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78 Second Ave. New York, NY 10003

212-253-5410

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Hannibal Lecter's Last Meal
Award Winner 2007

Cuisine(s): African

Hours: Brunch Sun 10am-3pm Dinner Mon-Thurs 4pm-11pm Fri-Sat 4pm-12am Sun 3pm-11pm

Price: $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering

Serving: Brunch, Dinner
Alcohol: Beer, Wine

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: No Parking

Description

The brik alone makes this new North African worth a visit, a half-moon turnover fashioned from flaky warka pastry, filled with tuna, capers, parsley, and an egg that gets cooked as the brik fries. Among entrees, the prune and lamb-shank tajine rules. Note that neither it nor the less desirable chicken, lemon, and olive tajine is served in the traditional conical vessels. The couscouses, chicken bastilla (big round warka pie), and grilled merguez sausages are desirable entrees. The two Algerian reds on the wine list are good deals, drinking better than lots of French stuff from the other side of the pond.

2007 | Hannibal Lecter's Last Meal

The fictional mass murderer once famously said, "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." Well, we might not know where to find him a human liver, but we sure know where to find the fava beans and the Chianti: at the North African bistro Nomad, where he can feast on the Egyptian street-food staple called foule (and pronounced "fool"), washed down with a very nice Chianti. More »
2006 | Best use of prunes

The wonderful Tunisian pastry called brik-- stuffed with tuna, capers, and a semi-cooked egg--is hard to come by in these parts, but an estimable rendition is found at Nomad. The same flaky warka pastry goes into the Moroccan pie bastilla, which arrives prettily brocaded with cinnamon and powdered sugar, even though it's not a dessert. Sugar fiends take note. There are lemony Moroccan salads too, and main-course tajines, of which the best features an entire lamb shank caramelized... More »

Curtis Stone On His New L.A. Restaurant, Cookbook, and Accessory Line Part 2

By Lauren Bloomberg | Fri, May 25, 2012

Yesterday, we talked with Curtis Stone about his new Bravo show, life as a parent, and what it's like to film while traveling the world. Today, we move on to find out that this busy guy isn't content ... More »
Brik House

By Robert Sietsema | Tue, April 11, 2006

Take a stroll along Tunis's tree-lined Avenue Bourguiba around sunset as the populace is hurrying home from work or out to theaters and coffee shops and see round skillets filled with bubbling fat pushed out onto the sidewalk. Next to them robed m... More »

Dinner Menu

Appetizers

$9.00

Grilled Shrimp
chickpea cakes with harissa aioli

$12.00

Nomad Trio Dip
choice of three: hummus, cucumber yogurt, dry fava bean, muhamara, zaalouk, babaghanoush and artichoke, served with crispy pita

$10.00

Duck Pastilla A L’orange
shaved fennel and spiced walnuts

$8.00

Moorish Chicken Skewers
cumin scented tender chicken thighs, garlicky swiss chard

$12.00

Harissa Marinated Octopus
wrapped in grape leaves, grilled with grapefruit

$11.00

Lobster Boureks
parmesan cheese, egg, cilantro and parsley

$8.00

Moroccan Mussels
in green charmoula sauce

$8.00

Coca Flat Bread
roasted eggplant, bell peppers and caramelized onions

Soups And Salads

$6.00

Traditional Harira
with lamb meatballs

$7.00

Soup Of The Day

$8.00

Pear & Pomegranate Salad
frisée, pine nuts and rose petal jam dressing

$9.00

Orange & Beet Salad
baby spinach and almonds in pomegranate vinaigrette

$11.00

Grilled Calamari Salad
pears, fennel, greens, tomatoes, red onions, extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon

Entrees

$16.00

Chicken Pastilla
oven baked thin layers of fillo pastry with almonds

$20.00

Steak Frites
with french fries and garlic baby spinach

$20.00

Pistachio Crusted Magret
hudson valley duck breast with wheat berries, pear butter, swiss chard and red wine-licorice reduction

$13.00

Nomad Burger
lettuce, tomato, onion and harissa aioli, served with french fries and salad

$12.00

Merguez Sandwich
on a baguette with chakchuka and harissa, served with french fries

$19.00

Lamb Tajine
braised lamb with prunes, caramelized onions and almonds, served with side of couscous

$19.00

Couscous Royal
lamb, chicken, merguez and vegetables in a meat broth

$19.00

Paella
black mussels, escargot, octopus and merguez

$21.00

Grilled Whole Fish
stuffed baby turnips and warm almond-garlic vinaigrette

$20.00

Brandade
roasted monkfish, stuffed artichoke and saffron

$19.00

Grilled Yellow Fin Tuna
cilantro sauce and tricolor couscous salad

$21.00

Seafood Couscous
fish, shrimp, clams, scallops, calamari, in seafood broth

$13.00

Black Vegetable Burger
eggplant, beluga lentils, black beans, coriander and cumin, served with fries and salad

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Description

2007 | Hannibal Lecter's Last Meal

2006 | Best use of prunes

Curtis Stone On His New L.A. Restaurant, Cookbook, and Accessory Line Part 2

By Lauren Bloomberg | Fri, May 25, 2012

Brik House

By Robert Sietsema | Tue, April 11, 2006

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