Tehran
Cingari is the pick of the Indian restaurants because it gets the Mughlai cuisine just right, with tasty tandoor dishes, flavourful curries and plenty of…
Must-see restaurants in Middle East
Manama
One of Manama's best deals, the lunchtime buffet here offers a fine salad bar, eight international main courses, and barbecue area and grills, not to…
Omani Foods Restaurant & Kitchen
United Arab Emirates
You wouldn't know it from its ramshackle appearance – or its exceedingly snappy name – but this is the best joint on the Omani side of town for a meal…
Dubai
This comfy Euro-style cafe is an expat favourite famous for its luscious cakes (especially the carrot cake), tasty breakfasts, creative sandwiches …
Tel Aviv
On the border of Jaffa, in the hip Noga quarter, Casino San Remo is a chilled-out cafe, bar and restaurant with super-cool staff. Inventive cocktails are…
Beirut
Set in a very charming historic house pleasantly screened by greenery from this quiet street, this is a likeably discreet spot that does a pleasing line…
Nizwa
Roughly opposite the Falaj Daris Hotel, this modern, attractive restaurant with calligraphic walls caters to a growing national appetite for burgers. This…
Saudi Arabia
Canary coloured, cheap and cheerful, this is Yanbu’s favourite eating establishment. Try the speciality, the shawarma iskandar, served with a secret sauce…
Fanous Aras Traditional Restaurant
Iran
At the far eastern end of Jolfa's universe lies this sophisticated restaurant with a choice of ambience: tables and chairs, or carpets on the floor. There…
Wadi Musa
Located just off the Shaheed roundabout, this tiny cafe, decorated with potted plants, does a thriving trade in boxed meals of 'shawarma, chips and picks …
Iran
Good for kababs or a relaxed pot of tea (set per person IR40,000), this local couples' favourite has a series of pseudo-rustic rooms and larger takht…
Haifa
Tempting Middle Eastern pastries are piled high in the windows of this bakery, including kunafeh (wedges of vermicelli-topped cheese cake) and numerous…
Tehran
Under the Safir Hotel, the long-established Tandoor is popular and one of the most convenient places in central Tehran to find a decent curry. If you want…
Zahrat Bilad Al Sham Restaurant
Sur
Right beside the main road, this popular semi-open-air venue offers sizzling Turkish kebabs marinated in the chef’s best spices, reputedly of Ottoman…
Dhofar
This popular beachside restaurant offers tasty grilled seafood. It makes the perfect palm-tree setting for a four-course romantic dinner (OR58.5). The…
Wadi Musa
Selling rotisserie-style barbecued chicken and kebabs, this popular restaurant on the one-way loop round the centre of Wadi Musa (diagonally opposite…
Manama
Housed inside the elegant Four Seasons Hotel, this international breakfast and lunch restaurant is also home to Bahrain's most generous buffet brunch,…
Iran
Don't even think about ordering the stew: you come here to go to kabab heaven via its signature torche (sour) kabab. (Just eat salad for a week afterwards…
North Coast
Settle into the bright atrium at the restaurant of Ramat HaNadiv Gardens for brunch (until 11.30am) or a satisfying lunch of gnocchi, sandwiches and…
Jerusalem
Nagila is known for following mehadrin (very strict) kosher and for its market-driven salads and pastas served in a beautiful high-ceiling old stone house…
Iran
This teahouse-style restaurant in a small, historic caravanserai is a great choice – when it decides to open. Sadly, since the de facto ban on qalyan…
Al Mabrouk Beach Touristic Restaurant
Aqaba
This restaurant is a friendly and popular place for a large fish supper, with glass-top tables decorated with shells outside or air-conditioned dining…
Jerusalem
Anchoring the southern end of the First Station complex's restaurant row, this imitator of the Old City original does a close approximation in terms of…
Jerusalem
The 80-something-year-old grandson of this venerable bakery's founder still churns out delicious challah (braided braid usually eaten on Shabbat and…
Jerash
Serving a comprehensive buffet between 11am and 5pm, this friendly establishment at the entrance to the Jerash ruins is a good place for a Turkish coffee…
Qeshm Island
Hands down the best bakery–pastry shop in Qeshm Town, Nansito has a tantalising array of doughnuts, muffins and breads. It's across the road from Alvand 2…
Beirut
This Indian pop-up restaurant in the design district was such a big hit that they've made it permanent. There's still plenty of change in this space…
Nazareth
A family tradition since 1890, this pastry shop, which moved to a new location in 2017, is one of the best places in Israel for baklava and other syrup…
Oman
This smart little cafe on the approach to the hot springs has an air-conditioned interior and a small terrace overlooking the wadi. Lattes and smoothies,…
Saudi Arabia
As Shafa serves delicious Saudi and Turkmen dishes, including manti (similar to ravioli), at unbeatable prices. It’s much admired locally, but there's no…
Nizwa
This Turkish restaurant serves consistently delicious kebabs and other assorted Turkish dishes. It's some way out of town (near the Nizwa Gateway) but…
Esfahan
This attractively restored bathhouse just off Jolfa Sq (down the vaulted alley) has a teahouse and restaurant section, both relaxing, romantic spaces. The…
Kish Island
If you're at the stage of screaming when presented with yet another meat dish with rice, this sleek fast-food joint may well be for you, with a wide array…
Jerusalem
This small local favourite with front patio seating does excellent wood-fired, thin-crust pizzas and house-made pastas. Because of its proximity to…
Iran
At this downstairs eatery, the friendly staff churn out tasty kababs and a reasonable khoresht khalal (lamb stew with almonds), though it's not the sort…
Doha
Freshly baked bread and cakes in a simple, contemporary casual space. Good breakfasts to start you right for the day include omelettes, shakshuka, fried…
Tehran
Cosy little Charmy’s squeezes seats for about 20 around gingham-tableclothed tables into a room with an open kitchen. It dishes up simple but delicious…
Mecca
Pick up delicious shawarma and falafel wraps or a bag of freshly fried samosas for a mere SR2 at these great little 24-hour food stands selling the best…
Iran
This tidy little traditional-style restaurant, near the Masjed-e Jameh, makes a comfortable rest stop before exploring the nearby pottery workshop or…
Iran
Great traditional Iranian restaurant doing Gilani cuisine. Try the fish or the wonderfully sour torche kabab. Just east of Golestan Sq, it's the place…
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