The Best Middle Eastern Food in Detroit
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The best Middle Eastern food in Detroit, according to the experts: James Beard Awards, The New York Times, and The Infatuation have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Saffron De Twah comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Dearborn and Detroit.
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AlTayeb and Al Ameer hold the next two places. James Beard Awards and The New York Times show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Saffron De Twah
Moroccan Middle Eastern
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Omar Anani
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Omar Anani
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Omar Anani
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Omar Anani
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Rank 2. AlTayeb
Middle Eastern
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: The Restaurant List
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Ahmad Sanji
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Ahmad Sanji
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Rank 3. Al Ameer
Lebanese
This is a big, family-friendly Lebanese restaurant in Dearborn, and it's apparently where half of Detroit sends you the moment you land at the airport. The pita comes out of an oven shipped over from Lebanon, which is more dedication than most of us give our commutes. Come for the hummus, the shawarma wraps with a sharp hit of toum, or a slow-roasted lamb on almond rice built for a table of relatives. Order the Lemon Crush.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Detroit
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Rank 3. Dearborn Meat Market
Lebanese Butcher
Halal butcher shop by day, charcoal grill operation by the afternoon, Dearborn Meat Market has been doing both long enough that the regulars don't bother with the menu. The move is a tray of kabobs or kafta, roasted over charcoal in the back, with hummus and pita alongside. It's a narrow, welcoming room in the heart of Dearborn's Lebanese corridor, and few places in the area do lamb this well.
The awards
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Rank 5. Leila
Middle Eastern Dessert
A Lebanese restaurant on Capitol Park named for the family matriarch, Leila leans into home-cooking warmth rather than white-tablecloth formality. The New York Times called out the Lebanese Sundae among the best dishes eaten across the country in 2024: rose ice cream with orange blossom water hidden under a cloud of fairy floss, the whole thing buried in pistachios, arriving at the table looking like it has somewhere to be.
The awards