Brunch at Movida
Every day, closed on Mondays
Movida · South Beach • $$
Persian-Mexican fusion meets craft cocktails in this vibrant SoMa lounge where cultural music sets the mood and creative dishes surprise at every turn.
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Pals for Palestine: Kickstarting Reem’s Chef Collab Series for Gaza
Every day from Jan. 21 to Jan. 25
Reem's California Mission · Mission District • $$
Sink your teeth into a one-of-a-kind vegan Man'oushe born from a powerful kitchen collaboration. Lion Dance Cafe reimagines their cult-favorite shaobing as an open-faced flatbread piled with sambal tomat, crispy potatoes, and silky eggplant, all while raising funds for Gaza relief.
Oakland Restaurant Week
SAFFRON KITCHEN, RESTAURANT & BAR · Rockridge • $$
Afghan flavors meet Mediterranean flair at this College Ave spot offering a $35 three-course pre-fixe during Oakland Restaurant Week—think Potato Pakora, lamb dumplings, aromatic kebabs, and fragrant Ferni for dessert.
A Mission Bernal Tasting: Ten Countries in Four Blocks
October 29
The Front Porch · Bernal Heights • $$
Four blocks of Mission Street turn into one long dinner table. Stroll from Cortland to 29th, sampling Nepali, Persian, Nicaraguan, Greek and more at every stop, plus local pizza and beer along the way.
Jaji
Koreatown Northgate • $$$$
Named after her ancestral Pashtun tribe, Sophia Akbar's contemporary Afghan restaurant channels family recipes through a modern lens. Think yogurt-washed lychee martinis, lamb shank with mastawa rice, and a hidden speakeasy called B.Akbar tucked behind the dining room.
Santorini Mediterranean Restaurant
Danville • $$
A Greek-Persian mashup where live music sets the scene on weekends. The Beef Koubideh and Gyros draw loyal fans, and you can pair either with their fresh Hummus and Pita.
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Marin Country Mart Farmers Market
Marin Country Mart · Larkspur
Valencia LIVE!
Anatolian Tavern · Mission Dolores
$$
Kids Eat Free
The Kebab Shop · San Ramon
$
Live Jazz and Romantic Classics
Santorini Mediterranean Restaurant · Danville
$$
Maiwand Market Lunch Buffet
Maiwand Market · Santa Clara
$
Txuleton Tuesday
Oveja Negra · West Valley
$$
Student Meal Deal at Oren's Hummus Express
Town & Country Village · Palo Alto
Negeen Restaurant
West Valley
$$
De Afghanan Kabob House
Chinatown
$$
Lighthouse Mosque
Temescal
Yasmin
Mission District
$
Old Jerusalem Restaurant
Mission District
$$
Nick The Greek
South San Jose
$
Hummus Republic
Livermore
$
Bubbelah
Menlo Park
Bistro 4293
Piedmont Avenue
Yas Restaurant
West Valley
$$
Oasis Kitchen
Adams Point
$
Turquaz SF
Mid-Market
My-O-My
Northside
$
Las Delicias Salvadoran Restaurant
Downtown Berkeley
$$
Obour Foods (Downtown Berkeley Farmers Market)
Downtown Berkeley
Pasha SF
Tenderloin
$$
Besan's Market & Restaurant
San Bruno
Reem's California Mission
Mission District
$$
Cobani Gyro & Kebab
Beresford Park
$$
Danville International Market LLC
Danville
Halal Cart SF
Financial District
$
Kabuli Kabobs
Monument Corridor
$$
Inshallah Mediterranean Cuisine
Hillside
$
The Bite
West SoMa
$$
Sam’s Kebob & Gyro’s - Mediterranean Grill
Concord
$
Cal Gyros Mediterranean
Southside
$$
Halal Dastarkhan
Lower Nob Hill
$$
Sabra Grill Restaurant
Chinatown
$$
Oasis Food Market
Pill Hill
$
Lazeez Kitchen
Pill Hill
$$
Real Mediterranean Kitchen
College Terrace
$
Big Bowl Theory (Mediterranean Reinvented)
Civic Center
Halal Good Subs Market
Daly City
Anatolian Kitchen
Evergreen Park
$$
Bundoo Khan
Baylands
$$
House of Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen
Mission Bay
$$
Taza mediterranean
Downtown Oakland
1001 Nights
Palo Alto
SAJJ Mediterranean (SF SoMa)
South Beach
$
Taste Of Persia SJ
Meadowfair
$$
Bundu Khan Restaurant
Pittsburg
Yemen Kitchen
Tenderloin
$
Nick the Greek
Serramonte
$$
Halal King Kitchen
Southwest Annex
$$
Fremont Kabob Restaurant
Santa Clara
Yafa Hummus
Dublin
$
Chelokababi Persian Cuisine
Ponderosa Park
$$
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