Dagon

Name: Dagon
Address: 2454 Broadway, New York, NY, United States, 10024
Telephone: (212) 873-2466
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.6

4.6

788 Reviews

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

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Chef Partner Ari Bokovza, most recently of Claudette, and who is of Israeli heritage, feels that the Mezze, and small plates selections are the soul of the restaurant with items such as Sasso Chicken Liver with mustard seeds, date syrup, crispy shallot and baharat; Roasted Beets with horseradish yogurt, fried chickpeas, and crispy beef tongue; Charred Eggplant with buttermilk vinaigrette, tomato jam, and shabazi bread crumbs, and Shishbarak: Lebanese mushroom filled dumplings, with warm yogurt, pine nuts, and spicy herb sauce. Kubaneh, and Jerusalem Bagel are homemade, and there is a section of creative salads and entrees including Levantine “Caesar” with tahini anchovy dressing, parmesan, fried chick peas, toasted sesame, and anchovy tempura; Harissa BBQ Chicken with potato sumac puree, local greens, and Whole Roasted Branzino cooked over charcoal, with preserved lemon butter, and celery root.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

May 22, 2022

May 2022

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

8:00 PM

Booked 3 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

(212) 873-2466

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Israeli
Hours of operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
(212) 873-2466
Website
http://www.dagonnyc.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Ari Bokovza

Location
2454 Broadway New York, NY 10024
Neighborhood
Upper West Side
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

Whipped Eggplant$10.00
tahina, preserved lemon compote
Labneh$10.00
grated tomato, ruti's peanut dukkah
Sasso Chicken Liver Mousse$10.00
mustard seeds, date syrup, crispy shallots, baharat
Marinated Beets$10.00
horseradish yogurt, chickpeas, crispy beef tongue
Muhamarra$10.00
spicy roasted pepper & almond dip
Moroccan Carrots$10.00
harissa, lemon, fresh herbs
Tahina$10.00
lemon, garlic, sesame

Small Plates

Flash Fried Cauliflower$17.00
shishito peppers, olives, oregano, lemon-feta aioli
Hummus$16.00
soft boiled egg, green harissa, tomato jam, flatbread
Agu's Tunisian Cigar$15.00
ground lamb, potato, dill, amba
Shishbarak$22.00
lebanese mushroom filled dumplings, warm yogurt, pine nuts, spicy herb sauce
"Sabich" Flatbread$24.00
eggplant, tomato, shishito peppers crumbled soft boiled egg
Yellowfin Tuna Crudo$21.00
strawberry, lime, truffle, pickled rhubarb
Pan Roasted Scallops$25.00
honey crisp apples, jalapeno, arak, pistachio basil

Breads

Flatbread$4.00
Kubaneh$12.00
served with labneh
Jerusalem Bagel$8.00

Salads

Fattoush$17.00
cucumber, tomato, fennel, radish, fresh herbs, sumac, buttermilk vinaigrette, crispy pita chips
Israeli Salad$17.00
cucumber, tomato, red onion, parsley, mint, tahini, green schug
Levantine "Caesar"$18.00
tahini, parmesan, fried chickpeas, toasted sesame, anchovy tempura

Entrees

Plancha Roasted Chatham Cod$35.00
summer vegetable tagine, tabbouleh, fresh herb broth (Vegetarian option available)
Pomegranate Glazed Salmon$33.00
charred caraflex cabbage, cucumber/jalapeno labneh caraway gastrique
Whole Roasted Black Bass$38.00
local farm vegetables, chilies, turmeric, arak-white wine broth
Harissa BBQ Chicken$31.00
potato sumac puree, local greens
Crispy Roasted Lamb$43.00
cucumbers, dates, walnuts, wild rice, shawarma spice
Dry Aged Beef Kababs$35.00
house made harissa, tunisian pickles, roasted long hot peppers, creamy stone ground polenta

