Jordanian and Levantine food in Rotterdam: what to try first
Nabäti is a family kitchen with recipes from Amman. The Levantine table, the food of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, was largely vegetarian long before Europe had a word for it, and that is how we cook: everything is vegetarian, and every dish can be made vegan. Nabäti means plant-based in Arabic.
What to try first
- Falafel, made fresh, with tahini and pickles.
- Hummus, with olive oil and chilli or as a fatteh: warm chickpeas, yoghurt or tahini, and crisp bread.
- Msabbaha: hummus with whole warm chickpeas.
- Makali: fried vegetables with lemon tahini.
- In the cold months: mjaddara (lentils, rice and crisp onions), mnazaleh (aubergine stew) and lentil soup.
How to eat it
Share. A Levantine meal is many small plates on one table, eaten with bread. Order a few dips and a falafel plate between two, or a mezze table for the whole group.
Halal by composition
There is no meat, no alcohol and no alcohol in the cooking, and the halloumi and yoghurt are made without animal rennet. Allergies? Ask us before you order.
Where we are
Keizerstraat 168, Rotterdam centre, five minutes’ walk from Blaak. Eat in, take away, order through Thuisbezorgd or Uber Eats, or ask us for catering.
