Layla's Of San Marco

The raspberry-colored walls, stained-glass lamps, and mosaic-tiled floors of Layla’s of San Marco transport guests to a Middle Eastern oasis filled with the succulent scent of lamb roasting in spicy sauces. Servers present a lunch buffet as fully stocked as a cornucopia on moving day, featuring fare such as falafel sandwiches, shawarma wraps, and buffalo wings to accommodate a variety of dietary restrictions.

Dinner entrees—such as charbroiled lamb kebabs, shrimp mediterrania, and seasoned tilapia in a garlic wine sauce—arrive on steaming-hot platters with sides of rice and a small salad. A lineup of hookahs puffs out aromatic smoke in a variety of individual or blended flavors, which can be filtered through a choice of water, soda, juice, merlot, or vodka. As bartenders mix drinks at the fully stocked exposed bar, Middle Eastern music guides a house belly dancer through the ranks of mingling patrons to fully immerse guests in a Mediterranean ambiance.