Melbourne has a rich Middle Eastern dining scene, shaped by Lebanese, Egyptian, Turkish, Moroccan, Palestinian, Jordanian, Armenian, Persian, and broader Mediterranean influences. Across the city, Middle Eastern restaurants offer everything from fine dining and banquet menus to falafel shops, shisha lounges, vegetarian institutions, charcoal grills, dips, breads, slow-cooked meats, fragrant rice, mezze, and generous shared plates.

This guide brings together some of the best Middle Eastern restaurants in Melbourne, with a mix of polished city restaurants, Carlton dining rooms, casual neighbourhood favourites, and plant-based icons. Whether you want a special occasion meal, a relaxed dinner on Lygon Street, a quick falafel wrap, a vegetarian banquet, or a modern Middle Eastern tasting menu, these restaurants show how broad and flavour-packed Melbourne’s Middle Eastern food scene can be.

Mint & Co

Mint & Co brings a Dubai-inspired Middle Eastern dining and lounge experience to Carlton. Located near Lygon Street, it combines food, desserts, drinks, shisha, and a social late-night atmosphere, making it feel more like a full evening out than a quick restaurant stop. It is polished, colourful, and designed for groups who want food and atmosphere in the same place.

The menu draws from Middle Eastern and North African flavours, with dishes that suit sharing, grazing, and longer meals. Diners might come for brunch, dinner, tea, dessert, grilled dishes, fragrant rice, dips, sweets, or a relaxed night in the courtyard. The setting is a major part of the appeal, especially for people who want a restaurant that feels stylish without becoming formal.

Mint & Co is best for group dinners, dessert dates, shisha, late meals, brunch, and social nights around Carlton. It belongs in this guide because it shows the more modern lounge-style side of Middle Eastern dining in Melbourne, where food, drinks, design, and mood all work together.

Address: 62 University Street, Carlton 3053

Entree

Dining Menu

Mezze Dips

$14

Hummus, Cacik and Baba Ghanoush served with fresh toasted Turkish bread

Marinated Olives

Cured olives infused with garlic oil, crushed chilli and semi sun-dried tomatoes served with toasted Turkish bread

Middle Eastern Mixed Pickle

A traditional and widely popular cured pickled vegetable mix served with toasted Turkish bread

Ottoman Sucuk

$14

Sautéed spicy beef sausage on toasted Turkish bread served with buffalo mozzarella

Spiced Cauliflower

$14

Lightly fried cauliflower seasoned with Arabian spices

Turkish Style Halloumi

$14

Grilled cheese with Turkish pomegranate molasses

Muscat Fried Okra

$15

Lightly seasoned Okra fried in Omani-spice infused oil until crispy

Grilled Eggplant

Chargrilled eggplant served with crumbled feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, fresh dill and our special date sauce

Pink Salt Chicken Wings

$16

Lightly fried chicken wings coated in a secret family spicy marinade and Himalayan pink salt

Main

Dining Menu

Yemeni Lamb Mandhi

$33

Slow cooked saffron spring lamb with aromatic long grain rice, sultanas and nuts served with cool garlic, mint and cucumber yoghurt dip

Cheftali Kebab

$29

Traditional Cypriot spiced lamb kebab mince sausage served with a zesty salad, cool garlic, mint and cucumber yoghurt dip and toasted pita bread

Baba's Lamb Chops

$28

Chargrilled lamb chops lovingly marinated in a family secret spice mix served on a bed of rice or mashed potato with garlic, mint and cucumber yoghurt dip

Wagyu Rump Steak 500g (Marble Score 7+)

$44

Wagyu rump steak served with your choice of chips, mashed potato, salad or vegetables

Dry-Aged Ribeye Steak 300g

$49

Premium 4 week dry aged ribeye steak marinated in a secret basting- served with your choice of chips, mashed potato, salad or vegetables

Mint & Co Signature Beef Burger

$19.90

Ground premium angus beef, cheese, pickles, onion, tomato and mint aioli- served with your choice of chips, mashed potato or vegetables

Soft Shell Crab Burger

$19.90

Crumbed softshell crab served on a brioche bun with red slaw, fennel, coriander and mint aioli- served with your choice of chips, mash potatoes or vegetables

Slow Cooked Asado Beef Ribs

$29

8-hour slow roasted premium short rib rack with smoked Himalayan pink salt and wild oregano. Served with your choice of chips, mashed potato, salad or vegetables

Butter Chicken

$29

Mughlai style butter chicken served with fragrant basmati rice and cool garlic, mint and cucumber yoghurt dip

