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The Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in Toronto

The best Middle Eastern restaurants in Toronto represent the full breadth of this varied and delicious region. Sure, there's the shawarma, falafel and hummus we all know and love, but you can also try delights that are harder to find at these places.

Here are the best Middle Eastern restaurants in Toronto.


Maha's Restaurant
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Maha's Restaurant

Still one of few places to go for Egyptian food in Toronto, the brunches at this Little India restaurant with overflowing chicken sandwiches, Egyptian falafel and shakshuka have drawn long lineups.

Parallel
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Parallel

Falafel that's bright green on the inside pairs perfectly with house tahini at this restaurant on Geary that's also a factory space. Don't miss out on their hummus, including a truffle variety, or their popular brunch.


Fat Pasha
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Fat Pasha

Some of the city's best dishes inspired by the flavours of the Middle East can be found at this Annex restaurant, including chicken shawarma and a whole head of cauliflower with skhug, tahini, halloumi, pomegranate and pine nuts.

Byblos Uptown
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Byblos Uptown

Have a positively palatial Middle Eastern meal at either the Entertainment District or Yonge and Eglinton location of this restaurant that serves pide, manti dumplings and even Middle Eastern fried chicken.


Tabule Riverside
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Tabule Riverside

Multiple locations of the restaurant around the city serve all your Middle Eastern favourites like falafel, hummus, their nominal tabule, lamb chops and kebabs.


The Haifa Room
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The Haifa Room

Stationed at the corner of Dundas and Ossington, get massive pita sandwiches, falafel, hummus, labneh, tabouleh and kofta as well as beer, wine and cocktails at this spot.

Limon Restaurant
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Limon Restaurant

Dips, soups, salads and kabobs as well as a full coffee menu show a full range of what the influences of the Middle East have to offer at this Beaches restaurant.


Amal
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Amal

Tucked amongst the luxury shops around Yonge and Bloor is this serene and sophisticated restaurant with a rooftop patio serving the classiest dips, salads, mezze and skewers along with items like whole grilled fish. They do lunch, dinner and brunch.

Azhar
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Azhar

This restaurant on Ossington serves fermented potato pita with all kinds of dips as well as wood fired options like octopus and whole fish.

Lead photo by

Hector Vasquez at Amal


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