Haji-Baba is a dietary-friendly spot in Phoenix.
Haji-Baba on Apache Boulevard in Tempe is a halal Middle Eastern restaurant and grocery, sharing a building with the market and known for shawarma and kebabs.
Tip: The restaurant and Mediterranean grocery share one building; shawarma and the lamb plates are the orders.
Address: 1513 E Apache Blvd, Tempe, AZ 85281, Phoenix
Hana's House on West Northern Avenue is a Phoenix Middle Eastern room serving halal-certified shawarma, falafel, kebabs and kofta made fresh daily.
Tip: Everything is halal-certified; the mixed grill and the shawarma are the room's strongest plates.
Imperial Kosher Market & Cafe on Glendale Avenue is Arizona's largest kosher market, carrying over 1,000 items plus a cafe counter for deli plates.
Tip: It is a market first, cafe second; the deli counter does kosher sandwiches and hot plates to go.
King Solomon's Pizza on 7th Street is a kosher pizzeria near Camelback, serving pizza, calzones, pasta and fish under Greater Phoenix Vaad supervision.
Tip: It runs a kosher Mexican menu on Wednesdays and Sundays; check the Vaad listing for current hours.
Green New American Vegetarian is Damon Brasch's all-vegan comfort-food room, known for the Big Wac burger, vegan soft serve and a plant-based menu.
Tip: The Big Wac and a cup of vegan soft serve are the order; the sister shop Nami runs the desserts next door.
Nami in Phoenix is Green's all-vegan dessert and breakfast shop, plating fine vegan pastries, coffee and soft serve from a downtown-adjacent room.
Tip: Breakfast runs until 10:30am; the vegan soft serve is the signature, with the brand's bakery case.
Pita Jungle in downtown Phoenix is an Arizona-born Mediterranean room with a deep vegetarian and vegan menu, the chain that started as a Tempe student haunt.
Tip: The vegetarian mezze and the falafel plate are the orders; the menu flags vegan and gluten-free items.
