Trends · data through September 2026

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern in Alabama

Iceflower tracks 71 stores from 42 Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains in Alabama.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
42
Tracked stores
71
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe and CAVA sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe logo Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe - +5.8%
2 C CAVA logo CAVA - -16.1%
  • Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe
  • CAVA
  • Sands of Sahara
  • The Bright Star Restaurant
  • The Pita Stop
  • Pita Mediterranean Street Food
  • Gyros Cafe & Restaurant
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

71 tracked store locations in Alabama. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe (19)
  • CAVA (7)
  • Sands of Sahara (2)
  • The Bright Star Restaurant (1)
  • The Pita Stop (2)
  • Pita Mediterranean Street Food (4)
  • Gyros Cafe & Restaurant (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 T Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe logo Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe 19
  • 2 C CAVA logo CAVA 7
  • 3 P Pita Mediterranean Street Food logo Pita Mediterranean Street Food 4
  • 4 S Sands of Sahara 2
  • 5 T The Pita Stop 2
  • 6 T The Bright Star Restaurant 1
  • 7 S Shawarma Time 1
  • 8 T Taboon Noon O Kabab 1
  • 9 C Chickpeas Mediterranean Grill 1
  • 10 A Al Shish Palace 1
  • 11 5 5 A's Restaurant 1
  • 12 D Da Spot 1
  • 13 J Jerusalem Restaurant 1
  • 14 A Ahkis 1
  • 15 B Bombay Bazaar 1
  • 16 M Mediterranean Food 1
  • 17 G Greek Gyro Express 1
  • 18 N Naji's Gourmet Pita 1
  • 19 Y Yaseen Kabob 1
  • 20 J John's Gyro & Mediterranean 1
  • 21 A Ameer’s Kitchen 1
  • 22 J Jamo's Cafe 1
  • 23 A Abba's Mediterranean Cafe 1
  • 24 M Mr.Kebab & Shawarma 1
  • 25 G Gyros Cafe & Restaurant 1
  • 26 G Glory Bound Gyro Co. 1
  • 27 M Makarios Kabobs and Grill 1
  • 28 7 7Spice Grocery and Grill 1
  • 29 E Eli's Jerusalem Grill 1
  • 30 P Papa Gyros 1
  • 31 J Jerusalem Cafe 1
  • 32 T Tasty Town 1
  • 33 B Boaz Cafe 1
  • 34 M Mr Shawarma 1
  • 35 T The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill logo The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill 1
  • 36 T The Simple Greek 1
  • 37 F Falafel Cafe 1
  • 38 I Insomnia Steak & Grill 1
  • 39 D D'Michaels 1
  • 40 J Joseph's Table 1
  • 41 E Efes Greek Kitchen 1
  • 42 F Fresko Grille 1

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