Shawarma b'Lafa (שווארמה בלאפה)
Shawarma in laffa; wrapped in Iraqi flatbread, larger portion.
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Shawarma in laffa; wrapped in Iraqi flatbread, larger portion.
'Shawarma on the fire'; grilled fresh rather than from spit.
Arab city; traditional falafel and hummus.
Modern Israeli fast food; pita-based.
Jerusalem mixed grill; chopped chicken hearts, spleens, livers, and sometimes breast, grilled with onions and spices (cumin, turmeric, ba...
Spicy Jerusalem mixed grill.
Chicken offal, hearts and livers and spleens, seared hard on a flat-top with onion and a heavy hand of spice, then stuffed into pita. A Mahane Yehuda scrap economy turned Jerusalem signature.
Meorav Yerushalmi rolled in laffa, not pocketed in pita: chicken hearts, livers and spleens seared with cumin and turmeric, banded the length of a wrap. The Mahane Yehuda grill, in the other bread.
Mixed grill with hummus.
Mixed grill from Mahane Yehuda market; the original location.
Kubeh nearly always comes in a bowl, fished from a sour or beet-red broth. Kubeh b'Pita lifts the same Iraqi and Kurdish dumpling out, fries it, and serves it dry in pita with tahini and amba.
Spiced ground lamb pressed onto a flat skewer, charred over coals, then pushed into a pita loaded with chopped salad, tahini, pickles and hot chips. Israel's everyday grill-stand sandwich.
Jerusalem's mixed grill, me'urav Yerushalmi: chicken hearts, livers and spleen seared hard on a flat-top with onion and spice, then packed into pita or laffa with tahini, pickles and chips.
Kebab in pita; ground meat (beef, lamb, or mixed) with onion, parsley, spices, grilled on skewer, served in pita with salads.
Home of meorav yerushalmi; traditional preparations.
Arab-influenced; fresh fish, excellent hummus.
Popular falafel chain style.
Mixed Arab-Jewish; known for quality shawarma.
Gourmet shawarma; higher quality meat.