North Coast
This welcoming restaurant favoured by locals offers standard Middle Eastern staples such as kebabs, falafel, stuffed grape leaves and labneh (thick…
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Masirah Island
Abu Shabeeb is the most comprehensive supermarket in town (useful for camping provisions), but if you require any ‘must haves’ it's best to bring them…
Iran
The good doctor's traditional dishes are a cut above the local fast food. Set back from the street in a courtyard near the corner of Saadi St.
Aqaba
The fruit and vegetable souq, hidden at the southern end of Raghadan St, is the best place to buy healthy, locally grown items for a picnic.
Iran
Just off crowded Ferdosi St is the reliable Morvarid with its eye-searingly red interior. Try the Kurdish kofte (meatballs).
Iran
Better-than-average rice and kabab dishes from the restaurant below the mosaferkhaneh (lodging house) near the bazaar.
Iran
This place dishes up cheap and cheerful kababs without a surcharge in sight. It's just off Daneshkadeh St.
Aqaba
A good option for Syrian and Jordanian cuisine, including grilled meat and fish. It’s next to the Al Amer Hotel.
Haifa
The best place in Haifa for fresh fruit and veggies, along with picnic goodies like sweets, hummus and pastries.
Nazareth
The decor is unspeakably tacky, but the shawarma, hummus plate and veggie salad-and-starter spread are tops.
Aqaba
On a hot day, stop by Hani Ali, a sugar addict’s paradise of traditional sweets and delicious ice cream.
Tel Aviv
Locals swear by the burgers here, which feature beef or vegetarian patties of varying sizes sizzled up with choose-your-own toppings. It's the perfect…
Tel Aviv
Jaffa’s first bakery was established in 1880 and, four generations down the line, the Abu Elafia family is busier than ever. The main attractions are its…
West Bank
For a more formal sit-down meal, follow the locals and ascend Assaraya’s wood-panelled staircase from the main gate into the Old City. Take a seat in the…
Tel Aviv
Fresh ingredients and filling portions make this tiny stall slinging sabich – an Iraqi-derived snack consisting of fried aubergine, boiled egg, cabbage,…
West Bank
Head up to Aawtar’s spacious roof garden for a choice of Arabic and Western dishes under the stars. Even on cool evenings, the terrace is packed with…
Tel Aviv
Aside from the classic meaty hamburgers with all the trimmings, this branch of the popular burger chain also has schnitzel and vegan mushroom burgers…
Tel Aviv
Equal parts restaurant, late-night bar, club and art space, the port's most popular venue serves a mix of mezze, seafood, pasta and Israeli-style brunches…
Israel
If you like looking at expensive yachts while eating your shrimp, then this restaurant is for you. Attached to the sometimes noisy Arena shopping mall,…
Tel Aviv
The seafront branch of the famous family-run Arabic bakery from Jaffa consists of a long glass counter with pastries such as huge sambusas filled with…
Muscat
Lulu is the region’s favourite supermarket chain, and its food halls include many Middle Eastern favourites such as hummus and muttabel (smoked aubergine…
Tel Aviv
Market TLV offers affordable but wholesome vegan home cooking. Simple Indian, Moroccan and Thai curries are served out of big soup pots with rice and…
Muscat
The ubiquitous Al Fair supermarket chain, found in many of the main shopping areas of Muscat, is the perfect shop for picnic ingredients with an expansive…
Manama
You're not going to come all the way out here for a fast-food booth version of the popular Isfahani restaurants, but should you find yourself shopping in…
Israel
Located in the heart of Herzliya Pituach's business district, Agadir is the place for flame-grilled meat or veggie burgers with your choice of toppings…
Israel
The clock turns back several centuries in historic Samir, an old Arab family-run restaurant hidden in a dusty backstreet behind the market and set in a…
Tel Aviv
With its weird name and wild atmosphere, Sabba & 300 Rabbits is the place for after-hours pizza. The music is cranked up, the staff are tattooed and the…
Israel
Tuck into tasty tagines, couscous and meat dishes in this kosher Moroccan restaurant near the seafront. The building is a cross between a giant tagine pot…
Doha
If you happen to be on Al Mirqab Al Jadeed St, this is one of the only stand-alone coffee shops in the area. It serves reasonable coffee and freshly baked…
Iran
At the turn to Dasht is a series of simple roadside eateries facing a rugged landscape of crags dotted with sparse evergreen trees. Charcoal barbecues…
West Bank
Perched on the edge of Hebron’s Old City, this busy restaurant is one of the best for shawarma. It has a handful of chairs where locals perch to chomp…
Iran
Popular with groups and guided tours for its English menu, Eghbali has good food and reasonable service, though high surcharges. There are better, cheaper…
Iran
The Flamingo has been relying on the tourist rial for too long. Yep, the food is nice and succulent, but beware of the 25%-surcharge shafting when you get…
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