Kababgi is a Middle Eastern spot in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Appetizers include hummus with meat and pine nuts, grape leaves, lentils with rice and sauteed onion, called Moujadara, and Kibbeh Neyeh made with raw meat and special spices. Shish kebab sandwiches, shawarma and kufta (grilled ground meat) are offered along with rotisserie chicken and meat pies served fresh from the oven. Desserts include circles of kanafi made with shredded philo, cheese filling, pistachios and drizzled with syrup with hints of rose water.

- Thomas Rafael