Yahoo! - Recommended Restaurants: Middle Eastern

Recommended Restaurants: Middle Eastern

Price Guide: $ = less than $15, $$ = $15 - $35, $$$ = $36-$50, $$$$ = over $50

Price estimates are based on an average dinner for one, excluding drinks, tax and tip.
Listed restaurants accept major credit cards unless otherwise noted.
Symbols: L = lunch, D = dinner, BR = breakfast, B = brunch, R = reservations required, V = valet parking, W = wheelchair accessible, P = private room, BQ = banquet facilities.
Star Guide: 4 stars = superlative, 3 stars = excellent, 2 stars = very good, 1 star = above average. (Note: No stars will be assigned to a restaurant until it has been newly reviewed.)

Helmand: 430 Broadway, San Francisco MapIt!
(415) 362-0641
$$/D /R /V /W
Mahmood and Wazhma Karzai have introduced San Franciscans to Afghan food, a complex cuisine that incorporates culinary traditions from Central Asia, India, and the Middle East. The elegant dining room is a pleasant setting for gastronomic experimentation.
Ya Halla from Nadia: 494 Haight St., San Francisco MapIt!
(415) 522-1509
$/L /D /W
Middle Eastern cuisine, featuring falafel plates with hummus, tabbouleh, and baba ghanoush; lamb, chicken, or veggie shish kebab plates; lamb or chicken shawarma. Weekend dinner specials. Beer and wine.