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Mazra
Middle Eastern
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.
Three honors, in evidence:
The record 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
- Falafel San Francisco Chronicle
- Baba ghanoush San Francisco Chronicle
- Hummus San Francisco Chronicle
- Purple cauliflower San Francisco Chronicle
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