This relatively new face on Bardstown Road offers an easygoing, authentic Mediterranean dining experience. Try a Greek salad, gyro, or hummus without breaking the big bills. Lunch and dinner daily. BBC on tap, various beers and wines served. No reservations.
The Grape Leaf has a long list of Mediterranean-influenced breakfast and lunch dishes. Middle-Eastern favorites like hummus, baba ghanoush and spanakopita can be ordered a la carte.
This eatery specializes in eastern Mediterranean fare. Try the tomato-spiked baba ghanoush and stuffed grape leaves. For dessert, head next door to the bakery of the same name.
Shiraz offers fast, fresh Mediterranean food. Choose from char-grilled meat, fish, or veggies and other ala carte items like hummus or spicy avocado bruschetta.
A collection of Persian favorites — from kebabs to khoresht — make this downtown restaurant a popular lunch and dinner spot. Try the rack of lamb kebabs.
Serving Mediterranean cuisine with a Turkish flair, Istanbul Palace offers adventurous dishes at affordable prices. Try the moussaka, a long-simmered stew of eggplant, chickpeas, tomatoes and onions, or the falafel.