Arabian Fish

$29.50

Fresh poached fish in a tangy tahini sauce with garlic and chilli served on a bed of rice with sultanas and nuts

Wagyu Ribeye Steak 300g (Marble Score 7+)

$63

Wagyu ribeye steak served with your choice of chips, mashed potato, salad or vegetables. Cattle are pasture fed until 18 months of age, then grainfed for 400+ days to create a delicious and consistent Wagyu product

Accompanying Sauces for Steaks

Choice of Mint and Co special Date Pepper sauce, Mushroom sauce or Garlic Butter sauce

Butter Chicken Burger

$19.90

Grilled chicken fillet cooked in our special butter chicken sauce with lettuce, tomato and mint aioli- served with your choice of chips, mashed potato or vegetables

Gourmet Salad

Dining Menu

Mint & Co Signature Salad

$17

Seasonal leaves, crumbled goat cheese, candied nuts, raisins, Lebanese cucumber, melody tomatoes, rocket and pomegranate vinaigrette

Arabian Salad

$15

Seasonal greens, cucumber, tomato, bell peppers and mint with a zesty olive oil dressing

Rocket and Strawberry Salad

$16

Rocket, fresh strawberry, candied walnut, cucumber with lemon and lime dressing

Sides

Dining Menu

Thick-Cut Chips

Thick cut potato chips- fried and seasoned

Mediterranean Vegetables

Garlic, Mint and Cucumber Yoghurt Dip

Cool Garlic, Mint and cucumber dip prepared with St David's dairy yoghurt

Arabian Spicy Tomato Dip

Tomatoes, chilli, lime juice and spices

Mashed Potato

Creamy warm mashed potato

Classic Wedges

$11

Golden wedges served with labneh and sweet chilli sauce

Lebanese Garlic Toum Dip

Crushed garlic dip with salt, olive oil and lemon juice

Wazzup Falafel

Wazzup Falafel is a Northcote favourite focused on plant-based Jordanian comfort food. Located on High Street, it brings a casual, energetic, neighbourhood feel to Melbourne’s Middle Eastern food scene. It is the kind of place that proves a great restaurant does not need a long menu or formal dining room when it knows exactly what it does well.

The focus is falafel, but a good falafel shop is about much more than one item. It is about crisp edges, soft centres, fresh herbs, creamy hummus, pickles, salads, sauces, pita, and balance. Wazzup Falafel’s appeal is that it treats falafel as something worth seeking out, not just a fallback vegetarian option.

Wazzup Falafel is best for casual lunches, quick dinners, plant-based meals, takeaway, and relaxed eating in Northcote. It adds an important everyday option to this guide and shows how Middle Eastern food in Melbourne can be simple, affordable, fresh, and full of character.

Address: 343 High Street, Northcote 3070

Salad

Falafel Salad (VG)

$24.70

Made with eight falafel balls, mixed leaves, tahini, cherry tomatoes, olives, mixed pickles and Wazzup falafel herbs. Popular

In the Box

Knockout Falafel Box (VG)

$36.40

Comes with one stuffed falafel, five falafel balls, hummus, tahini, mixed pickles, cauliflower, eggplant, Wazzup falafel herbs, cherry tomatoes, olives, Wazzup falafel sauce and pita bread.

Falafel Box (VG)

$31.20

Comes with twelve falafel balls, hummus, tahini, mixed pickles, cherry tomatoes, olives, Wazzup falafel herbs, Wazzup falafel sauce and pita bread. Popular

Jnr Falafel Box (VG)(GF)

$18.20

Comes with five falafel balls, hummus, tahini, mixed pickles, cherry tomatoes, olives, Wazzup falafel herbs and Wazzup falafel sauce.

FSP (VG)

$31.20

Chips, eight falafel balls, hummus, tahini, mixed pickles, cherry tomatoes, olives, Wazzup falafel herbs, Wazzup falafel sauce and pita bread.

JNR FSP (VG)(GF)

$19.50

Chips, five falafel balls, hummus, tahini, mixed pickles, cherry tomatoes, olives, Wazzup falafel herbs and Wazzup falafel sauce.

Wazzup Falafel Specials

Stuffed Falafel (VG)(GF)

$6.50

Stuffed with onions, sumac, red chilli flakes and sesame seeds on top.

Musabbaha (VG)(GF)

$20.80

Hummus topped with boiled whole chickpeas, Wazzup falafel herbs, Wazzup falafel sauce and olive oil.

Motabal (VG)(GF)

$22.10

Smoked eggplant, tahini, lemon, olive oil, cherry tomatoes and Wazzup falafel herbs.

