Salma

About Salma

Located at 351 E 12th St in New York, New York, Salma is a Lebanese restaurant. It's part of our guide to 5,477 restaurants, cafes and bars in New York.

Salma is open 7 days a week, usually 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM. Night owls can stop by until 11:00 PM on Friday and Saturday.

The menu we have on file lists 42 items across 6 sections, including Appetizers, Soups & Salads, Breakfast Specials, Sandwiches, and Platters. Listed prices range from $2.50 to $128.00, with a typical item around $9.50. Dishes worth a look include Mixed Appetizer Platter, Lentil Soup, and Balilah.

Service options include outdoor seating, curbside pickup, delivery, takeout, and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, cozy, and trendy, and it is a good fit for groups and tourists. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include alcohol, coffee, comfort food, healthy options, and quick bite.

Accessibility features: wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible seating, and wheelchair accessible parking lot. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: paid street parking and parking. Reservations are accepted; call (917) 261-4907 to book a table.

Quick facts

Category

Lebanese Restaurant

Address

351 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003

Phone

(917) 261-4907

Price range

$20 to $30 per person

Hours

Open 7 days a week, usually 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM

Menu

42 items · $2.50–$128.00

Listing updated

May 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared Salma’s weekday schedule with 11 other Lebanese restaurants in New York. On a typical weekday it opens at 11:30 AM, later than most (the typical opening time is 11:00 AM) and closes at 10:00 PM, later than 64% of them (typical closing time: 9:00 PM).

In total it is open about 75.5 hours a week, 13 hours more than the local median of 63. 64% of Lebanese restaurants in New York open on Sundays, and Salma is one of them.

Compared with 11 other Lebanese restaurants in New York that list their hours in our guide.

• Mixed Appetizer Platter$26.50

  Hummus, kebbeh, fattouch, warak enab, falafel, and msakaa

• Lentil Soup$7.50
• Balilah$8.50

  Whole chickpeas seasoned with spices and garlic topped with virgin olive oil

• Shish Tawouk Sandwich$12.50

  Skinless boneless chicken breast cubes marinated in a special blend of spices

• Family Mixed Grill Platter$88.00

  This family platter includes 4 kafta skewers, 4 chicken kebab skewers, 4 filet mignon skewers, 2 lamb chops…

• Soda$2.50

  Your choice of Coke, Diet Coke, or Lemon-Lime

• Cheese Rolls$9.50

  3 puff pastry sheets filled with cheese

• Tabbouleh Salad$8.50

  Fresh parsley, tomatoes, cracked wheat, onions, freshly squeezed lemon juice, and virgin olive oil

• Labneh Platter$7.50

  Lebanese yogurt cheese drizzled with olive oil and served with garden vegetables

• Falafel Sandwich$9.00

  Your choice of deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter made from ground chickpeas and fava beans served with…

Typical prices for Lebanese restaurants across the US

Based on 29 menus with 2,622 priced items from Lebanese restaurants across the US, the median menu item costs $10.75, and half of all items are priced between $6.75 and $16.79.

At Salma the median listed price is $9.50, close to the typical $10.75 for Lebanese restaurants across the US.

Calculated from 29 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of Salma there are 492 other places to eat and drink in our guide, and 1,478 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Cafes & Coffee (240), Bars & Pubs (209), Bakeries & Desserts (94), and Japanese & Sushi (87).

Competition is light: 1 other Lebanese restaurant is within a mile and 7 within three miles.

622 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week, so this is a good area for a late meal.

Nearest places of other kinds

• ThaiThai Terminal< 0.1 mi
• PizzaMotorino< 0.1 mi
• Indian & South AsianDravida< 0.1 mi
• Burgers & Fast FoodBrodo< 0.1 mi
• ItalianHearth< 0.1 mi

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