Orlando, FLMiddle Eastern

Cedar’s serves Lebanese cooking in a full service Restaurant Row dining room. A meal can move from hummus, baba ghanouj, kibbeh, and stuffed grape leaves to grilled kebabs, shawarma, and seafood, with house breads tying the table together. The broad menu and independent ownership make it a durable local option for a traditional shared Lebanese dinner.

Shiraz combines a Persian grocery with a small kitchen producing beef and chicken kebabs, herbaceous stews, jeweled rice, and daily specialties. The market adds Persian cheeses, cucumbers, sweets, and pantry goods to the visit. Save room for bastani pistachio ice cream or rose scented faloodeh, both made in the Persian dessert tradition.

Theo's Kitchen treats Middle Eastern cooking as part of a compact Greek and Syrian counter menu. Falafel, hummus and stuffed grape leaves cover the mezze side, while shawarma comes in a tahini dressed sandwich and baklava closes the meal. The Curry Ford shop's family pack chicken can be paired with hummus, making its cross cultural range practical for takeout.

Rawsha introduces Iraqi cooking through an expansive grill menu on Turkey Lake Road. Beef shawarma comes sliced Arabi style with pickles and garlic sauces, while Iraqi chicken kofta carries citrus, cardamom and warm spices. Mixed grills, hummus, baba ghanouj, fattoush and cardamom tea give the table several ways to explore the kitchen beyond a single kebab plate.

The Cairo Express is a family run truck where Egyptian dishes are prepared from scratch. Koshary layers lentils, chickpeas, rice and pasta with tomato sauce, fried onions and house shatta, while hawawshi, stuffed grape leaves and crisp mombar broaden the menu. Chicken and beef shawarma, molokhia and charred baba ghanouj make this fixed Winter Park stop worth a full meal.