On Wrap

Falafel Wrap (VG)

$18.20

Made with eight falafel balls, hummus, tahini, tomatoes, pickles, turnips, baby rocket, cucumber, mint and Wazzup falafel herbs.

Special Falafel Wrap (VG)

$22.10

Made with eight falafel balls, hummus, tahini, tomatoes, pickles, turnips, baby rocket, cucumber, mint, Wazzup falafel herbs, fried eggplant and cauliflower and chips(inside the wrap).

Falafel Pita Pocket (VG)

$18.20

Made with eight falafel balls, hummus, tomatoes, cucumber, pickles, rocket, mint leaves, tahini and Wazzup falafel herbs.

Special Falafel Pita Pocket (VG)

$22.10

Made with eight falafel balls, hummus, tomatoes, cucumber, pickles, rocket, mint leaves, tahini, Wazzup falafel herbs, fried eggplant and cauliflower and chips.(inside the pita)

To Go

Falafel Stick (VG)(GF)

$7.80

Five falafel balls.

Hummus Bowl (VG)(GF)

$18.20

Creamy hummus topped with boiled whole chickpeas, olive oil, wazzup falafel sauce and wazzup falafel herbs.

Chips (VG)(GF)

$7.80

Crispy potato chips.

Pickles Plate

$7.80

Mixed pickles, Cherry tomatoes, olives and pickles green chilli.

Drinks

Wild One Organic Sparkling Mineral Water

$7.15

Famous Soda Co

$7.15

Popular

Superfood Smoothie

$7.15

Popular

Cairo By Nights Restaurant & Bar

Cairo By Nights Restaurant & Bar brings Egyptian food, hospitality, music, and late-night energy to Lygon Street. It is one of Carlton’s more atmospheric Middle Eastern restaurants, combining dining with shisha, drinks, and entertainment. The result is a restaurant that feels social and celebratory rather than quiet or restrained.

The menu is built around Egyptian and Middle Eastern flavours, with dishes that suit sharing and group dining. Expect the kind of food that works well over a long evening: grilled meats, dips, breads, rice, stews, mezze-style plates, sweets, and drinks. Cairo By Nights is especially appealing when the goal is not just dinner, but a full night out with food, music, and atmosphere.

Cairo By Nights is best for group dinners, birthdays, shisha, late meals, halal-friendly dining, and diners who want an Egyptian restaurant with a strong sense of occasion. It adds a lively Carlton option to this guide and shows how Middle Eastern dining can be both comforting and entertaining.

Address: Shop 5, 252 Lygon Street, Carlton 3053

Entrée From Egypt

Hawawshi

$21

Egyptian Waraq Enab

$24

Moumbar

$19

Kebda Iskandarani

$26

Dips

Selection Of 3 Dips

$29

Babaganoush Dip

$12

Peri Peri

$12

Tahini Dip

$12

Garlic Dip

$12

Tourshi

$12

Feta Cheese Dip

$12

Hummos

$12

Bread Basket

Tzatziki Dip

$12

Tagens (Claypots)

Tagen Moussaka Falahi

$26

Tagen Bamia

$29

Tagen Prawn Roz Moammar

$29

Tagen Super Sayadia

$40

Tagen Moussaka

$28

Tagen Sayadia

$34

Tagen Akawi

$38

Tagen Macarona Bechamel

$28

Tagen Calamari Iskandarani

$28

Tagen Lamb Roz Moammar

$29

Milkshakes

Chocolate Milkshake

$11

Caramel Milkshake

$11

Strawberry Milkshake

$11

Salads

Chicken Salad

$28

Fattoush Salad

$16

Prawn Salad

$28

Salata Baladi

$11

Lamb Tenderloin Salad

$29

Greek Salad

$18

Juice

Mango Juice

$11

Pineapple Juice

Guava Juice

$11

Orange Juice

Hot Drinks

Egyptian Sahlab (Dessert Drink)

Hot Apple Cider Tea

Cold Drinks

Fanta

Coke Zero Can

Coke Can

Iced Coffee

Red Bull

Raspberry

Lemonade

Peach Ice Tea

Iced Chocolate

Karkadeh (Hibiscus Tea)

