Best Mediterranean Restaurants in Old Town
2 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: February 2026
Our Top Pick
Cedar Palace
A long-running, family-operated Lebanese kitchen with scratch-made mezze and a beloved patio.
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Cedar Palace
8.7
Cedar Palace is a family-run Lebanese and Syrian restaurant where recipes dating back decades anchor a cozy Lincoln Park dining room and patio. It’s the neighborhood’s go-to for homestyle hummus, shish tawook, and mezze plates that feel generous and carefully made.
Must-Try Dishes:
Hummus Chicken Shawarma, Shish Tawook Lunch Plate, Baklava
What makes it special: A long-running, family-operated Lebanese kitchen with scratch-made mezze and a beloved patio.
8.5
A longtime Old Town standby since the 1970s, Old Jerusalem serves classic Palestinian and broader Middle Eastern staples in a compact, homey dining room. Locals come for plates of kebabs, shawarma, and vegetarian mezze that have stayed remarkably consistent over decades.
Must-Try Dishes:
Chicken shawarma plate, Falafel sandwich, Hummus with meat
What makes it special: Decades-old Old Town fixture for Palestinian and Middle Eastern comfort plates.