Forn Al Hara
Wood-fired manakeesh and an easy breakfast
Made-to-order Lebanese flatbreads come from a wood-burning oven with combinations of za’atar, labneh, spinach, cheese, and meat.
Visit websiteExplore Anaheim’s Middle Eastern food corridor through Lebanese bakeries, Palestinian falafel, Egyptian comfort food, Yemeni shared plates, Syrian sweets, and the markets that helped a community grow.
Start exploring ↓“Middle Eastern” is useful for finding the guide, but it covers many cultures and cooking traditions. Each card identifies the restaurant’s focus so Egyptian koshari, Yemeni mandi, Palestinian knafeh, and Lebanese manakeesh don’t get treated as the same meal.
This guide stays focused on Anaheim’s Little Arabia, including the official Brookhurst Street district and the closely connected food corridor around it. Only Forn Al Hara and House of Mandi repeat across sections, while every other business appears once.
There isn’t one required order. Start with the meal that sounds most interesting, then leave room for a bakery or dessert stop.
Wood-fired manakeesh and an easy breakfast
Made-to-order Lebanese flatbreads come from a wood-burning oven with combinations of za’atar, labneh, spinach, cheese, and meat.
Visit website ↗A group meal built around rice and slow-cooked meat
A spacious Yemeni restaurant serving mandi rice, roasted lamb, chicken, fish, bubbling meat stews, and large platters designed for sharing.
Visit website ↗Manakeesh, mezze, and an approachable first meal
A Brookhurst Street restaurant serving Lebanese flatbreads, falafel, shawarma, grilled meats, mezze, and breakfast plates from morning onward.
Charcoal-grilled kebabs and a longer meal
A Lebanese restaurant centered on charcoal-fired skewers, shawarma, mezze, mixed grills, and a dining room suited to groups.
Visit website ↗Turkish grills and a sit-down meal
A Turkish restaurant on Brookhurst Street serving kebabs, grilled meats, pide, breakfast dishes, and plates made for sharing.
Visit website ↗Anaheim formally recognized Little Arabia in 2022 after years of community advocacy. The official district follows Brookhurst Street from Broadway to Ball Road, while the broader cultural and dining corridor extends beyond those boundaries.
Altayebat Market traces its roots to a neighborhood produce market opened in 1983. Restaurants, bakeries, markets, cafes, and other businesses followed as Arab American families built a community around Brookhurst.
Manakeesh topped with za’atar, cheese, labneh, spinach, or meat makes this one of the easiest sections to explore in the morning.
Wood-fired manakeesh and an easy breakfast
Made-to-order Lebanese flatbreads come from a wood-burning oven with combinations of za’atar, labneh, spinach, cheese, and meat.
Visit website ↗Manakeesh and a casual morning stop
A longstanding neighborhood bakery centered on flatbreads topped with cheese, za’atar, spinach, and other savory combinations.
Köfte, lahmacun, and fresh bread
A Brookhurst Street restaurant and bakery bringing together Turkish grilled meats, flatbreads, breakfast dishes, and baked specialties.
Groceries, ingredients, and understanding the district
A foundational local market whose roots reach back to Cerritos Produce in 1983, helping supply the growing community with foods from home.
Visit website ↗These are approachable stops for crisp falafel, shawarma, rotisserie chicken, wraps, hummus, and plenty of garlic sauce.
Fresh falafel, wraps, and a quick meal
A family-run Anaheim fixture dating to 1996, centered on freshly fried falafel with wraps, hummus, baba ganoush, and chicken.
Visit website ↗Rotisserie chicken, shawarma, and garlic sauce
Founded in Beirut in 1962 by an Armenian family, Zankou brings its rotisserie chicken, tarna, shawarma, falafel, and signature garlic sauce to two OC locations.
Visit website ↗Pastries, shawarma, kebabs, and a broad introduction
A bakery and restaurant carrying the district’s name, with Lebanese pastries, mezze, shawarma, kebabs, and familiar grilled dishes.
Visit website ↗A focused late-day shawarma stop
A small Brookhurst Street shop specializing in freshly prepared chicken and beef shawarma served in wraps and plates.
Shared platters, slow-cooked meat, rice dishes, stews, grilled seafood, and Egyptian specialties make this the section for a longer meal.
A group meal built around rice and slow-cooked meat
A spacious Yemeni restaurant serving mandi rice, roasted lamb, chicken, fish, bubbling meat stews, and large platters designed for sharing.
Visit website ↗Egyptian comfort food and unfamiliar specialties
A patio-centered restaurant and cafe with koshari, hawawshi, molokhia, rice-stuffed pigeon, Egyptian sausage, and traditional desserts.
Visit website ↗Koshari and a deeper look at Egyptian cooking
A destination for Egyptian comfort food including koshari, hawawshi, molokhia, stuffed pigeon, sausage, and eggplant dishes.
Visit website ↗Grilled meats and generous shared plates
A sit-down grill with lamb and chicken kebabs, shawarma, kufta, seafood, freshly baked pita, and changing specials.
Little Arabia’s dessert shops are destinations of their own, especially for Palestinian knafeh, Syrian booza, baklava, semolina cakes, and filled cookies.
Nabulsi knafeh and a focused dessert stop
The Abusir family traces its knafeh-making tradition to 1918, preparing crisp and soft versions with cheese, syrup, and pistachios.
Visit website ↗Booza, baklava, knafeh, and pastries
A pastry shop known for Middle Eastern sweets and hand-pounded Syrian booza with a distinctive stretchy texture and pistachio coating.
Visit website ↗Anaheim’s citywide dining guide brings together longtime neighborhood favorites, destination dinners, food halls, breweries, resort dining, and restaurants across the city.
Explore the Anaheim dining guide →Menus, hours, specialties, and locations can change. Use the official restaurant link when available and confirm current details before making the drive.
Restaurant details last reviewed September 2026.If there’s a restaurant, bakery, market, or dish that belongs here, tell Mike what makes it worth seeking out.