NYC’s stunning new Moroccan restaurant by the Maison Close team. Velvet booths, glowing lanterns & live oud music. Cocktails 🍸 Dellah $26: Jasmine tea mojito with loads of mint and a fragrant tea aroma (8/10) 🍹 Kammun $26: Tangy and acidity-forward with a bright cumin-spice taste and creamy foam (9/10) Food 🐟 Black Cod Tagine $42: Served bubbling in a clay tagine; buttery, delicate, aromatic, bathed in saffron-ginger-preserved lemon sauce — one of the best dishes I’ve had in NYC this year!! (12/10) 🍚 Couscous Royal $46: Couscous topped with beef chunks, lamb meatballs, merguez sausages and a rainbow of veggies (squash, zucchini, carrots, turnips); comforting yet refined (8/10) 🥩 Lamb Shank $59: Braised with Moroccan spices. Exterior could be softer but still fragrant and satisfying (7/10) 🥕 Chhiwat Tower $48: A tall tower of Moroccan dips and salads. Fun presentation but mostly soft/puréed textures except for the carrots. After a couple of bites it can feel repetitive — skippable unless you’re a group looking to sample everything (6/10) 🍰 Pasicilla $16: Layers of thin, crispy pastry with orange blossom cream and tart raspberry on top — like a Moroccan mille-feuille (7/10) Overall Rating 🐟 Food: 8/10 🍹 Drinks: 8.5/10 🛎️ Service: 10/10 🏺 Decor: 10/10 📍 Ayah 🗺️ 77 W Houston St, New York, NY 10012 💸 Food: $20–$75 Large Plates: $150–$180 Drinks: $22–$65 #moroccanfood #nyc #sohonyc #nyceats #nycrestaurants