Beit Rima is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

1. Beit Rima

9.4
86 Carl St (Cole), San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Cole Valley · 10 tips and reviews

Bridget G.Bridget Gael: Great, authentic middle eastern food! We loved the beef kabobs and mezzo platter — cinnamon spiced sweet potatoes were also great

Kunjan P.Kunjan Punatar: The order is a no brainer. Mezze platter and the Hand kneaded bread. Every single time. That’s how good it is. Hamleh is a delight too

Adam F.Adam Fuller: Absolutely delicious and so cozy! The hummus plate and chicken shish tawook were perfect

Beit Rima is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

2. Beit Rima

9.0
138 Church St, San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Duboce Triangle · 20 tips and reviews

Pau L.Pau La: Food, service, prices — everything 💯. By far our favorite restaurant in SF.

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Fantastic and very filling Lebanese food. Mezze platter (hummus and Muhammara) and chicken kebab plate all delicious.

Brendan C.Brendan Curran: Excellent branzino. The mezze platter was somewhat pedestrian unfortunately.

Sababa is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

3. Sababa

8.4
71 Stevenson St Ste 100, San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Financial District · No tips or reviews
Sababa is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

4. Sababa

8.3
554 Commercial St, San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Financial District · 3 tips and reviews

KarenKaren: Try the kofta bowl. Delicious. Don't forget the white sauce.

Curtis S.Curtis Shoung: The falafel sandwich is the best thing to order. They layer the falafel and toppings for even distribution in the pita. $10. What a deal.

Caleb K.Caleb Kuo: Get the pita falafel, they bake their own pita. Has great chew

Lavash is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

5. Lavash

8.5
511 Irving St (at 6th St), San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 59 tips and reviews

Gloria B.Gloria Bella: Love this place. Adas Polo with mint tea is my favorite comfort food.

Greg M.Greg Miller: Koobideh FTW!

Larissa D.Larissa Dinh: Must-order the Koobideh, mint tea, mixed grill to share, extra grilled tomatoes, eggplant appetizer.

Reem's Mission is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

6. Reem's Mission

8.2
2901 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Mission District · 3 tips and reviews

Jenn C.Jenn Chen: Hooray for a business who takes care of its workers. Everything here is delicious, and the mezze is always a crowd pleaser. Don't forget to snag a bag of their sourdough pita, too!

L U.L U: great flatbreads and atmosphere. love this spot

J T.J T: Manaeesh ❤️

Reem's California is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

7. Reem's California

8.3
1 Ferry Plz #19, San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Financial District · 2 tips and reviews

Omer Z.Omer Zach: Get a classic with mozzarella and hot sauce

Shivaji V.Shivaji Vidhale: Pali Cali was awesome

Old Jerusalem Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

8. Old Jerusalem Restaurant

8.1
2976 Mission St (btwn 25th & 26th St), San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Mission District · 69 tips and reviews

Jonathan A.Jonathan Aizen: shish taouk is my favorite - and they have the best humous outside the middle east.

The Bold ItalicThe Bold Italic: If you want to extra impress, order the Mossabaha, a chunky, spicy hummus that's topped with olive oil and served with house-made bread. Read more.

Star S.Star St.Germain: get the chicken shwarma plate. it is the winner of the meats at this place. 

Cafe Elena is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

9. Cafe Elena

7.8
1 Market Plz #5 (Spear), San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Financial District · 12 tips and reviews

Jerry W.Jerry Wu: There's a delectable breakfast only item that's not on the menu. Ask for the KRob sandwich. Sausage, eggs, cheese, spicy sauce on toasted wheat bread. You'll fall in love with it. Guaranteed.

Keith B.Keith Bauer: It's all about the Salesforce salad. It's not on the menu!

Richard B.Richard Boardman: Yummy simple affordable brekkie

Abu Salim Middle Eastern Grill is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

10. Abu Salim Middle Eastern Grill

7.2
1599 Haight St, San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Haight Ashbury · 3 tips and reviews

Alden C.Alden Cates: Stuffed falafel is the speciality (get with cheese) but the hummus and chicken shawarma fries are great too.

J J.J John: Dining room isn’t clean; bench cushions haven’t been washed in years, whole place smells of b.o. The baklava is absolute garbage.

Catherine S.Catherine Scholz: Falafel wrap VERY tasty!!!

Yemeni's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

11. Yemeni's Restaurant

7.1
1098 Sutter St (at Larkin St), San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 30 tips and reviews

Ghadah A.Ghadah A: Every time I visit SF I must come here ❤️ .. Try their Salta and Haneed (lamb) u won't regret it

Talita R.Talita Ribeiro: care for poor women without the company of a man. Food and excessively peppered with burnt onion.

Ashley Y.Ashley Yueh: The foul medamas is delicious. Meat salteh is spicy, boiling-hot goodness. Fantastic with tanour bread!

The Halal Guys is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

12. The Halal Guys

7.4
336 O'Farrell St (at Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Tenderloin · 27 tips and reviews

Juan Karlos K.Juan Karlos Kortéz III: Love the combo platter with beef and chicken!

RickyRicky: Soul food for New Yorkers

Miguel L.Miguel Lopez: Very unappetizing.

Sunrise Deli is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

13. Sunrise Deli

7.1
2115 Irving St, San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 26 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The atmosphere is no-frills, but the falafel sandwiches feature just-fried falafel, bright, fresh vegetables, and house made pickles, hummus, and hot sauce. You might need a fork.

Justin L.Justin Lim: The city's best falafel - try it

Dominic P.Dominic Perrone: Super falafel ftw!

Tuba - Authentic Turkish Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

14. Tuba - Authentic Turkish Restaurant

8.3
1007 Guerrero St (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Turkish Restaurant · Dolores Heights · 52 tips and reviews

David C.David Covell: Get the beyti. It's fantastic. And they may well have the best hummus in the city.

Philipp R.Philipp Reichardt: Order the Cold Platter and share it with your friends. So good

Anna J.Anna James: Cold meze platter is really good, specially the Dolma. I totally loved Karniyarik for main course, it's very similar to Moussaka. Ordered the Turkish coffee and the server did a small trick for us.

Bursa is one of The 15 Best Middle Eastern Restaurants in San Francisco.

15. Bursa

7.8
60 West Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · West Portal · 34 tips and reviews

Evan C.Evan Chen: Highly recommend the Adana! It was so good. Also recommend the hummus, dolmas, and fried cigar pastries!

Ellie K.Ellie Kravets: Try chicken wrap from lunch menu-very good!

Laura P.Laura Peterson: If you like spicy, the Adana kebab is really yummy. Some of the best rice I've ever had too.