Authentic Mains

Red Sea Grilled Fish

$42

Samakmak

$36

Lamb Shank

$42

Kawarah Gf

$29

Molokhia With Chicken

$29

Red Sea Fried Fish

$42

Koshari

$26

Lamb Shank Fattah GF

$42

Tea

Mango & Strawberry

Strawberry, Loganberry & Raspberry

Green Tea

Lemon Twist

Spearmint

Camomile, Vanilla & Honey

Egyptian Mint Tea

Black Tea

Peppermint

Cranberry & Pomegrante

Camomile

Coffee

Cappuccino

Mochaccino

Chai Latte

Dirty Chai Latte

Espresso

Flat White

Latte

Long Black

Mocktails

Nefertiti’s Dream

$16

Mango Mohjito

$14

Egyptian Lemon Mint

$14

From the Grill Mains

Mix Grill

$42

Lamb Shish Kebab

$36

Cairo King Grill

$99

Lamb Cutlets

$39

Chicken Shish Kebab

$34

BBQ Quails

$36

Lamb Kofta

$34

Desserts

Om Ali (Small)

$16

Om Ali (Large)

$28

Roz Bel Laban (Sweet Rice Pudding)

$12

Om Ali (Medium)

$20

Om Ali (Family)

$36

Konafa With Mango

$14

Baklava 3 Piece

$11

Baklava 1 Piece

Roz Bel Laban With Mango

$14

Entrée From Middle East

Chicken Wings

$18

Calamari

$24

Large Chips

$12

Molokhia Soup

$14

Kobeba

$16

Cheese Sambousek

$16

Lentil Soup

$14

Lamb Sambousek

$16

Maha

Maha is one of Melbourne’s most important modern Middle Eastern restaurants. Located on Bond Street in the CBD, it brings a refined, contemporary approach to Middle Eastern flavours, combining polished service, tasting menus, elegant plating, and the warmth of shared dining. It is a restaurant built for special occasions, long lunches, and dinners where the food is the main event.

The cooking at Maha uses Middle Eastern flavours in a modern way, with dishes that might draw on spices, grains, seafood, lamb, vegetables, yoghurt, nuts, herbs, pickles, and breads. Rather than simply reproducing traditional dishes, Maha reworks the flavours into a more composed restaurant experience. That makes it one of the best choices in Melbourne for diners who want Middle Eastern food with fine-dining polish.

Maha is best for date nights, celebrations, business dinners, tasting menus, and anyone looking for one of Melbourne’s benchmark Middle Eastern restaurants. It belongs in this guide because it shows how Middle Eastern cuisine can sit confidently in the city’s premium dining scene without losing its generosity or warmth.

Address: 21 Bond Street, Melbourne 3000

SOUFRA

Signature dinner tasting menu.

House baked- flatbread, Mount Zero olive oil, za’atar

Whipped hummus, heirloom tomato & roasted capsicums, toasted cumin

"Jawaneh" grilled chicken wings, roasted garlic & charred lemon, isot pepper

Chemen cured walker swordfish, harissa, almonds & herbs

Fried zucchini flowers, roasted carrot & cumin, harissa, lemon, herbs

Turkish beef dumplings, sujuk, spiced burnt butter and fried leaves

12-hour roasted lamb shoulder, sticky lamb fat, lemon & za'atar jus

Aged rice pilaf, smoked tomato, capsicum, toasted almonds & parsley

Five tales autumn leaves, pickled fennel, naval oranges, tahini, lemon

Iranian pistachio & milk chocolate mousse, sweet yoghurt ice cream, yellow summer peaches & cardamom

Dinner price / pairings

Prices shown on the signature dinner page.

Signature Dinner

$135

135 per person

Zero Alc

$65

Maha’s Perfect Pour

$85

A Journey through Wine

$110

Great Regions of the World

$175

SOMETHING EXTRA...?

Priced per serve.

Pan seared Abrolhos Island scallop, Champagne, saffron & caviar

$15

Torched scampi, harissa & white peach tart

$12

Smoked eel parfait & fermented black garlic, tunisan brik cigar

$12

Crispy cod & potato kibbeh, taramasalata, dill

$10

Poached john dory, tomato & fennel, harissa oil, dill

$33

"Ali nazik", charred kagoshima wagyu 6+, smoked eggplant, fermented capsicum

$36

Roasted dry aged duck, cinnamon parfait brick pastry, wild garlic, ras el hanout jus

$30

Turkish delight filled doughnuts, rosewater honey, toasted walnuts

$10

“Baklava ice-cream sandwich”: kataifi & dark chocolate, cashew parfait

$18

Vegetarian / alternative Something Extra...?

Additional items shown on the second page of the signature dinner PDF.

