Taste of Tehran, one of the picks in Tehrangeles & Levantine Tables
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Westwood kabob, Eastside Levantine wood-fired breads, Hollywood shawarma, Fairfax kosher Mediterranean, NoHo Mexican-Armenian mornings, Santa Monica Greek-Egyptian coastal—LA County tables that pull Persian and Levantine threads without the OC drive.

6 picks · places checked 2026-09-29 · See this guide on the map · Have us plan your night out

Persian kabob and Levantine plates

For Persian kabob, Taste of Tehran grills koobideh on Westwood Boulevard. On the Eastside, Saffy's does wood-fired breads and Levantine plates; for shawarma and falafel, Dr. Sandwich is glatt kosher Mediterranean on Fairfax.

Questions

Where can I get Persian kabob in LA?

Taste of Tehran in Westwood, in the Tehrangeles stretch of Westwood Boulevard, serves flame-grilled koobideh and kabob plates.

The 6 picks, in order

Taste of Tehran — Westwood / Tehrangeles

#1 Taste of Tehran

Westwood / Tehrangeles · Persian / kabob · $$

1915 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Westwood Tehrangeles koobideh and kabob plates—flame-grilled without the banquet-hall bells; earns the 405 peel-off.

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Saffy's — East Hollywood / Los Feliz

#2 Saffy's

East Hollywood / Los Feliz · Middle Eastern / Israeli-leaning · $$$

4845 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029

Eastside Middle Eastern from the Bavel/Bestia orbit—wood-fired breads and polished Levantine plates; confirm Resy.

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Orla by Michael Mina — Santa Monica

#3 Orla by Michael Mina

Santa Monica · Coastal Mediterranean / Greek-Egyptian · $$$$

1700 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Michael Mina's oceanfront Santa Monica Greek-Egyptian coastal flavors—shareable mains a few steps from the Pacific.

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#4 Dr. Sandwich

Mid-City / Fairfax (also Beverly Hills) · Kosher Mediterranean · $$

7475 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Glatt kosher Mediterranean on Fairfax—shawarma, kebab, schnitzel, sabich, falafel; Beverly Hills second address too.

Ara's Shawarma — Hollywood

#5 Ara's Shawarma

Hollywood · Middle Eastern / shawarma · $

5553 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Hollywood shawarma keep-list stop on Sunset—confirm street address before routing.

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#6 Bread & Breakfast

North Hollywood · Mexican-Armenian breakfast · $$

5600 Vineland Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91601

North Hollywood Mexican-Armenian morning plates on Vineland—egg dishes and bakery-adjacent comfort for a Valley Levantine-adjacent start.