Middle Eastern Restaurant Name Generator
Lebanese, Turkish and Persian grill and mezze names
Generate Middle Eastern restaurant names for Lebanese kitchens, Turkish grills, Persian kabob houses, shawarma and falafel counters, mezze bars and bakeries, such as Beirut Nights, Bosphorus Grill, Shiraz Garden, Sumac & Saffron and The Shawarma Spot.
About Middle Eastern restaurant names
Middle Eastern restaurants tend to name themselves in four ways. The first is a place that tells diners which kitchen to expect: Beirut Nights and Byblos Kitchen for Lebanese cooking, Bosphorus Grill and Anatolia Table for Turkish, Shiraz Garden and Caspian Kabob for Persian. The second is an ingredient, as in Sumac & Saffron, Cedar & Olive or Pomegranate House. The third is a dish or the oven it comes from (Saj Bakery, The Tahdig Room, The Shawarma Spot), and the fourth is a word of welcome such as Ahlan Kitchen or Sahtein, which Arabic speakers say the way the French say bon appetit.
The list follows nine styles: Lebanese and Levantine names, Turkish grills and meyhanes, Persian kabob and rice houses, Egyptian and Gulf-style names, shawarma, falafel and wrap counters, mezze and wine bars, bakeries and sweet shops, modern fast-casual brands and family names like Teta Salma's Kitchen. Arabic, Turkish and Persian words are kept to their own cuisine, so sofra and meyhane appear only on Turkish names and anar or tahdig only on Persian ones. Spellings follow the plain forms usually seen on signs in English, without accents.
How to choose Middle Eastern restaurant names
- Name the cuisine you cook. Lebanese, Turkish, Persian and Egyptian food are different kitchens, and a name like Antep Kebap House or Koshari Corner sets the right expectation before the menu does.
- If you use an Arabic, Turkish or Persian word, ask a native speaker to check it and keep one language per name. A short gloss on the menu (sofra: the table laid for a meal) turns the word into a talking point.
- Decide whether the sign should say Mediterranean. Many US restaurants add it because diners search for it, and names like The Mediterranean Counter or East Med Grill work when the menu crosses borders.
- Family names are a strong tradition here. Teta, Jiddo, Khalto and Ammo (grandmother, grandfather, aunt and uncle in Levantine Arabic) promise home cooking, so use one only if there is a real recipe behind it.
- Leave certification words such as halal out of the name itself and show them on the door and the menu, where they can be kept accurate.
Frequently asked questions
What are good names for a Lebanese restaurant?
Lebanese names usually point to a place, an ingredient or the family. From this list, Beirut Nights, Byblos Kitchen, Zahle Mezze House, Cedar & Olive, Beit Zaytoun and Teta Salma's Kitchen all fit. Mezze bars can go lighter with Mezze & Arak or Bekaa Wine Bar.
What do words like sofra, meyhane and sahtein mean?
Sofra is Turkish for the table laid for a meal and a meyhane is a Turkish tavern that serves meze with drinks. Sahtein is an Arabic wish for good health said to someone who is eating, and ahlan means welcome. In Persian, anar is pomegranate and tahdig is the crisp rice from the bottom of the pot.
Should I call my restaurant Middle Eastern or Mediterranean?
Either can work, and many owners use the cuisine itself instead: Lebanese, Turkish or Persian is more specific and easier to search. Mediterranean is a familiar signpost for a mixed menu of grills, wraps and salads. Whichever you choose, keep it consistent on the sign, the menu and your map listing.
Can I use a name from this list for my business?
Yes, as a starting point. The names are drafted for ideas and have not been checked against existing restaurants, so search your city, your state's business register and the domain yourself before you commit.
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All 500 Middle Eastern restaurant names
A: 37 names
- Abu Karim's
- Abu Nabil's Falafel
- Abu Ziad Shawarma
- Adana Ocakbasi
- Adana Skewer Co.
- Afiyet Olsun
- Afiyet Turkish Table
- Ahlan Kitchen
- Ahlan Wa Sahlan
- Alborz Kabob
- Aleppo & Olive
- Aleppo Pepper Grill
- Aleppo Table
- Alexandria Seafood Grill
- Alexandria Table
- Altin Kebap
- Amm Sayed's Koshari
- Amman Hills Cafe
- Ammo Fadi's Shawarma
- Ammo Samir's Grill
- Amoo Farhad's Kabob
- Anar & Walnut
- Anar Persian Kitchen
- Anatolia Table
- Antep Baklava Co.
