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The 11 Best Arab Restaurants Near Columbus

Updated: October 10, 2022

After some great Arab cuisine? These are our favourite spots in Columbus for Middle Eastern fare. We analyzed awards, leading publications, and top-ranking sites to find the best Arab. So when we need kofta, manakish and sweet kunefe these are the Columbus restaurants we turn to.

Find the perfect Arab restaurant

Brassica

Mediterranean, $$, ColumbusMediterranean, $$Columbus, Italian Village
Google: 4.8
Yelp: 4.5
  • Hoodline, 2019

    Explore the 3 most popular spots in Columbus' Italian Village neighborhood

    Hoodline, 2019

Yemeni Restaurant

Middle Eastern, $$, ColumbusMiddle Eastern, $$Columbus
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.5
  • Hoodline, 2019

    Here are Columbus' top 5 Middle Eastern spots

    Hoodline, 2019
  • Hoodline, 2020

    5 top spots in Columbus' Forest Park East neighborhood

    Hoodline, 2020

Charmy's Persian Cuisine

Persian, $$, ColumbusPersian, $$Columbus, Downtown
Google: 5.0
Yelp: 5.0

Arabian Market

Middle Eastern, ColumbusMiddle EasternColumbus, Wood Bridge Green
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 5.0

Tajine House Columbus

African, $$, ColumbusAfrican, $$Columbus, Downtown
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 5.0

Shawerma Bite

Mediterranean, $, ColumbusMediterranean, $Columbus, The Ohio State University
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.5

Aladdin's Eatery - Grandview

Mediterranean, $$, ColumbusMediterranean, $$Columbus, Tri-Village
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.0

King of Almandi Yemeni Restaurant

Middle Eastern, $, ColumbusMiddle Eastern, $Columbus, Hilltop 4
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.0

Mr. Hummus Grill

Mediterranean, $$, ColumbusMediterranean, $$Columbus, The Gables
Google: 4.3
Yelp: 4.0

Aladdin's Eatery - Clintonville

Mediterranean, $$, ColumbusMediterranean, $$Columbus, Clintonville
Google: 4.4
Yelp: 3.5

If you travel further

Aladdin's Eatery - Worthington

Mediterranean, $$, WorthingtonMediterranean, $$Worthington
Google: 4.3
Yelp: 4.0

Why is this list better than others?

Finding the best Arab restaurant for you shouldn’t feel like a second job. We looked at Yelp and Google’s ratings for 5530 spots across Columbus, analyzed 823905 restaurant reviews, and sifted through 161 lists and articles from the likes of Hoodline – applying our boam magic to sift through results. The spots that made the cut have been featured in Hoodline - 5 top spots in Columbus' Forest Park East neighborhood, Hoodline - Explore the 3 most popular spots in Columbus' Italian Village neighborhood and Hoodline - Here are Columbus' top 5 Middle Eastern spots. We automatically update restaurants’ open hours and services, so you can actually enjoy the top restaurants we show. Restaurants can’t pay to show up on this list, so enjoy the best food with no agenda. We don’t recommend restaurants lightly, these 10 are really something special.

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