al Badawi

Owned by the same family behind cult favorite shawarma joint Ayat, this lively restaurant on Atlantic Avenue offers abundant platters of homestyle Palestinian fare. The mezze filistini platter, a colorful spread of cooling salads and dips served with pitas fresh from the oven, could be a meal in and of itself, but there are so many jewels on this menu that over ordering is almost inevitable. The shawarma is unsurprisingly delicious, but don't sleep on the pistachio and cheese flatbreads, sumac-scented msakhan, or mansaf, a rich stew of lamb finished with fermented yogurt sauce and slivered almonds; order ambitiously and enjoy leftovers in the days to come. Oh, and did we mention it's BYO?