- Antep Kebap House
- Aqaba Catch
- Arabic Coffee & Baklava
- Arak & Olive
- Arak Room
- Arash Kabob House
- Arayes Grill
- Ashta & Honey
- Aswan Nile Cafe
- Atayef Corner
- Atlas Couscous House
- Aylin's Bakery
B: 40 names
- Baalbek Sfiha Bakery
- Bab el Souk
- Baba Ganoush & Co.
- Baba Selim's Grill
- Babak's Kabob
- Backgammon & Mezze
- Baghdad Masgouf Grill
- Baharat
- Bahram's Kabob
- Baklava Atelier
- Baklava Corner
- Baladi Bread & Grill
- Baladi Kitchen
- Barbari Bakery
- Barberry & Saffron
- Barg & Rice
- Basbousa Bakery
- Bassam's Falafel
- Bastani Cafe
- Batroun Lemonade & Grill
- Bazaar Bowl
- Beirut Garden
- Beirut Nights
- Beirut Sufra
- Beit Rumman
- Beit Yasmine
- Beit Zaytoun
- Bekaa Harvest
- Bekaa Valley Kitchen
- Bekaa Vine & Mezze
- Bekaa Wine Bar
- Black Sea Pide House
- Blue Tile Mezze Bar
- Bodrum Meze Bar
- Bolbol Kabob
- Booza Parlor
- Bosphorus Grill
- Bowl & Skewer
- Bustan
- Byblos Kitchen
C: 27 names
- Cairo Corniche Cafe
- Cairo Street Kitchen
- Cappadocia Clay Pot
- Caravanserai Kitchen
- Cardamom & Dates
- Cardamom Coffee House
- Carsi Lokanta
- Casablanca Table
- Caspian Kabob
- Caspian Rice House
- Cedar & Char
- Cedar & Olive
- Cedar Counter
- Cedar Grove Lebanese Kitchen
- Cedar Wine Room
- Cem's Doner
- Chai Khaneh
- Char & Sumac
- Charcoal Skewer Co.
- Charred Eggplant Mezze
- Chelo & Char
- Chelo Kabob House
- Chickpea & Sesame
- Copper Lantern Mezze
- Corner Falafel
- Corniche Beirut
- Crisp Falafel Co.
D: 23 names
- Dalia's Bakery
- Dallah Coffee & Dates
- Damascus Rose
- Damavand Kabob
- Dar Al Ward
- Dar Noor
- Darband Terrace
- Dariush's Kabob House
- Darya Fish & Rice
- Date & Tahini
- Date & Walnut Bakery
- Date Palm Terrace
- Dede's Sofra
- Demir & Sons Kebap
- Deniz Fish & Meze
- Dhow Seafood Grill
- Dips & Flatbread
- Diwan Mezze Bar
- Dizi House
- Doha Corniche
- Doner & Co.
- Dukkah
- Dukkah & Olive
E: 4 names
- East Med Grill
- Ember & Olive
- Emre Usta
- Extra Toum Shawarma
F: 20 names
- Falafel & Co.
- Falafel Brothers
- Falafel Garden
- Falafel Lane
- Falafel Window
- Farid & Sons
- Fatayer Corner
- Fattoush Garden
- Fesenjan Table
- Feteer Bakery
- Fig & Flame
- Fig & Halloumi
- Fistik Baklava House
- Flame & Flatbread
- Flame & Rice
- Flatbread & Fire
- Forty Layers Baklava
- Fountain Courtyard
- Fresh Pita Counter
- Ful & Falafel
G: 15 names
- Gahwa Corner
- Galata Meyhane
- Gaz Isfahan Sweets
- Gaziantep Sofrasi
- Gemmayze Table
- Ghormeh Sabzi Kitchen
- Gilan Kitchen
- Gol o Bolbol
- Golden Falafel
- Golden Horn Lokanta
- Golden Tahdig
- Golestan Kabob
- Grand Bazaar Lokanta
- Grape & Olive
- Grape Leaf & Vine
H: 17 names
- Habibi Wraps
- Hadi's Saj
- Halloumi & Mint
- Halva & Honey
- Hamra Street Cafe
- Hana's Sweets
- Harissa & Honey
- Harissa House
- Hassan's Charcoal Kebab
- Hatay Sofrasi
- Hawawshi Oven
- Honey & Semolina
- Hot Falafel Stand
- Hot Khubz
- Hummus & Wine
- Hummus Bowl Co.
