Trends · data through September 2026

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern in Connecticut

Iceflower tracks 94 stores from 82 Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains in Connecticut.

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
82
Tracked stores
94
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. Layla's Falafel and Bistro Mediterranean & Tapas Bar sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 L Layla's Falafel - +8.1%
2 B Bistro Mediterranean & Tapas Bar - +3.4%
  • Shah's Halal Food
  • Waterbury
  • Zohara Mediterranean Kitchen
  • Shish Kebab House of Afghanistan
  • Angelo's Restaurant & Pizzeria
  • Bistro Mediterranean & Tapas Bar
  • Pistachio Cafe
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

94 tracked store locations in Connecticut. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Shah's Halal Food (6)
  • Waterbury (1)
  • Zohara Mediterranean Kitchen (1)
  • Shish Kebab House of Afghanistan (1)
  • Angelo's Restaurant & Pizzeria (1)
  • Bistro Mediterranean & Tapas Bar (3)
  • Pistachio Cafe (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 S Shah's Halal Food logo Shah's Halal Food 6
  • 2 L Layla's Falafel 3
  • 3 B Bistro Mediterranean & Tapas Bar 3
  • 4 M Mamoun's Falafel logo Mamoun's Falafel 2
  • 5 S South Bay 2
  • 6 C CAVA logo CAVA 2
  • 7 A Abi's Falafel 1
  • 8 T The Greek 1
  • 9 O Olive Tree 1
  • 10 F Freskos logo Freskos 1
  • 11 K Kebab House 1
  • 12 T Taste of Grill 1
  • 13 C Constantine's 1
  • 14 P Pontos Taverna 1
  • 15 N New Kabab House 1
  • 16 Y YiaYia’s Greek Kitchen 1
  • 17 T Truly Greek 1
  • 18 D Dama Rose 1
  • 19 K Kabab & Hummus House 1
  • 20 G Greenwich Flavor by Myrnas 1
  • 21 F Family Mediterranean Pizza 1
  • 22 C Cka Ka Qellu 1
  • 23 C Capuli Restaurant 1
  • 24 F Fresh Craft Grille 1
  • 25 G Greca Mediterranean Kitchen + Bar 1
  • 26 T The Hummus & Pita Co. 1
  • 27 L Laskara Restaurant 1
  • 28 H Hanna's Middle Eastern Restaurant & Market 1
  • 29 F Fatima's Fusion Flavors 1
  • 30 C Caffe NV 1
  • 31 B Beirut Bites 1
  • 32 A Anthony's Pizza Restaurant 1
  • 33 T Taj Mediterranean Mezze and Grill 1
  • 34 G Gulf Greek Pizza 1
  • 35 M Monroe Falafel 1
  • 36 S Stavros Pizza and Restaurant 1
  • 37 W Wow Kebab & Gyro 1
  • 38 G Greek Style Grill 1
  • 39 L Lebnani Mediterranean Kitchen and Bar 1
  • 40 Z Zahra's Corner Grill 1
  • 41 N NAYA logo NAYA 1
  • 42 B Basso Restaurant & Wine Bar 1
  • 43 K Kibberia 1
  • 44 K Kitchen Plate 1
  • 45 A Ali Baba’s Kitchen 1
  • 46 T Taza Grill logo Taza Grill 1
  • 47 P Pano's Pizza 1
  • 48 T Tangiers International LLC 1
  • 49 S South Bay Mediterranean Kitchen 1
  • 50 D Dev's On Main 1

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