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Middle Eastern

Bakery Los Angeles

Mush Bakery: Turning to Armenian Tradition for Flat Inspiration

Fresh-baked Middle Eastern flatbreads have been a staple of Little Armenia since the mid ’80s, when bakeries like Arax and Sasoun first fired up their massive ovens. Now the neighborhood, located between Hollywood and...
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Middle Eastern Restaurant Anaheim

Olive Tree: Feasting on Lamb in Anaheim’s Little Arabia [CLOSED]

Forget Disneyland. Little Arabia is the best reason to visit Anaheim, and Olive Tree is the neighborhood’s best overall restaurant, featuring pan-Arab dishes from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and several more nations, with a menu...
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Middle Eastern Food Anaheim

Olive Tree: Showcasing Pan-Arab Flavors in Anaheim [CLOSED]

Some people refer to the mile-long stretch of Brookhurst Street between Lincoln and Ball as Little Gaza, but that doesn’t begin to cover the neighborhood’s breadth and depth. No spot captures Little Arabia’s pan-Arab...
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Bakery Orange County

Al-Amir Bakery: Producing Princely Flatbreads in Little Arabia

Los Angeles bakers produce some brilliant Middle Eastern flatbreads, but Anaheim’s Little Arabia still stands out due to its variety and density, with three deluxe flatbread bakeries occupying a six-block radius. One of the...
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Middle Eastern Food Orange County

Forn Al Hara: Baking Deluxe Baklava and Flatbreads by Disney

Life happily involves continuous bar raising. My 2008 visit to Al Sanabel Bakery consisted of eye-opening exposure to over 20 different Lebanese flatbreads. However, more doesn’t always mean better, as evidenced by my initial...
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Restaurant Anaheim

Kareem’s: Ditching Ham for Generous Arab Food in Anaheim

In Little Arabia, a pan-Arab enclave near Disneyland that dates to the late ’80s, Kareem’s is the closest thing to an institution. Bethlehem native Mike Hawari and wife Nazarene have been open for 15...
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