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Southern California

Find Arabic-speaking and Arab American businesses, professionals, and community institutions.

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Home to Little Arabia, the Brookhurst Corridor cultural district designated by the Anaheim City Council in 2022, and to Irvine's Arab American Business Chamber.

Arab American Business Chamber (AABC)

Irvine, CA · Orange County

A regional chamber of commerce serving Arab American professionals, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. States its purpose as "advancing economic opportunity, strategic partnerships, and sustainable business growth within the Arab American community." Board includes President & CEO Farah Kanchar.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

American Arab Chamber of Commerce — Anaheim

Anaheim, CA, Orange County, CA · Orange County

Founded in Dearborn, Michigan in 1992, the American Arab Chamber of Commerce maintains an Anaheim-focused presence describing a national network of 1,800+ businesses across three local clusters: restaurants, food & retail; real estate & services; and tourism & hospitality. No stated street address was found for the Anaheim office as of this listing's creation — the chamber is listed as a service-area organization rather than a storefront.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al-Noor Foundation

Westminster, CA · Orange County

Also known as Al-Noor Mosque. Denomination self-tagged as Sunni in OpenStreetMap.

Jafaria Islamic Society

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Masjid Al-Ansar

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Located on Brookhurst Street, within the Little Arabia cultural corridor.

Saint Verena Coptic Orthodox Church

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

No street number was tagged on the OpenStreetMap node, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed. An exact number is still needed before this can be treated as a mailing address.

Holy Cross Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Placentia, CA · Orange County

In the Old Town Placentia neighborhood.

St Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church

Orange, CA · Orange County

St Paul Syriac Orthodox Church

Santee, CA · San Diego County

No street number was tagged on the OpenStreetMap node, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed.

Al Rribat Al Aslami

La Mesa, CA · San Diego County

OpenStreetMap itself flags this record with a "check religion" note (its own contributor-added fixme tag), so treat the Islamic-center classification as unconfirmed until verified. No street number was tagged, and Nominatim's reverse geocode files this address under San Diego's unincorporated mail-service area rather than La Mesa's own ZIP — kept under La Mesa here since that's the nearest incorporated city, but worth confirming on claim.

Saint Michael Chaldean Catholic Church

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

In the heart of San Diego County's Chaldean/Iraqi-majority community per the blueprint's demographic research. No street number was tagged on the OpenStreetMap node, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed.

Islamic Center of Lakeside

Lakeside, CA · San Diego County

No street number was tagged on the OpenStreetMap node, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed.

Our Mother of Perpetual Help

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

The church itself has no address tagged in OpenStreetMap; the number shown is the nearest addressed parcel returned by reverse geocoding its coordinates, not a confirmed street number for the church — treat it as approximate until an owner claims this listing.

Luna Grill

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean-cuisine restaurant chain location. Cuisine tag only — no ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Sahara

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Middle Eastern / Mediterranean cuisine. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Family Golden Palace

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Mediterranean cuisine. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing. No official business website found — the phone number is from third-party directory listings, not the business's own site, so treat it as unconfirmed until claimed.

Mal Al Sham

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Syrian cuisine; self-described on the business's own site as "The Taste of Damascus." No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Abn Al Sham

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean/Levantine restaurant. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing. No geo coordinates yet since it is not present in OpenStreetMap.

Mr. Shawarma

El Cajon, CA, San Diego County, CA · San Diego County

Operates as a food truck with rotating stop locations around El Cajon rather than one fixed storefront — this explains the conflicting street addresses found across different delivery/review platforms during research, so no single fixed address is listed here. Halal status is self-described (community-tagged in OpenStreetMap), not an authority certification.

Halal — self-described

Kabul Kabob House

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Afghan restaurant (kebab cuisine), included at the site owner's request. Afghanistan is not an Arab country and Dari/Pashto are not Arabic, so no Arab-community affiliation is implied by this listing — it is included here as a Middle Eastern/kebab-cuisine restaurant, not as part of the Arab American or Arabic-speaking community coverage described elsewhere on the site. Halal status is self-described (community-tagged in OpenStreetMap), not an authority certification.

Halal — self-described

Happy Time Mediterranean Restaurant

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean restaurant on Jamacha Road. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Uncle Feras Middle Eastern Restaurant

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Middle Eastern restaurant on West Douglas Avenue. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Al Awael Restaurant

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Iraqi cuisine restaurant, per East County Magazine's review. No official business website or confirmed phone number was found, so neither is listed here. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Sinbad Mediterranean Cuisine

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean restaurant on Jamacha Road. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Al Umaraa Restaurant & Market

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Iraqi and Mediterranean restaurant and market, per the business's own site. The business's own website does not list a street address; the address shown here (867 Jamacha Road) comes from a community social-media post referencing the business rather than the business's own site or Google Maps/Yelp, so treat it as unconfirmed until the owner claims this listing. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Saray Restaurant Charcoal Grill

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Turkish charcoal-grill restaurant. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Dubai Loco

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

No official business website or confirmed phone number was found, so neither is listed here. Some third-party directories describe this business as halal, but that claim could not be verified against the business's own site, so no halal status is recorded. No ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Sultan Baklava Mediterranean Grill

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean grill and baklava/sweets shop on East Main Street. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Al Azayem Restaurant

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Iraqi cuisine restaurant, per multiple third-party menu listings. Opening hours were not listed on the business's own site. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

The Habibi Sweets

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Sweets and dessert shop. No official business website was found — the phone number is from a third-party directory listing, not the business's own site, so treat it as unconfirmed until claimed. No ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Zad Mediterranean Cuisine

Spring Valley, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean restaurant in Spring Valley, adjoining El Cajon. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Abraj Mediterranean Restaurant

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean restaurant on El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego (City Heights/Rolando area) — on the street named El Cajon Boulevard, not within the city of El Cajon itself. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Fattoush

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Lebanese/Mediterranean restaurant on El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego (City Heights/Rolando area) — on the street named El Cajon Boulevard, not within the city of El Cajon itself. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Mimoza Mediterranean Restaurant

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean restaurant in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, some distance from El Cajon and the rest of this county's Arab American community cluster. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

LEILA

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

North Park restaurant self-described as Middle Eastern, Lebanese, and Persian-inspired fusion. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Aladdin Mediterranean Restaurant

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Clairemont Mesa location — self-described "Mediterranean Flavors" and "exotic flavors of the Middle East." A separate, unrelated Aladdin location in Hillcrest rebranded to "Maïsa Lebanese Cuisine" in 2026 (listed separately). No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Zytoun Gourmet Mediterranean

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Seaport Village restaurant self-described as Mediterranean and Greek cuisine, with menu items including shawarma, dolma, and lamb borak. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Yalla Habibi

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Downtown/Gaslamp restaurant rooted in Lebanese Mediterranean heritage, per the business's own site. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Alforon Mediterranean

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Lebanese bakery/restaurant on the El Cajon Boulevard corridor in San Diego (on the street named El Cajon Boulevard, not within the city of El Cajon), self-described as "Old Country Cooking" with fresh-baked flatbreads. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Tahini Authentic Middle Eastern

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Kearny Mesa location, self-described "authentic Middle Eastern street food" (falafel, shawarma). A second location of this business operates on the UCSD campus. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Kebab Craft

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Liberty Public Market stall self-described as "Mediterranean-Middle Eastern favorites with a California flair." A separate location of this small chain operates in San Juan Capistrano, Orange County. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Fairouz Cafe & Gallery

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Midway District Lebanese restaurant and art gallery, open since the 1980s, named for the celebrated Lebanese singer Fairouz. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Amardeen Lebanese and Mediterranean

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

University City/UTC restaurant, family-owned since the owners immigrated from Lebanon's Bekaa Valley in the 1990s. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Micho'z Fresh Lebanese Grill

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Hillcrest restaurant, family-owned, self-described as Lebanese with imported Lebanese beer and wine and traditional recipes. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Shawarma Shack

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Pacific Beach quick-service spot serving shawarma tacos, gyros, and falafel. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Wild Thyme Bar & Grill

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

On the El Cajon Boulevard corridor in San Diego (on the street named El Cajon Boulevard, not within the city of El Cajon), explicitly self-described as Greek and Lebanese cuisine, plus a hookah lounge. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Micheline's Pita House

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

La Jolla location, self-described "fresh and authentic Mediterranean" — shawarma, falafel, hummus, house-made pita. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Tigris Mediterranean Grille

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Kearny Mesa restaurant with a documented Iraqi/Jordanian family history per its own "Our Story" page — one of the few listings so far with a documented ownership claim rather than "not stated." No halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

PITA 22 Restaurant

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Rancho Peñasquitos-area restaurant serving pita, hummus, shawarma, kabobs, falafel, and shakshuka. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Wagyu Shawarma Grill

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Mission Valley location serving shawarma, gyros, falafel, and wagyu-beef variations. A separate El Cajon location of this chain appears to be closed per third-party listings. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

FurnSaj Bakery & Restaurant

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Lebanese bakery and restaurant (mana'ish, saj wraps, kebab plates), part of a small chain also present in the Los Angeles area (Granada Hills, Calabasas). No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Maïsa Lebanese Cuisine

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Family-owned Hillcrest restaurant rooted in Bekaa Valley (Lebanon) traditions. Rebranded from "Aladdin Mediterranean Cuisine"/"Aladdin Hillcrest" to Maïsa Lebanese Cuisine in February 2026 under the same family (now run by the next generation) at the same address — same business, name change only, not a closure. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Mediterranean Cafe

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Mission Hills/Uptown restaurant self-described as combining Greek, Italian, and Lebanese cuisine (kabobs, falafel, hummus). Included as a fusion restaurant with an explicitly Lebanese component, not as a purely Arab/Levantine kitchen. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Dunya Lounge

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Gaslamp lounge self-described as "Levantine Mediterranean" — mezze, salads, hearty grills, and hookah. This address and phone number were previously used by "Maestro Lounge" (self-described "Arabian Cuisine with a Heritage Twist"); evidence (a recent grand-opening announcement) indicates Dunya Lounge has replaced Maestro Lounge at this location, so only Dunya Lounge is listed here to avoid duplicating what appears to be the same venue under its current name. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

BBQ House Mediterranean Cuisine

San Diego, CA, San Diego County, CA · San Diego County

Food-truck and catering operation (chicken shawarma, vegan falafel, halal options), generally based around the Hillcrest area with rotating pop-up locations rather than a single fixed address, so no street address is listed here.

Balboa International Market

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

International specialty grocery market with a halal-certified meat/poultry department and Middle Eastern products alongside broader international goods — not exclusively an Arab grocer. Shares its address with a separately-branded Persian restaurant (Sufi Mediterranean Cuisine) at the same plaza; the two appear to be co-located rather than the same business. No ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Panini Kabob Grill

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Mission Valley location of a fast-casual Mediterranean/kabob chain. Cuisine tag only — no ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Mystic Grill

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Clairemont Mesa location, self-described halal Mediterranean (hummus, falafel, kabobs, shawarma, gyros), alongside pizza/pasta/burgers. A second location of this small chain is listed separately in La Mesa. No ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Halal — self-described

Mystic Grill

La Mesa, CA · San Diego County

La Mesa location, self-described halal Mediterranean (hummus, falafel, kabobs, shawarma, gyros), alongside pizza/pasta/burgers. A second location of this small chain is listed separately in Clairemont Mesa, San Diego. No ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Halal — self-described

Shawarma Guys

La Mesa, CA · San Diego County

La Mesa location, tagged in OpenStreetMap as arab/kebab/mediterranean cuisine and self-described as Middle Eastern (wagyu beef shawarma). Separate locations of this small chain operate in Mira Mesa (San Diego) and as a South Park food truck. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Luna Grill

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Mission Valley location of the Luna Grill fast-casual Mediterranean chain (also listed separately in El Cajon and elsewhere in San Diego). Cuisine tag only — no ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Luna Grill

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Clairemont location of the Luna Grill fast-casual Mediterranean chain (also listed separately in El Cajon and elsewhere in San Diego). Cuisine tag only — no ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Luna Grill

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Hillcrest location of the Luna Grill fast-casual Mediterranean chain (also listed separately in El Cajon and elsewhere in San Diego). Cuisine tag only — no ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Luna Grill

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Liberty Station location of the Luna Grill fast-casual Mediterranean chain (also listed separately in El Cajon and elsewhere in San Diego). Cuisine tag only — no ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

The Kebab Shop

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

East Village (downtown) location of The Kebab Shop, a Turkish döner-kebab chain founded in San Diego in 2008. This chain has roughly a dozen locations across San Diego County (Mission Valley, Mira Mesa, Point Loma, Little Italy, La Jolla, and several North County cities not yet covered by this site); only this flagship-area location is listed for now. Cuisine tag only — no ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Al-Sultan Mediterranean Grill

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Cuisine tagged shawarma/Mediterranean; OpenStreetMap's diet:halal=yes tag is a community-reported signal, not a formal certification, so this is recorded as self-described rather than authority-certified.

Halal — self-described

Forn Al Hara

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Cuisine tagged Arab/Lebanese/Mediterranean in OpenStreetMap. Part of the South Brookhurst Street plaza (512/518) within the Little Arabia corridor.

House of Mandi

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Cuisine tagged Arab in OpenStreetMap (mandi is a rice-and-meat dish associated with the Arabian Peninsula and Yemen). Part of the South Brookhurst Street plaza within the Little Arabia corridor.

Jamila Juice

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Part of the South Brookhurst Street plaza within the Little Arabia corridor.

Qahwah & Chauati

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Name spelling taken as-tagged in OpenStreetMap ("Qahwah" is Arabic for coffee); the linked website spells it "Chapati" — worth confirming the exact name before this listing is claimed. Part of the South Brookhurst Street plaza within the Little Arabia corridor.

Jenin Meat Market

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Named for Jenin, a city in the West Bank. Part of the South Brookhurst Street plaza within the Little Arabia corridor.

Sababa Falafel Shop

Garden Grove, CA · Orange County

Originally geocoded to Anaheim from OpenStreetMap coordinates alone; the business's own website gives its address as Garden Grove, just south of the Little Arabia corridor along the same Brookhurst Street strip, so the city has been corrected here. Its own site states its meats and chicken are "certified by Islamic authorities" without naming the certifying body, so this is recorded as a self-described halal claim rather than an authority-verified certification. No phone number is published on the business's own site.

Halal — self-described

Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

In the Pico-Robertson neighborhood. No street number was tagged on the OpenStreetMap node, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed.

Islamic Center of Hawthorne

Hawthorne, CA · Los Angeles County

No street number was tagged on the OpenStreetMap node, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed.

Islamic Center of Inglewood

Inglewood, CA · Los Angeles County

No street number was tagged on the OpenStreetMap node, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed.

King Fahad Mosque

Culver City, CA · Los Angeles County

One of the larger, better-known mosques on LA's Westside. No street number was tagged on the OpenStreetMap node, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed.

Saint Peter and Saint Paul Coptic Orthodox Church

Santa Monica, CA · Los Angeles County

In Downtown Santa Monica. No street number was tagged on the OpenStreetMap node, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed.

Masjid Bilal

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

In the Central-Alameda neighborhood, South LA. No street number was tagged on the OpenStreetMap node, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed.

Arabic Bible Christian Church

Long Beach, CA · Los Angeles County

In the Belmont Shore neighborhood. OpenStreetMap did not tag a specific denomination for this church, and no street number was tagged either, so only the street name and ZIP are confirmed.