Sides

Crispy Zaatar Potato$10.00
Potato Puree$10.00
Roasted Broccoli$10.00

What 788 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

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Mediterranean

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LloydC
San Francisco
3 reviews
vip
4.0
3 reviews
Dined today
overall4food5service4ambience3
Food wonderful and table service as well. The people who work upfront, the hosts/greeters/seaters are rude and inattentive and slow.
s
stebernyc
New York Area
9 reviews
vip
4.0
9 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
overall4food5service3ambience4
Excellent food. Seated promptly. Service was a bit chaotic on a busy Saturday night and dining outside. Overall, very good
SG
StanleyG
New York Area
22 reviews
vip
3.0
22 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
overall3food3service4ambience3
The appetizers and small plates are excellent, mains fair. Extremely noisy with loud music. Why do so many restaurants in NY blast crappy music. Do we like it? I don’t
OT
OpenTable Diner
Chicago
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful staff. Excellent cuisine.
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Faith
New York Area
9 reviews
vip
4.0
9 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall4food5service2ambience5
The food is absolutely amazing! Delicious, inventive, and exquisite. The service continues to be inconsistent and a major issue. After we ordered dessert we waited 45 minutes and finally had to flag down a waiter to bring our bill. Ran out of water and drinks a number of times. Also I had made a reservation for outside and they tried to seat us inside. I had to show them my reservation twice to confirm.
NM
NancyM
New York Area
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service4ambience5
Everything was lovely and delicious. My only complaint is that -- when you're eating/sharing small mezze plates, waiters either need to do better at staggering the serving of the multitude of small plates, or the tables need to be larger. Literally could not find room for my drink. And we didn't even order that much. That said -- very delicious and fun. I am so glad Dagon has finally proven that quality restaurants can thrive in this neighborhood!
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
11 reviews
vip
3.0
11 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall3food3service4ambience4
Arrived 1:45 pm. They had 4 entrees on their lunch menu. We picked a hamburger and a tuna sandwich and we were told they were out of both those entrees , leaving only a schnitzel and a chicken sandwich that was below par. Also out of their Rose lemonade.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Fort Lauderdale
34 reviews
vip
5.0
34 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
Great food!
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
My husband ate here outside last night for our anniversary. Great outdoor seating area. Very large and spread out. I did not go inside the restaurant but it looked really nice through the windows. We had a delicious bottle of Israeli white wine. Food was fantastic. Cauliflower, octopus , fish and steak.
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paul
New York Area
17 reviews
vip
4.0
17 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall4food4service4ambience4
So good. A find!
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food3service5ambience5
Ambiance is always excellent here and the service. The food here usually never disappoints however the BBQ chicken wasn’t great.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food4service5ambience4
Good Israeli food happening atmosphere not quiet.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Miami
124 reviews
vip
5.0
124 reviews
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Sat in mezzanine less noisy. Everything was delicious
KS
KatinkaS
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Perfect lunch spot. I love the ambiance, the food, the drinks and the service!
t
thediplomat
New York Area
36 reviews
4.0
36 reviews
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall4food5service4ambience4
Lovely neighborhood restaurant to spend a leisurely afternoon with friends.
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Faith
New York Area
9 reviews
vip
4.0
9 reviews
Dined on May 12, 2022
overall4food5service3ambience5
I absolutely love Dagon, the food is absolutely outstanding and ambiance is lively and fun. I have been a number of times and the service continues to be an issue. Service was inconsistent and very slow. But the food makes up for the service inconsistency.
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Harv
New York Area
79 reviews
vip
4.0
79 reviews
Dined on May 11, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
A great menus with limited choices that makes extraordinary the quality and variety of food. Focus on the small plates and mezzos. Very easy to make a wonderful meal from them. The breads are a joy to taste. The only reservation I have that is worth noting is the noise level is over the top. Everyone shouts to be heard and they insist on playing music to add to the noise. Management is indignant when this issue is raised with them.management is arrogant, but the serving staff is great.
SK
SueK
New York Area
7 reviews
vip
3.0
7 reviews
Dined on May 10, 2022
overall3food3service2ambience2
The restaurant felt rushed and disorganized Staff had no idea who had ordered what and confused. Food was okay. Seemed to be better in the past. Tried new dishes Vegatarian Cous cous disappointed. Sword fish just okay.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall3food3service4ambience2
It’s ok. Not fantastic but not bad.
a
abogos79
New York Area
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall4food4service2ambience1
The food is amazing, the Mezze was incredible! The bread was delicious. The music dampened the experience. Too loud techno, and not very good. They deserve better, more sophisticated music to match the incredibly talented culinary team. The service was ok, I would expect more polished service for the caliber of the food.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Everything was great! The food was yummy, the service was impeccable and the place is beautiful. We will be back!
SS
SaaS
New York Area
5 reviews
2.0
5 reviews
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall2food2service4ambience2
The music was simply too loud. I like that it's energetic, but you couldn't have any sort of conversation, even with someone sitting right next to you, let alone across the table. At some point, the noise level ruined the evening. The food is ok, but not great. And certainly not good enough to overcome the earsplitting music.
BB
BeckB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was AMAZING! I can’t say enough about the mezze. We also had drinks which were great. Nothing like this on the UWS.
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deeds
New York Area
12 reviews
4.0
12 reviews
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Fortunately we were seated up and in the back where the noise level was more tolerable. Everything else about the experience was first rate — food was very flavorful, well-portioned and memorable. Our waiter was SUPERB! Loves his job, the food and was excellent when discussing the composition of the dish. We’re lucky to have this restaurant just blocks away.
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OgiR
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
one of the best israeli places in town. the dips and bread are a fantasy. love the music playlist too.
SV
SusanV
New England
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall4food4service2ambience3
Good food. Service was just okay. Made a note about a birthday we were celebrating, but no special treatment on the dessert. Also, a bit overpriced for the size of the portions and amount of food that we had.
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hungry
New York Area
7 reviews
2.0
7 reviews
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall2food2service3ambience3
I do not recommend the Caesar salad. It is swimming in dressing and really overpriced.
PH
PeterH
New York Area
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall4food4service3ambience3
2nd visit. Delicious again.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 3, 2022
overall4food5service4ambience4
Corkage charge dramatic increase from a few months ago. I eat here every few weeks. Usually don’t bring wine. But when I did recently, i was shocked at the increase. Maitre D’ said the restaurant’s expenses more than doubled. But the charge for pouring wine shouldn’t increase by 50%
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nycmary
New York Area
11 reviews
vip
4.0
11 reviews
Dined on May 3, 2022
overall4food5service4ambience2
The food was excellent and service quite good, but the restaurant is very noisy so I would recommend eating outside. Unfortunately there was some loud music which some of dinner guests also found annoying. But I would recommend the restaurant for the food alone as an excellent alternative to other restaurants in the neighborhood.
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Biker1
New York Area
40 reviews
vip
5.0
40 reviews
Dined on May 3, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic in all ways!
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Biker1
New York Area
40 reviews
vip
5.0
40 reviews
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was a perfect dining experience. All 7 menu items were great, the bartender was excellent and the vibe was fun.
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Delicious
New York Area
45 reviews
vip
3.0
45 reviews
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall3food4service2ambience3
This was my third meal at Dagon. The food is truly delicious. However, their customer service is lacking. The hostess was clearly mad when my friend and I did not want to sit at a table next to one with a large family of adults and kids. Instead, we asked for an empty table near the window and away from other tables. She scowled, gave us the requested table, and threw the menus on the table. There is a restroom on the main floor, but they clearly do not want it used and direct people downstairs to another restroom. Additionally, the manager was annoyed when my friend sent back her lunch to be reheated.
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Playaneuron
New York Area
33 reviews
vip
5.0
33 reviews
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Excellent Mezze: we had beets, a chicken mousse with a wonderful sweet sauce, and spectacular eggplant. Then we had two small courses - a meat stuffed cigar and wonderful octopus. We shared an excellent lemon tart. We had a lovely Sancerre. Worth the trip.
NY
NYCfoodie
New York Area
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Our second time for dinner and this place is as good as it gets. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever had better chicken than the brined and roasted version at Dagon. The flat bread comes piping hot out of the oven to your table. The ice cream that rides shotgun with the flourless chocolate cake is to die for. I will say that the portions maybe should be more generous as the food is just plain delicious.
KL
KerryL
London
56 reviews
vip
5.0
56 reviews
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall5food5service3ambience4
Great recommendation! Fabulous food and a lively atmosphere. Good Saturday night spot.
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Ema1
Philadelphia
8 reviews
4.0
8 reviews
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Excellent food and service. Too noisy inside but too cold outside. Very good experience.
AW
AnneW
Exclusive
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great menu and the food was unusual and fabulous.
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Eric
San Francisco
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Loved it! Hidden gem
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Suec
New York Area
21 reviews
vip
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on April 29, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was superb. Much better than we anticipated!

