Muscat
This light-spangled restaurant on Mutrah Corniche offers cosy indoor dining on sedans under Turkish lanterns, or at trestle tables alongside Mutrah's busy…
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Tel Aviv
Onza taps into the buzz of the Jaffa flea market with its lively atmosphere of music, cocktails and gourmet food. Influenced by the Ottoman-era…
Southeastern Iran
With enameled metal tables, a household kitchen stove and picture-tiled walls, this ultra-down-market cafe is a great spot for people-watching over a…
Tehran
Decorated with antique photographs, this traditional restaurant in the middle of the park, has a laid-back ambience and is a relatively quiet space …
Israel
Named after one of the founders of the city of Petah Tikva, Shtampfer is located in the centre of town and attracts a lively multinational crowd, which…
Tel Aviv
Popular not just by name, this spot is also one of Tel Aviv's trendiest new cocktail bars, where DJs spin until late. Set on the ground floor of a new…
Tel Aviv
Popular with young Tel Avivians, Taqueria is a down-to-earth Mexican joint with very reasonably priced tacos and burritos, plus probably the best nachos…
Tel Aviv
This branch of the popular ice-cream chain offers some much-needed Italian ice cream on those hot and humid summer days. More than an ice-cream shop, it…
Tel Aviv
A popular boutique ice-cream parlour, Vaniglia has branches in Sarona, the Old Railway Station and Ibn Gabirol St. But our favourite is this one with a…
Bur Dubai
The original branch of what has evolved into a shopping mall mainstay, Pars serves Iranian classics like chelo kebab (kebab with rice) and khoresh-e…
Beirut
A favourite with the affluent Achrafiyeh set, this chain cafe at the start of Rue Gouraud is a fine spot to indulge in some people watching. You'll need…
Beirut
The poke wave is crashing into Beirut in a big way. Ahi Poke was the first poke place to open in the city, and, for now at least, it’s the best. Ahi Poke…
Beirut
Zwizz, as the kids call it, is the hometown hero of the Lebanese fast food scene. Franchises abound, and they all sling the same tasty, healthy-ish,…
Muscat
This intimate, licensed restaurant, with large windows and a terrace overlooking the fish market, is a good place to get a feel of Muscat’s age-old…
Mecca
One of the kingdom's most popular fast-food outlets, Al Tazaj offers local food served super-quick. Conveniently open 24 hours a day and next to Al Masjid…
Esfahan
Close to the Kelisa-ye Vank, this no-nonsense local favourite is housed in a cheery basement of pine furniture, illuminated dioramas and plastic flowers…
Dubai
Locals praise the chicken shawarma and grilled chicken at this traditional joint (which started life as a juice bar some 30 years ago). It is located on…
Tel Aviv
It’s impossible to miss this large restaurant on the corner of Dizengoff St and Nordau Blvd with its antique furniture outside. The menu is standard…
Tehran
This tiny, unpretentious lunchtime place serves a surprising range of Iranian dishes with Turkish fare thrown in. Kababs share space with huge pots of…
Tehran
Handy to the budget accommodation, this lunchtime place serves reliably good interpretations of the standard kababs, khoresht and zereshk polo ba morgh …
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Michelin-decorated chef Gary Rhodes is famous for bringing British cuisine into the 21st century. At his plant-filled white-and-citrus-hued Dubai outpost,…
Southeastern Iran
This pleasant, bright kebab restaurant serves high-quality food in a slightly bare, triangular, drop-in dining room (and, for special occasions, in a…
Jerusalem
Grab a stool at the small bar and chow down on an Angus beef patty – yep, just the patty. Buns optional. The meat is bought fresh from Mahane Yehuda…
Iran
Tehran's fast-food chain comes to Orumiyeh. When you can't stomach another kabab or hidden surcharge, have a go at one of these meat-and-bean stews. There…
Iran
This spacious, two-level fast-food restaurant has a certain elegance despite the lime-green colour scheme. A menu in English covers Iranian pizza, basic…
Iran
The logo implies a KFC knockoff, but while they do have ready-to-go fried chicken, there's also a range of pizzas, burgers, stuffed baked potatoes and…
Haifa
This large, family-focused restaurant is a hit with Haifa's Arab community. It serves a familiar range of Middle Eastern classics – huge spreads of…
Northern Saudi Arabia
The speciality at this local fast-food chain are the wraps filled with chicken, meat or fish. It also does chicken boxes, subs, salads and burgers. In a…
Tel Aviv
Robustly flavoured pan-Asian dishes including dumplings, noodles and sushi rolls are served at this bustling branch of the popular local chain. The food…
Nizwa
The biggest bakery in Nizwa and part of a chain operating all over Oman, this establishment sells a range of local- and Western-style bread, cakes and…
North Coast
With indoor and outdoor tables, this reliable cafe busily prepares pizzas, salads and omelettes – which seem like a mere side dishes next to their…
Muscat
Catering to homesick traders from the interior, this restaurant is one of the few to serve genuine Omani food the traditional way with seating on old…
Tehran
Akbar Mashti became famous for his ice cream in the 1950s and today his son continues to sell what he modestly describes as ‘the most famous ice cream in…
Beirut
Beirut is home to the only international outpost of this Los Angeles institution, slinging cholesterol-rich breakfast sandwiches to AUB students morning…
Al Ula
Of Al Ula’s small selection of restaurants, Al Ula Bukhari, which lies 100m south of the Saptco bus station, has the best reputation. It’s signposted in…
Hajar Mountains
Men and women sit apart (or in family groups) at this highly popular restaurant serving Omani dishes, such as chicken mandhi (OR1.7) and Indian favourites…
Dhofar
This simple coffee shop serves black tea, tea boiled with milk, soft drinks and a few basic snacks. With a shaded terrace, it's a good spot from which to…
Iran
This mildly inventive twist on a sonati-style cafe isn't antique but the frontage has striking window-murals and the interior feels vaguely 1920s. There's…
Beirut
Despite Hamra's buzzing scene, it's not that easy to find a straight-up Lebanese restaurant without a hipster slant or burger menu. This fits the bill:…
Jebel Akhdar
Serving simple but well-prepared fare such as shawarma (shaved grilled meat in bread) and whole roasted chickens (OR2.8), this local-style restaurant has…
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