4 middle eastern rooms in Boston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Boston | Middle Eastern across every city.
Middle Eastern and eastern Mediterranean cooking has a strong following in the Boston area, centered on a celebrated Cambridge and Somerville axis. Oleana in Cambridge and Sarma in Somerville, both built around mezze and spice-driven plates, lead the category here. Falafel King on Beacon Hill covers the quick, counter-service end of the same tradition.
Oleana ★ 4.8
cambridge · 134 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Ana Sortun's Inman Square room has run an Eastern Mediterranean kitchen in Cambridge since 2001. Turkish, Syrian and Lebanese plates from Siena Farms produce.
Sarma ★ 4.8
somerville · 249 Pearl St, Somerville, MA 02145
Cassie Piuma and Ana Sortun's meze room on Pearl Street in Somerville has run Turkish-style small plates since 2013. Kitchen leans eastern mediterranean.
Oleana ★ 4.8
cambridge · 134 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Ana Sortun's Inman Square room runs a tasting-menu Eastern Mediterranean kitchen in Cambridge since 2001. James Beard Best Chef Northeast 2005.
Falafel King ★ 4.2
beacon-hill · 260 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108
Falafel King on Washington Street has served halal Middle Eastern in Boston's Downtown Crossing since 1998. Falafel platter $12, shawarma plate $14.