Almaza Restaurant and Hookah

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

In the Palms neighborhood. Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Middle Eastern cuisine with hookah service. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Tarboosh Middle East Kitchen

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

In Koreatown. Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Middle Eastern cuisine. No street number was tagged, and no phone or website found. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Falafel Arax

Glendale, CA · Los Angeles County

Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Mediterranean/falafel/Middle Eastern cuisine. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Saffy's

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Arabic/kebab cuisine with diet:halal=yes, which is a community-reported signal rather than a named certifying body, so recorded as self-described. No ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Halal — self-described

Open Sesame

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Mediterranean/Lebanese cuisine. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Hasiba

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

In the South Carthay/Pico-Robertson area. Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Middle Eastern cuisine, sidewalk seating. No official website found. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Kabob House

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

In the Reseda neighborhood. Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Middle Eastern cuisine, with no street number, phone, or website tagged — this is the thinnest record in this batch and a good early claim candidate. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Sunnin Lebanese Café

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

In Westwood. Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Lebanese cuisine, a long-running LA institution. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

King Kabob

Culver City, CA · Los Angeles County

In the Sunkist Park neighborhood. Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Middle Eastern cuisine, with no street number, phone, or website tagged. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Aleppo Kitchen

Burbank, CA · Los Angeles County

Named for Aleppo, Syria. Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Arab cuisine — one of the more explicit cuisine tags in this batch. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Skaf's Grill

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

In North Hollywood. Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Lebanese cuisine. A second location (SKAF's on York, Eagle Rock) is also listed separately in this directory. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Adana Restaurant

Glendale, CA · Los Angeles County

Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Middle Eastern cuisine, wheelchair accessible. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

SKAF's on York

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

In Eagle Rock. Tagged in OpenStreetMap as Lebanese cuisine. A second location (Skaf's Grill, North Hollywood) is also listed separately in this directory. No phone number found. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Tarbosh Mediterranean Restaurant

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Located at 1142 E Main St, El Cajon — the same address at which a Syrian restaurant called "Gate of Damascus" was covered by local press and food blogs in 2022, though Tarbosh's own site does not itself confirm a name change, so this is noted as an address overlap rather than a confirmed rebrand. Tarbosh's site describes its kitchen team as drawing on Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, Turkish, and Jordanian culinary traditions (Turkish being a non-Arab tradition among them) and states the menu is "100% halal." No self-identified Arab-ownership claim is made.

Halal — self-described

The Palms Restaurant & Banquet Hall

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean restaurant on E Main St in El Cajon that also operates an attached banquet hall for family and corporate events. No ownership or halal-certification claim is made or implied on the business's own site.

Ney Restaurant

La Mesa, CA · San Diego County

Authentic Iraqi and Middle Eastern restaurant (lamb quzi, kebabs, house-made hummus) on Lake Murray Blvd in La Mesa. Its own site frames the concept around Iraqi culinary heritage. No halal-certification claim is made or implied by this listing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Rafadian

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Also transliterated "Al Rafidain" (الرافدين, "Mesopotamia") — a Middle Eastern market and restaurant counter on Broadway in El Cajon. Its menu is explicitly Iraqi (beef shawarma, Iraqi samoon bread, dolma), and an independent Arab American News (Rakwa) article describes it as serving El Cajon's Iraqi-American/Arab community and offering halal meats — but that halal claim comes from press coverage, not a first-party statement from the business itself, so no halalStatus is recorded here. No self-identified Arab-ownership claim from the business itself was found.

Ishtar Restaurant and Banquet Hall

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant with an attached banquet hall on W Main St in El Cajon (hummus, falafel, shawarma, kabobs per directory descriptions). No official business website was found, so no ownership or halal claim can be confirmed from a first-party source — the name references the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar, but no explicit Iraqi/Assyrian self-identification by the business was located, so that connection is not asserted here.

CRAVE Mediterranean Grill

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern wrap-and-salad restaurant on Jamacha Rd in El Cajon. Note: an unrelated, separately-owned "Crave Mediterranean Grill" chain based in Glendale, CO uses the same name on a different domain and lists no California locations — this El Cajon business has its own independent website and is not affiliated with that chain. No halal or ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Aladin Trio

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Middle Eastern/American fusion fast-food restaurant (falafel, shawarma, plus Nashville hot chicken) on Jamacha Rd in El Cajon. Its own site states "All our food is Halal." Note: some delivery aggregators list a different nearby address (2650 Jamacha Rd) for this business — the address here follows the business's own website as the source of truth, but this may reflect a past location change worth confirming if the owner claims this listing. No phone number was found on a compliant source. No ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Halal — self-described

Bisbas Restaurant

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Included at the site owner's request. This is a Somali (East African) restaurant, not an Arab or Levantine one — its CA corporate filing lists officers with Somali names, and its own branding identifies it as Somali cuisine. Somalia is a member of the Arab League, but Somali ancestry is classified separately from Arab ancestry in U.S. Census/ACS data, and this listing does not assert any Arab-community affiliation — it is included here as a Muslim/halal East African restaurant at Tarek's direction, similar to the Kabul Kabob House precedent for Afghan cuisine. Halal status is self-described by the business per Zabihah, a halal-specific directory, not Yelp or Google.

Halal — self-described

Harvest International Market

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Halal grocery and deli on E Main St in El Cajon. Zabihah's listing for this address identifies it as "formerly Baghdad Market," i.e. a rebrand at the same location — only the current name is listed here, consistent with how this site has handled other rebrands (Aladdin Hillcrest → Maïsa, Maestro Lounge → Dunya Lounge). Halal status is self-described per Zabihah's staff-verified listing, not Yelp or Google. No Arab-ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Halal — self-described

Vine Ripe Market

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Neighborhood market on Jamacha Rd in El Cajon self-described as specializing in "Middle Eastern and Mediterranean culinary traditions," with certified halal meat, produce, bakery, and Mediterranean groceries. Flag: a second, separately-branded live website ("Lulu's International Market") lists this exact same address and phone number with a more generic, non-Middle-Eastern-specific description — it's unclear from public sources alone whether this is a recent rebrand still mid-transition, two brand names used by the same operator, or stale data on one of the two sites. This listing uses the Vine Ripe Market name and description since it is the one that explicitly self-identifies as a Middle Eastern/halal grocer; this should be confirmed if the owner claims this listing. No Arab-ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Halal — self-described

Mid East Market

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

No-frills Middle Eastern grocer on the El Cajon Boulevard corridor in San Diego (on the street named El Cajon Boulevard, not within the city of El Cajon) — halal meat, spices, and specialty goods from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and India. Not yet claimed on the Rakwa Arab American directory. No Arab-ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Halal — self-described

Safa International Market

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Combined supermarket, butcher, bakery, and restaurant in the Rancho Peñasquitos area of San Diego, serving grilled meats, kebabs, and mandi alongside spices, nuts, and dry goods. Halal-certified by the Halal Food Standards Alliance of America per Zabihah. No Arab-ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Halal — self-described

Madina Market / Hit the Spot Halal Food

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Combined halal meat market and fast-food counter in the City Heights area of San Diego (50th Street), categorized as Middle Eastern cuisine on Zabihah. No further detail on ownership background was found on a compliant source. No Arab-ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Halal — self-described

Kareem's Falafel

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Palestinian-founded falafel and Mediterranean restaurant on Brookhurst St in the Little Arabia district, open since 1996. Zabihah lists it as staff-verified halal. Hours vary across compliant sources (roughly 8am–9pm); phone numbers also differ slightly between two compliant sources — worth confirming directly.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

El Mahroosa Restaurant and Hookah Lounge

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Egyptian restaurant and hookah lounge on Brookhurst St; the business's own site states it is '100% Halal.' A stale-looking third-party directory entry shows this address as closed, but the official site, delivery platforms, and the Little Arabia District directory all show it currently active — treated here as open, worth a confirmation call before relying on hours.

Halal — self-described

Al-Amir Bakery

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Middle Eastern bakery on Brookhurst St, opened 2002. Business's own site states all food is made from certified halal ingredients including in-house halal meat trimming. Founder is Lebanese per independent food journalism (Food GPS); the business's own site tells his emigration story but doesn't state his country of origin verbatim.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Damascus House

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Syrian restaurant on Katella Ave in Anaheim's Little Arabia. Business's own TikTok account used the hashtag #halal on a promotional video — an indirect but first-party halal signal. No explicit ownership/heritage statement was found beyond the Syrian-cuisine self-description.

Halal — self-described

Al Tannour

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Iraqi restaurant on Ball Rd, known for masgouf-style grilled fish and traditional clay-oven (tannour) bread per LAist's Little Arabia food-tour coverage; the business's own delivery-platform branding self-describes more broadly as 'Mediterranean Cuisine.' No first-party halal or ownership claim was found; a halal tag on one third-party directory was not counted.

Zait & Zaatar

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Lebanese restaurant and bakery on Brookhurst St, self-described on its own site as a 'Lebanese Restaurant & Bakery.' Phone and hours were not found on a compliant source this pass. A halal tag appears only on a third-party directory, not stated by the business itself.

Cairo Restaurant & Cafe

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Egyptian restaurant and cafe on Katella Ave, self-described on its own site as serving 'authentic Egyptian cuisine.' Currently operates as 'Cairo Restaurant & Cafe' (same address as an earlier-referenced 'Cairo Cafe'). No halal or ownership claim found on the official site.

Al-Baraka Restaurant

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Palestinian restaurant on Brookhurst St serving dishes including maqlouba, bamya, sheikh el mahshi, and mansaf, per Eat the World LA's interview-based coverage. No halal claim found on a compliant source. An owner name is reported by that same journalism but spelled inconsistently across secondary summaries, so it isn't included here pending direct confirmation.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Darna Cafe

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Middle Eastern cafe and hookah lounge on Ball Rd. No first-party halal or ownership claim was found on a compliant source this pass; the business's own official site could not be reached to check further.

Zankou Chicken

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Included at the owner's request despite being Armenian-founded, not Arab-owned — same editorial approach as Kabul Kebab House (Afghan) and Bisbas Restaurant (Somali) elsewhere on this site. Founded in 1962 in Beirut, Lebanon by Vartkes Iskenderian, an Armenian family, per the business's own About page; relocated to Los Angeles in 1983–84 after the Lebanese Civil War. The business's own site describes its cuisine as 'fast-casual Armenian and Lebanese' — it makes no Arab-ownership claim of its own. No halal claim found.

Aleppo's Kitchen

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Syrian family-owned restaurant with a dedicated halal page on its own site self-describing as 'Halal Mediterranean Food.' A second, Costa Mesa location referenced elsewhere appears closed per third-party listings; this Anaheim location is the one listed here.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Medii Kitchen

Anaheim Hills, CA · Orange County

Mediterranean restaurant in the Anaheim Hills area. No halal or ownership claim was found on a compliant source; cuisine tag only, per mediikitchen.com.

Le Mirage Pastry

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Middle Eastern/French fusion pastry shop on Brookhurst St. Founder Maher Nakhal is described on the business's own site as a Syrian-born pastry chef from Damascus. No halal claim found.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Knafeh Cafe

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Palestinian dessert cafe specializing in Nablus-style knafeh. Zabihah lists it as staff-verified halal. Hours vary slightly by source (roughly noon–9pm); phone number is sourced from a directory rather than the business's own site.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Mar7aba Cafe & Sweets

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Iraqi cafe on N Brookhurst St, known for Iraqi tea and dried-black-lime iced tea per Eat the World LA's coverage; also referred to as 'Mar7aba Iraqi Cafe' in the Little Arabia District's own directory. No first-party ownership or halal claim was found.

Labanz Dessert & Dairy

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Modern Middle Eastern dessert cafe on Brookhurst St, per its own site's self-description. Zabihah lists it as staff-verified halal. A third-party directory tags it 'Egyptian desserts' but this wasn't corroborated elsewhere, so cuisine is listed generally as Middle Eastern rather than a specific country.

Halal — self-described

Sarkis Pastry

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Included at the owner's request despite being Armenian-owned, not Arab — same approach as Kabul Kebab House and Bisbas Restaurant elsewhere on this site. The business's own About page self-describes as 'the first Middle Eastern/Armenian bakery' in the region, opened in Glendale in 1983 with over 40 years of Armenian family baking tradition. Independently corroborated as Armenian by The Big Fat Armenian List and The California Courier. No halal or Arab-ownership claim is made or implied by this listing.

Nubia Cafe

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Egyptian hookah lounge and restaurant on Lincoln Ave, self-described on its own site as a 'hookah lounge and halal Mediterranean restaurant' serving Egyptian and Mediterranean cuisine. No explicit ownership/heritage statement beyond the cuisine description.

Halal — self-described

Nara Bistro

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Mediterranean restaurant and hookah lounge on Brookhurst St, self-branded around 'Mediterranean Cuisine & Hookah' with live Middle Eastern music and entertainment. No halal or ownership claim found.

Dream Cafe

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Hookah lounge on Brookhurst St, open since 2018 per its Better Business Bureau profile. Its address (830 S Brookhurst St) was independently re-confirmed this pass across four compliant sources after an earlier data-entry error listed 874 S Brookhurst St. No official website, halal claim, or ownership statement was found on a compliant source; its social media pages could not be accessed this session.

Almokhtar Cafe

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Hookah lounge on Brookhurst St. A public CA business filing lists officer names, which per this site's policy isn't treated as a confirmed Arab-ownership claim on its own. Phone number differs slightly between two compliant directories. No halal claim found.

Fusion Ultra Lounge

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Alcohol-free hookah lounge on Brookhurst St serving a fusion menu described by a neutral directory as combining Turkish coffee, Arabic teas, and Hispanic/Arabic/Mediterranean/American dishes. A third-party directory reports it was founded by named individuals, but per this site's policy that isn't treated as a confirmed first-party Arab-ownership claim. No halal claim found.

Hidden Cafe

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Hookah lounge and cafe on Brookhurst St offering Middle Eastern dishes (appetizers, baklava, knafeh) alongside Mexican menu items, per a neutral directory's description. Note: a separate, unrelated 'Hidden Café' also exists on E La Palma Ave elsewhere in Anaheim — this listing is for the Brookhurst location only. A third-party source names an owner, but per this site's policy that isn't treated as a confirmed first-party Arab-heritage claim without a statement from the business itself. No halal claim found.

Al Manjal Restaurant

Anaheim, CA · Orange County

Included at the owner's request despite being Turkish, not Arab — same approach as Kabul Kebab House and Bisbas Restaurant elsewhere on this site. The business's own site describes 'a full Turkish family staffed kitchen led by Chef Abu Ali,' and independent food journalism (Eat the World LA) identifies the cuisine as from Hatay Province in southern Türkiye, a border region near Aleppo, Syria — which likely explains why it's sometimes mislabeled Palestinian on review-aggregator sites. A separate website and one directory tag it 'Palestinian,' but that claim is unattributed and couldn't be confirmed as referring to this same physical location; it previously occupied the space of Al Wadee, a Lebanese restaurant/bakery that closed. No qualifying first-party halal claim was found (only appears in page metadata/keywords).

Baba G Mediterranean

Orange, CA · Orange County

Mediterranean restaurant in downtown Orange, on the site of the former Byblos Cafe. Owner named on the business's own site as Tim Mashi, described as putting 'a modern twist' on the previous establishment; no further nationality/heritage statement was found, so ownership is listed as not stated per this site's policy of not inferring ethnicity from a name or menu alone. No halal claim found. This is the first listing for the city of Orange on this site.

House of Cedar

Irvine, CA · Orange County

Lebanese restaurant in Irvine, self-described on its own site as bringing 'the taste of Lebanon' (hummus, baba ganoush, shawarma, kebabs, mezze). Operates out of Smart Kitchens, a shared commissary/kitchen-incubator facility, with pickup and delivery only and no confirmed public dine-in seating — included here at the owner's request despite that operating model. Zabihah lists all food as certified halal. No phone number was found on a compliant source. A same-named location at 23364 El Toro Rd is actually in Lake Forest, not Irvine, and is not this listing. This is the first listing for the city of Irvine on this site.

