Middle Eastern Restaurants in Paterson, NJ

“Amazing place! Owner, food and service wow!!!“

“Amazing place! Owner, food and service wow!!!“

“ATEHNTIC FOOD EXCELLENT QUALITY SITTING AREA IS GOOD“

“The food was easily the best Arab food I’ve had. Ever. The owners were super nice and actually invited us to sit instead of take out, and we got complimentary toum (also best toum I’ve ever had), peppers, pickles, and some sort of Arab bread. The bread was nice and crackly and there was a LOT of it. The toum, unlike other Arab places with toum, was actually light and had that whipped texture that is desired. The garlic flavor was on point and not too overpowering. The star of the show was easily the crispy chicken shawarma, though. It looks small in some videos, but it was wider than my mouth. I had to do some talking to find out myself, but to get the fries, toum, and pickles next to the shawarma, you need to ask for the crispy chicken shawarma combo. It was super crispy, and the breading was very nicely toasted. I kept finding myself layering the top with some pickles, fries, and more toum. They also drizzled some pomegranate molasses on the chicken shawarma, which gave it a tangy but also fruity aftertaste. We also ordered the charcoal chicken and kebab. The kebab, instead of normal beef on a stick, actually came with some yellow rice and some REALLY GOOD spicy seasoned bread that was very soft and moist on some parts and crispy on the others. You could literally see the spice particles on it. The charcoal chicken was juicy, tender, and had that charcoal roasted flavoring. It even came with a bunch of complimentary fries. The fries on both the shawarma and the charcoal chicken was nicely battered, and the shawarma fries were very well seasoned. The only thing is that the bathroom is through a door that leads upstairs, and you have to open two doors. If you’re someone like me and don’t like the feeling of putting grip on things with sticky stuff on your hands, you won’t like that. It’s one of those turn knobs. Finally, the music made me feel like I was actually back in Abu Dhabi watching fire shows while eating falafel. Please visit, they are amazing people who make amazing food!“

“Great food and very accommodating staff…highly recommended and I will return.“

“Always a hit. Service is great“

“The kunafe is so good with the ice cream on top of the kunafe you should try it especially with Zubeyir 5 star service“

“Very nice and clean place to eat from and respectful service“

“I don't eat out often but when I do lezzet is my husband and I go to spot for some delicious turkish food. Its very clean, affordable and every one is very friendly plus they teach me turkish while im there. I very much recommend you go try the best well done food in paterson.“

“It’s amazing they have delicious dishes , clean space and nice stuff . My son love their kofta???“

“Literally the best Knafe in all of Paterson. Better than any other spot. Most authentic Knafe I've tasted in America. The most similar I've seen to this one was in Chicago. And I've tried plenty of Knafe in America.

Also their Znud Al Sit are amazing. I usually call in the morning to make an order by noon time for best results.“

“Yesterday, before I went exercising at Planet Fitness, I decided to dine at this Yemeni restaurant. This was my first time not only having Yemeni cuisine apart from my first visit at Qahwah House in Montclair, New Jersey on the twenty-first of May last year which was International Tea Day, but likewise, yesterday was the first time I celebrated Yemeni Unity Day at a Yemeni restaurant. The food was delicious, especially my main dish: The Lamb Mandi. I loved this place and I recommend going to this place for a taste of authentic Yemeni cuisine.“

“Thank you Nouri Cafe for your always great tasteful Middle Eastern food and your kind working staff. God bless you all 🥰🙏“

“Wonderful atmosphere, welcoming staff, INCREDIBLE food. Please come expierence this place!“

“نكهات الطعام والخدمة مذهلة للغاية“

“Great service, lovely ambience and delish drinks and dessert. We had Turkish tea, Turkish coffee, espresso, tiramisu and treleche. The trileche and the Turkish tea and coffee were awesome! Just right. We loved that we could order and pay ahead at the counter before we sat. Saved us time and gave us the option of controlling how much time we spent there.“

“We had a great experience at Toros Restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious, full of authentic flavor. Even though the place is small, it feels surprisingly spacious, comfortable, and welcoming. The staff are modern, polite, and very attentive. Overall, everything about this place is wonderful. I highly recommend it to everyone!“

“Great atmosphere. Knowi the place from 30+ years ago. Great people. Great Swedes. Actually, the best and I wish iand hope 1 day you guys will open another place in the area of Hilliard. Ohio, they are dying for great traditional.sweets over there. You guys rock!!!“

“The beef Shawarma was simply exceptional. We also tried the chicken Shawarma, which was equally delicious. Overall, we were pleasantly surprised by the restaurant’s atmosphere. It was much nicer than we had anticipated. The service was incredibly quick, and we were fortunate enough to find parking right in front of the restaurant. We would definitely return to Shami Shawarma the next time we’re in Paterson.“

“Simply put: AMAZING! THE BEST!“