Dubai
This multi-branch staple hasn't lost a step since first firing up that charcoal grill in 1972. Chicken tikka and various kebabs are all tickled to…
Must-see restaurants in Middle East
Iran
The facade looks bland, but inside the decor is a kitschy delight. Achaemenid figures lead down to a vaulted cavern, artificial grotto and circular dining…
Bur Dubai
Locals love the opulent Bedouin tent–style ceiling of this formal Lebanese restaurant in the Grand Hyatt hotel, complete with belly dancer and live band…
Al Shariq Restaurant & Coffeeshop
Oman
This typical local-style restaurant, with its attractive red-painted exterior, has tiny, screened cubicles for private family dining. There's a huge…
Haifa
Hidden away behind busy HaNassi Ave, this chain cafe serves a hotchpotch of East-meets-West recipes – with varying success. Offerings range from pad ka…
Amman
This restaurant doesn’t look much from the outside and looks positively uninviting from the street entrance, but it turns out decent seafood, fried up in…
Southeastern Iran
This sofrekhane sonati–style teahouse serves dizi and other basic meals at carpeted tea-beds, but it only opens in the evening (except on Fridays). When…
Tel Aviv
One of the most popular cheap eateries in the hip neighbourhood of Florentin, Casbah is run by the same people behind the equally cool Hoodna Bar, just…
Iran
This family-oriented tea cavern overflows with character, especially in its carpet-draped front cellar. The good dizi sangi (stew of lamb, chickpeas and…
Downtown Dubai
There's nothing like adding a little texture to your cuppa courtesy of a sprinkling of slightly sweet and gummy tapioca. Originally a Taiwanese treat…
Downtown Dubai
Thiptara means 'magic at the water' – very appropriate given its romantic setting in a lakeside pagoda with unimpeded views of the Dubai Fountain. The…
Tel Aviv
Movieing feels like a quintessential Tel Aviv cafe. Packed with good-looking people, it has everything a local caff needs – fab breakfasts with poached…
Al Batinah Restaurant & Coffee Shop
Oman
Serving delicious grilled meat, steaming piles of biryani, whole fried chicken and fish scooped from the sea by the fishermen mending their nets nearby,…
Iran
Currently the most popular restaurant in Nahar Khoran, Soufi looks very alluring from the road and the front-balcony tables with wrought-iron chairs are a…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
This is the Lebanese fast-food favourite among locals, with high-quality Levant street food at heart-warmingly low prices. Stick to what they do best:…
Ramallah
Across the road from La Grotta, close to the Old City and down the hill from Al Manara, Boaz is a hole-in-the-wall kebab house with a few plastic tables…
Jebel Shams
By the signpost for Dar Lawi, across from some picnic shelters (and derelict toilets best avoided), this simple one-storey establishment with a barasti …
Beirut
Head up the wooden staircase to access this huge and ultra-popular restaurant and then choose between a garden table or one in the attractively decorated…
Tel Aviv
A staple of north Tel Aviv, Fu is predominantly a sushi restaurant that also serves some of the best noodles in town. Right near the fashionable corner of…
Oman
For a partial sea view and newly caught hamour (a type of grouper) from the fish market opposite, this simple eatery serves delicious Turkish food at…
Southeastern Iran
In Enghelab Park this domed teahouse has inexpensive kebabs; it's well worth considering for breakfast for its tomato omelettes (given a little extra zest…
Dhofar
One of a couple of basic coffee shops on top of the incline above the Ittin Rd, this simple establishment offers a few seats under shady trees that bob…
Jerash
The only restaurant inside the Jerash ruins, this is a welcome stop for weary visitors. Located near the South Gate, it attracts large volumes of tourists…
Manama
Plain, simple and clean, this no-frills grill serves meals spiced up by the panorama of life in the heart of the city. The dishes range from those…
Tel Aviv
A stylish restaurant on the corner of Nachmani and Yehuda HaLevi Sts, Bana has a vegan buffet serving seasonal dishes. With its ideal location and modern…
Ramallah
It's no longer the only place to get pizza in Ramallah, but it is easy to see how Pronto has survived since 1997 in a city where many restaurants barely…
Tel Aviv
Serving up one of the meatiest burgers in town, Fat Cow unashamedly caters for carnivores: the butcher’s knives displayed on the walls next to the heavy…
Al Saula'ee Restaurant & Grills
Oman
One of many similar grill restaurants here, this local favourite is distinguished by a white-picket fence enclosing a small tree-shaded yard. If it's too…
West Bank
Situated in the lobby of the Al Yasmeen Hotel, Zeit ou Zaatar is worth noting because of its excellent range of both Palestinian and Levantine dishes,…
Bur Dubai
A favourite pit stop of expats and Karama Market shoppers with an eye for a biryani bargain, this local chain puts tummies into a state of contentment…
Tel Aviv
Fantastic for kids, this branch of the Landwer chain, next to Gordon Swimming Pool and Tel Aviv Marina, has plenty of space for families to chill…
Beirut
Supremely out of place in the sleepy Geitawi neighborhood, El Brimo's Vegas-style facade hides an elegantly restored manor house with a garden. The mezze…
Downtown Dubai
This multibranch pan-Asian restaurant is a reliably good choice for a casual lunch or dinner. There’s great variety – from roast duck to noodle soups,…
Tel Aviv
Run by the same company that own the popular Brasserie M&R, the Bakery is a smallish cafe with a similar French atmosphere. More than a regular coffee bar…
Saudi Arabia
The lack of tourism infrastructure on Greater Farasan is summed up by the fact that this small, local restaurant with basic seating only for men is one of…
Jerusalem
Jerusalemites are fans of fast food, and they're always happy to join 'best snack in the city' debates. When they do, this place on pedestrianised Ben…
Dubai
Noodles are prepared here in every style imaginable – braised, tossed, fried, added to soups and paired with seafood, beef, chicken, duck or tofu. Service…
Iran
If the waft of delicious fresh bread from the bakery opposite Qom International Hotel makes you hungry, then the local-style restaurant next door is a…
Dubai
We rarely get excited about lobby lounges, but this elegant symphony of one got our attention for including a Middle Eastern breakfast in its greet-the…
Amman
This place really specialises in sweets and pastries, but it has a large, good-value restaurant at the back that provides an opportunity to try typical…
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