Charred koussa, fiery harissa & summer peach tart

$10

Crispy Tunisian brik cigar, smoked eggplant & fermented black garlic

$10

Bullhorn pepper, tarragon & caraway potato kibbeh

$10

Red lentil manti, burnt tomatoes, zucchini & whipped almonds

$20

Turkish delight filled doughnuts, rosewater maple, toasted walnuts

$10

Sezar

Sezar is a Melbourne CBD restaurant focused on modern Armenian food with Middle Eastern and Mediterranean influences. Tucked into Melbourne Place, it has the feeling of a laneway discovery: intimate, stylish, and close enough to the city’s theatre and dining precincts to work for both special dinners and after-work plans.

The menu draws on Armenian barbecue, Middle Eastern spices, Mediterranean flavours, and modern restaurant technique. Diners can expect the kind of dishes that suit sharing: grilled meats, vegetables, dips, breads, rich sauces, herbs, and plates that balance comfort with refinement. It is not a casual kebab shop or a traditional banquet restaurant. Sezar sits in the middle, offering flavour, polish, and atmosphere.

Sezar is best for date nights, city dinners, group meals, Armenian food, and diners who want Middle Eastern flavours in a more modern CBD setting. It adds an important Armenian perspective to this guide and shows how Melbourne’s Middle Eastern dining scene extends well beyond the most familiar dishes.

Address: 6 Melbourne Place, Melbourne 3000

Leave it to the Chef

MATCHED WINE

2 courses

$68

pre theatre | available before 6:15pm

4 courses

$88

with new style baklava to finish

5 courses

$98

with a dessert tasting plate

Mezze

snacks

OYSTERS

$42

half dozen with apple, aniseed & sumac

HOMMUS

$18

chickpeas, brown butter, toasted lavash

BASTOURMA & EGG

$17

garlic jam, toasted brioche (2pcs)

SEARED SCALLOPS

$16

jerusalem artichoke puree, urfa pepper (2pcs)

KATAIFI WRAPPED LAMB

$18

sesame aioli (2pcs)

SWEET ONION DOLMA

$16

rice, peppers, currents, feta (2pcs)

SPICE CURED SALMON

$28

sumac & radish salad, crème fraiche w rice crackers

BEETROOTS SALAD

$24

smoked almond & paprika dressing, whipped feta

SPANNER CRAB MANTI

$22

yoghurt, spiced butter, sumac (2pcs)

CHARRED EGGPLANT

$25

aleppo sauce, pomegranate, pinenut & barberry salsa (2pcs)

BBQ CHICKEN THIGH SKEWERS

$27

babaganoush, toum, aleppo pepper (2pcs)

SLOW-ROASTED LAMB RIBS

$28

charred tomato jam, pomegranate molasses, labneh (2pcs)

Mains

MUSHROOM ‘HARISSA’

$38

slow cooked farro, wild mushrooms, brown butter.

CHEMEN SPICE CHICKEN

$43

chickpeas, barberry & chicken sauce

BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIB MB4+

$48

roasted grape & pistachio salsa, date puree

MARKET FISH

$50

charred greens, toasted pinenut & ajica sauce

250G ALTAIR WAGYU MB5+

$80

caramelized yoghurt, green onion oil, jus

SLOW ROASTED LAMB SHOULDER

$92

armenian sauces, your choice of two sides

Sides

TRIPLE COOKED CHIPS

$17

aleppo pepper, garlic & oregano

SEZAR SALAD

$15

mixed leaves, cucumber, tomato, shallot & herb dressing

SPICED BASMATI MUJADARRA

$16

lentils, crispy onions

HONEY & DATE GLAZED CARROT

$17

pumpkin seed dukkha, zhoug, labneh

Desserts

ANOUSH (sweet)

NEW STYLE BAKLAVA

$17

walnut toffee ice cream, salted caramel (2pc)

OLIVE OIL CAKE

$18

torched orange, rice ice cream, pistachio feuillitine crunch

CHOCOLATE MARQUISE

$16

glazed cherries, white chocolate

WHITE CHOCOLATE & SESAME MOUSSE

$18

poached pear, fig and kataifi

DESSERT TASTING PLATE

$35

a taste of all our desserts

Smart Lunch

SEZAR $49pp SMART LUNCH

SEZAR SMART LUNCH

$49

HOMMUS | chickpeas, brown butter, lavash or BABAGANOUSH | zaatar & chilli oil, lavash; SEASONAL PICKLES; MAIN TO SHARE (pick one) ‘CLUB STEAK’ SIRLOIN MARBLE SCORE 2+ | caramelized yoghurt; SLOW ROASTED LAMB SHOULDER | sour cherry, garlic yoghurt; MARKET FISH | mango amba, pea tabouli; HALF CHICKEN | spice crust, barberry, chickpeas; choice of triple cooked chips or autumn salad; DRINKS (by the glass) MOONDOG IPA $8; PINOT GRIGIO $12; SHIRAZ $12

Moroccan Soup Bar

Moroccan Soup Bar is one of Melbourne’s most loved vegetarian restaurants, now located on Boundary Road in North Melbourne. It has long been associated with generosity, community, hospitality, and food inspired by Moroccan, Lebanese, Turkish, and broader Middle Eastern traditions. It is not only a restaurant; it is part of Melbourne’s dining culture.

