Top 3 Best - Middle Eastern Restaurants in Dublin You Must Try This Summer!

Depending on whether you are a fattoush lover or new to the middle eastern food scene, these places will either be a staple or a way to ease you into it!

There is so much amazing food & restaurants to be discovered but here are three of our favourites:

Shaku Maku - Rathmines

Shaku Maku is roughly translated to: ‘What’s the story? Opened last year, a Middle Eastern diner, serving traditional dishes cooked according to age-honoured recipes and techniques.

Serving Middle Eastern soul food, with a focus on a warm, fun & inviting dining space to enjoy the best fresh ingredients from locally sourced suppliers. 100% Palestinian owned & halal.

There is also a beautiful terrace out back, perfect for their shisha bar and sweets menu.

Their menu consists of all the all time favourites but we recommend the arayes, hummus, fattoush salad & all of the foods from their jasper grill.

From the sweets menu we recommend everything but especially their kanafeh.

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Situated in the heart of Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland

Rotana - Portobello/Rotunda

Rotana Cafe was opened in May 2008 by Mohammed Abuissa and has gone on to become one of Dublin’s most popular Lebanese restaurants. With a lot of awards in the past, there is no doubt in their cuisine.

Rotana Cafe has been serving some of the best authentic Lebanese food in Dublin since it’s opening and is now well known in the city for its delicious falafel and homemade baklava sweets. Everything served at Rotana Cafe is fresh, exciting and reasonably priced and is just the right spot to try something different.

In this casual and friendly atmosphere you can relax and enjoy some traditional Lebanese food and music and smoke a flavoured shisha in the outside terrace.

We recommend the Mezze Platter (perfect for sharing with your friends), Rotana Mix Charcoal BBQ & their Cardamom Chai or Lebanese Coffee with Baklawa to finish on a sweet note.

Visit Rotana at two locations in Dublin:

• 31 Richmond Street, Portobello, Dublin 2, Ireland &

• 195/6 Parnell Street, Rotunda, Dublin 1, Ireland

Passion4Food

This restaurant, may not be as fancy as the rest but it is the most authentic Persian food you will be able to find in Dublin. They offer a wide variety of traditional Persian dishes, all of which are made with the freshest ingredients and cooked to perfection. Their recipes are passed down from generation to generation and are sure to satisfy your taste buds.

We 100% recommend all of the Kebab dishes (no matter which combination you choose you won't go wrong), Grilled Sea Bass & their amazing Naan Bread.

Passion4Food have three locations you can visit:

• 24 Camden Street Lower, Saint Kevin's Dublin, Ireland

• 27A Clanbrassil Street Lower, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Ireland

• 35 Main Street, Ongar Village, Dublin 15, Ireland

Kanafeh Kingz

And something for the sweet lovers, a small Palestinian owned business primarily situated in Tallaght industrial estate. Kanafeh is a traditional Palestinian dessert that consists of a kanafeh dough, above a layer of melted cheese and drizzled with sugar syrup. Topped off with raw crushed pistachios.

They offer a range of flavours and variations for everyone.

Support this small business at the Tallaght industrial estate and make sure to follow their instagram here for popup locations: Hibernian ind est, Greenhills Rd, Dublin 24, Ireland