Restaurant chain Ayat opened a new branch in the heavily Jewish Upper West Side of Manhattan, where the newest location is called Hind's Hall. The restaurant is located in a prominent building on the corner of 106th Street, and its name is painted in two-foot tall letters on its warm, earth toned facade.
A New Space in a Policed Neighborhood of Taste
The Haaretz article said the new branch is the newest branch of the Palestinian restaurant Ayat and that the owner says his focus is on serving the Palestinian food people crave and making friends with the Kosher butcher next door. The article also said the restaurant had already faced backlash for its name.
The exterior of Hind's Hall was shown in a photograph credited to Gili Getz. The article identified the writer as Yona Roberts Golding in New York and gave the publication time as 12:31 AM on April 06 2026 IDT.