Trends · data through September 2026

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Iceflower tracks 929 stores from 744 Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Shah's Halal Food grew fastest over the last year, ahead of CAVA and Souvlaki GR.

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
744
Tracked stores
929
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. Shah's Halal Food and CAVA sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 S Shah's Halal Food logo Shah's Halal Food ▲1 +13.8%
2 C CAVA logo CAVA - +13.0%
3 S Souvlaki GR ▲1 +9.2%
4 M Mamoun's Falafel logo Mamoun's Falafel ▲1 +7.0%
5 R Ravagh Persian Grill ▲1 +4.3%
6 G Greek Xpress ▲3 +1.8%
7 K Kabob on the Cliff ▲2 -3.8%
8 K Kabab Paradise - -4.5%
9 S Simply Greek ▲1 -11.8%
10 G Gyro King - -18.2%
11 T The Halal Guys logo The Halal Guys ▼1 -20.7%
12 M mezeh logo mezeh ▼3 -27.0%
13 J Juicy Platters - -28.3%
14 N Naz's Halal Food logo Naz's Halal Food ▼3 -40.4%
15 P Pita Yeero logo Pita Yeero ▼3 -50.5%
  • CAVA
  • NAYA
  • Jack's Wife Freda
  • Shah's Halal Food
  • Estiatorio Milos
  • The Halal Guys
  • La Barra
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

929 tracked store locations in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • CAVA (25)
  • NAYA (24)
  • Jack's Wife Freda (2)
  • Shah's Halal Food (22)
  • Estiatorio Milos (1)
  • The Halal Guys (10)
  • La Barra (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 C CAVA logo CAVA 25
  • 2 N NAYA logo NAYA 24
  • 3 S Shah's Halal Food logo Shah's Halal Food 22
  • 4 T The Halal Guys logo The Halal Guys 10
  • 5 H Halal Munchies logo Halal Munchies 10
  • 6 N Naz's Halal Food logo Naz's Halal Food 6
  • 7 G Gyro King 6
  • 8 G Greek Xpress 6
  • 9 K Kabob on the Cliff 4
  • 10 H Halal Food 4
  • 11 M Mamoun's Falafel logo Mamoun's Falafel 4
  • 12 K Kabab Paradise 4
  • 13 M mezeh logo mezeh 3
  • 14 S Souvlaki GR 3
  • 15 J Juicy Platters 3
  • 16 S Simply Greek 3
  • 17 P Pita Yeero logo Pita Yeero 3
  • 18 R Ravagh Persian Grill 3
  • 19 P Pita Grill & Creperie 2
  • 20 A Ayat logo Ayat 2
  • 21 H Hills of Herat 2
  • 22 T The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill logo The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill 2
  • 23 N NY Gyro King 2
  • 24 A Ali Baba 2
  • 25 A Addy's Barbeque 2
  • 26 B Blazin Chicken & Gyro 2
  • 27 F Flame Kabob House 2
  • 28 S Shiraz Kitchen & Wine Bar 2
  • 29 U Uncle Momo 2
  • 30 H Halal Gyro King 2
  • 31 G Gyro Grill 2
  • 32 J Jack's Wife Freda 2
  • 33 T Turkish Cuisine 2
  • 34 T Taboonette 2
  • 35 K King Falafel 2
  • 36 M Memo Shish Kebab 2
  • 37 1 12 Chairs Cafe 2
  • 38 K Kyma logo Kyma 2
  • 39 J Jackie's Grillette 2
  • 40 A Al Quds Super Market 1
  • 41 G Gyro Point Plus 1
  • 42 E Elia Mediterranean Restaurant 1
  • 43 K Korali Estiatorio 1
  • 44 K Kostas Grill 1
  • 45 W White Olive 1
  • 46 G Go To Greek 1
  • 47 C Cedars Lebanese Cuisine 1
  • 48 B BK Halal Grill 1
  • 49 E Estiatorio Milos 1
  • 50 A Astoria Seafood 1

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