Halal — self-described

The Olives Branch Express

Irvine, CA · Orange County

Lebanese and Mediterranean restaurant in the Alton Square shopping center in Irvine, self-described on its own site as 'authentic Lebanese cuisine' with 'family recipes passed down through generations.' Zabihah lists a halal certificate on file. No phone number was found on a compliant source.

Halal — self-described

Marouch Restaurant

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

One of the oldest Lebanese restaurants in East Hollywood, per a Muslim-traveler dining guide.

Casablanca Moroccan Kitchens

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Moroccan restaurant, self-described as owned by a couple on its own site.

A La Beirut

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Lebanese restaurant in Eagle Rock, self-described as family-founded.

House of Mandi (Westwood)

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Yemeni mandi/haneeth restaurant near UCLA.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Jojo's Mediterranean Grill

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Jordanian/Lebanese/Syrian-blend Mediterranean grill per Zabihah's cuisine tag.

Pita Café

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant. Cuisine tag only, no ownership or halal claim found.

Baba Ghanooj

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant. Cuisine tag only, no ownership or halal claim found.

Sahelnom Falafel

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Lebanese/Syrian falafel restaurant per Zabihah's cuisine tag.

Dama Grill

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean restaurant sharing an address with Sahelnom Falafel, likely a shared kitchen space.

Oasis Mediterranean Cuisine

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Jordanian restaurant in Pico-Robertson, marketed publicly as "Mediterranean."

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Jerusalem Chicken

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Palestinian restaurant per Zabihah's cuisine tag.

Sharq's Kitchen

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant near Inglewood. Cuisine tag only.

Ta'leef Grill

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean grill in downtown LA. No ownership claim found.

Glendale Hookah Lounge

Glendale, CA · Los Angeles County

Middle Eastern-themed hookah lounge. No ownership claim found.

Café O Hookah Lounge

Burbank, CA · Los Angeles County

Middle Eastern restaurant and hookah lounge with weekend Arabic-music entertainment, per Visit Burbank's own city tourism page.

Hummus Republic

Burbank, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean restaurant. Cuisine tag only, no ownership claim found.

Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co.

Culver City, CA · Los Angeles County

Yemeni coffee house, part of a Yemeni-coffee-focused chain.

Fresh Pita Organic Express

Culver City, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant. Cuisine tag only.

King's Kabob

Culver City, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean restaurant. Cuisine tag only.

Pita House

Santa Monica, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant. Cuisine tag only.

Z Garden

Santa Monica, CA · Los Angeles County

Middle Eastern restaurant offering prayer space on request, per Zabihah.

Levant Kitchen

Long Beach, CA · Los Angeles County

Syrian restaurant. Cuisine tag only, no ownership claim found.

Ammatolí

Long Beach, CA · Los Angeles County

Levantine (Palestinian/Syrian/Jordanian) restaurant, self-described halal with all-natural meats.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Open Sesame Grill (Long Beach)

Long Beach, CA · Los Angeles County

Lebanese restaurant, second location of the LA business of the same name.

Sincerely Syria

Pasadena, CA · Los Angeles County

Syrian restaurant. Business's own site could not be independently confirmed this pass — worth a follow-up check.

Hummus Labs

Pasadena, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean restaurant. Cuisine tag only, no ownership claim found.

Al Hamra Kabob Grill

Inglewood, CA · Los Angeles County

Mediterranean restaurant. Cuisine tag only.

West LA International Market

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Halal meat and Mediterranean/Lebanese/Persian/Turkish grocery in Palms, operating 35+ years; also offers in-store Western Union money transfer.

Family Meat Market

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Halal grocery and meat market in Reseda carrying Middle Eastern, Syrian, Persian, Moroccan, and Egyptian foods.

Habib Halal Meat Market

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Halal grocery and meat market in Reseda, self-described Muslim-owned/halal-certified.

Good Food Market

Pasadena, CA · Los Angeles County

Grocery/deli carrying Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Armenian goods.

Mediterranean Market (Original Farmers Market)

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Stall at the Original Farmers Market importing Middle Eastern foods from Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and Armenia.

Super Hayat Market

Hawthorne, CA · Los Angeles County

International/halal grocery store.

Jackson Market & Deli

Culver City, CA · Los Angeles County

Palestinian-run halal grocery and deli, 100% halal per directory listing.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Italian Middle-Eastern Market

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Middle Eastern deli in Sherman Oaks (tabouleh, hummus, falafel, stuffed grape leaves), operating 26+ years.

Sipan Bakery

Glendale, CA · Los Angeles County

Middle Eastern bakery in Glendale, operating 19+ years. No ownership claim found.

Archrist Bakery

Glendale, CA · Los Angeles County

Middle Eastern bakery in Glendale.

Melad Bakery

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Middle Eastern bakery in Reseda, operating 35+ years.

Saj Bakery

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Middle Eastern bakery in Granada Hills, named for Levantine saj flatbread.

St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Seat of the Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of LA and the West; offers Liturgical Arabic classes and Arabic-language prayers/hymns, historically a Syrian/Lebanese founding community.

Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon–St. Peter Maronite Cathedral

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Seat of the Maronite Catholic (Lebanese-rite) Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, founded 1923 by Maronite Catholics.

St. Anne Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Melkite Greek Catholic cathedral in North Hollywood — the Melkite rite originates in the Levantine Arab world (Syria/Lebanon/Jordan/Palestine).

Holy Virgin Mary and St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Coptic Orthodox (Egyptian) parish in Eagle Rock; the diocese's own page notes separate Arabic- and English-language liturgies serving ~800 Coptic families.

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Coptic Orthodox (Egyptian) parish, the second Coptic parish established in the US, serving ~650 Coptic families per the diocese's own page.

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (Bellflower)

Bellflower, CA · Los Angeles County

Coptic Orthodox (Egyptian) parish, established 1980. Exact street address not published on the diocese's own page — worth confirming directly.

St. Mercurious and St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church

Torrance, CA · Los Angeles County

Coptic Orthodox (Egyptian) parish established 1989 to serve southwestern LA County. Street address and direct parish phone not confirmed from the diocese's own page — worth confirming directly.

St. Paul Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles County

Chaldean Catholic (Iraqi) parish in North Hollywood; services are in Assyrian/Neo-Aramaic rather than Arabic specifically — the Chaldean community is Iraqi and closely tied to the Arab world, though some in the community identify as a distinct Assyrian ethnicity.

Jarir Bookstore

Garden Grove, CA · Orange County

Arabic-language and Islamic-studies bookstore, storefront since 2003.

Shawarma House

Garden Grove, CA · Orange County

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant and bakery, self-described "Always 100% Halal"; featured on a Palestinian-curated "A Taste of Palestine OC" list.

Halal — self-described

Zaytoon's Kabob

Garden Grove, CA · Orange County

Mediterranean grill/kabob restaurant, featured on a Palestinian-curated "A Taste of Palestine OC" list; the business's own site does not state a specific national cuisine.

Albalagh Bookstore

Garden Grove, CA, Orange County, CA · Orange County

Islamic bookstore (Arabic/English/Urdu titles), mail-order/PO box based with no confirmed public storefront.

EZ Kebab (Lebanese Grill)

Costa Mesa, CA · Orange County

Lebanese restaurant, self-described "fresh authentic halal Lebanese food."

Halal — self-described

Bei Restaurant

Costa Mesa, CA · Orange County

Lebanese/Mediterranean restaurant sharing an address with EZ Kebab (likely a shared kitchen); Zabihah lists it as fully halal, staff verbal assurance.

Halal — self-described

Pom & Olive

Costa Mesa, CA · Orange County

Mediterranean restaurant; site references Lebanese and Greek dishes (hummus, falafel). No explicit ownership or halal claim.

Tasa2Go

Fullerton, CA · Orange County

Egyptian restaurant, self-described "100% Halal Meat."

Halal — self-described

Borjstar Shawarma Shop

Fullerton, CA · Orange County

Middle Eastern shawarma restaurant, self-described as "deeply rooted in the traditions and flavors of the Middle East."

Shah's Halal Food

Fullerton, CA · Orange County

Halal grill (shawarma, kofta kabab, gyro); ethnic branding is ambiguous (name reads South Asian, menu reads Middle Eastern) so ownership is listed as not stated.

Halal — self-described

Hummus Way

Santa Ana, CA · Orange County

Lebanese/Mediterranean restaurant per Zabihah's cuisine tag; the business's own site could not be independently confirmed this pass.

Dvine Mediterranean Experience

Santa Ana, CA · Orange County

Mediterranean restaurant per Zabihah; could not independently verify beyond that listing this pass.

Shish Taouk

Mission Viejo, CA · Orange County

Lebanese/Mediterranean restaurant, self-described "100% Certified Halal" and family-owned. First listing for the city of Mission Viejo on this site.

Halal — self-described

Mosaic Mediterranean Grill & Cafe

Lake Forest, CA · Orange County

Syrian-owned Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant, halal certified. First listing for the city of Lake Forest on this site.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Golden Rose Restaurant & Banquet Hall

Buena Park, CA · Orange County

Mediterranean restaurant and banquet hall with belly dancing and tawula (backgammon) programming. First listing for the city of Buena Park on this site.

Zahrah Hookah

Stanton, CA · Orange County

Hookah lounge, sourced from a neutral hookah-specific directory. First listing for the city of Stanton on this site.

The Kebab Shop (Otay Ranch)

Chula Vista, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean/kebab restaurant chain, Zabihah-listed as halal. First listing for the city of Chula Vista on this site.

Halal — self-described

The Kebab Shop (Mira Mesa)

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Mediterranean/kebab restaurant chain, offers a dedicated halal menu.

Halal — self-described

Shawarma Guys (Mira Mesa)

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Shawarma/Middle Eastern fast-casual restaurant self-describing halal-sourced meat; owner named on-site with no Arab-heritage claim made.

Falafel Heights

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Falafel/Middle Eastern street food restaurant, self-described "Arabic food made from scratch."

St. George Chaldean Catholic Church

Santa Ana, CA · Orange County

Chaldean Catholic (Iraqi) parish of the Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle.

St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Cathedral of the Chaldean Catholic (Iraqi) Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle; Mass offered in Chaldean and Arabic.

St. Michael Chaldean Catholic Church

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Chaldean Catholic (Iraqi) parish, central to El Cajon's Iraqi immigrant/refugee community per Wikipedia.

St. John (the Apostle) Chaldean Catholic Church

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Chaldean Catholic (Iraqi) parish, the third Chaldean parish in San Diego per its own site; Mass in English, Arabic, and Chaldean.

St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church

Spring Valley, CA · San Diego County

Chaldean Catholic (Iraqi) parish serving the Spring Valley/Chula Vista/National City area.

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Antiochian Orthodox parish with a bilingual Arabic/English site and liturgy booklets.

St. Jacob Melkite Catholic Mission

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Melkite Greek Catholic mission — a Levantine Arab Catholic rite — listed in the official Diocese of Newton parish locator.

Islamic Educational Center of Orange County (IECOC)

Costa Mesa, CA · Orange County

Shia Muslim educational/community center (Ahlul-Bayt tradition), founded by an Iraqi-American imam.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church

Irvine, CA · Orange County

Coptic Orthodox (Egyptian) parish in Irvine.

St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church

Irvine, CA · Orange County

Coptic Orthodox (Egyptian) parish in Irvine; "American" in the name suggests an English-forward congregation.

Holy Cross Coptic Orthodox Church

Escondido, CA · San Diego County

Coptic Orthodox (Egyptian) parish established 2013, the second in San Diego County; site includes Arabic-language devotional content.

Lidaar Mediterranean Grill

Rancho Cucamonga, CA · San Bernardino County

Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant. No ownership claim found.

Islamic Center of Inland Empire

Rancho Cucamonga, CA · San Bernardino County

Mosque established 1992, serving the broader Inland Empire Muslim community.

St. Justina Coptic Orthodox Church

Rancho Cucamonga, CA · San Bernardino County

Coptic Orthodox (Egyptian) parish; services in English and Arabic.

Zaky Mediterranean Grill

Fontana, CA · San Bernardino County

Middle Eastern/Lebanese restaurant, family Arab-Christian owned, now with several Inland Empire locations.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dar Al Taqwa (Inland Valley Islamic Society)

Fontana, CA · San Bernardino County

Mosque serving the Fontana Muslim community.

Zabeeha Farms

San Bernardino, CA · San Bernardino County

CDFA-licensed halal slaughterhouse/meat business, Muslim-owned, established 2018.

Halal — self-described

Makki Masjid

San Bernardino, CA · San Bernardino County

Mosque serving the San Bernardino Muslim community.

Dar Al Uloom Al Islamiya of America

San Bernardino, CA · San Bernardino County

Mosque and Islamic school serving the San Bernardino Muslim community.

Mediterranean Market

San Bernardino, CA · San Bernardino County

Halal cash-and-carry grocery near the San Bernardino/Redlands border.

Halal — self-described

Phoenicia Greek and Lebanese Cuisine

Redlands, CA · San Bernardino County

Family-owned Greek and Lebanese restaurant operating since 1996.

Fufu's Mideast Grill

Redlands, CA · San Bernardino County

Family-owned Lebanese/Middle Eastern restaurant inside the Redlands Public Market, with a sister location in Riverside.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Redlands Mosque (Islamic Society of California)

Redlands, CA · San Bernardino County

Mosque serving the Redlands Muslim community.

Chino Valley Islamic Center

Chino, CA · San Bernardino County

Mosque serving the Chino Valley Muslim community.

King Falafel And Grill

Upland, CA · San Bernardino County

Family-owned (mother-daughter) Middle Eastern/Arabic restaurant.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Corona Arabic Church

Corona, CA · Riverside County

Evangelical Arab church, self-described as "reaching the Arab community."

Islamic Society of Corona-Norco

Corona, CA · Riverside County

Mosque serving a multi-national Muslim congregation, not exclusively Arab.

King's Market & Carniceria

Corona, CA · Riverside County

Muslim-owned halal grocery stocking Middle Eastern, Arabic, Armenian, Pakistani, and Indian goods.

Halal — self-described

C-Town Halal Meat Market

Corona, CA · Riverside County

Halal butcher/grocery described on Zabihah as the primary halal store in Corona, carrying Arabic, Indian, and Pakistani products.

Halal — self-described

Muslim Community Center of Murrieta & Temecula Valley

Murrieta, CA · Riverside County

Mosque serving the Murrieta/Temecula Valley Muslim community.

Al Zaytouna Halal Butchery

Murrieta, CA · Riverside County

Halal butcher specializing in goat and lamb; Arabic name meaning "the olive."

Halal — self-described

Baba Ali Grill

Murrieta, CA · Riverside County

Halal Mediterranean restaurant, staff verbal assurance of halal status per Zabihah.

Halal — self-described

Al-Reef Mediterranean Grill

Murrieta, CA · Riverside County

Mediterranean restaurant. No halal or ownership claim found on its own site.

Holy Nativity Coptic Orthodox Church

Riverside, CA · Riverside County

Coptic Orthodox (Egyptian) parish founded 2017.

Islamic Center of Riverside

Riverside, CA · Riverside County

Longstanding mosque; ethnic composition of the congregation not confirmed as specifically Arab.

Elias Pita

Riverside, CA · Riverside County

Middle Eastern restaurant using halal meats per Zabihah; street address not confirmed from a compliant source this pass.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Islamic Center of Temecula Valley

Temecula, CA · Riverside County

Mosque serving the Temecula Valley Muslim community.

