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Mazra
Levantine
Open-flame cooking runs through everything at this cozy Levantine restaurant in Redwood City, from spiced chicken to cauliflower roasted until it's tender inside and crisped at the edges. The menu leans into Jordanian-style street food, with falafel, baba ghanoush, and shawarma slicked in garlicky toum alongside larger sharing plates. A James Beard semifinalist in 2025, it draws families into a plant-filled dining room where the light comes in from above.
The awards strongest first
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Middle Eastern restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Palo Alto, San Jose, the Peninsula and South Bay
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Jordan Makableh and Saif Makableh
One number, weighted & current 80
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Purple cauliflower
“including my favorite, a whole head of tender and crisp purple cauliflower ($13) draped in an earthy tahini sauce”
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Spit-roasted garlic chicken
“Large-format dishes, like spit-roasted garlic chicken ($18) are excellent to share”
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Shawarma wrap
“If you’re visiting for a quick meal, a shawarma wrap, slicked with garlicky toum, might be most suitable.”
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Mezza sampler
“For a comprehensive glimpse of its plentiful small plates, opt for the mezza sampler, with pingpong-sized crunchy falafel, toasty baba ghanoush, and tart, creamy hummus.”
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