.3
123 Lexington Ave (at E 28th St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Rose Hill · 133 tips and reviews

Lauren G.Lauren Gilchrist: Great place if you're starving. $10 gets you 3 dishes plus pickled veggies, pita, and sauce. Order the mujadarra - fried lentils and onions. Amazing.

Dayna S.Dayna Sessa: Have some lentil soup upstairs and then bundle some kachu burfi and Turkish mini pistachio baklava downstairs for dessert.

Alex H.Alex Hennessey: The nice fellow at the counter will let you sample the options before you decide. In the end, you'll probably choose the Majuddara-- lentils, grains, lots of spices, fried onions. Impossible to resist

Awash is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

4. Awash

7.9
947 Amsterdam Ave (btwn 106th & 107th St.), New York, NY
Ethiopian Restaurant · Upper West Side · 31 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The Vegetarian Combo piles include beets, red lentils, yellow split peas, cabbage, gomen (collards cooked with garlic and onion) and shiro (ground and spiced chickpeas) sitting atop injera.

Sameepa S.Sameepa Shetty: Proportions are huge, but injetta their flat bread is great!! Make your own combos r better - red lentils are great if u can handle mild spice! Service slow in the afternoons.. but great food!!

Manjunaath T.Manjunaath Thiyagaraajan: The lentils

Dual Specialty is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

5. Dual Specialty

8.5
91 1st Ave (btwn 5th and 6th St.), New York, NY
Grocery Store · East Village · 32 tips and reviews

Ben M.Ben Mackey: All the spices, legumes, lentils, rice and other Indian foods you could think of. They also have Marmite and Vegemite tucked away on a shelf here

Loren W.Loren Worsley: Possibly my favorite place in this whole city. A phenomenal spice cavern. If you be fan of mung beans, ghost peppers, frozen parathas, spicy toothpastes, and the like, then prepare to shit yoself.

NancyNancy: Great selection of herbs, spices, lentils etc. Only downside is sometimes moths or other insects in packages.

ABA Turkish Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

6. ABA Turkish Restaurant

7.6
325 W 57th St (Columbus), New York, NY
Turkish Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 79 tips and reviews

Eric G.Eric Grant: Excellent lentil soup and they give you lots of yummy bread.

Murat S.Murat Sutpideler: Lentil soup and chicken shish kebab are delicious.

Sevinc O.Sevinc Oz: Lentil soup and lamb chops are nice.

Sant Ambroeus is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

7. Sant Ambroeus

8.6
265 Lafayette St, New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · SoHo · 55 tips and reviews

Erika P.Erika Perzi: Def could eat here every week for BLD. Fantastic coffee, love the lentil salad and arribata. Egg Benedict is perfect, by far best in town. Great wine, lots of pretty people.

Marie L.Marie La Rue: SoHo scene epicenter and people watching destination . Food quality consistent with all other San Ambroeus locations. Love the beluga lentil salad and the biscotti assortment.

Clarissa B.Clarissa Blanco: Love the art nouveau ambience. The food is great. Absolutely get the winter sangria.

Meske is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

8. Meske

7.6
468 W 47th St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Ethiopian Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 29 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: This Ethiopian restaurant boasts an amazing vegetarian combo of seven dishes, including azifa-a cold lentil salad flavored with ginger and mustard that climbs right up your nose. Read more.

Evangelia G.Evangelia Giakoumatos: The meskerem combo and lentil samosas were amazing!

EaterEater: Order an Ethiopian lager and the combination platter, a heady pile of berbere spiced lentils, collards, and meats on injera, the traditionally sour and spongy bread that doubles as an edible utensil. Read more.

Au Jus is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

9. Au Jus

7.8
1762 1st Ave (91st and 92nd Street), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Yorkville · 21 tips and reviews

Sarah JoySarah Joy: Yummy lentils!

Deepti S.Deepti Sharma: Delicious lentil and white beans soup

Ben H.Ben H.: A short menu of some really well made sandwiches with the best ingredients, and one of the best porchetta sandwiches on the city.

abcV is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

10. abcV

8.6
38 E 19th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Flatiron District · 101 tips and reviews

Morgan M.Morgan McKee: Liked it, but is I️t the best veggie place I’ve been? Probably not 😬 standouts were hummus (pic’d), fried ramen, carrots and beluga lentils. Flavors are well developed, but meal left us wanting more

Paul G.Paul Gauger: Mushroom pasta, yam dish, lentils dish

Nidhi K.Nidhi Kay: Wow amazing food and i’m not a vegetarian so that’s saying a lot, have the foccasio bread, melon salad, lentils, wonton with chili, mousse parfait

Mamoun's Falafel is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

11. Mamoun's Falafel

8.1
30 St. Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Mediterranean Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews

Emma C.Emma Cramer: $3 lentil soup. Yes please.

Piman F.Piman Far: Great falafel and lentil soup

Mel H.Mel Helama: Lentil soup, tabbouleh, grape leaves with mint lemonade.

Pret A Manger is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

12. Pret A Manger

8.5
787 7th Ave (52nd Street), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Theater District · 14 tips and reviews

Mariana M.Mariana Moreira: Morrocan lentil soup and Turk chilli soup

Marc S.Marc S: Solid fast food. Moroccan lentil soup and a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. Good lunch.

Mairéad N.Mairéad Ní Dhubhthaigh: Sandwiches are fresh, all the food is delicious with organic ingredients and lots of options. Staff really friendly too.

Salam Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

13. Salam Restaurant

7.6
104 W 13th St, New York, NY
Middle Eastern Restaurant · West Village · 18 tips and reviews

Bernadette E.Bernadette Evidente: Of course my fav lentil soup w/ tabuli and pinot noir...

ᴡ E.ᴡ Elliot: The lentil soup and the hummus! Super quiet spot tucked away. Sweet servers and good white sangria

Mike M.Mike M: Great service and great food. Had the mixed kabob platter which was fantastic. Great for a date or a meal with a friend

Table d'Hote is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

14. Table d'Hote

8.4
44 E 92nd St (Btwn Madison & Park), New York, NY
French Restaurant · Carnegie Hill · 20 tips and reviews

Nour H.Nour Haddad: One of our favorite brunch in NYC. Try the salmon with lentil salad and the croque madame with its potato salad. Perfectly cooked authentic and well seasoned.

Joo R.Joo Ro: Small, lovely brunch spot in the UES. The french toast with berry compote and fresh cream melts in your mouth.

GothamistGothamist: This hidden gem isn’t necessarily as cheap as some of the other places on this list. But what it loses in economy is saves in ambiance, plus you get complimentary muffins before your meal. Read more.

Buvette is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in New York City.

15. Buvette

9.2
42 Grove St (btwn Bedford & Bleecker St), New York, NY
French Restaurant · West Village · 533 tips and reviews

Andres M.Andres Moran: If they have the lentil special, GET IT.

Mario B.Mario Batali: Try the lentils w the classique aperitif!!

abbyabby: such an adorable place, right down to the design of the menu. the hits: pesto di nocciola tartine, lentils, beef bourguignon, and chocolate mousse