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Aladdin's Natural Eatery · Monroe Avenue
Aladdin's Natural Eatery, the Monroe Avenue original of a two-location Rochester business, won Best Mediterranean Restaurant in CITY Magazine's 2025 readers' poll. The natural-foods kitchen carries a gyro plate of lamb and beef alongside its falafel and hummus. It is a longtime Monroe Avenue stop for casual Mediterranean plates. Order the gyro plate, sliced lamb and beef with rice pilaf and pita, and a side of hummus.
Cedar · Monroe Avenue
Cedar is a Lebanese and Mediterranean spot on Monroe Avenue that placed as a Best Mediterranean finalist in CITY Magazine's 2025 readers' poll. Bread is baked fresh to order, and the menu wraps shawarma, falafel, and kabob into pita. Its gyro plate fits the same made-to-order approach. Order the gyro plate, or a pita filled with freshly carved meat off the vertical spit.
West Ridge Hots · Northwest
West Ridge Hots on the city's northwest side is owned by Serkan Yagmur, and CITY Magazine's feature on immigrant-run kitchens highlights a variety of gyro dishes served with rice pilaf, salad, and pita bread, plus halal shish kabob and shawarma. It blends a classic Rochester hots-joint menu with Turkish and Mediterranean cooking. Order a gyro plate with rice pilaf and pita, or the halal shish kabob.