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Dagon offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (212) 873-2466.

Dagon is rated 4.6 stars by 788 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

May 22, 2022

May 2022

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

8:00 PM

Booked 3 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

(212) 873-2466

2454 Broadway New York, NY 10024

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
Upper West Side
Hours of operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Israeli
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Executive chef
Ari Bokovza
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.dagonnyc.com/
Phone number
(212) 873-2466

Dagon

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Dagon Sour

Flash Fried Cauliflower

Sasso Chicken Liver Mousse

Mezze

Whipped Eggplant$10.00

Labneh$10.00

Sasso Chicken Liver Mousse$10.00

Marinated Beets$10.00

Muhamarra$10.00

Moroccan Carrots$10.00

Tahina$10.00

Small Plates

Flash Fried Cauliflower$17.00

Hummus$16.00

Agu's Tunisian Cigar$15.00

Shishbarak$22.00

"Sabich" Flatbread$24.00

Yellowfin Tuna Crudo$21.00

Pan Roasted Scallops$25.00

Breads

Flatbread$4.00

Kubaneh$12.00

Jerusalem Bagel$8.00

Salads

Fattoush$17.00

Israeli Salad$17.00

Levantine "Caesar"$18.00

Entrees

Plancha Roasted Chatham Cod$35.00

Pomegranate Glazed Salmon$33.00

Whole Roasted Black Bass$38.00

Harissa BBQ Chicken$31.00

Crispy Roasted Lamb$43.00

Dry Aged Beef Kababs$35.00

Sides

Crispy Zaatar Potato$10.00

Potato Puree$10.00

Roasted Broccoli$10.00

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Is Dagon currently accepting reservations?

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Takeout

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