Middle Eastern
Café Istanbul
This ‘everything from scratch, made by family’ café is also a grocery store and deli, offering pickled and canned bulk, most with labels indiscernible to English-only speakers.
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Saffron Café
Authentic-ass Persian. Flavorful meat, top notch rice, and good spices. Try the filet mignon kebabs, or bone-in lamb shank (made with all-New Mexican lamb!).
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Yasmine's Mediterranean Café
Still one of our favorite Middle Eastern haunts, featuring those amazing falafel sandwiches, great spanikopita, and deeply satisfying gyros. Don’t mind the cafeteria atmosphere, and don’t miss the homemade pastries.
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