How many Middle Eastern restaurants are in NYC?

288 on the city's file dated October 30, 2026, counting places with at least one inspection. Brooklyn: 120. Manhattan: 83. Queens: 53. The Bronx: 21. Staten Island: 10.

Which NYC neighborhoods have the most Middle Eastern restaurants?

Bay Ridge (27), Astoria (22), Flatbush (12), Hudson Yards, Chelsea, Flatiron & Union Square (12), and Midtown & Midtown South (11).

What is the best Middle Eastern restaurant in NYC?

202 of 288 show an A, and the newest A went to Queen on October 27, 2026. That letter covers food safety at the last graded inspection. This file has no ratings or reviews, so we don't pick a favorite.

Why isn't a place I know listed as Middle Eastern?

Owners choose their label when they file with the city, and they can pick something close. Try Mediterranean (316), Turkish (77), or Lebanese (7), or look it up by name.

City data dated October 30, 2026

288 Middle Eastern Restaurants in NYC

70% show an A, against 79% of all places in the city.

Brooklyn has 42% of the city's Middle Eastern places and 25% of all its places to eat.

Bay Ridge leads the neighborhoods with 27.

Owners pick their own cuisine label when they file with the city.

202 A 15 B 7 C 64 no letterEach tile is 1% of the 288 Middle Eastern restaurants. A health grade covers the last graded inspection: food handling, temperatures, cleaning, pests. Taste isn't part of it.

Dot map of New York City with one dot for each of the 284 Middle Eastern restaurants the city has a location for. — One dot per place, at the location in the city's file. 284 of 288 have one.

By borough

Borough	Places	With an A
Manhattan	83	82%
Brooklyn	120	68%
Queens	53	60%
Bronx	21	57%
Staten Island	10	80%

By neighborhood

288 places won't fit on one page, so here they are by area. Areas with 3 or more have their own page. Smaller ones are named right here.

Brooklyn

Bronx

Staten Island

No neighborhood in the city's file

Emirates Lounge 0 JFK International Airport
Pastrami Queen 421 8th Ave
Pause Cafe 3 Clinton Sreet
Shah's Halal Food 1005N N 1st St

Middle Eastern Restaurants in NYC: questions

How many Middle Eastern restaurants are in NYC?: 288 on the city's file dated October 30, 2026, counting places with at least one inspection. Brooklyn: 120. Manhattan: 83. Queens: 53. The Bronx: 21. Staten Island: 10.
Which NYC neighborhoods have the most Middle Eastern restaurants?: Bay Ridge (27), Astoria (22), Flatbush (12), Hudson Yards, Chelsea, Flatiron & Union Square (12), and Midtown & Midtown South (11).
What is the best Middle Eastern restaurant in NYC?: 202 of 288 show an A, and the newest A went to Queen on October 27, 2026. That letter covers food safety at the last graded inspection. This file has no ratings or reviews, so we don't pick a favorite.
Why isn't a place I know listed as Middle Eastern?: Owners choose their label when they file with the city, and they can pick something close. Try Mediterranean (316), Turkish (77), or Lebanese (7), or look it up by name.

Where this comes from

Names, addresses, phones, cuisine labels, grades and dates come from the DOHMH New York City Restaurant Inspection Results on NYC Open Data. The file behind this page is dated October 30, 2026, and its newest inspection is from October 29, 2026. We check for a new file every 24 hours. For the city's own lookup, use ABC Eats.