Middle Eastern restaurants in Middle East
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Beirut
Beirut is one of the major shwarma joints on Al-Diyafah Rd and battles with Al-Mallah for the title of best lamb shwarma. Available in two sizes.
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Kebabi Etminar
Bog-standard local eatery whose IR7000 nun-o panir breakfast includes walnuts, raisins and unusually tasty cheese with bread and tea. Kababs from IR4400.
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Ferdosi Sonnati
The Ferdosi is a popular place that is especially busy at lunchtime, when its well-priced classic Persian dishes attract traffic from busy Imam Khomeini Sq.
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Mahdi Faludeh
The most famous faludeh (IR3000 a cup) shop in Shiraz that does a good line in bastani, too. It’s opposite the Arg and beside the mosque entrance.
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Ali Restaurant
Cavernous downstairs pay-first diner with a giant spoon-and-fork looming above the cashier. The menu is typical but available in English. Fast turnover.
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Sadaf Restaurant
A branch of the popular Sadaf chain, this Persian eatery serves up deliciously moist grilled kebabs and tasty Iranian rice in rather gaudy surroundings.
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Efteem
Two shops on the down-ramp off the square serve felafel, but the second one down is so cherished, restaurateurs from Haifa come in to buy the mix.
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Restoran-e Sa’di
This place is a classic lower middle-class Esfahani restaurant, with a cheapish, not that stylish, small menu with only half the dishes available.
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National Restaurant
Under Al-Kholi Hotel, this is a busy place and deservedly so. The meat and chicken dishes come with salads and hummus and are a great deal.
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Restaurant Tak
Three floors of comparatively upmarket dining with Gilani options including torshe tareh, a citrusy dish of local sorrel and egg.
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Kalleh Pache
If you take the ‘when in Rome’ philosophy seriously, or just like the taste of sheep brains, then this tiny shop is for you.
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Jahan Hotel Restaurant
Kababs, schnitzels or trout (IR49,500) are unremarkable but truly phenomenal views across the Haram make lunch-time dining here a must.
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Ram Peace Restaurant
Ram Peace Restaurant and Al-Fid’a Restaurant are other popular places selling standard local fare of chicken, dips and salads.
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Al-Fid’a Restaurant
Ram Peace Restaurant and Al-Fid’a Restaurant are other popular places selling standard local fare of chicken, dips and salads.
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Khorshid
This modern Iranian place appeals to upwardly mobile young Esfahanis with its relaxed atmosphere and reasonably priced Iranian food.
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Lebanese Village
The lamb shwarmas are zesty with onion, parsley, pickles and tomato. The felafel is good, too, but skip everything else.
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Amibe Furushi
Cheaper but inferior versions of maajun (compared to what you get at Vitamin Sara) are available from Amibe Furushi .
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Saffron Vegetarian Restaurant
If you like the food at Taj Mahal, the owners also run the Saffron Vegetarian Restaurant down the street.
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Khayyam Restaurant
This faux-traditional place is convenient to the Ayatollah Saduqi St hotels, though the food quality is inconsistent.
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Baharestan Restaurant
Forget atmosphere and style, the Baharestan is about tasty staples at tasty prices; the khoresht is best.
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Haji Baba Restaurant
Not exactly atmospheric, but the food is delicious, location and opening hours convenient and prices reasonable.
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Chelo Kabab Rahimi
No-frills place true to its name that also offers a decent khoresht (thick meaty stew with rice).
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Soofi Traditional Restaurant 2
Beside the Setareh Fars shopping centre; popular with young, wealthy Shirazis; live music at night.
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Turkey Restaurant
One of several local restaurants offering roast chicken, hummus and other standard local fare.
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Shem Shad Nemune
Almost next door to Yalda, the fried trout (IR26, 000) is good but mind those bones.
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