The food is vegetarian, abundant, and designed around comfort and sharing. Diners come for dishes such as soup, dips, bread, vegetables, tagines, couscous, lentils, chickpea bake, salads, sweets, and banquet-style meals that make the table feel full. The strength of Moroccan Soup Bar is that it makes vegetarian Middle Eastern food feel generous and complete rather than limited.

Moroccan Soup Bar is best for vegetarian dining, group meals, casual dinners, community-minded hospitality, and anyone who wants a Melbourne restaurant with real heart. It closes this guide well because it shows one of the most important qualities of Middle Eastern food: the ability to make a table feel welcoming, abundant, and shared.

Address: 47-51 Boundary Road, North Melbourne 3051

Featured items

Banquet

$35

A hearty Moroccan-style feast featuring our chickpea dish, roasted vegetables on couscous, saffron rice with lentils or cauliflower stew, fresh salad and soup, plus house-made dips with pita bread.

Eggplant Turnover

$12

This melt in your mouth moment is our eggplant over rice cooked with spices, tomato and pomegranate molasses.

Chickpea Bake

$8.50

Chickpeas topped with creamy yoghurt, garlic and tahini, served over toasted pita bread and finished with roasted butter and crunchy almonds. Rich, comforting and full of flavour.

Meal Pack and Chickpea Bake

$27.50

Featuring our popular chickpea bake, this hearty and flavourful lunch includes mujadara, fresh seasonal salad, falafel, creamy hummus, grilled halloumi is finished with tahini and harissa.

Dips and Pita Bread

$8.50

A generous selection of our house made dips and antipasto, including labneh, hummus, cauliflower dip, marinated capsicum, olives and marinated carrots and served with fresh pita bread.

Mujadara

$12

Lentils and rice, gently cooked together and topped with sweet caramelised onions.

Spinach and Lentil Soup

$8.50

Our zesty spinach and lentil soup with in house preserved lemons.

Classic Meal Pack

$19.50

A wholesome and flavour-packed meal featuring fragrant saffron rice, a rich and comforting stew, and our signature seven vegetable couscous, served alongside a fresh seasonal salad.

Street Style Falafel Wrap

$15

Crispy falafel wrapped in soft pillow bread with fresh salad, tangy pickled turnips and pickles. Finished with our creamy homemade tahini sauce. A timeless favourite, full of bold flavour and satisfying crunch.

Moroccan Nourish Bowl

$19.50

A hearty and flavourful lunch featuring mujadara, fresh seasonal salad, falafel, creamy hummus, grilled halloumi and finished with tahini and harissa.

Golden Veggie Wrap

$15

Crispy fried eggplant, roasted cauliflower and potato, tossed with fresh rocket salad and wrapped in soft pillow bread. A satisfying, flavour rich wrap with the perfect balance of crunch, warmth and freshness.

Chilli Tahini with Saffron Rice

$12

Potatoe, cauliflower and creamy chilli tahini with saffron rice.

Cali Stew with Saffron Rice

$12

Cauliflower stew and mildly spicy tomato based.

Lentil Dahl with Saffron Rice

$12

Gently spiced lentil dahl with aromatic saffron rice, topped with herbs.

Seven Veggies on Couscous

$12

Seven roasted vegetables on fluffy couscous. Gluten free option available.

Moroccan Salad (GF)(V)

$12

Made up of seasonal greens, cabbage, tomatoes, preserved lemon with a herb, lemon and garlic oil dressing.

Harira Soup

$8.50

Mildly spicy.

Turkish Delight

$1.50

Each.

Baklava

Each.

Meal Packs

For those looking for something a little more substantial, our Meal Packs are a generous, flavourful option. Convenient, freshly made, and packed with satisfying flavours, they’re ideal for a hearty lunch on the go.

Moroccan Nourish Bowl

$19.50

A hearty and flavourful lunch featuring mujadara, fresh seasonal salad, falafel, creamy hummus, grilled halloumi and finished with tahini and harissa.

Meal Pack and Chickpea Bake

$27.50

Featuring our popular chickpea bake, this hearty and flavourful lunch includes mujadara, fresh seasonal salad, falafel, creamy hummus, grilled halloumi is finished with tahini and harissa.

