ʻAʻole ʻo ke Kai Kūʻono ʻeleʻele i kiʻi i nā kiʻi o ke Kaiwaenahonua, akā ma ke ʻano he kūlanakauhale meaʻai, ua hana maoli ʻo Houston i kāna hōʻailona ma nā mea nui o ka ʻāina.
He'e lanahu Helene?ʻO Houston.ʻO ka meaʻai alanui, mai ke keiki hipa a me ka falafel gyros a i ka berena ʻala-zaʻatar?ʻO Houston.ʻO ka hummus palupalu, moeʻuhane?E like me Houston.Aia ʻo Bayou City i nā mea āpau āu e pono ai no nā hale ʻaina Mediterranean maikaʻi loa.
Inā mākaukau ʻoe e māʻona i kou ʻono, eia kahi e hoʻāʻo ai i ka meaʻai Mediterranean maikaʻi loa ma Houston.
Mai puni wale i kona helehelena maemae.ʻO ka Community Wine Cellar he mea koʻikoʻi ʻo Montrose no nā makahiki he 30, me ka hoʻohui ʻana i kahi lua outpost ma Highlands i ka makahiki i hala.E hele i ke ala holoʻokoʻa ma ke kahawai mau o nā meaʻai alanui Mediterranean: shawarma a me nā pickles i kāʻei ʻia i loko o ka pita mahana me ka ʻalani kālika ʻono;ʻO ka pipi a me ke keiki hipa gyros i loko o nā kīʻaha, ʻōwili ʻia a hoʻopaʻa ʻia paha ma luna o nā ʻāpana, hoʻoheheʻe ʻia me ka salsa a me ka tzatziki;a me ka hummus silika.ka mea e pili mau ana.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa iā ia ma: 2002 Waugh Dr., Houston, TX 77006, 713-522-5170 a i ʻole 518 W. 11th St., Suite 300, Houston, TX 77008, 713-393-7066.
ʻAʻole a hiki i kou komo ʻana i ka hale ʻaina ʻano hale ʻaina ʻo Aladdin e ola maoli ʻoe – aia i kēia manawa ʻelua mau wahi, hoʻokahi ma Westheimer haʻahaʻa (mai ka makahiki 2006) a ʻo kekahi ma nā wahi hou o Garden Oaks.E waiho a hoʻopiha i kāu pā me nā mea punahele, e like me ka caramelized onion hummus a me ka baba gannouji, ka berena pita hou, ka salakeke kukumba Lebanese, ka puaʻala palai ʻai, nā skewers moa saffron a me ka iwi ʻūhā o ke keiki hipa.Ke kani nei he nui?ʻAe, a kūpono.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa iā ia ma: 912 Westheimer St., Houston, TX 77006, 713-942-2321 a i ʻole 1737 W. 34th St., Houston, TX 77018, 713-681-6257.
E hana ʻoluʻolu iā ʻoe iho a nānā i ka hale ʻai nui ma Post Houston nani.Ke hana ʻoe, mai poina e hoʻokomo i kēia huakaʻi Mediterranean ma kāu kīʻaha meaʻai epic.Kapa ʻia ma hope o ka inoa inoa kahiko o ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Ioredane ʻo Irbid (ka ʻāina hānau o ka mea hoʻokumu a me ka chef), hāʻawi ʻo Arabella i nā meaʻai Mediterranean maoli i hāʻawi ʻia mai kēlā hanauna a i kēia hanauna, pinepine me ka hoʻopā ʻana o ke Kolu ʻEkolu.E hoʻopiha i nā papa me ka shawarma moa i uhi ʻia i ka tortilla, ka ʻōpala hipa, nā lau kumu waina a me ka hummus spicy, a laila hoʻomākaukau i ka laiki a me nā kīʻaha salakeke.
Hānau ʻia a hānai ʻia ma Houston, he hanauna mua ʻAmelika ʻAmelika, ua moe ʻo Rafael Nasr i ka hana ʻana i nā pitas artisan e hoʻohui i kona makemake no kāna moʻomeheu a me kona kūlanakauhale.Hoʻokumu ʻo Nasr i nā kīʻaha e like me kēia makemake, me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā huahana kūloko a me nā protein mai nā kahu hānai kokoke, a me ka ʻaila ʻoliva i lawe pololei ʻia mai nā mahi ʻoliva ma kahi e noho ai ka ʻohana Lebanona.ʻO ka hummus ahi a me ka labneh me Zaatari spicy manaish (Lebanese flatbread), fattoush salad i hoʻonani ʻia me ka pomegranate sauce, a me nā manu i kālua ʻia me ka aioli garlic sauce a me ka crispy fries ke kali nei iā ʻoe.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa iā ia ma: 1920 Fountain View Drive, Houston, TX 77057;832-804-9056 a i ʻole 5172 Buffalo Speedway, Suite C, Houston, TX 77005;832-767-1725.
Ke lawelawe nei kēia hale ʻaina kūloko i nā meaʻai hou, homemade Mediterranean a me Lebanona no nā makahiki he 25 a he 6 mau wahi ma Houston a me 3 ma Dallas.Hānau ʻia a hānai ʻia ma Syed, Lebanona, mahalo ʻia ʻo Chef Fadi Dimassy i nā ʻano ʻohana i hoʻāʻo ʻia a hoʻāʻo ʻia: kahi pā o ka pipi a me nā skewers hipa me ka laiki basmati a me ka mohammara, baba ghanoush a me ka chickpea eagle me ka pita mahana, ka pomegerane eggplant a me ka ʻuala cilantro, a me kāna. falafel kaulana, he pono e hoao.
