The Best Middle Eastern Food in San Jose
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The best Middle Eastern food in San Jose, according to the experts: the San Francisco Chronicle and The Infatuation have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Falafel's Drive-In comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Falafel's Drive-In
Middle Eastern
The neon sign and picnic tables say 1960s burger stand, and Falafel's Drive-In has been around forever on Stevens Creek. The family behind it kept the corn dogs but quietly built out a Middle Eastern menu before hummus was something people put on a charcuterie board. The falafel pita arrives saucy and packed, finished with tahini and a sweet hot sauce, and the banana shake has a devoted following.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best Middle Eastern restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In San Jose
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Middle Eastern restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In San Jose
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Rank 2. Jubba
Middle Eastern
The only Somali restaurant in the Bay Area sits in a circular building near a train station and has the easy, welcoming energy of a diner. The suqaar, chicken or beef stir-fried with peppers and the earthy Somali spice blend xawaash, arrives wrapped in flatbread or plated over rice, injera, or spaghetti. The San Francisco Chronicle puts it in the Bay Area Top 100.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: #79 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in San Jose
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in Palo Alto, San Jose, the Peninsula and South Bay
- San Francisco Chronicle #79 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in San Jose
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Palo Alto, San Jose, the Peninsula and South Bay
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Rank 3. Al Forat Market
Middle Eastern
A halal grocery and meat market in Sunnyvale that also happens to run a charcoal grill out back. Order a koobideh or chicken tikka skewer and about fifteen minutes later someone emerges with an aluminum tray lined with lavash, which quietly absorbs all the smoky, spiced drippings. The San Francisco Chronicle named it one of the Bay Area's top Middle Eastern spots. Sides you'll have to source elsewhere, but the skewers alone make the detour easy to justify.
The awards
- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best Middle Eastern restaurants in the Bay Area