- Hummus Corner
I: 5 names
- Imm Khalil's
- Isfahan Blue
- Isfahan Table
- Istanbul Sofra
- Izmir Seaside Meze
J: 6 names
- Jasmine Courtyard
- Jeddah Seaside Grill
- Jiddo Elias
- Jiddo's Grill
- Joojeh & Saffron
- Joojeh Kabob Grill
K: 29 names
- Kaak & Tea
- Kaak Street Bakery
- Kafta & Co.
- Kafta Wrap Co.
- Karak & Co.
- Karak Corner
- Karakoy Fish & Meze
- Karim's Kebab House
- Kasbah Tagine House
- Kashan Rose
- Kaya Brothers Doner
- Kebab Counter
- Kemal's Kebap
- Khaleeji Kitchen
- Khaleh Mina's
- Khalil Brothers Bakery
- Khalto Rima's
- Khosh Amadid Persian Grill
- Khubz Bakery
- Kibbeh Corner
- Knafeh Corner
- Kofte & Co.
- Kofte Corner
- Konya Stone Oven
- Koobideh & Co.
- Koobideh Corner
- Koshari & Co.
- Koshari Corner
- Kunefe Cafe
L: 31 names
- Labneh & Olive
- Labneh Bar
- Laffa & Co.
- Lahm Bi Ajin Oven
- Lahmacun Lane
- Lale Garden
- Lale Meyhane
- Laleh's Garden
- Late Night Shawarma
- Lavash Oven
- Layali Beirut
- Layali Lubnan Sweets
- Layali Mezze Lounge
- Layla's Lebanese Kitchen
- Laziz Lebanese Grill
- Lemon & Garlic
- Lemon & Sumac
- Levant & Lemon
- Levant Bowl
- Levant Box
- Levant Small Plates
- Levantine Fire
- Leyla's Lokanta
- Little Beirut
- Lokanta Anatolia
- Lokma Turkish Grill
- Lokum & Coffee
- Lokum Sweets
- Lotus & Nile
- Luqaimat & Karak
- Luxor Courtyard
M: 43 names
- Maamoul & Coffee
- Maamoul Bakery
- Mahalabia Dessert Bar
- Mama Hoda's
- Maman Bozorg's Table
- Maman's Persian Kitchen
- Manakish Oven
- Mandi & Kabsa House
- Mandi Table
- Mangal
- Mangal & Meze
- Manousheh Corner
- Mansaf House
- Mardin Stone House
- Markook Wraps
- Marrakech Mint Cafe
- Mavi Meyhane
- Maya's Mezze Bar
- Mediterranean Fire Grill
- Mediterranean Skewer Co.
- Mehman Kabob
- Merhaba Istanbul
- Mesopotamia Table
- Meyhane Pera
- Mezze & Arak
- Mezze & Vine
- Mezze Bar Byblos
- Mezze Box
- Mezze by the Sea
- Mezze Room
- Mezze Social
- Midnight Shawarma
- Mint & Lemon
- Mint Tea & Baklava
- Morning Manakish
- Mosaic Table
- Mounir's Mezze House
- Mount Lebanon Mashawi
- Moutabal
- Muhammara Mezze Bar
- Mulberry & Mint
- Murat Usta Kebap
- Muscat Majlis
N: 11 names
- Nabil's Charcoal Grill
- Nabulsi Sweets
- Najma
- Nakheel
- Nar & Nane
- Nar Turkish Kitchen
- Nasrin's Rice House
- Nassar Family Grill
- Nile & Lemon
- Nile Valley Kitchen
- Noosh e Jan
O: 11 names
- Ocakbasi Grill House
- Old Cairo Mashawi
- Old Damascus Kitchen
- Old Kuwait Kitchen
- Olive & Almond
- Olive & Vine Mezze
- Orange Blossom Eatery
- Orange Blossom Sweets
- Orhan's Ocakbasi
- Ottoman Table
- Oud Lounge
P: 23 names
- Papyrus Cafe
- Parsley & Lemon
- Pearl Coast
- Pera Lokanta
- Persepolis Kabob
- Persian Blue Kabob
- Persian Stew House
- Pesteh Cafe
- Petra Rose Grill
- Phoenician Table
- Pide & Lahmacun
- Pink Turnip Wraps
- Pistachio & Pomegranate
- Pistachio Baklava Co.