Shawarma & Grill

Temecula, CA · Riverside County

Jordanian/Levantine restaurant, halal-certified with a certificate posted on premises per Zabihah.

Halal — self-described

WTFalafel & More

Moreno Valley, CA · Riverside County

Lebanese/Mediterranean restaurant (Beirut chicken kebab, shawarma, za'atar pizza). First listing for the city of Moreno Valley on this site.

Vista Wine & Spirits

Santee, CA · San Diego County

Liquor store; Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Keg N Bottle

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Liquor store; Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Country Wine & Spirits

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Liquor store; Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Soapy Joes Car Wash

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Financial Technology (FinTech)

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Business name as published in the chamber directory; no street address or other identifying detail was available beyond phone number and city. Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Financial Technology (FinTech) - Jamul

Jamul, CA · San Diego County

Business name as published in the chamber directory (a distinct listing from the El Cajon entry of the same name, different phone/city); no street address or other identifying detail was available beyond phone number and city. Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mattia & Yousif Law

La Mesa, CA · San Diego County

Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Trepco West

El Cajon, CA · San Diego County

Wholesaler; Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Lit Smoke Shop, LLC

National City, CA · San Diego County

Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Stars and Stripes Travel Centers

Chula Vista, CA · San Diego County

Fuel/travel center; Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ace Hardware

San Diego, CA · San Diego County

Independently owned Ace Hardware franchise location; the national brand name is not itself evidence of ownership, so the documented signal here is chamber membership, not the store name. Listed as a member business of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce – California Chapter; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1. Address and phone independently confirmed against the chamber directory itself, not Google Maps or Yelp.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Golden Bakery

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Kareem Fresh Market

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Elite Medical Group

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Family Crown Dental

West Bloomfield, MI · Oakland County

ZIP code not independently confirmed beyond street/city. Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

US Care Pharmacy

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Family & Urgent Care (Laith Potrous MD) — Metro Pkwy

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

One of two Sterling Heights locations run by the same practitioner, Dr. Laith Potrous MD; see also the 17 Mile Rd location. Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Family & Urgent Care (Laith Potrous MD) — 17 Mile Rd

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

One of two Sterling Heights locations run by the same practitioner, Dr. Laith Potrous MD; see also the Metro Pkwy location. Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Credit Solutions Services

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Baraka Money Transfer

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Advance Electrical Service

West Bloomfield, MI · Oakland County

No public storefront address published; listed by service area only. Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Window World

Commerce Township, MI · Oakland County

Independently owned Window World franchise location; the national brand name is not itself evidence of ownership. Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

LED Lighting Supply

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sophias Textiles Furnishing

Centerline, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Home and Beyond Super Dollar Center & Home Goods

Garden City, MI · Wayne County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Izabella Jewelry

Clinton Township, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Saja Natural Herbs

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Has two additional locations (Sterling Heights and Dearborn Heights) not separately listed here. Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Memorial Planning (Woodmere)

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Cemetery and funeral planning services. ZIP code not independently confirmed. Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Chaldean Community Foundation

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Major Chaldean community nonprofit providing social services, resettlement support, and cultural programming.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Michigan headquarters of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, distinct from its California chapter.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Arab American National Museum

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

The first and only Smithsonian-affiliated museum devoted to Arab American history and culture.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Halata Public Services Center

Warren, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Michigan Chaldean and Arab Community Business Directory (mcacbd.com), a community-curated directory limited to Chaldean- and Arab-affiliated businesses; inclusion in a community-specific directory is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

La Pita Mediterranean Restaurant

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

La Shish

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Sahara Restaurant

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Cedarland Restaurant

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Al Ameer Restaurant

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Sheeba Restaurant

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Aldaar Restaurant

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Al Saha Restaurant

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Habib's Cuisine

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Roka Egyptian Food

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Malek Al Kabob (Dearborn)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Sana'a Restaurant Yemeni Cuisine

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Oasis Middle Eastern Kitchen

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Mendi House

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Masri Sweets

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

eYasmeen Sajouna Bakery

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Shatila Bakery

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Azal Coffee

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Bayt Al Mocha

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Qimmah Coffee House

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Amo Sami's Shawarma

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Lava Java Cafe

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

XOXO Lounge

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Mango's on the Hill

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Exclusive Hookah Lounge

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Al Ameer Restaurant (Dearborn Heights)

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Cedar Chicken

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

BiBeirut

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Kabob Inn

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Ollie's Lebanese Cuisine

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

An independent food directory and an Arab-American media profile both reference this business, but list slightly different address details in places; the address here is the best-corroborated one. Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Egyptian Kitchen Restaurant

Garden City, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Shawarma's House

Westland, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Big Moe's Kitchen

Westland, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Halal Munchies (also operates as Famous Shawarmas)

Westland, MI · Wayne County

This location appears to operate under two brand names (Halal Munchies and Famous Shawarmas) at the identical address and phone number — likely a rebrand; listed once here. Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Leila

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

La Palma

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Mr. Kabob (Downtown Detroit)

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Shamiat Restaurant

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Address corroborated across independent sources but not the business's own site; recommend a quick manual confirmation. Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Malek Al Kabob (Taylor)

Taylor, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Malek Al Kabob (Trenton)

Trenton, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Al Ameer Restaurant (Canton)

Canton, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Mr. Kabob (Livonia)

Livonia, MI · Wayne County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

La Kabob Restaurant

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

House of Falafel

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Aloumara Mid-Eastern Cuisine

West Bloomfield, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Majestic Mediterranean Grill

West Bloomfield, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

My Big Fat Shawarma

West Bloomfield, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Shatila Bakery (West Bloomfield)

West Bloomfield, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Grape Leaves Restaurant

Southfield, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Shawarma Grill

Southfield, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mr. Kabob (Southfield)

Southfield, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Lebanese Grill (Troy)

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

La Saj Lebanese Bistro (Troy)

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Mr. Kabob (Troy)

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Farhat Sweets

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Grand Mid-East Pastry Delight

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Mr. Kabob (Berkley — Original Location)

Berkley, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Sahara Restaurant (Oak Park)

Oak Park, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Lebanese Grill (Rochester Hills)

Rochester Hills, MI · Oakland County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Ishtar Restaurant

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Zarzoor Restaurant

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Baghdad Restaurant

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Saj AlReef Restaurant

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Pattternz

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Sheeba Restaurant (Sterling Heights)

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Chickpea Kitchen

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Gold'N Oven Bakery

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

La Saj Lebanese Bistro (Sterling Heights)

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Palm Sweets Bakery & Café

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Rawaa Street Sweets

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Address corroborated across independent sources but not the business's own site; recommend a quick manual confirmation. Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Kabob Castle

Clinton Township, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Lebanese Grill (Shelby Township)

Shelby Township, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Lebanese Grill (Macomb Township)

Macomb Township, MI · Macomb County

Sourced from the business's own official website (not Google Maps or Yelp).

Berro Law Firm

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

The firm's own site describes founder Ali A. Berro as an Arab-American attorney and offers services in Arabic.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dagher Law Firm

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Attorney Ali H. Dagher is a founding member and former chairman of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce; the firm markets itself to Dearborn's Arabic-speaking clientele.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bazzi Law, PLC (Dearborn Heights)

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

The firm's own site states it offers legal services in Arabic.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bazzi Law, PLC (Warren)

Warren, MI · Macomb County

The firm's own site states it offers legal services in Arabic.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Hobballah Legal Group, PLC

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Attorney Farah Hobballah is described on the firm's own site as fluent in Arabic, serving Arab/Arabic-speaking clients.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ayad Law, PLLC

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Founder Nabih Ayad founded the Arab American Civil Rights League and served on Michigan's Advisory Council for Arab and Chaldean Affairs.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Hammoud, Dakhlallah & Associates PLLC

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

No explicit community-affiliation statement found on the firm's own site beyond its Dearborn location.

The Khuja Law Firm, PLLC

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Attorney is a listed member of the Arab-American Bar Association per the firm's own site.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Eaman & Gabbara, PLLC

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Partner Suzan Gabbara is Secretary of the Chaldean American Bar Association and speaks Arabic and Aramaic per her firm bio.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Alexander R. Karana, Attorney (Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho)

Livonia, MI · Wayne County

Karana is President of the Chaldean American Bar Association.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Michael Petrus, Attorney (Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett)

Birmingham, MI · Oakland County

Petrus is Treasurer of the Chaldean American Bar Association.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Soka Law, PLLC

Novi, MI · Oakland County

Attorney Rita S. Soka is Public Affairs Director of the Chaldean American Bar Association.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sesi & Sesi, P.C.

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Audrea Dakho, Attorney

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Kashef Legal Services, PLLC

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · Wayne County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Rassam Law

Birmingham, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Kesto Law, PLLC

West Bloomfield, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Kizy Law

Southfield, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Kizy Law (Sterling Heights)

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Hakim, Toma & Yaldoo, P.C. (HTY Law)

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sulaka Law, PLLC

Birmingham, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Abro Law

Birmingham, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dalia Rasha Kejbou, P.C.

Bloomfield Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Kassab Law Group, PC

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dawisha Law, PLLC

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dallo Law, P.C.

Bloomfield Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Allan Saroki, Attorney at Law

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Randal Toma & Associates, P.C.

Birmingham, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Elia Law, PLLC

Bloomfield Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Khamo Law

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Law Office of Remond Atie, PLLC

Southfield, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bahoura Law

Bloomfield Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Babi Legal Group, PLLC

Novi, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Husaynu & Plezia, PC

Birmingham, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Jonna Law, PLLC

Bingham Farms, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ayar Law

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Kajy Law Firm

Southfield, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Eman Jajonie-Daman, Immigration Attorney

Southfield, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mansour Law, PC

Royal Oak, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Esshaki Legal, PLLC

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Kas-Mikha Legal Group, PLLC

Southfield, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Law Office of Carleen Jarbo-Danial

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Elsharnoby & Associates, PC

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Law Office of Randy Samona, P.C.

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Daniella Toma, Attorney

Warren, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Super Greenland Market

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Dearborn Fresh Supermarket

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Categorized as a Middle Eastern/Arabic grocery, market, or butcher shop per the business's own site; no ownership claim made.

Arabian Village Market

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Arabian Village Poultry & Fish

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al-Haramain Fresh Meat Market

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al Salam Meat Market

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Alghadeer

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Arabian Meats Market

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Amana Meat Market

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Eastborn Fruit Market

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al-Salam Supermarket

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Socotra Market LLC

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al-Houda Supermarket

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Hashems Nuts & Coffee Gallery

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Alsaeedah Grocery & Spices

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Categorized as a Middle Eastern/Arabic grocery, market, or butcher shop per the business's own site; no ownership claim made.

Al Bushra Market

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

New Yasmeen Bakery

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Categorized as a Middle Eastern/Arabic grocery, market, or butcher shop per the business's own site; no ownership claim made.

EverFresh Market of Dearborn Heights

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al Diyafah Roastery Market

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al-Hadi Bakery and Meat Market

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Greenland Market (Ford Rd)

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Hashems Roastery & Meat Market

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Dearborn Fresh (Dearborn Heights)

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Categorized as a Middle Eastern/Arabic grocery, market, or butcher shop per the business's own site; no ownership claim made.

Vinery Market

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bishr Poultry Food Center

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Yemen Market

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Prince Valley Market

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al-Naklah Market

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al Ghadeer Market & Bakery

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al Falah Supermarket

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al-Fayhaa Market

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Saad Wholesale Meats

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Kareem Mart

Garden City, MI · Wayne County

Categorized as a Middle Eastern/Arabic grocery, market, or butcher shop per the business's own site; no ownership claim made.

Al-Haramain International Foods

Farmington, MI · Oakland County

Categorized as a Middle Eastern/Arabic grocery, market, or butcher shop per the business's own site; no ownership claim made.

Orchard Foods & Grocery

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Kashat's Mediterranean Market & Bakery

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Ishtar Ethnic Food

West Bloomfield, MI · Oakland County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Majestic Market

Southfield, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Paradise Fruit Market Bakery

Troy, MI · Oakland County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Dream Market (15 Mile Rd)

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Categorized as a Middle Eastern/Arabic grocery, market, or butcher shop per the business's own site; no ownership claim made.

Dream Market (Ryan Rd)

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Categorized as a Middle Eastern/Arabic grocery, market, or butcher shop per the business's own site; no ownership claim made.

Baghdad Market

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al Bataween Imported Food & Bakery

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Sterling Heights Fruit Market

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Hannas Fruit Market

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

International Foods

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Babylon Fruit Market

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Al-Aqsa Supermarket

Warren, MI · Macomb County

Categorized as a Middle Eastern/Arabic grocery, market, or butcher shop per the business's own site; no ownership claim made.

Warren Grocers

Warren, MI · Macomb County

Cuisine/product categorization only; no ownership claim made.

Hera Food Mart

Warren, MI · Macomb County

Listed in Rakwa, an independent Arab-American community business directory (not Google Maps or Yelp); this categorizes the business as Middle Eastern/Arabic-focused but is not itself a claim about ownership.

Sami K. Abu-Farha, MD (Internal Medicine)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Arabic and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Abdulhassan K. Saad, MD (Internal Medicine / Addiction Medicine)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Arabic and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Assem A. Elfakih, MD (Internal Medicine)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Arabic and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Fathelrahman O. Ali, MD (Internal Medicine)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Arabic and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Saleh M. Saleh, MD (Internal Medicine)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Spanish, Arabic, and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ali Nasrallah, MD (Family Medicine)

Dearborn Heights, MI · Wayne County

Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Arabic and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ghadi G. Ghorayeb, MD (Internal Medicine)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Arabic, French, and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Khaled M. Al-Taieb, MD (Internal Medicine)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Henry Ford Health's own provider directory lists English and Arabic as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Fadia A. Altairy, MD (Obstetrics & Gynecology)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Henry Ford Health's own provider directory lists English and Arabic as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Rakesh Ramakrishnan, MD, PC (Orthopedic/Spine Surgery)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Said M. Issa, MD (Ophthalmology)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

President-Elect of the NAAMA Michigan Chapter (National Arab American Medical Association).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Basil Abdo, MD (Family Medicine)

Redford Charter Township, MI · Wayne County

NAAMA Michigan Chapter board member.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Tamam Mohamad, MD (Cardiology / Interventional Cardiology)

Dearborn, MI · Wayne County

President of the NAAMA Michigan Chapter; Detroit Medical Center's own provider page lists Arabic and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ghassan Saed, MD (Gynecologic Oncology)

Detroit, MI · Wayne County

CFO of the NAAMA Michigan Chapter.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Luay Haddad, MD, PC (Psychiatry)

Bloomfield Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Nahid Elyas, MD (Internal Medicine)

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Premier Internists

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Michigan Institute of OBGYN

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Emad Nakkash, MD (Ophthalmology)

Hazel Park, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ayad E. Abrou, MD (Beacon Skin & Surgeries — Dermatology / Mohs Surgery)

Rochester Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bishr A. Al-Ujayli, MD (Infectious Disease — Rochester Hills)

Rochester Hills, MI · Oakland County

NAAMA Michigan Chapter board member; Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Arabic and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Rita K. Kathawa, MD (Michigan Weight Loss Institute — Bingham Farms)

Bingham Farms, MI · Oakland County

Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Arabic, Chaldean, and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dina Kassab, DO (Serenity Women's Health — Rochester Hills)

Rochester Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Your New Looks Plastic Surgery & Spa

West Bloomfield, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mandy Trevino MD, PLLC (Direct Primary Care)

Commerce Township, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Oakland Physiatry, P.C.

