Aziza
Aziza is a popular and well-known restaurant in San Francisco, which features Middle Eastern and Northern African cuisine. The chef and owner, Mourad Lahlou, won the "Iron Chef America" competition, featured on The Food Network. He is also partnering with PBS to host a documentary series about Moroccan cuisine for 2010. The menu is flexible, and meals are a combination of traditional Moroccan cooking and chef Lahlou's creations. This restaurant strives to use organic and locally grown produce as well as free-range meat and poultry in an effort to promote sustainability and responsible agricultural production.
Aziza
5800 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 752-2222
aziza-sf.com
Maykadeh Restaurant
Maykadeh Restaurant specializes in Persian cuisine. Persian culture, today found primarily in Iran, has been influential throughout the Middle East, both in history and modernity. Persian cuisine uses ingredients like lamb and rice, as well as pomegranate, rosewater, cardamom, yogurt, cloves, sumak, pistachios, and many other spices, fruits and vegetables to create aromatic and flavorful dishes. Maykadeh is an established restaurant in San Francisco, and it has been in operation for more than 20 years, as of 2009. The menu offers choices with chicken, lamb, beef and seafood, as well as soups, salads and traditional Persian desserts.
Maykadeh Restaurant
470 Green St.
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 362-8286
maykadehrestaurant.com
Kan Zaman
Kan Zaman, whose name means "a long time ago" in Arabic, offers primarily Palestinian and Lebanese foods but with other Middle Eastern and Mediterranean influences as well. This restaurant offers hookah and belly dancing, and it plays contemporary Arabic and other Middle Eastern music for an fun and entertaining introduction to the culture. Kan Zaman in less expensive than many other Middle Eastern restaurants in San Francisco, and it offers a large selection of vegetarian dishes. It has areas for private parties and is happy to accommodate celebrations like birthdays or bachelorette parties.
Kan Zaman
1793 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 751-9656
kanzamansf.com
