12 Chairs Café

We ate at 12 Chairs on a Saturday night with no prior reservation. We arrived closer to 5:30 pm and waited to be sat outside. If you want to sit inside though, I would highly recommend you reserve your party way in advance! They are really busy and tend to get booked very quickly. Several parties were turned away the longer the night went on. My friend and I ordered a host of dishes. We went for the small plates deal of buy three and get one free. We ordered the babaganoush, my personal favorite because of the delicious eggplant flavor and soft texture; the matbucha, very heavy on the tomatoes; the falafel and tahini - the falafel was delicious and flavorful, not dry and crisp, while the tahini had a slight tangy kick to it and heavily featured garlic; and the spicy platter, my second favorite, featuring a jalapeño and spices soaked in the most amazing garlic confit. The small plates are served with warm pita bread, which were super pillowy. We added on a middle-sized dish of roasted cauliflower with tahini, but it honestly wasn’t necessary. The four small plates really filled us up. The restaurant also serves a side order of Israeli pickles and olives, which are extremely tangy, with every order. I would highly recommend this restaurant for the amazing dishes and hope to return some time to try it again.