Pontiac, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Farmington Hills Medical

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Orchard Primary Care

Farmington Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Maple Eye Care & Eyewear

Bloomfield Hills, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Hazel Park Medical Center

Hazel Park, MI · Oakland County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Fadi R. Al-Qas Hanna, MD (Internal Medicine / Interventional Cardiology)

Clinton Township, MI · Macomb County

Henry Ford Health's own provider directory lists English, Arabic, and Chaldean (Neo-Aramaic) as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Rita K. Kathawa, MD (Michigan Weight Loss Institute — Sterling Heights)

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Arabic, Chaldean, and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dina Kassab, DO (Sterling Heights)

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bishr A. Al-Ujayli, MD (Infectious Disease — Roseville)

Roseville, MI · Macomb County

NAAMA Michigan Chapter board member; Corewell Health's own provider directory lists Arabic and English as languages spoken.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Gogue Pediatrics

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

Listed in the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce member directory; voluntary membership in a Chaldean-specific chamber is treated as a documented community-affiliation signal, per Rule 1.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Chaldean Community Foundation — Project Bismutha Primary Care Clinic

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

A primary-care and behavioral-health clinic operated directly by the Chaldean Community Foundation, at the same address as the Foundation's own headquarters (already listed separately under Faith & Community); listed separately here as a distinct clinical service line.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Macomb Medical Clinic

Sterling Heights, MI · Macomb County

No chamber membership, Arabic-language listing, or other documented community-affiliation signal found.

Al Bawadi Grill

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Called the most popular Middle Eastern restaurant in the southwest suburbs by Chicago Reporter; no explicit ownership claim found.

Nablus Sweets

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Bakery specializing in knafeh/baklava 'from Nablus, Palestine.' Chicago Reporter separately names owner Mohammad Ahmad.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Manakeesh – Taste of Palestine

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Levantine manakeesh restaurant; branding says 'Taste of Palestine' but no explicit ownership statement located. No confirmed phone/website.

Alwatan Bakery

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Traditional Palestinian bakery (basbousa, ma'amoul).

The Qahwa

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arabic coffee house; no postal code or ownership claim confirmed.

AlHamawi Roastery & Café

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Coffee roastery/nuts/sweets. Also has locations in Orland Park, Palos Hills, and Milwaukee WI (not separately listed).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Rasheed Bakery & Grocery

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Bakery/grocery, falafel producer. Chicago Reporter names owner Othman Othman (born in Palestine, opened 1999).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Rasheed Market

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Distinct business/address from Al Rasheed Bakery & Grocery above (initially flagged as possible duplicate; addresses confirm they are separate).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Nariman Restaurant

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Family-owned, self-described 'authentic Iraqi and Mediterranean dishes,' Zabiha Halal.

Halal — self-described

Beesan Bakery & Grocery

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Name references Beisan (Bisan), Palestine.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Hashem Restaurant

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Directory desc: 'An iconic Middle Eastern restaurant... established in 1956.' Email info@hashemUSA.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al-Amal Supermarket & Bakery

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Supermarket/bakery.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

The Nile Restaurant

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Operating since 1987, one of the first Middle Eastern restaurants in the area.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al-Basha Sweets

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Sweets shop; self-description: 'one of the oldest sweets stores in this city.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Diwan Restaurant

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Middle Eastern restaurant.

Aden Supermarket

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Supermarket; name references Aden, Yemen.

Prince Sweets & Bakery

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arabic sweets: knafeh, ma'amoul, baklawa.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Hassoon Bakery & Sweets

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Bakery.

Alasala

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Halal Mediterranean restaurant per Zabihah.

Halal — self-described

Damascus Village

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Syrian breakfast/restaurant per Zabihah; cuisine described as Syrian but not an ownership claim.

M'daKhan

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Halal BBQ/smoked meats. City conflict: official site says Bridgeview, Zabihah/Rakwa index it as Oak Lawn (Harlem Ave straddles the municipal line) — used Bridgeview per the business's own site.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Hello Hookah

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Hookah/tobacco, delivery/pickup.

The Nut House USA

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Roasted nuts, seeds, coffee, chocolates; also sells Turkish delight as one product line among many (not a Turkish restaurant).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co.

Chicago Ridge, IL · Cook County

Yemeni specialty coffee chain location; directory desc emphasizes '100% premium Yemeni beans' sourced from Yemeni farmers.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Zmzm Sweets

Chicago Ridge, IL · Cook County

Middle Eastern sweets shop; site had a connection error at fetch time, not independently confirmed beyond directory listing.

Al-Rawda Market

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Supermarket.

Almahjar Food Mart

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Socotra Halal Market

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Thamar Supermarket

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Directory desc: 'almost everything you need from the Middle East.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Royal Family Roasters

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Spices, herbs, Eastern sweets, roasted nuts/coffee. Directory address has no street number.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Genean Bakery

Burbank, IL · Cook County

Bakery.

Ghawar Restaurant

Burbank, IL · Cook County

'Authentic Arabic Cuisine' per own tagline. Official website domain redirected to an unrelated parked site at fetch time and could not be independently verified; listing confirmed current/active via arabchicago-il.com directory instead.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al-Aqsa Supermarket

Burbank, IL · Cook County

Name references Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem. Two different phone numbers appear across sources ((630) 222-3989 per Rakwa vs (708) 599-4393 per arabchicago-il.com); used the more current directory's number.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Hommies Shawarma

Burbank, IL · Cook County

Shawarma restaurant.

Halal Food

Burbank, IL · Cook County

Generic-name halal grocer/market in the Burbank Middle Eastern corridor.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Al Ameer Fresh Nuts

Burbank, IL · Cook County

Phone number missing on directory listing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Fattoush Restaurant

Worth, IL · Cook County

'A Worth Landmark' — 100% Halal Levantine restaurant serving Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian and Jordanian dishes; includes a hookah lounge.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Alamal Supermarket

Worth, IL · Cook County

Also appears in the arabchicago-il.com directory as 'Worth Mediterranean Market' at the same phone number (likely the same business, listed twice under different names).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dawd's Fresh Market

Worth, IL · Cook County

Grocery/market.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Medina Bakery

Worth, IL · Cook County

Middle Eastern bakery and grocery.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Papa Chocolate

Worth, IL · Cook County

Dessert shop; minimal descriptive detail available beyond directory listing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Meat House

Worth, IL · Cook County

Listing card shows 'Meet House' but the detail page itself reads 'Meat House' — used the detail-page name.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Olive Mountain Bakery

Justice, IL · Cook County

Bakery; co-located at the same street address as Yasmeen's Bakery & Market below (likely same small strip building, confirmed as a distinct business by name).

Yasmeen's Bakery & Market

Justice, IL · Cook County

Also listed as 'Alyasmeen Market' on arabchicago-il.com (same address/phone).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Wisals Bees

Justice, IL · Cook County

Raw honey producer/specialty food shop rather than a full restaurant; included as a specialty food market.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Palestine Bakery

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Bakery, 'freshest and best tasting pita bread since 1962.' Name directly references Palestine.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Elshafei Pastries Pies & Sweets

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Directory address field says Bridgeview but the listing's own description says '104th & Harlem in Palos Hills' — used Palos Hills per the description and matching R1 address.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Omar Basha

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Candy, chocolate, nuts, dried fruits shop, established 2010.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Reef Kabob

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Grill; self-description: 'a celebration of Middle Eastern culinary heritage.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Old School Restaurant

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Listed in the arabchicago-il.com Restaurants & Markets directory; description focuses on food-sourcing philosophy rather than naming a specific cuisine — cuisine type not fully confirmed.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Pita Falafel Drive Thru & Grill

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Rakwa directory flagged this location as CLOSED, but it appears current/verified on the arabchicago-il.com directory at the same address and phone — used the more current source.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Basha Cuisine

Palos Heights, IL · Cook County

'Fresh middle-eastern food made daily including... shawerma, hummus.' Rakwa flagged this location as CLOSED, but the same phone number is shown as verified/active on arabchicago-il.com — used the more current source. Street number from R1 (Rakwa); arabchicago-il.com's own address field omitted the street number.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Olive Bakery

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Nour Supermarket Inc

Orland Hills, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Jazeerah Food Market

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Pyramid Supermarket

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Knafeh House

Orland Hills, IL · Cook County

Supplies Middle Eastern sweets to Chicagoland hotels/delis/caterers.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Pita Inn

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Longtime Mediterranean/Middle Eastern fast-casual chain; own site confirms single-family, non-franchise ownership across locations, but does not state an Arab/Middle Eastern ownership claim specifically.

Pita Inn Market & Bakery

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Same ownership group as Pita Inn.

Zad by Pita Inn

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Same ownership group as Pita Inn.

Al Sham Sweets

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Sweets shop; name references al-Sham/Greater Syria.

Jarasa Kabob

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Restaurant.

Sarra Grill

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Restaurant.

Skokie Grill & Bakery

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Restaurant/bakery.

Ashtar Food Market Inc

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Bawadi Grill (Niles)

Niles, IL · Cook County

Status conflict: chain's own website lists it as an active location; Rakwa directory flags it as CLOSED. Included on the strength of the chain's own current site, but recommend a fresh status check before publishing.

Shamieram Meat Market

Niles, IL · Cook County

Meat market/butcher. 'Shamiram/Shamieram' is a historic Assyrian queen's name commonly used by Assyrian-owned businesses; Assyrian is a distinct Middle Eastern ethnic/Christian minority group (from Iraq/Syria), included here under the broader Middle Eastern scope though not specifically Arab. No explicit Arab-ownership claim found.

Detroit Kabob House

Niles, IL · Cook County

Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant. 'Detroit' naming is a common pattern among Chaldean (Iraqi Christian) immigrant-owned restaurants in the Midwest per the source report; no explicit ownership statement found. Included under the Middle Eastern (not necessarily ethnically Arab) scope — flagged as a judgment call.

Meme Bakery

Niles, IL · Cook County

Bakery, in the Niles Assyrian/Chaldean Middle Eastern corridor per source report.

Friends House Bakery & Restaurant

Niles, IL · Cook County

Bakery/restaurant, in the Niles Assyrian/Chaldean Middle Eastern corridor per source report.

Halal Alsham Market

Des Plaines, IL · Cook County

Rakwa directory flagged this as CLOSED, but it appears current/verified at the same address and phone on arabchicago-il.com — used the more current source.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Sultan's Market (Wicker Park)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Original location. 'Quality Middle Eastern food since 1995.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sultan's Market (Lincoln Park)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Same chain/ownership as the Wicker Park original.

Sultan's Market (Logan Square)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Same chain/ownership as the Wicker Park original.

Sultan's Market (Pilsen)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Same chain/ownership as the Wicker Park original.

Nabala Café

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Oud Coffee & Café

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Second location also noted at 2127 W Division St, Chicago (not separately listed).

Oasis Café

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Falafel Market

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Seedo's Levantine Bakery

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Someria Food Market

Chicago, IL · Cook County

'A grocery store selling all Arabic food products and household appliances.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sahar International Supermarket

Chicago, IL · Cook County

General international grocer/halal butcher carrying Middle Eastern, Persian, and Turkish Mediterranean products (not a Turkish restaurant).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

World Fresh Market

Chicago, IL · Cook County

'Local family-owned supermarket... expertise in Middle Eastern produce.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Shawarma Inn

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Kebabs and Mediterranean/Middle Eastern favorites.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Tarboush Mediterranean Grill

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Falafel, kebab plates, gyros. Name 'Tarboush' (fez) is an Arab cultural reference.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al-Bayan Grocery

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Taza Cafe and Restaurant

Chicago, IL · Cook County

'The best falafel... Taza, which means fresh.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Big Star Food & Grocery

Cicero, IL · Cook County

Phone number missing on directory listing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Iraqi Bakery

Lombard, IL · DuPage County

'A Middle Eastern type of bakery... Samoon, pitta bread, meat pies, cheese pies...' Name includes 'Halal/حلال.'

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Madinah Market

Lombard, IL · DuPage County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Alsham Supermarket & Bakery

Lombard, IL · DuPage County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Qahwah House

Lombard, IL · DuPage County

'The pure organic taste of Yemen... best Yemeni coffee, pure Sidr honey, and fresh baked pastries.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mediterranean Market

Lombard, IL · DuPage County

'International Foods Supermarket Premium Quality Zabiha Halal Custom Butcher Shop.' Phone number missing on directory listing.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

7 Star Quick Shop

Willowbrook, IL · DuPage County

'The best Middle East food all halal... catering for all occasions.'

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Oasis Bakery

Hickory Hills, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

AlTanoor Sweet & Bakery

Hickory Hills, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Baladi Fresh Market

Villa Park, IL · DuPage County

'A Mediterranean food place for all your food needs... huge Mediterranean/Indo-Pak grocery store.' Appeared twice in the source directory under two listing IDs (825 and 327) with identical name/address/phone — de-duplicated to one entry here.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al Sultan Grocery Store Halal

Winfield, IL · DuPage County

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Arab Chicago Farm Zabiha Halal

Frankfort, IL · Will County

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Jerusalem Sweets

Tinley Park, IL · Cook County

Baklava family sweets, tres leches cakes, fresh-baked kunafa.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Alamal Alarabi

Tinley Park, IL · Cook County

Name translates roughly to 'The Arab Hope.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bab Al Salam

Norridge, IL · Cook County

CITY_NOT_IN_LIST: Norridge, IL is not on the approved city-slug list; citySlug is a best guess and needs to be added.

Falafelji

Lyons, IL · Cook County

CITY_NOT_IN_LIST: Lyons, IL is not on the approved city-slug list; citySlug is a best guess and needs to be added.

Petra Falafel

Forest Park, IL · Cook County

CITY_NOT_IN_LIST: Forest Park, IL is not on the approved city-slug list; citySlug is a best guess and needs to be added.

7Gates Restaurant

Countryside, IL · Cook County

'A small piece of Damascus in Chicago, serving authentic Syrian, Middle Eastern Food.' CITY_NOT_IN_LIST: Countryside, IL is not on the approved city-slug list; citySlug is a best guess and needs to be added.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al-Diar

Worth, IL · Cook County

Yemeni restaurant; independently verified via its own official website (not Yelp/Google Maps) at the site owner's request. Address is the Worth, IL location; the chain also operates a second Chicago (North Orleans St) location not listed here pending phone-number verification.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Zahra's Yemeni Kitchen

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Yemeni (100% halal Zabiha) restaurant on Chicago's North Side; phone independently verified via its own official website. Street address could not be confirmed on the official site itself (sourced from a food-delivery aggregator listing) — verify before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Cairo Kebab

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Egyptian/halal Mediterranean restaurant on Maxwell Street; independently verified via its own official website (not Yelp/Google Maps) at the site owner's request.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Old Jerusalem Restaurant

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Lebanese restaurant in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood; independently verified via its own official website (not Yelp/Google Maps) at the site owner's request.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Cedar Palace

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Lebanese restaurant; independently verified via its own official website (not Yelp/Google Maps) at the site owner's request.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Alhambra Palace

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Middle Eastern restaurant and event venue on Chicago's Restaurant Row; independently verified via its own official website (not Yelp/Google Maps) at the site owner's request.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Royal House

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dana gold and jewelry

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Abaya Addict

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

No phone number shown in source; only a contact email (info@abayaaddict.com) was given. Online modest-fashion brand, ships worldwide.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Adam's Boutique

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Silver Design

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Cleopatra Jewelers

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Jerusalem Jewelry

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Jawahir Jewelry

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Deduped: this business appeared twice in the source (a complete listing, id 953, and an empty/stale duplicate detail page, id 25); only the complete listing is included here.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mecca Jewelers

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Gold City Jewelry

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Phone number shown in source without parentheses/country code; recorded verbatim.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Turmusaya Jewelry

Burbank, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Istanbul Hijab Fashion

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Naqsh Caftan

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Qaser Al Amerat

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Diana's Fashions

Worth, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

AlUstoora Gold And Jewelry

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Enas Fashion online

Chicago, IL · Cook County

GAP: source gives no street address or city; description says 'there is no shop and dresses are available on request from Turkey.' Phone number has no country code and is likely a Turkish number per the description. City set to 'Chicago' as an unconfirmed best-guess placeholder only because the listing appears on a Chicago-area directory — actual business location is unverified.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ramallah Jewelry - Arabic Gold

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Alameera Fashion

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al-Mazyona USA

Chicago Ridge, IL · Cook County

Distinct from a separate, unrelated 'Al-Mazyona' listing that had an empty/broken detail page and was excluded from this batch.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Baladna Jewelry

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Shares an identical street address and phone number with Yasini Jewelers (also 3110 W Devon Ave, same phone) per source; possibly co-located or related businesses. Not confirmed as a true duplicate, so both are kept per source distinction — flagging for editorial review.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Yasini Jewelers

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Shares an identical street address and phone number with Baladna Jewelry (also 3110 W Devon Ave, same phone) per source; possibly co-located or related businesses. Not confirmed as a true duplicate, so both are kept per source distinction — flagging for editorial review.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

jordan automotive inc

Chicago, IL · Cook County

No ZIP code shown in source.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

ONE STOP AUTO REPAIR & BODY

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bayan Elzabk

Chicago, IL · Cook County

GAP: no street address given in source, consistent with this being a mobile service (semi-truck/vehicle AC systems, electric work, mobile car services); city listed only as 'Chicago, IL, USA'.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

A & M BRAKE & MUFFLER

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Redline Towing Inc.