Classic Meal Pack

$19.50

A wholesome and flavour-packed meal featuring fragrant saffron rice, a rich and comforting stew, and our signature seven vegetable couscous, served alongside a fresh seasonal salad.

Banquet

A hearty Moroccan-style feast featuring our chickpea dish, roasted vegetables on couscous, saffron rice with lentils or cauliflower stew, fresh salad and soup, plus house-made dips with pita bread.

Banquet

$35

A hearty Moroccan-style feast featuring our chickpea dish, roasted vegetables on couscous, saffron rice with lentils or cauliflower stew, fresh salad and soup, plus house-made dips with pita bread.

Soups

Harira Soup

$8.50

Mildly spicy.

Spinach and Lentil Soup

$8.50

Our zesty spinach and lentil soup with in house preserved lemons.

Wraps

Zaatar Garden Wrap

$15

Soft za'atar dusted pillow bread filled with creamy labneh, fresh mint, olives, crisp cucumber, juicy tomato, green and red capsicum. A light, refreshing wrap packed with vibrant and herb forward flavours.

Golden Veggie Wrap

$15

Street Style Falafel Wrap

$15

Mains

Chickpea Bake

$8.50

Chickpeas topped with creamy yoghurt, garlic and tahini, served over toasted pita bread and finished with roasted butter and crunchy almonds. Rich, comforting and full of flavour.

Seven Veggies on Couscous

$12

Seven roasted vegetables on fluffy couscous. Gluten free option available.

Moroccan Salad (GF)(V)

$12

Made up of seasonal greens, cabbage, tomatoes, preserved lemon with a herb, lemon and garlic oil dressing.

Lentil Dahl with Saffron Rice

$12

Gently spiced lentil dahl with aromatic saffron rice, topped with herbs.

Cali Stew with Saffron Rice

$12

Cauliflower stew and mildly spicy tomato based.

Chilli Tahini with Saffron Rice

$12

Potatoe, cauliflower and creamy chilli tahini with saffron rice.

Mujadara

$12

Lentils and rice, gently cooked together and topped with sweet caramelised onions.

Eggplant Turnover

$12

This melt in your mouth moment is our eggplant over rice cooked with spices, tomato and pomegranate molasses.

Dips and Pita Breads

Dips and Pita Bread

$8.50

A generous selection of our house made dips and antipasto, including labneh, hummus, cauliflower dip, marinated capsicum, olives and marinated carrots and served with fresh pita bread.

Desserts

Turkish Delight

$1.50

Each.

Baklava

Each.

All Fixed Catering Menus

Lunch Menu | Set Menu

$35

Enjoy our lunch menu at your workplace, picnic or event. Minimum order is $350 @ $35 per person. If you would like to order less than this, you are welcome but we don't offer delivery for less than this, so please contact us and place an order via email or phone. 48 Hours notice, delivery available.

Dinner | Set Menu

$35

Enjoy our Moroccan Dinner at your workplace, picnic or event. Minimum order is 10 people @ $35 per person. 48 Hours notice, delivery available

Banquet | Set Menu

$35

Enjoy our Moroccan Banquet at your workplace, picnic or event. Minimum order is 10 people @ $35 per person. 48 Hours notice, delivery available.

Customisable lunch, dinner and banquet menus

Lunch Menu | Your choice of meals

$35

Choose from our Moroccan Banquet menu to suit your workplace, picnic or event. Mezze dishes come with Pita. If you prefer to swap Couscous with Rice let us know in the notes at checkout. Minimum order is 10 people @ $35 per person. 48 Hours notice, delivery available.

Dinner Menu | Your choice of meals

$35

Banquet | Your Choice of Dishes

$35

Build your own menu (minimum $300)

Hummus

$4.50

Hummus is universally consumed across the Arab world and the Middle East (and Melbourne!). It is hotly contested which culture makes the best version! This is a humble interpretation - see what you think.

Capsicum dip

$4.50

Mamaganoush (Aubergine dip)

$4.50

Mamaganoush speaks for itself. There exist many varieties across many cultures. Ours in its smokey simplicity maintains the individual flavour of all the ingredients. Comes with pita bread.

Cauliflower Tahini Dip

$4.50

If you have ever dined in with us at the MSB you may have tried a small portion of the cauliflower tahini on your dips plate. We thought it was about time this deserved to be a star on it's own. It's the right balance of tang, acidity and garlic all in one.

Trio of Moroccan Dips with pickles

This trio is like no other. Labneh, Hummus, Baba Ganoush. Comes with house made pickled vegetables.