- Pita & Bowl
- Pita & Pickle
- Pita Garden
- Polo & Kabob
- Pomegranate & Mint
- Pomegranate & Walnut
- Pomegranate House
- Preserved Lemon
- Puffed Pita
Q: 1 name
- Qamar Lounge
R: 14 names
- Raki & Meze
- Raki Table
- Rami's Wraps
- Raouche Rocks Cafe
- Rice & Skewer
- Riyadh Rice House
- Rolled & Grilled
- Rooftop Mezze
- Rose & Nightingale
- Rose Harissa
- Rosewater & Pistachio
- Rosewater Sweets
- Roya's Persian Kitchen
- Rumman
S: 55 names
- Sabbagh & Sons Bakery
- Sabz Table
- Saffron & Rice
- Saffron & Rosewater
- Saffron & Smoke
- Sahlab Cafe
- Sahra Lounge
- Sahtein
- Sahtein Table
- Saj Bakery
- Saj Wraps
- Saleh Brothers Shawarma
- Salt & Sumac
- Samir's Shawarma
- Samira's Sweets
- Sangak Bakery
- Selin's Meze
- Sesame & Sumac
- Seven Dips
- Seven Spice Eatery
- Sfiha Oven
- Shams Terrace
- Shaved Shawarma Co.
- Shawarma & Co.
- Shawarma Brothers
- Shawarma Corner
- Shawarma District
- Shawarma Garden
- Shawarma Lane
- Shiraz Faloodeh
- Shiraz Garden
- Shirin's Table
- Shirini Persian Sweets
- Shish & Mangal
- Shukran
- Sidon Seaside
- Silk Road Kabob
- Simit & Tea
- Simit Corner
- Simorgh Persian Grill
- Slow Spin Shawarma
- Smoked Eggplant
- Sofra Turkish Kitchen
- Sofreh Khaneh Grill
- Soltani
- Souk & Skewer
- Souk Box
- Stone Oven Pita
- Sugar & Sesame
- Sumac
- Sumac & Onion
- Sumac & Saffron
- Sumac & Smoke
- Sumac Room
- Sumac Social
T: 58 names
- Taameya Cart
- Tabbouleh & Co.
- Tabriz Kabob House
- Tagine & Mint
- Tahini & Co.
- Tahini Bowl Co.
- Tahini Halva Co.
- Tahini Street
- Tamr & Qahwa
- Tannour & Toum
- Tanoor Bakery & Grill
- Tante Mona's Table
- Tarek's Tawook
- Tawook & Toum
- Tayeb
- Tehran Street Kabob
- Terrace Mezze & Grill
- Teta Nadia's Table
- Teta Salma's Kitchen
- Teta's Kitchen
- Teyze's Kitchen
- The Anise Bar
- The Cedar Table
- The Copper Tray
- The Falafel Spot
- The Furn
- The Galata Table
- The Green Falafel
- The Haddad Family Kitchen
- The Hummus Counter
- The Kebab Window
- The Koshari Cart
- The Levant Counter
- The Levant Table
- The Majlis Table
- The Mediterranean Counter
- The Mezze Garden
- The Old Han
- The Pearl Diver
- The Persian Table
- The Pide Oven
- The Shawarma Spot
- The Shawarma Window
- The Shish House
- The Tahdig Room
- The Tiled Courtyard
- Tigris Mashawi
- Torshi & Tahdig
- Toum
- Toum & Pickles
- Trabzon Pide
- Tripoli Sweets
- Tulip Garden Turkish Grill
- Tunis Street Kitchen
- Turkish Delight Cafe
- Turning Spit Shawarma
- Tuz & Biber
- Two Rivers Kitchen
U: 4 names
- Umm Ali Dessert Bar
- Umm Tarek's Table
- Urfa Chili Grill
- Urfa Ocakbasi
W: 3 names
- Wadi Cafe
- Warm Knafeh
- Warm Pita Co.
Y: 7 names
- Yalla Bowl
- Yalla Eat
- Yalla Falafel
- Yalla Wraps
- Yara's Mezze
- Yasmine Terrace
- Yilmaz Family Sofra