Chicago Ridge, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

QadiBody Auto Collision

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Yafa Auto & Tire Repair Inc.

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Steerz Auto Sales

Frankfort, IL · Will County

Source lists overlapping/repeated hours entries (apparent site-side data-entry glitch); address and phone are confirmed and unaffected.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Gallery Furniture

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Novukit

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Source hours contain internally inconsistent AM/PM values (apparent site data-entry error); does not affect the confirmed address.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

M&M furniture

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Discount Rugs and Furniture

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Royal Furniture

Hometown, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Zamzam Cell

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

I-Mobile

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ifix Mobile/Boost Mobile

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Source lists this business at the same street address as I-Mobile (9058 S Harlem Ave, Bridgeview), but its description text says the business is located in 'Chicago Ridge, IL' — an address/description mismatch in the source that was not resolved. The listed street address (Bridgeview) is used here.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Jawad R. Shalabi, Attorney at Law

Palos Heights, IL · Cook County

Solo practice, criminal defense/traffic/real estate/personal injury. Note: a separate arabchicago-il.com listing for a "Lawyer Jawad Shalabi (Rouhy Shalabi & Associates)" gives a different Oak Lawn address/phone — kept as a separate entry (see that record) since address/firm name differ and it could not be confirmed as the same office.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mona Naser — Carlson Dash, LLC

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Commercial/residential real estate, business transactions, litigation. Also NAABA member per report.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Cory Cassis — Yokoyama & Associates, P.C.

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Insurance/administrative law. No firm website given in source.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Joseph G. Homsy — Arnett Law Group, LLC

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Product liability/toxic tort, trucking, premises liability, employment, insurance defense. Direct line also given: (312) 561-5664.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Matthew M. Fakhoury — Law Offices of Matthew M. Fakhoury, LLC

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Criminal defense, DUI, expungement. Firm also has a second office: 4300 Lincoln Ave., Suite L, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 (same phone) — Skokie office chosen as primary for this record.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Marvet M. Sweis Drnovsek — MSD Injury Lawyers, LLC

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Personal injury. Firm also had a separate arabchicago-il.com "MSD Injury Lawyers LLC" listing under the Law Firm category, but that detail page was broken/empty and is excluded; this record uses the fully-sourced r1 data.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Tony Abou Ezzi — Ezzi Law LLC

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Estate planning, adult guardianship, probate, real estate, personal injury/malpractice.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sana'a Hussien — Law Offices of Sana'a Hussien & Associates, P.C.

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Address inconsistent across sources: some directories show Orland Park IL 60462, others Worth IL 60482. Phone sourced from a secondary directory (Buzzfile), not verified directly on a firm site — flag before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sandra A. Frantzen — McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.

Chicago, IL · Cook County

IP litigation/patents/trademarks/copyrights; speaks Arabic per firm bio. Mid/large IP boutique firm — included on the strength of her personal AABAR/NAABA leadership roles, not firm sponsorship.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Hon. William J. Haddad (Ret.) — Schlack & McGinnity, P.C. / ADR Systems

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Of Counsel at Schlack & McGinnity (trial law/civil suits) and a mediation/arbitration neutral with ADR Systems, phone (312) 960-2260.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Khaled J. Elkhatib — Elkhatib Law, LLC

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Real estate and business law. Exact suite not confirmed beyond directory listings — verify before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Vivian R. Khalaf — Khalaf & Abuzir, LLC

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Immigration law; family law (Islamic matrimonial matters). Merged duplicate per curation rules — same firm appeared in both reports at the identical address/phone (also a second, broken arabchicago-il.com listing "Khalaf & Abuzir LLC, Immigration JD" was excluded as an unconfirmable duplicate). Also has a Chicago office: 20 N. Clark St., Ste. 720.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Reem H. Odeh — Law Offices of Reem Odeh

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Immigration, criminal defense, personal injury, family law. A same-name arabchicago-il.com listing ("Law Offices of Reem Odeh") had a broken detail page and is excluded, not merged, since it carried no verifiable address/phone of its own.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Lina Toma — Carlson Dash, LLC

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Litigation, bankruptcy, residential real estate. Speaks Assyrian and Arabic. Mid-size firm — included on the strength of her personal AABA leadership role.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Paul A. Youkhana — Law Office of Paul Youkhana

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Real estate law. A third-party (Avvo) listing shows a Skokie address instead — minor address variance across directories, flagged.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Cherie E. Thompson — Thompson & Thompson, Attorneys at Law

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Residential/commercial real estate transactions, entity formation.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Waleed Naser — Naser Immigration Law / Naser Legal, LLC

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Immigration, personal injury, civil rights. Report notes his CAIR-Chicago Legal Advisory Board bio explicitly describes him as a "proud Palestinian-American," but CAIR-Chicago is not one of the three approved ownership signals (arabchicago-il.com listing, AABAR board/advisory roster, or Assyrian American Bar Association), so this is marked not_stated per the strict rule rather than inferred as documented.

Janaan Hashim — Amal Law Group, LLC

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Civil rights/employment discrimination, expungement/record sealing. Firm's own bio states she is Iraqi-born and a founding partner of a firm founded by Muslim women attorneys, but this is not one of the three approved ownership signals, so marked not_stated per the strict rule.

Alen Takhsh — Takhsh Law, P.C.

Evanston, IL · Cook County

Immigration law. Firm bio states he was born to an Assyrian-Armenian Christian family in Iran and speaks Assyrian and Farsi, but he was not found on the current assyrianlawyers.com roster, so this doesn't meet the approved AABA-roster signal; marked not_stated.

Anthony (Tony) J. Nasharr, III — Polsinelli PC

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Banking & financial institutions, corporate, real estate finance. Large mega-firm shareholder; his own Polsinelli bio makes no mention of Arab-American community involvement — the only tie is the AABAR roster listing. Weakest-tier signal, include with caution.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Elmosa & Associates Law Office

Worth, IL · Cook County

arabchicago-il.com carried two near-identical listings for this firm (profile ids 1065 and 1064) with conflicting posted hours (Mon–Fri 9–5 vs. "24/7") — merged into one entry per curation rules. Practice area not stated in source.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Younis Law Group

Palos Heights, IL · Cook County

Real estate (property purchase/sale/lease/financing) and property tax appeals. Email on file: info@younislawgroup.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Lawyer Jawad Shalabi (Rouhy Shalabi & Associates)

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Criminal defense, traffic ticket, real estate, personal injury. Kept as a separate entry from the other "Jawad R. Shalabi" record (Palos Heights solo practice, different address/phone) — likely the same attorney with a second office/firm affiliation, but not confirmed; verify before publishing to avoid a true duplicate.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Zarzour Law

Summit, IL · Cook County

CITY_NOT_IN_LIST — Summit, IL is not in the provided valid-city list; best-guessed slug "summit-il", county assigned as Cook County (Summit is a Cook County village). Municipal, school, non-profit, civil litigation, business, wills/trusts, real estate, bankruptcy, immigration law.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Khalil J. Khalil — Khalil Law Offices, Ltd.

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Immigration law, practicing nearly 15 years. Email on file: info@kjklawoffice.com. Postal code not given in source.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mohammed, Shamaileh & Tabahi, LLC

Elmwood Park, IL · Cook County

Real estate, estate planning, nonprofit and business services; over 20 combined years of experience.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Law Offices of Majdi Y. Hijazin

Lombard, IL · DuPage County

Commercial and civil litigation, municipal liquor licensing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Jeelani Law Firm

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Immigration law firm. Email on file: info@jeelani-law.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mohammad Ramadan — Attorneys of Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Personal injury lawyer.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Kiswani Law Firm

Hickory Hills, IL · Cook County

Family law: divorce, legal separation, guardianship, custody, child support. Attorney named in description: Mervate Mohammad. Email on file: admin@kiswanilawfirm.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Azhari

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Federal and white-collar criminal defense, including PPP Fraud defense. Email on file: sazhari@azharillc.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Odeh Law Group

Worth, IL · Cook County

Personal injury, immigration, criminal defense; over a decade of experience per description. Distinct firm from "Reem H. Odeh" (different address/phone) and from the broken "Law Offices of Reem Odeh" listing — kept separate, not merged.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Malek Qandil

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Email on file: qandilmalek@gmail.com. Posted hours ("Opened 24/7") look like a directory default, not real agent hours.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Eddie Al-Salhani

Hinsdale, IL · DuPage County

Affiliated with Coldwell Banker Realty (email domain cbrealty.com: eddie.alsalhani@cbrealty.com). Background in business administration and house remodeling per description.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sameh Morra — HomeSmart Realty Group

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

No email listed on the detail page.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Saed Khoury

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

No email listed on the detail page.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Marwan Mesaf

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

No description or email shown on the detail page — gap flagged; address and phone were present.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Jannah Braqa

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Source phone was formatted with a leading "1" (17083281986); country-code digit stripped for display, underlying digits unchanged. Email on file: Jannahbraqa@gmail.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ala Alnahhas — Alnahhas Realty

Homer Glen, IL · Will County

CITY_NOT_IN_LIST — Homer Glen, IL is not in the provided valid-city list; best-guessed slug "homer-glen-il", county assigned as Will County (Homer Glen is a Will County village). Email on file: alnahhasrealty@gmail.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mohannad Alkaki

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Licensed in both Illinois and Indiana per description. No email listed.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Samar Hamad

Oakbrook Terrace, IL · DuPage County

Professional background as an architect per description. No email listed.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Fady Ishak — RE/MAX 10

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

arabchicago-il.com carried this listing twice under different profile IDs (944 blank, 538 populated) — merged into one entry using the populated record per curation rules. Email on file: brokerfadyIsak@gmail.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Thaer R. Ahmad, MD

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

No street address published (ER physician, Advocate Christ Medical Center system); phone is Advocate main line, not a direct clinic line.

Mohammad Al-Khudari, MD

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Ophthalmology, Family Eye Physicians, Ltd; also affiliated with Palos Hospital medical staff.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Chaher H. Alhandalous, MD

Palos Heights, IL · Cook County

Hospitalist (Internal Medicine), Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group at Palos Hospital; no separate clinic address published. Phone is NM's general main line as published, not a direct number.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Suliman Alradawi, MD

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Rheumatology, Advocate. Rakwa's listed phone (253-985-6490, a Tacoma WA area code) is almost certainly a data error and was omitted; verify direct number with Advocate before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ashraf Abourahma, MD

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology, Advocate.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Tarek Almouradi, MD

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Gastroenterology, Southwest Gastroenterology/GI Partners of Illinois. Flag: his own practice bio lists only 'English' under languages spoken, a weaker/unconfirmed signal.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bassam Habbal, MD, FACC, FHRS

Chicago Ridge, IL · Cook County

Cardiology/Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Ascension Medical Group Genesys Heart Center / Advocate Heart Institute. Flag: address conflicts across sources (also given as 10837 S Cicero Ave, Oak Lawn, and Palos Heights, IL 60463 per Advocate's own listing) -- likely sees patients at multiple Advocate sites; verify current primary address before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mahmoud Mahafzah, MD, PhD, FACP

Chicago Ridge, IL · Cook County

Medical Oncology/Hematology, Associated Oncologists (Advocate/Palos-affiliated).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Amar Hamad, MD, MBA

Chicago Ridge, IL · Cook County

Medical Oncology/Hematology, Associated Oncologists. Also sees patients at Mokena and Orland Park offices. Shares address/phone with Dr. Mahafzah (same group practice, distinct physicians, not a duplicate).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mohamad Al-Massalkhi, MD

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Critical Care/Pulmonary/Sleep Medicine, Midwest Respiratory Ltd. Flag: practice's own site lists Joliet/New Lenox as primary locations, not Orland Park -- confirm current address before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Hani Al Sharif, MD

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Nephrology, Kidney Care Centers South LLC (Loyola Medicine-affiliated). Also sees patients at 10508 S. Roberts Rd, Palos Hills and 2850 W 95th St Ste 206, Evergreen Park, IL 60805.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Nouri Al-Khaled, MD, FACC

Evergreen Park, IL · Cook County

Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology, Advocate. Address per Advocate's own current listing; an older Rakwa listing gives 5151 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, likely outdated.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mahmoud Mohamed, MD

Evergreen Park, IL · Cook County

Nephrology, Advocate.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Muhammad Abushaer

Evergreen Park, IL · Cook County

Low confidence: specialty/credentials not independently verified through a second source (single-source Rakwa listing); verify before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ossama H. Zorub, MD

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Internal Medicine.

Dr. Abu-Shanab, DC

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Chiropractic, Bridgeview Medical Group (not a physician/MD).

Charles S. Brikha, MD

Niles, IL · Cook County

Internal Medicine, Brikha Medical Center.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Amira M. Abraham, MD

Niles, IL · Cook County

Family Medicine, Brikha Medical Center.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Joseph Nano, MD

Evanston, IL · Cook County

Family Medicine, Nano Family Clinic, LLC.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Alksander Odisho, BSc, DC

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Chiropractic, Pro Health Medical Group (not a physician/MD).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

John C. Michael, MD

Niles, IL · Cook County

Ophthalmology (Retina Specialist), Retina Institute of Illinois.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dima R. Hanna, MD

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Family Medicine, Advocate Lutheran General-affiliated.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

MHP North Park (Metropolitan Healthcare Partners)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Multi-specialty group practice (Family Medicine/Internal Medicine/Cardiology).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

MHP Edgebrook (Metropolitan Healthcare Partners)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Multi-specialty group practice (Family Medicine/Internal Medicine/Cardiology).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Khachig Ishkhan, MD

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Interventional Cardiology, MHP (Metropolitan Healthcare Partners), Portage Park location. Flag: this location is not one of the two MHP sites separately tagged 'Assyrian & Arabic also spoken'; his own language line is the direct claim, so included regardless.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Aya Kaddoura, MD

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Family Medicine/Urgent Care, UChicago Medicine (Hyde Park); also sees patients at Homewood, Dearborn Station, and River East urgent-care sites.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Healthy All Time Nutrition

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Registered dietitian/licensed nutritionist clinic (medical nutrition therapy).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sara Z. Psychotherapy

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Psychotherapist (Sara Zulghena): depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosomatic ailments.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

AQSA Lab Inc.

