Sesame Seed

About Sesame Seed

Sesame Seed is a Mediterranean restaurant located at 68 W Wooster St in Danbury, Connecticut. It's part of our guide to 54 restaurants, cafes and bars in Danbury. Prices are affordable ($10–20 per person).

Sesame Seed is open 5 days a week, usually 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (closed Monday and Sunday). Note that it closes between lunch and dinner service on 5 days of the week.

Guests can choose from 17 menu items across 5 sections, including Appetizers, Salads, Combination Dinner Plates, Plates, and Extraas. Listed prices range from $1.50 to $9.95, with a typical item around $4.95. Menu highlights include Humus, Sesame Seed Salad, and Vegetarian Combination.

Available service options are no-contact delivery, delivery, takeaway, and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, cosy, historic, and romantic, and it is a good fit for groups and tourists. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include alcohol, beer, coffee, comfort food, and halal food.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible toilet and wheelchair-accessible entrance. Payment methods accepted: credit cards and debit cards. Parking: free of charge street parking. Reservations are accepted; call (203) 743-9850 to book a table.

Quick facts

Category

Mediterranean Restaurant

Address

68 W Wooster St, Danbury, CT 06810

Phone

(203) 743-9850

Price range

$10–20 per person

Hours

Open 5 days a week, usually 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (closed Monday and Sunday)

Menu

17 items · $1.50–$9.95

Listing updated

April 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared Sesame Seed’s weekday schedule with 10 other Mediterranean restaurants in Connecticut. On a typical weekday it opens at 11:30 AM, later than most (the typical opening time is 11:00 AM) and closes at 8:00 PM, earlier than most (typical closing time: 9:30 PM).

In total it is open about 27.5 hours a week, 46 hours fewer than the local median of 73. 70% of Mediterranean restaurants in Connecticut open on Sundays; Sesame Seed does not.

Compared with 10 other Mediterranean restaurants in Connecticut that list their hours in our guide.

• Humus$3.50

  ground chickpeas blended w/tahini, garlic, lemon and salt

• Sesame Seed Salad$8.95

  lettuce, tomato, parsley, feta, and seeds.

• Vegetarian Combination$9.95

  falafel, salad, humus and tabuli.

• Falafel$8.95

  ground chickpeas, fava beans, parsley and garlic blended: fried.

• Feta Cheese$1.50
• Baba Ghanouj$3.95

  baked eggplant blended w/lemon, garlic, tahini and salt.

• Meat Combination$9.95

  kafta, kibbee, salad and humus.

• Kafta$9.95

  ground lamb, onion, parsley and spices; char-broiled.

• Chedder Cheese$1.50
• Half And Half$3.95

  half humus and half baba.

Typical prices for Mediterranean restaurants across the US

Based on 380 menus with 26,075 priced items from Mediterranean restaurants across the US, the median menu item costs $12.50, and half of all items are priced between $6.99 and $18.70.

At Sesame Seed the median listed price is $4.95, lower than the typical $12.50 for Mediterranean restaurants across the US.

Calculated from 380 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

There are no other places to eat and drink in our guide within half a mile of Sesame Seed, but there are 8 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Latin American & Caribbean (2), Bakeries & Desserts (2), Steakhouses (1), and Burgers & Fast Food (1).

3 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week, so this is a good area for a late meal.

Nearest places of other kinds

• Latin American & CaribbeanBanana Brasil0.6 mi
• Bakeries & DessertsDunkin'0.7 mi
• Bars & PubsO'Brien's Irish Pub0.7 mi
• Burgers & Fast FoodMain Street Muncheez0.8 mi
• SteakhousesChuck's Steak House0.9 mi

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