The 15 Best Arab Restaurants In Portland

Updated: August 22, 2022

After some great Arab cuisine? These are our favourite spots in Portland for Middle Eastern fare. We analyzed awards, leading publications, and top-ranking sites to find the best Arab. So pay these stores a visit for fantastic pita and falafel and the best kibbeh we have tasted.

Find the perfect Arab restaurant

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Hoodline, 2019
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Hoodline, 2020

How was this list created?

Picking the right Arab restaurant can be tough, especially when you’re exploring new restaurants. We analyzed 717 lists and articles from top sources like Hoodline and Eater, 9087 Portland restaurants’ ratings across Google and Yelp, and 823905 reviews – all with some boam magic to make sense of the madness. These spots have been featured in Hoodline - Here are Portland's top 5 gluten-free spots, Hoodline - Your guide to the 5 most popular spots in Portland's Pearl District neighborhood and Eater - Where to Drink and Dine in Historic Montavilla. We automatically update restaurants’ open hours and services, so you can actually enjoy the top restaurants we show. Our site gets no payment from the restaurants we show, so you can trust what you see. Don’t sleep on the restaurants in this list.

Questions & answers

There are 15 Arab restaurants in Portland.

DarSalam, Hoda's Middle-Eastern Cuisine, and Ya Hala Lebanese Cuisine are vegetarian-friendly Arab restaurants in Portland.

DarSalam, Ya Hala Lebanese Cuisine, and Al Hawr are the highest-rated Arab restaurants for a date night in Portland.

DarSalam, Ya Hala Lebanese Cuisine, and Kabob are the highest-rated vegan-friendly Arab restaurants in Portland.

DarSalam, Hoda's Middle-Eastern Cuisine, and Ya Hala Lebanese Cuisine are the highest-rated Arab restaurants for take-out in Portland.

Drink pairing tips

Rosé and falafel

When considering what goes best with falafel, we recommend a glass of Rosé, it truly complements the dish as it counterbalances the dense texture of the falafel.
The ideal pairing for falafel
Experts often pair falafel with a glass of Chardonnay, a popular white wine.
Pair Sauvignon Blanc with falafel
If your food palns include Falafel, then you should consider helping it along with some white wine. We find that a Sauvignon Blanc, with its hits of tropical, serves as the best pairing to the dish.

Did you know?

A speedy eater
If you think you could break the record set by Mihriban Kadap for most kebab eaten in 30, then you’re gonna have to do better than 290 skewers.
Celebrating Arab
Irresistible food stands will be on show at the South Bay Falafel Festival in Torrance during September. It is held in California.
Who made the first baklava?
baklava has an interesting history, but it is generally agreed upon that it originates from Turkey. The tasty dish has become immensely popular and sought after throughout the world.

Parking tips

Portlandis notorious for tricky parking. To make the hunt for parking easier, we’ve partnered with a cutting-edge digital parking reservation system, Spothero, that enables you to book a spot in advance before you visit your chosen Arab spot.