Charmoula Eggplant Sticks

Charmoula is one of the most used marinades in Moroccan cooking. It enhances the flavour of its benevolent host - here Eggplants are the main star of the show... We have a minimum on these as they are quite time-consuming to make.

Falafel pieces

We have a minimum on these as they are wuite time consuming to make from scratch.

Stuffed Vine Leaves

We have a minimum on these as they are quite time-consuming to make.

Chilli Tahini

A comforting, flavour-packed dish where tender cauliflower and potatoes are brought together in a rich, creamy chilli tahini sauce. Warming, satisfying, and perfectly balanced with just the right touch of heat.

Makloubeh (Eggplant Turnover)

This melt-in-your-mouth moment is our eggplant over rice cooked with spices, tomato and pomegranate molasses. Served with a side of salata.

Chickpea Bake

$8.50

This meal was a centrepiece of our menu in the restaurant. With an award-winning reputation and a customer favourite it will always be on the menu here to enjoy.

Seven Roasted Vegetables

$8.50

This version of our essential Seven Vegetables is served without Couscous or Rice. If you would like to add either (or both!) please select them in our "Extras" section to accompany this dish.

Special Lentil Rice (Mujadara)

This one adds several ingredients that sharpen the senses and add a smoky dimension. Served with fried onions on top as well as a side of cucumber, minted yoghurt and Harissa.

Lentil Dahl

This lentil dahl is a slight variation on my mother's recipe as I add tomatoes which I've found lift the flavour of the lentils.

Salata

This salata is a staple to be paired with all of the mains.

Moroccan Couscous

$4.50

Our couscous, a staple of the Moroccan diet can be eaten as a meal of its own or with any of our dishes. We put it on as a stand alone in case anyone really wants some extra!

M'hencha Baklava

$2.50

M'hencha is a popular Moroccan version of baklava, yet you will recognise the honey sweet nutty, flaky, aromatic parcels common to the Levantine.

Turkish Delight

Puts a smile on your dial every time.

Sweet Extras

M'hencha Baklava

$2.50

M'hencha is a popular Moroccan version of baklava, yet you will recognise the honey sweet nutty, flaky, aromatic parcels common to the Levantine.

Turkish Delight

Puts a smile on your dial every time.

Mixture of M'hencha Baklava & Turkish Delight

$4.50

M'hencha is a popular Moroccan version of baklava, yet you will recognise the honey sweet nutty, flaky, aromatic parcels common to the Levantine. Our Turkish delight is a fragrant pillowy delicacy. This is a mixture of 10 baklava and 10 delights.

Service + Crockery Hire

Crockery and Cutlery Hire

$3.50

Crockery and cutlery hire 1 x plate, fork, knife and spoon (Includes delivery)

Moroccan themed Platter Hire

$20

Moroccan platter hire for presenting your dishes.

Moroccan Themed Banquet Service

Moroccan-themed banquet includes: delivery, set-up and table service.

Staff hire

$250

Staff hire for your event. $200 per worker per event. Usually allow for 2-3 workers for 10 people. Includes serving, dishes and cleaning and tidying up.

Bump in and out for larger gatherings and events

$450

Bump in and out for your larger events so we carry all that is needed to the venue and set up tables. $450 per event.

Final thoughts

The best Middle Eastern restaurants in Melbourne show how varied the category can be. Mint & Co brings a modern lounge-style experience to Carlton, while Wazzup Falafel shows the strength of casual plant-based Jordanian food in Northcote. Cairo By Nights adds Egyptian dining, shisha, and entertainment on Lygon Street, Maha brings refined modern Middle Eastern cooking to the CBD, Sezar offers an Armenian-influenced laneway restaurant experience, and Moroccan Soup Bar remains one of the city’s great vegetarian institutions.

Together, these restaurants show why Middle Eastern food has such a strong place in Melbourne. It can be casual or refined, vegetarian or meat-focused, modern or traditional, quick or celebratory. Whether you want falafel, mezze, Egyptian food, Armenian barbecue, a fine-dining tasting menu, shisha, chickpea bake, or a generous vegetarian banquet, Melbourne has a Middle Eastern restaurant for the occasion.

Best Middle Eastern Restaurants Near Me In Melbourne

Mint & Co

Entree

Main

Gourmet Salad

Sides

Wazzup Falafel

Salad

In the Box

Wazzup Falafel Specials

On Wrap

To Go

Drinks

Cairo By Nights Restaurant & Bar

Entrée From Egypt

Dips

Tagens (Claypots)

Milkshakes

Salads

Juice

Hot Drinks

Cold Drinks

Authentic Mains

Tea

Coffee