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Best Middle Eastern Restaurants

Around Brisbane

Cedars Restaurant interior with plates of food on table

Updated: May 08, 2026

Feast on delectable Middle Eastern food at the best Turkish, Lebanese, Levant and Persian restaurants around Brisbane. From no-frills hidden gems, mezze bars and glamorous vegetarian restaurants, to fire-powered and upmarket restaurants here's 25 of the best:

Authentic Char Grill & Kebab

Exterior of Authentic CharGrill & Kebab Turkish Bardon

The quaint hilltop eatery is serving up the best Turkish street food to be found in Brisbane

Interior dining at Layla

Layla is an exquisite Middle Eastern inspired restaurant nestled within the heritage-listed brick walls of the Thomas Dixon Centre

Ach Wine Bar Bistro

Ach Wine Bar Bistro Hamilton

A chic modern wine bar and bistro serving exquisite Levantine-inspired cuisine that is worth travelling for

Little Beirut Bistro

Little Beirut Bistro, Indooroopilly

Little Beirut Bistro is a little slice of Lebanon located in Indooroopilly, offering modern-infused Mediterranean cuisine

Mecca Bah Newstead, Gasworks Plaza, Brisbane

Mecca Bah is a lush Middle Eastern dining oasis in the heart of Newstead's Gasworks Plaza

Olive Thyme Turkish Cuisine

Olive Thyme Turkish Cuisine Albion

Olive Thyme Turkish Cuisine is arguably Brisbane’s best Turkish restaurant, located in a heritage-listed 1920s Albion building

Pera Palace Ottoman

Tables and chairs inside Pera Palace Wynnum

A charming, beautifully-decorated restaurant bringing the delicious taste of Turkish cuisine for brunch and dinner

Cedars Restaurant

Cedars Restaurant Milton

Cedars brings an authentic and delectable taste of the Middle East to Milton's Park Road dining precinct

Downtown Istanbul

Downtown Istanbul Hawthorne

Downtown Istanbul is a cool contemporary Turkish restaurant on a leafy corner of a lively little dining precinct

Farah Restaurant

Persian food on plates at Farah Restaurant Spring Hill

Farah Restaurant is an oasis of traditional high-quality Persian cuisine in the inner-city suburb of Spring Hill

Large art mural at Little Aladdin Graceville

A colourful cosy Turkish restaurant and bar serving up authentic Turkish cuisine and cocktails on Graceville's main dining precinct

Baba Ganouj Lebanese Restaurant, South Brisbane risbane

South Bank's beloved Lebanese restaurant, Baba Ganouj, has a dedicated shisha and bar area

Exterior of Caravanserai West End

This hilltop cottage lit by colourful Turkish lights and candles is an enduring Brisbane favourite

Taste of Saffron

Exterior of Taste of Saffron

Taste of Saffron is a Persian and Mediterranean restaurant serving authentic cuisine in Stones Corner

The Green Fortitude Valley

A Middle Eastern inspired urban oasis serving breakfast and lunch daily from its leafy plant-filled home

Istanbul 1923 Kedron

Istanbul 1923 brings an authentic and delicious taste of Turkey to the northside suburb of Kedron

Watany Manoushi Lebanese Foods

Exterior of Watany Manoushi Lebanese Foods Upper Mt Gravatt

Watany Manoushi Lebanese Foods is an authentic Middle Eastern bakery, cafe and grocery store

Babylon Brisbane

Babylon Brisbane

A stunning riverside dining oasis inspired by the once-thriving ancient metropolis of Babylon

ēmmē Fortitude Valley

ēmmē is a stunning light-filled diner dishing up an ever-evolving menu, breathtaking interiors and exceptional brews on James Street

No No's Lebanese Cuisine

Woman at counter of No No's Lebanese Cuisine in Red Hill

A colourful and basic Lebanese eatery that has been on this bend of Waterworks Road since time immemorial

Tarbouche Mezza Bar

Inside tables and bar at Tarbouche Mezze Bar West End

A cool subterranean Middle Eastern restaurant and mezze bar on a bustling street corner of South Brisbane

Naim

Naim, Paddington

Naim brings the exquisite taste of modern Middle East-inspired cuisine to a quaint corner shop on a Paddington hilltop

Zeitoon Restaurant

Zeitoon Moorooka

Tucked away in Moorooka is this gem of a popular Persian and Afghani BBQ restaurant serving delectable authentic cuisine

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Gerard's Bistro

Table inside Gerard's Bistro Fortitude Valley

The ultra chic moodily-lit restaurant off James Street serves exquisite Middle Eastern cuisine that combines ancient with modern

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Mado Restaurant

Plates of food on table

A South Bank institution, Mado has been dishing up traditional Turkish cuisine in a charming al fresco setting for over ten years now

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Image credits:

Zeitoon courtesy of Zeitoon Facebook page

Gerards courtesy of Gerards Facebook page

Mado courtesy of Mado website

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