Middle East

🇱🇧 LEBANON / HISTORICAL: Manakish fresh from the oven are the most valuable treasures of the Levant.

Jun 26 •

(SHEF) Chef Ahlam Shehab

🇵🇸 PALESTINE and JORDAN 🇯🇴 / HISTORICAL: A home chef serving delicious food from the Levant can deliver straight to your house.

May 23 •

The Original HaWOWshi

🇪🇬 EGYPT / HISTORICAL: One of Egypt's most popular street foods has a purveyor committed to its spread in Los Angeles.

Apr 11 •

🇾🇪 YEMEN / One of the world's oldest coffee cultures now has a home in a modern Lake Forest shopping plaza.

Mar 11 •

Al Azayem Restaurant

🇮🇶 IRAQ / QUICK FIX: The gem of El Cajón's "Little Baghdad" might just be this fast-paced diner-style Chaldean restaurant.

Mar 3 •

Al Wadee Restaurant and Bakery

🇱🇧 LEBANON / With the Southland's largest variety of manakeesh, this bakery also serves a wide range of favorites from the Levant.

Dec 16, 2024 •

Al-Sultan Mediterranean Grill

🇵🇸 PALESTINE / HISTORICAL: The key word here is grill, with skewers of meat over mesquite and dual spinning shawarma spits both competing for your…

Nov 22, 2024 •

🇾🇪 YEMEN / HISTORICAL: Permanently Closed.

Oct 20, 2024 •

Desert Moon Grill

🇱🇧 LEBANON / Levantine foods fully infused with charcoal and smoke from the grill make this eight year old Little Arabia spot worth returning to for…

Oct 16, 2024 •

Mama's Shawarma

🇸🇾 SYRIA / HISTORICAL: Permanently Closed.

Jun 19, 2024 •

Jerusalem Chicken

🇵🇸 PALESTINE / FREE FRIDAY FAVORITES: For those without easy access to Anaheim's magical Little Arabia, Slauson Avenue offers some seriously good…

Jun 8, 2024 •

Al Sanabel Bakery & Mehmet's Koftegi

🇹🇷 TURKEY / FREE FRIDAY FAVORITES: When one of Little Arabia's favorite Lebanese bakeries was taken over by a Turkish chef, very good things happened.

Apr 5, 2024 •

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