ʻO ka meaʻai ʻIseraʻela hou ke kū i ke kahua waena ma kēia hale ʻaina ʻo Rice Village.ʻO ia ke ʻano hiki iā ʻoe ke hauʻoli i ka mosaic waihoʻoluʻu o nā salakeke (nā ʻaoʻao ʻaoʻao liʻiliʻi): kāloti ahi harissa, nā ʻōmato a me nā pepa, silky baba ganoush a me kahi kīʻaha nui o ka hummus hipa momona o ka honua.ʻO ka mea nui loa, e lawe mai i kāu mau hoaaloha i ʻole pono ʻoe e koho ma waena o ka bran fried, nā ʻāpana hipa a me nā skewers tenderloin pipi i hoʻomoʻi ʻia me ka zaʻatar a me ka pata sumac-spiced.No ka leʻaleʻa maoli, e noho lohi i ka Pōʻalima ke lilo ka hale ʻaina i kahi pāʻina me ka hulahula ʻōpū, pana a me ka lewa maikaʻi.
Hoʻopili ʻia i kahi wahi nani a me kahi kaawale ma Rice Village, ʻo kēia bistro Helene hou kahi āu e makemake ai e hele i kāu lā aʻe.E hoʻomaha ma ke kaʻana ʻana i ka heʻe i hoʻomoʻa ʻia me nā piʻi mashed, nā ʻāpana keiki hipa palupalu i loko o ka ʻuala fennel, a me nā iʻa holoʻokoʻa i hoʻopiha ʻia i ke ʻano plaka.He mea hoihoi nō hoʻi ka ʻimi ʻana i ka honua o ka waina Helene.
Ua lawe mai ʻo Mary lāua ʻo Sameer Fakhuri i ko lāua mau aʻa Lebanese ʻākau i Houston ma kahi o 20+ mau makahiki i hala aku nei a wehe i kēia hoʻi ʻana i ke Kaiwaenahonua i ka makahiki 2005. I kēia manawa me nā wahi ʻelua, ʻānō nā kamaʻāina ma ʻaneʻi e luʻu, e ʻai a lawelawe i ka hummus shawarma, zaatar flatbread, pomegerane honi i ka moa moa, fava. kohu pī a me ka ʻala kafta ʻala.Hoʻopau ka meaʻai me ka maiʻa, pistachios a me ka pudding Lebanese i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia me ka meli.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa iā ia ma: 5825 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77057;832-251-1955 a i ʻole 4500 Washington Ave., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77007;832) 786-5555.
E ʻono iā ʻIstanbul ma Houston ma kēia meaʻai Turkish a me ka grill ma ʻaneʻi ma Texas, kahi i hui pū ʻia ai ka ʻono Mediterranean, Balkan a me Middle East.ʻO nā mea kūikawā e pili ana i ka lahmajun a me ka pide i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka turkey, sausage a me ka paʻakai, nā ʻāpana hipa lānahu a me nā kīʻaha i kāwili ʻia, nā mea ʻono mai ka baklava a katefi pudding.
Makemake nā kānaka a pau iā Nico Nico.Hāʻawi ʻo ia i nā meaʻai kaila Helene wikiwiki i loko o ka lewa ʻohana, a ʻo ka pahu meaʻai nani e hoʻohiwahiwa iā ʻoe e like me ka siren, ʻoiai ke piha ʻoe i nā gyros a me nā kebab, spanakopita a me moussaka, falafel a me nā ʻāpana feta.Manaʻo wau iā ʻoe e hoʻolohe i nā sirens a kauoha i kahi kofe Helene a me loukoumades (nā pōlele meli i kālua ʻia) i kou haʻalele ʻana.
ʻO ka hui hale ʻaina ʻo Atlas ikaika (Loch Bar, Marmo) e kiola iā ia mai ka paka me kēia manaʻo kai kai Mediterranean i hoʻonohonoho ʻia i kahi wahi ʻālohilohi a ea i ka nani o River Oaks.E hoʻomaka me ke aniani a i ʻole ka hue waina mai ka papa inoa waina Helene nui loa o Lone Star, i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻai Helene a me ka pita.E ho'āʻo i ka baganush, tirokaafteri ʻala a me ka tzatziki kala;e hoʻohui i nā mea like ʻole, mai ka saganaki ʻā a i nā lau kumu waina wagyu;a koho i nā iʻa hou i lawe ʻia mai ka honua holoʻokoʻa, e like me nā arowana Aegean i hopu ʻia a i ʻole nā ​​​​dora aliʻi.
Aia ma kahi o nā mea a pau e pono ai ʻoe e ʻike e pili ana i kēia hale kūʻai kūikawā a ka ʻohana (aia ma ke kaona a kokoke i Westheimer), kahi e hāʻawi ai kahi kāʻei conveyor pita i ka berena hou a me ka wela kaila Lebanona ma loko o ka hale kūʻai.ʻAe, a e ʻike pū ʻoe i nā meaʻai mākaukau e like me ka dumpling pipi, salakeke kukumba, tabouli, hummus me nā ʻoliva Moroccan, simmered lamb shank, shawarma, a me nā keleawe Helene.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa iā ia ma: 12141 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77077;(281) 558-8225 a i ʻole 1001 Austin Street Houston, TX 77010;832-360-2222.
He mea kākau manuahi ʻo Brooke Viggiano i hoʻokumu ʻia ma Houston, Texas.Ua paʻi ʻia kāna hana ma ka pūnaewele a i paʻi ʻia ma Chron.com, Thrillist, Houstonia, Houston Press a me 365 Houston.E hahai iā ia ma Instagram a me Twitter no ka pia anu maikaʻi loa ma ke kūlanakauhale.