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Medical laboratory. No description text provided on the source listing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Bishara D. Baddour

Hoffman Estates, IL · Cook County

OB-GYN, affiliated with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital; degree from St. George's University School of Medicine.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. George N. Atia

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Gastroenterologist, affiliated with NorthShore University Health System and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital; degree from Tanta University (Egypt). Flag: listing description text says he practices 'in Barrington, Illinois,' which conflicts with the listed Chicago address -- verify current address before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Carl K. Atallah

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Gastroenterologist, affiliated with Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center; degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Mostafa H. El Dafrawy

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Orthopedist, affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center; degree from Cairo University School of Medicine. Shares a University of Chicago Medical Center campus address with Dr. Ruba Azzam and Dr. Issam A. Awad (distinct co-located providers, not duplicates).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Adeeb Alshahrour

Chicago, IL · Cook County

OB-GYN, affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and St. Anthony Hospital-Chicago; degree from University of Aleppo (Syria). Listing also gives email info@wohcc.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Jihad Kudsi

Glen Ellyn, IL · DuPage County

General surgeon, affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital; degree from University of Aleppo.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Mouhammed Kelta

Chicago Ridge, IL · Cook County

Oncologist, affiliated with Rush University Medical Center and Advocate Christ Medical Center; degree from University of Aleppo. Shares Associated Oncologists group address/phone with Dr. Mahafzah and Dr. Hamad (distinct providers).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Yazen Joudeh

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Internal medicine/pediatric specialist, affiliated with Franciscan Health Olympia Fields; degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Anton J. Fakhouri

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County

Orthopedist, affiliated with Little Company of Mary Hospital and Advocate South Suburban Hospital; degree from Rush Medical College.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Ruba Azzam

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Pediatric gastroenterologist, affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center; degree from University of Jordan. Shares a UChicago Medical Center campus address with Dr. El Dafrawy and Dr. Awad (distinct co-located providers).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Issam A. Awad

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Neurosurgeon (University of Chicago Neurology), affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center; degree from Loma Linda University. Shares a UChicago Medical Center campus address with Dr. El Dafrawy and Dr. Azzam (distinct co-located providers).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Khalil Snowber

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Family medicine doctor; degree from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University; no hospital affiliation listed on source.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Suhair Abdel-Jalil

Evanston, IL · Cook County

Rheumatologist, affiliated with Swedish Hospital; degree from Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Maher Al-Koubaytari

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Internist, affiliated with Methodist Hospital of Chicago and Weiss Memorial Hospital; degree from Damascus University (Syria).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Orland Advanced Dentistry

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

General/family dentist (braces, cleaning, implants, root canals, cosmetic dentistry), serving since 2006. Listing also gives email Orlandadvanced@yahoo.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Universal Dental of Burbank

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Dentist; part of the multi-location 'Universal Dental Clinics' group. Flag: business name says 'of Burbank' but the listed address is in Oak Lawn -- name/address mismatch, verify actual location before publishing. Listing also gives email Customerservice@udclinics.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Achieve Dental

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

General, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry (dentist: Raed Oweisi, DDS). Listing also gives email Achievedentaloffice@gmail.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Rauf Yousuf

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Periodontist; DMD from University of Louisville, periodontics training at Indiana University, Clinical Associate Professor at UIC College of Dentistry. Also works out of Midway Airport, Palos Heights, and Lincoln Park offices.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Dr. Ghassan Abboud, DDS

Mount Prospect, IL · Cook County

Prosthodontics/dental implants specialist (founder of 1st Family Dental and 1FD Implant Centers); training from Loyola University Chicago; first office opened in Chicago in 1996.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Essa Dora Salon & Spa

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Boutique salon & spa in Old Town.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Elegant Barber Shop

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Naeman Hair Salon

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Barber/stylist salon; source listing's description text is cut off mid-sentence.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

George's Fade Salon

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Barber shop, licensed barber with 17+ years in business.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Yaseer hair salon

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Almaz Salon & Spa

Chicago Ridge, IL · Cook County

Women's beauty salon: hair, makeup, Moroccan hammam, massage, lash extensions, wax, facials. Deduped: this business appeared twice on the source site under two listing IDs (860 and 29) with identical phone/address; collapsed to one entry per curation rules.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sulafa beauty salon

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ghada Beauty Salon

Worth, IL · Cook County

Extensions, microblading, makeup, color, highlights, waxing, henna.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ali Beauty Salon

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Baghdad Hair Salon

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Salon for men, women & children: cuts, fades, color, threading, waxing, head massages, facials.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Chicago Male Salon & Spa

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Men's grooming: cutting, color treatments, styling.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Saraya Salon & Spa

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Hair cuts, color, styles, blowouts, treatments.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ajyal Learning Center

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Arabic language, Quran, and Islamic studies education for youth.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Noon Arabic Academy

Hanover Park, IL · Cook County

Email: NoonArabicAcademy@gmail.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Chicago United Soccer Academy

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Youth soccer training, ages 5-14, with scholarships offered; 8 years in operation per listing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Manar Educational Center

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Kindergarten-prep program for 5-year-olds. Note: listed on the source site as 'Manar Eductaional Center' (misspelled); corrected here.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Altayseer Educational Center

Oak Lawn, IL · Cook County

Arabic, Quran recitation, traditional songs, motor skill training, art.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Abu Yamen

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Painting and installation services (kitchens, bathrooms, ceramic tile, epoxy floors, general maintenance). Service-area-only listing; no street address published, only 'Chicago, IL.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Willows Construction Group

Elk Grove Village, IL · Cook County

General construction company.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Noor Nazal

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Transportation, TV mounting/installation, furniture assembly/disassembly, moving services, garage cleaning. Service-area-only listing; no street address published, only 'Chicago, IL.'

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Melad Ramzy

Tinley Park, IL · Cook County

Listing describes him as working in 'architecture and decoration'; services listed are ceramic, kitchen repair, electric, and hardwood work -- general handyman/renovation work, not real estate brokerage, so recategorized here to home-services per curation rule 5. Originally found on arabchicago-il.com under its 'Real Estate' category (apparent site miscategorization). Email: ramzymeladramzy@gmail.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

InfraITservices

Frankfort, IL · Will County

IT consulting: managed services, custom business applications, network/security/recovery support, web development, cloud migration, Office 365 support. Service-area-only listing; no street address published, only 'Frankfort, IL.' Email: info@infraitservices.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Shaban Studio Video & Photography

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sami Studio Photo & Video

Hickory Hills, IL · Cook County

Site's address field is malformed/leftover text ('Limo Services Hickory Hills, W 95th St, Hickory Hills, IL') referencing an unrelated business and giving no street number; street left blank pending verification. City/state (Hickory Hills, IL) and phone are consistent and were verified on the listing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

A Little Photo Studio

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Maha Studios

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Hana Photography - 88

Chicago Ridge, IL · Cook County

Site gives only a service-area style address ('Harlem Avenue, Chicago Ridge, IL') with no street number; street left blank pending verification.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Anas Ismail Photography

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Elberrishi Financial Services

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Also listed as 'Elberrishi Office Services' on site; offers taxes, insurance, immigration, translation and notary services.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Flash Tax Service

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Zagmout & Company CPAs

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

TRACK & TAX

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Site listing description internally refers to the business as 'B & E,' inconsistent with the listed name 'TRACK & TAX' (possible copy/paste error on the source site); address and phone were verified and are consistent.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

BLT Consulting, Inc. / Bottom Line Tax Service

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Harlem Insurance Agency

Worth, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ali Khalifa - State Farm Insurance Agent

Worth, IL · Cook County

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mosque Foundation

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Major, long-established mosque and community center; historic anchor of Little Palestine on Harlem Ave. Also home to Universal School and Aqsa School, sister Islamic K-12 institutions at the same complex (not listed separately here).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

MAS Chicago (Muslim American Society – Chicago Chapter)

Bridgeview, IL · Cook County

Based in the Bridgeview Islamic community hub alongside Mosque Foundation; runs a Quran Institute, youth programs, interfaith/PACE outreach, and an annual convention.

Arab American Action Network (AAAN)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Located in Chicago Lawn/Gage Park. Also has a satellite office at 9838 S. Roberts Rd, Palos Hills, IL 60465.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Arab American Family Services (AAFS)

Worth, IL · Cook County

Founded 2001; serves 30+ south-suburban communities. Runs satellite walk-in services out of Syrian Community Network and MIRA's Chicago locations.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Orland Park Prayer Center (The Prayer Center of Orland Park)

Orland Park, IL · Cook County

Address discrepancy flagged in source report: some third-party directories list a different street ('16530 104th Ave'); the official site's own pages were also inconsistent. Verify current address before publishing.

Ramallah Club of Chicago

Westmont, IL · DuPage County

Only a mailing address is public (P.O. Box 606, Westmont, IL 60559); no public storefront found. Historically centered in the southwest-suburbs Palestinian community rather than Westmont itself. Phone not public; contact via email only.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Assyrian National Council of Illinois (ANCIL)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

West Ridge neighborhood. Offers homecare, an Assyrian School, early childhood education (Kiddie Kollege), and Urnina Banquets event space. Secondary phone: (773) 262-0828. Some third-party directories list a different address in Skokie for an 'Assyrian National Council' — the address above is from ANCIL's own official contact page; confirm before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Assyrian Aid Society of America – Chicago Chapter

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Chapter mailing address is P.O. Box 4634, Skokie, IL 60076 (national HQ: 350 Berkeley Park Blvd Suite 5, Berkeley, CA 94707; national phone 510-527-9997). Chicago chapter contact via email: shamiran.echi@assyrianaid.org. Runs cultural programming (e.g. Mesopotamian Night) and fundraising.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Assyrian American Civic Club of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Founded 1975. No street address, phone, or postal code found in source material — only citywide (Chicago) location confirmed.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Assyrian American Association of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Rogers Park neighborhood. Phone number could not be confirmed from a non-Yelp source. No independent website found — Facebook page only.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

MIRA – Middle Eastern Immigrant & Refugee Alliance

Lincolnwood, IL · Cook County

Founded 2009 by Iraqi refugees as the Iraqi Mutual Aid Society (formerly named); relevant to both the Chaldean/Assyrian Iraqi community and the broader Middle Eastern immigrant population.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mar Gewargis Cathedral

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Rogers Park neighborhood. Also known as Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East. Historic building (1926); consecrated as cathedral in 1981.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mar Sargis Church / Assyrian Community Center (ACC)

Skokie, IL · Cook County

Co-located Assyrian Community Center offers youth programs, a school, and choir at the same address.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

St. Ephrem Chaldean Catholic Church

Chicago, IL · Cook County

West Ridge neighborhood. Founded 1904 (current building 1962); part of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Holy Resurrection & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Chicago

Burr Ridge, IL · DuPage County

CITY_NOT_IN_LIST — Burr Ridge is not on the provided valid-city list; best-guess slug/county (DuPage) used. Source report gives the address in two slightly different formats ('455 79th Street' vs. '15 W 455 79th St').

Arab-owned — documented public claim

St. John the Baptist Melkite Catholic Church

Villa Park, IL · DuPage County

Operating in the Chicago area since 1894. Older/third-party sources list a prior address in Northlake, IL (200 E. North Ave); the parish appears to have relocated — Villa Park is the current confirmed address per the official parish website.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

CAIR-Chicago (Council on American-Islamic Relations)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Loop neighborhood. Primary institutional defense/advocacy organization for Muslims in the region; handles discrimination cases and community outreach.

Syrian Community Network (SCN)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Edgewater neighborhood. Provides case management, education, and immigration services; also functions as a satellite site for Arab American Family Services (AAFS).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Arab American Cultural Center at UIC

Chicago, IL · Cook County

Near West Side / UIC campus. This is a university department, not an independent community nonprofit — source report flagged this for editorial judgment on whether it fits the faith-community category; included here per curator judgment given its explicit Arab-community mission.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Egyptian American Society of Chicago (EAS)

Chicago, IL · Cook County

No street address or phone found in source material; exact city within the Chicago area was unspecified in the report (best-guess: Chicago). Contact: eas.chicago@outlook.com.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Yemen Kitchen

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Oldest Yemeni restaurant in the Tenderloin, open since roughly 2015. Owner reportedly planning/added a second Eddy Street location; address here is the long-running Jones Street spot.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Yemeni Kebab & Mediterranean

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Second Tenderloin restaurant from the Yemen Kitchen owner, opened as his original customers migrated to this location.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Delah Coffee

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

SoMa flagship, first Delah location, opened 2022; the chain specializes in Yemeni coffee (sana'ani, jubani varieties).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Delah Coffee

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Second SF (Financial District) Delah Coffee location.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sana'a Cafe

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Named after Yemen's capital; part of a small regional chain now expanded outside the Bay Area.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Heyma Yemeni Coffee

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Featured alongside Delah/Mohka/Sana'a in regional Yemeni-coffee-boom coverage (SF Chronicle, SF Examiner) but no named owner found.

Old Jerusalem Restaurant

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Mission District Palestinian restaurant, open since 2005; was targeted by anti-Palestinian graffiti in 2024 per jweekly.com coverage.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Abu Salim Middle Eastern Grill

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Upper Haight location, same ownership group as Old Jerusalem.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Reem's California

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Mission District Arab bakery/cafe founded by Reem Assil; a related location recently reopened in Oakland's Jack London Square (see separate entry).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Grand Coffee

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Small Mission District coffee roaster/cafe; a second, larger location has also opened nearby.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bi-Rite Market

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Well-known Mission District specialty grocery/creamery, founded 1940 and Palestinian-family-owned since 1964. General grocery, not an Arab specialty market.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Taboun

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Cole Valley/Parnassus Heights Middle Eastern restaurant named for the taboun clay oven.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Beit Rima

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Two SF locations (Cole Valley at Carl St, and Castro at 138 Church St); named for owner's family village Beit Rima in the West Bank.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sunrise Deli

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Inner Sunset deli/market, also listed in Rakwa's Arab American directory.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sam's Burgers

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Historic North Beach burger counter, not itself Middle Eastern cuisine, but family-owned by a Palestinian-American family who also briefly ran an adjoining Middle Eastern spot (Sam's East, since closed). Included as a documented Arab-owned food business per curation rule.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Barcha

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Financial District bistro marketed with a Parisian aesthetic; menu and owner background draw on North African (Tunisian) roots alongside French/Mediterranean influences.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Outer Richmond Egyptian restaurant; cuisine is explicitly Egyptian but ownership heritage not confirmed.

Habibi Falafel

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Middle Eastern falafel/shawarma counter, also listed in Rakwa's Arab American directory.

Za'atar | Levantine Inspired Street Food

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Levantine street-food counter.

Oasis Grill

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Financial District Middle Eastern grill.

Halal — self-described

Sheba Restaurant

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Occupies the former Anh Hong space on International Blvd.

