# Falafels Online

> The ultimate guide to falafel — recipes, ingredients, history, restaurant reviews, and the best falafel in major US cities.

Falafels Online is an editorial site covering Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine, with a focus on falafel: how to make it, where to eat it, and the culture behind it.

## Pages

- [Home](/): Overview of Falafels Online.
- [Complete Falafel Guide](/falafels): Origins, ingredients, recipes, and serving ideas.
- [Menu & Featured Restaurants](/menu): Recommended falafel spots and dishes.
- [Blog](/blog): Recipes, guides, restaurant reviews, and city-by-city roundups.
- [About](/about): About the Falafels Online project.
- [Contact](/contact): Get in touch.

## Core Guides

- [What Is Falafel Made Of?](/what-is-falafel-made-of): Every ingredient in traditional falafel, what each does, and substitutions.
- [How to Make Falafel at Home](/how-to-make-falafel): Full recipe with ratios, resting time, oil temperature, plus baked and air-fryer methods.
- [Falafel Nutrition & Calories](/falafel-nutrition): Calories, protein, fibre, fried vs baked, and diet suitability.

## Key Facts

- Falafel is made of soaked dried chickpeas (Levantine) or split fava beans (Egyptian ta'ameya), ground raw with parsley, cilantro, onion, garlic, cumin and coriander.
- Authentic falafel never uses canned or cooked chickpeas; the beans are soaked 12-24 hours and ground raw.
- Falafel is vegan and dairy-free; it is gluten free only when bound with chickpea flour and served without pita.
- One fried falafel ball is roughly 55-60 calories; fried falafel is about 333 kcal and 13-14g protein per 100g.
- Frying temperature is 175C / 350F for 3-4 minutes.

## Popular Recipes & Guides

- [What Are Falafels?](/blog/what-are-falafels): Plain-language intro to falafel.
- [Falafel Ingredients Explained](/blog/falafels-ingredients): Every ingredient and why it matters.
- [Easy Falafel Recipes](/blog/easy-falafel-recipes): Beginner-friendly recipes.
- [Vegan Falafel Recipes](/blog/vegan-falafel-recipes): Fully plant-based versions.
- [Falafel Sandwich Recipe](/blog/falafel-sandwich-recipe): Classic pita assembly.
- [The Best Way to Cook Falafels](/blog/the-best-way-to-cook-falafels): Frying, baking, and air-frying compared.
- [Falafel Sauce with Mint Leaves](/blog/falafel-sauce-with-mint-leaves): Cooling yogurt-mint sauce.

## Best Falafel by City

- [New York](/blog/best-falafel-in-new-york)
- [Los Angeles](/blog/best-falafel-in-los-angeles)
- [Chicago](/blog/best-falafel-in-chicago)
- [Houston](/blog/best-falafel-in-houston)
- [Philadelphia](/blog/best-falafel-in-philadelphia)
- [San Francisco](/blog/best-falafel-in-san-francisco)
- [Seattle](/blog/best-falafel-in-seattle)
- [Boston](/blog/best-falafel-in-boston)
- [Miami](/blog/best-falafel-in-miami)
- [Washington DC](/blog/best-falafel-in-washington-dc)

## Optional

- [Sitemap](/sitemap.xml): Full list of indexed URLs.
- [Terms of Use](/terms-of-use)
- [Privacy Policy](/privacy-policy)