Popular Palestinian restaurant Ayat is expanding to Bushwick’s Knickerbocker Avenue with a new outpost, and next door on Starr Street it is debuting what it describes as a nonprofit cafe that supports ...

Ayat, the self-proclaimed Palestinian soul food restaurant with roots in Brooklyn, New York, quietly opened its first Texas location in Richardson recently. This is one of many restaurants moving to ...

A Palestinian restaurant chain owner who took flak for his inflammatory “river to the sea” menu header is hosting a free sabbath dinner on Friday in part to thank his Jewish customers for their ...

Ayat, the popular Palestinian restaurant, is set to expand to Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick with a new location, while also launching a nonprofit café next door on Starr Street that aims to support ...

On a recent Saturday night in Staten Island, only four tables were occupied at Ayat, the newest branch of the “Palestinian bistro” mini-chain that also has locations in Bay Ridge and Industry City.

When you walk into Ayat, a towering olive tree stretches its branches toward the ceiling. The green plastered walls give way to an open-concept kitchen that spans nearly half of the restaurant, ...

Ayat, a New York City-based restaurant chain serving traditional Palestinian dishes, opened its first New Jersey location on Oct. 8. Amid the ongoing war in Gaza, the chain’s political activism both ...

The toasted, herbal smell of oregano, sumac, and thyme fills the air. Colorful dishes in rich shades of yellow, green, and red cover every table. A ceiling of greenery brings the outside in, and an ...

“All my life I have always wanted to make peace between Jews and Muslims,” said owner Abdul Elenani, who has faced criticism for having a “From the River to the Sea” section on his menu. (New York ...