Best Food Hall Middle Eastern Restaurants in Chicago
3 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Turkitch Kitchen
Turkish street-food energy in a market format with a strong pastry-and-baklava finish.
Worthy Picks
7.7
A Turkish stall inside the Chicago French Market that shines when you treat it like a curated snack-and-sweets stop. Go savory with kofte or a pastry lane, then finish with baklava rather than trying to turn it into a big mixed order.
Must-Try Dishes:
Kofte, Borek (Turkish pastry), Baklava
What Makes it Special: Turkish street-food energy in a market format with a strong pastry-and-baklava finish.
Libanais operates as a Lebanese shawarma and mezze counter inside Time Out Market Chicago, serving wraps, falafel, and fries to a crowd hopping between stalls. It’s less a sit-down restaurant and more a reliable way to get freshly carved shawarma and garlicky sauces while enjoying the food hall’s energy and rooftop options.
Must-Try Dishes:
Chicken Shawarma Wrap, Falafel Wrap, Baklava
What Makes it Special: Lebanese shawarma counter inside Time Out Market that pairs Middle Eastern wraps with a lively food hall backdrop.
A classic street-food Mediterranean lineup in the Hayden Hall food-hall format, best for quick pitas and plates when you want straightforward shawarma-and-falafel comfort. Keep it simple—one main, one sauce lane, and it lands as an efficient, satisfying Loop bite rather than a drawn-out meal.
Must-Try Dishes:
Green Falafel, Chicken Shawarma, Hummus with pita
What Makes it Special: Straight-ahead falafel-and-shawarma street food built for speed.