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Warm amber-lit Libyan restaurant dining room with terracotta walls, clay pots, and a family being seated by candlelight
Libyan Kitchen · Est. 1994 · Brooklyn, NY

Pull up a chair.
The bread is
still warm.

Hand-rolled couscous. Lamb slow-cooked with turmeric and dried lime. Bazeen the way the neighborhood has known it for thirty years.

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Hand-Rolled Couscous✦Bazeen✦Lamb Shorba✦Mbakbaka✦Sharba Libiya✦Aseeda✦Harissa✦Preserved Lemon✦Clay Pot Tagine✦Usban✦Maqrood✦Hand-Rolled Couscous✦Bazeen✦Lamb Shorba✦Mbakbaka✦Sharba Libiya✦Aseeda✦Harissa✦Preserved Lemon✦Clay Pot Tagine✦Usban✦Maqrood✦
The Family Behind the Kitchen

Three Blocks,
Thirty Years.

"My mother made shorba every Friday. I watched her add the dried lime, the turmeric — never measuring, always adjusting. When we opened Sofra, I told my wife: we cook like she's standing in the kitchen. Not like we're running a restaurant."
— Khalid Al-Mansouri, ownerBorn in Tripoli. Three blocks from here since 1994.
Clay pots steaming on a gas flame in a traditional Libyan kitchen, golden light catching the rising steam
The Kitchen
Warm candlelit dining room with terracotta walls, wooden tables, and a family sharing a large platter
The Dining Room
Bowl of rich golden lamb shorba with turmeric broth, a wedge of lemon floating at the rim, in earthenware
Lamb Shorba
Hands rolling couscous on a wooden board, flour dusted, afternoon light through a small window
Hand-Rolled Couscous
Flatbread coming out of a clay oven, charred edges, steam rising, on a wooden peel
Still Warm
30+Years on this block
4Generations of recipes
200+Regulars by name
1Kitchen. No shortcuts.
Come Find Us

The door is open.
The food is ready.

SofraAtlantic AveHicks St
Brooklyn, NY
Address

247 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201

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Hours

Tue – Fri 12pm – 10pm

Sat – Sun 11am – 10pm

Closed Mondays

Parking

Street parking on Atlantic & Hicks

We'll call to confirm your order within 10 minutes.

Long banquet table set with Libyan clay pots, platters of couscous, and tagines for a large family gathering
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Minimum 20 guestsFull setup included
What We Bring
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Full Libyan spread — bazeen, couscous, sharba, tagine, and sides

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Clay pots, serving platters, and all the harissa you need

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Khalid or a family member present to introduce each dish

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Halal, gluten-free options, and dietary accommodations

Cater Your Gathering

Feed a crowd
the right way.

Weddings, family reunions, office gatherings, or a Thursday that got out of hand. We've fed 20 people and we've fed 300. Tell us about yours.