Arab-owned — documented public claimHalal — self-described

Mohka House

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Dimond District Yemeni coffee shop, second Yemeni cafe to open in the region per KQED.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Nature's Finest

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Small grocery/deli on the 14th Street corridor, the heart of downtown Oakland's Yemeni business community.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Delah Coffee

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Oakland location of the Delah Yemeni coffee chain.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Delah Coffee

Berkeley, CA · Alameda County

Location near the UC Berkeley campus.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Delah Coffee

Dublin, CA · Alameda County

Newer Tri-Valley location of the Delah chain.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sana'a Cafe

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Downtown Oakland location of the Sana'a Yemeni coffee chain.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sana'a Cafe

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Telegraph Ave (Temescal-area) location of the Sana'a Yemeni coffee chain.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Qamaria Yemeni Coffee

Fremont, CA · Alameda County

KQED's Yemeni coffee boom feature specifically names this Fremont location as a late-night Yemeni-community gathering spot; national franchise chain.

Reem's California

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Reem's California's Oakland-born flagship brand reopening a waterfront location in 2026 after its original Fruitvale (1419 34th Ave) spot closed.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Lulu

Berkeley, CA · Alameda County

Popular Berkeley brunch restaurant with Palestinian-influenced menu; listed among ArabAmerica.com's related SF/Bay Area Palestinian-owned business coverage.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Shawarmaji

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Uptown Oakland Jordanian-owned shawarma restaurant; expanded to Santa Clara (see separate entry).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Cairo Station Cafe

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Egyptian cafe/restaurant near downtown Oakland.

Marhabah Cafe

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Falafel/Middle Eastern cafe on downtown Oakland's 14th Street corridor.

Heyma Yemeni Coffee

Berkeley, CA · Alameda County

Berkeley location of Heyma Yemeni Coffee; Berkeleyside covered this shop's opening as part of the East Bay Yemeni coffee wave.

Qishr Coffee House

San Jose, CA · Santa Clara County

Yemeni-inspired coffee house in San Jose; named for qishr, a traditional Yemeni coffee-husk drink.

Bae Tea Yemen & Arabian Coffee

San Jose, CA · Santa Clara County

Yemeni/Arabian-themed coffee house in South San Jose.

Dish n Dash

San Jose, CA · Santa Clara County

San Jose location of the DishDash Restaurant Group (flagship Dishdash restaurant is in Sunnyvale, outside this project's city list but same Palestinian ownership).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Shawarmaji

Santa Clara, CA · Santa Clara County

South Bay expansion of the Oakland Shawarmaji restaurant.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Zarzour Kabob & Deli

San Jose, CA · Santa Clara County

Middle Eastern kabob/deli in San Jose.

Law Offices of Shamieh, Shamieh & Ternieden

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Address and phone confirmed directly on the firm's own website. No single explicit 'we are an Arab-owned firm' sentence was found, but Arabic-language legal services are explicitly advertised and the founder/staff surname pattern (Shamieh, AlKhoury, Marji, Badr, Swaity) is consistent with an Arab American-founded practice, per Rule 1's Arabic-language-services criterion.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Khaldoun A. Baghdadi — Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Baghdadi is a shareholder/partner at this firm; no other attorney at the firm (checked full attorney roster) carries a documented Arab American claim, so this entry represents his individual practice at the firm's SF address, not a claim about the firm as a whole. Notable: his bio's mention of an 'Arab American Attorneys Association, Bay Area Chapter' suggests such a group existed/exists, but no independent website, membership list, or other officers for it could be located during this research.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Nour Kibbi, MD, FAAD

Palo Alto, CA · Santa Clara County

Dermatologist/Mohs surgeon, Skin Cancer Program at Stanford Health Care. Also sees patients at a Redwood City (San Mateo County, outside this region) location; Palo Alto address used here.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Raafat Zamary, MD

Dublin, CA · Alameda County

Pulmonologist (Palo Alto Medical Foundation Dublin Center, part of Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley network).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Narjes Ferjani, MD

Los Gatos, CA · Santa Clara County

Family Medicine / Obesity Medicine, Stanford Medicine Partners Los Gatos. Directory notes she was not accepting new patients as of research date.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Sara Msalam, MD

Los Gatos, CA · Santa Clara County

Internal medicine / pulmonary disease & critical care; profile also notes medical education from Damascus University, Syria. Stanford Medicine Partners Express Care Los Gatos.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Vanessa El Kamari, MD

Palo Alto, CA · Santa Clara County

Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine, Stanford Health Care / Stanford University School of Medicine.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Rania Awaad, MD

Palo Alto, CA · Santa Clara County

Psychiatrist; Director of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab. Directory notes she was not accepting new patients as of research date.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Abdullah Qatu, MD

Emeryville, CA · Alameda County

Pain management specialist, Stanford Pain Management Center - Emeryville. Also sees patients at a Redwood City (San Mateo County, outside this region) location.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Safwan Jaradeh, MD

Palo Alto, CA · Santa Clara County

Neurologist specializing in autonomic disorders, neuromuscular disease and neurophysiology. Also affiliated with the Stanford Amyloid Center (300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto).

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Mohamad Matout, MD, MSc

Palo Alto, CA · Santa Clara County

Psychiatrist specializing in brain stimulation therapies (e.g. TMS/ECT) for treatment-resistant mental illness.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Fady Ibrahim, MD, FACC

Mountain View, CA · Santa Clara County

Interventional/structural cardiologist, El Camino Health Cardiovascular Specialists, Mountain View.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Ibrahim El Masri, MD

Mountain View, CA · Santa Clara County

Clinical cardiac electrophysiologist, El Camino Health, Mountain View. No direct office phone was listed on his directory profile; same building/suite as Dr. Fady Ibrahim's cardiology practice.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Samer A. Itani, DDS

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Dentist (DDS), not a physician; included as an Arabic-language-capable medical/health provider per Sutter's own directory. Arabic listed at "Basic" proficiency level. Second office: 3109 Geary Blvd, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94118, phone 415-944-9362.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Arab Cultural and Community Center (ACCC)

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Anchor org, confirmed. Site also lists a landline 415-664-2200 in addition to the 415-654-3400 mobile number given in the brief; both appear on the official contact page. Also runs Modern Standard Arabic classes for children and adults, and Arabic-English translation/notary services.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Lighthouse Mosque

Oakland, CA · Alameda County

Anchor org, address/phone confirmed directly against the mosque's own site.

St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Anchor org. Founded 1937 as described in the brief; parish history confirms Syrian/Lebanese-heritage founding families and explicit 'Arab Orthodox community' language. Affiliated with the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Diocese of Los Angeles and the West.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Palestinian American Coalition San Francisco Bay Area (PAC-SF)

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Anchor org. No public street address, phone, or email could be confirmed on the organization's website after checking its home, contact, and impact pages — it appears to be an events/programs-based coalition without a fixed public office. Left blank per instructions rather than guessed. Region is Bay-Area-wide, not a single-city operation; city set to San Francisco as its named base.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Arab American Cultural Center of the Silicon Valley (AACC-SV)

San Jose, CA · Santa Clara County

Anchor org. No independent AACC-SV website was found (only a Facebook/Instagram presence); address and phone are shared with its Amaan charitable extension at the Houge Park community building in San Jose. Confirm whether this is a mailing/program address or a leased office space before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Amaan (charitable extension of AACC-SV)

San Jose, CA · Santa Clara County

Anchor org. Established as an AACC-SV committee in December 2016; focuses on refugee resettlement/support services.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Muslim Community Association of the San Francisco Bay Area (MCA)

Santa Clara, CA · Santa Clara County

Anchor org, verified per the brief's instruction. This is a large, multi-ethnic mosque/community complex (South Asian, Arab, African-American, convert, and other communities); per curation rules it is marked not_stated since no Arab-specific programming claim was found in its own materials. MCA also operates additional satellite locations/schools in the South Bay not itemized separately here.

Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC)

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Long-running Bay Area Arab community organizing nonprofit (immigration services, youth programs, cultural events); registered address is in San Francisco but it organizes across the wider Bay Area including Oakland/East Bay.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

St. Elias Melkite Catholic Church (Mission)

Hayward, CA · Alameda County

Melkite Greek Catholic (Byzantine rite, historically Levantine Arab Christian). The parish's own site currently notes it is 'in pastoral transition' and directs visitors to its calendar/Flocknote for up-to-date service times/location — worth re-checking before publishing since the meeting location could change.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

St. Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Physical street address could not be confirmed — the church's own site lists only a mailing address (PO Box 31123, San Francisco, CA 94131); a phone number could not be reliably confirmed either (one fetch attempt returned an address that exactly duplicated a different church's address, an apparent scraping error, so it was discarded rather than used). Street/phone left blank; needs a manual check (e.g. calling the archdiocese) before publishing with a physical address.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church

Campbell, CA · Santa Clara County

No official parish website could be located (only a Facebook page, which could not be fetched directly). Address sourced from a nonprofit-registry listing ('San Jose's St. George Coptic Orthodox Church,' EIN 77-0382232) rather than the church's own site; phone not confirmed. Flag for a manual follow-up call/visit before publishing.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Redeemer

Los Altos, CA · Santa Clara County

Founded 1962, ~200 families.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

St. Stephen Antiochian Orthodox Church

Campbell, CA · Santa Clara County

Included as a candidate Antiochian Orthodox parish per the brief's research method; marked not_stated for lack of an explicit own-materials Arab-community statement. Worth a follow-up call to the parish office to check for Arabic-language services or an Arab-heritage congregation before excluding or upgrading.

Ahmed Shaban - Real Estate Agent

Fremont, CA · Alameda County

SCCAOR directory lists additional office addresses in San Francisco and Foster City (outside our region) in addition to a Fremont-area presence; used Rakwa's Fremont address as best local address. Arabic-language self-identification not confirmed.

Joseph Sabeh - Sotheby's International Realty

Fremont, CA · Alameda County

Ownership marked not_stated per rule against inferring from surname alone; no explicit ownership claim found.

Zaid Hanna - Real Estate 38

San Jose, CA · Santa Clara County

Founder/broker of Real Estate 38. Address confirmed via his own brokerage site (differs slightly from Rakwa's listed suite number; used the official site's address).

Atef Ibrahim - Keller Williams Santa Clara Valley

Santa Clara, CA · Santa Clara County

Address/phone taken from his official Keller Williams agent site, which differs slightly from Rakwa's listing.

Rasha Bazzi - Real Estate Agent

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Lower-confidence entry: unclaimed directory listing, no personal/brokerage website found to verify address independently. Included as the only San Francisco County lead found; flagged for manual re-verification before publishing.

Jerusalem Business Services Inc. (Ahmad Erikat)

Pleasanton, CA · Alameda County

Accounting/tax preparation services. Address and phone taken from Rakwa listing since the business's own site did not display them on the fetched pages; not independently confirmed by a second source.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

AJ Abdelkhalek - State Farm Insurance Agent

Pleasanton, CA · Alameda County

Independent State Farm agency; address/phone confirmed on both his own site and his official State Farm agent profile.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Nefertiti Beauty

Alameda, CA · Alameda County

News coverage locates the salon in Oakland/East Bay generally; the confirmed business-registry address places it in Alameda, CA. No official business website found; address sourced from a business-registry directory (Manta), not the owner's own site.

Arab-owned — documented public claim

Bay Area Arabic School (BAAS)

Mountain View, CA · Santa Clara County

Arabic-language school for children, with optional Islamic religious education component. Strong topical fit for Arabic Language Schools subcategory even though formal ownership claim is unconfirmed.

Bay Area Arabic Academy

Fremont, CA · Alameda County

Approved by Fremont Unified and Newark Unified school districts for Arabic-language credit; serves Bay Area students broadly.

Pacific Arabic

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Formerly a brick-and-mortar Arabic language school at this address; site now says it teaches Arabic online only to students worldwide, so the physical SF address may no longer be an active storefront.

As-Safa Academy

San Jose, CA · Santa Clara County

Gap: Islamic day school found via general search; Arab-community affiliation/ownership could not be confirmed from available sources.

Saba Academy - R.I.S.E

San Jose, CA · Santa Clara County

Nonprofit community school serving Bay Area Muslim families since 2010. Gap: could not independently verify Arab-specific ownership/leadership; own website (riseacademy.education) could not be fetched to confirm.

Granada Islamic School

Santa Clara, CA · Santa Clara County

Gap: included because it surfaced in a compliant Arab-American directory search, but ownership/leadership ethnicity is not confirmed and the operating organization (MCA) serves a broad multicultural community.

Maqbool Islamic Clothing

Union City, CA · Alameda County

Modest/Islamic clothing retailer. Ownership ethnicity not confirmed — included as a plausible fit for the clothing/modest-wear subcategory via a compliant directory, flagged as a gap.

Arabic Language Service

San Francisco, CA · San Francisco County

Arabic translation/interpretation/localization firm serving legal, medical, business and technical clients; fits translation/interpreting subcategory well.

Categories

Eleven top-level categories, each mapped to a schema.org business type. Licensed categories carry a standing disclaimer and license-board verification.

Southern California launch roadmap

Arabs Finder is rolling out county by county, ordered by demand density and existing community infrastructure.

  1. Phase 1 — Beachhead

    Orange County

    ~43,900 Arab ancestry (ACS est.)

  2. Phase 2 — Depth

    San Diego County

    ~44,400 Arab ancestry (ACS est.)

  3. Phase 3 — Scale

    Los Angeles County

    ~80,600 Arab ancestry (ACS est.)

  4. Phase 4 — Consolidation

    San Bernardino County

    ~22,100 Arab ancestry (ACS est.)

  5. Phase 4 — Consolidation

    Riverside County

    ~21,200 Arab ancestry (ACS est.)

Also now open

Michigan chapter

Metro Detroit is home to the country's largest Chaldean community and its second-largest Middle Eastern-ancestry population of any U.S. metro area, after Southern California. Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties are live now, sourced from community chamber-of-commerce and business-directory partners.

  1. Michigan Chapter

    Wayne County

    Lebanese-majority in Dearborn; also home to Iraqi, Yemeni, Palestinian, and Chaldean communities

  2. Michigan Chapter

    Oakland County

    Chaldean/Iraqi-majority, concentrated in West Bloomfield and Farmington Hills

  3. Michigan Chapter

    Macomb County

    Chaldean/Iraqi-majority, concentrated in Sterling Heights (sometimes called "Little Baghdad") and Warren

Also now open

Illinois chapter

Cook County is home to the largest Palestinian-American population of any U.S. county, concentrated along the Harlem Avenue corridor in Bridgeview, alongside a longstanding Assyrian/Chaldean community on Chicago's north side and north suburbs. Cook, DuPage, and Will counties are live now, sourced from the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois, the Assyrian American Bar Association, arabchicago-il.com, and hospital-system provider directories.

  1. Illinois Chapter

    Cook County

    Palestinian-majority in the Bridgeview/Harlem Ave corridor; also a large Assyrian/Chaldean (Iraqi Christian) community on the north side and north suburbs, plus Yemeni, Egyptian, Syrian, and Jordanian communities

  2. Illinois Chapter

    DuPage County

    Mixed Levantine and Iraqi, concentrated along the Lombard/Villa Park corridor

  3. Illinois Chapter

    Will County

    Small, dispersed Arab American presence in the Frankfort area

Also now open

Bay Area chapter

San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood has been the heart of Arab San Francisco since the 1960s, home to the largest Yemeni community in Northern California. Oakland has its own 10,000+ Yemeni-American community, and San Jose's Silicon Valley hosts a more recent wave of Arab American tech professionals. San Francisco, Alameda, and Santa Clara counties are live now.

  1. Bay Area Chapter

    San Francisco County

    Yemeni-majority in the Tenderloin, alongside Palestinian, Jordanian, Egyptian, Syrian, and Moroccan communities

  2. Bay Area Chapter

    Alameda County

    Yemeni-majority in Oakland, with roots tracing to Central Valley farm labor migration in the 1960s-80s

  3. Bay Area Chapter

    Santa Clara County

    Mixed Levantine and Egyptian professional community concentrated in the South Bay tech sector