Venues with Middle
Eastern Dancing, Music, and/or Cuisine
last updated Feb. 11, 2007
Please Note: information is not checked regularly; call venue to confirm
all details.
Venues with Regular ME Dancing
South Bay
Cuccini's Restaurant
72 N. Almaden Avenue, San Jose, CA
408-287-1737
Middle Eastern cuisine
Lunch M-F 11:30-3pm; Dinner M-Sat 5-9pm; closed Sunday; After-dinner
club hours Th-Sat 10pm-2am
Dancing Wed through Sat evenings
Straw Hat Pizza
1535 Meridian Avenue, San Jose, CA
Dancing every Friday night. Contact Hostess directly
to sign up to dance.
Hostess for 1st Fridays is Zephrya; 2nd Friday is Zari; 3rd Friday is Setareh or Zelina and Masouma Rose
(alternate months); 4th Friday is Saiqua.
Menara
Moroccan Restaurant
41 E. Gish Road, San Jose, CA
408-453-1983
Dancing nightly. Dancers change nightly and include Sabiba, Alcina, Parri....
Chatanoga
Restaurant
2725 El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA
408-241-1200
Persian cuisine.
Josline's Cafe
404 Town and Country Village, Sunnyvale, CA
An "intimate, yet casual setting" with Caribbean specialties.
Paloma performs Saturday nights, 7:45 and 9pm.
Peninsula
Kan Zeman Restaurant
274 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA
650-328-5245 / Reservations recommended
Belly dancing Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and 9pm. Dancers include
Shanna, Yolanda,
and Setareh.
Illusions - Authentic
Mediterranean Restaurant & Night Club
260 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CAa 94306
Reservations & Information: 650.321.6464
Luxor
San Bruno, CA
San Francisco
Al Masri Restaurant
?? Balboa, San Francisco, CA
Amira Restaurant
??? Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA (near 16th)
El Mansour Moroccan Restaurant
3123 Clement (at 32nd Avenue), San Francisco,
CA
415-751-2312
Dancing nightly. Dancers include Stasha (Thur/Fri/Sat).
Marrakech Moroccan Restaurant
418 O'Farrell, San Francisco, CA (at Taylor, next to Hilton
Hotel)
415-776-6717
Opens for dinner at 5:30pm
East Bay
El Morocco Restaurant
2203 Morello Avenue, Pleasant Hill, CA (at Taylor Blvd)
(925) 671-0132
Tanjia
4905 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA
510-653-8691
open T-Sun 5pm-10:30pm
Belly dancing nightly; excellent Moroccan cuisine
Bijan Persian Restaurant
39935 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA
510-440-1755
Two belly dancing shows every Friday and Saturday (7:30 and 8:30pm).
Dancers include Yosifah Rose.
North Bay
Papa's Taverna
5688 Lakeville Highway, Petaluma, CA
707-769-8545
live Greek music, Greek folk dancing, and belly dancing
Saturday and Sunday
Venues
with Occasional ME Dancing
Giza Hookah Lounge
18 N. First Street, San Jose, CA
408-998-4622
Hookah Nites Cafe
371 S. First Street, San Jose, CA
408-286-0800
Bean Scene Coffee House
186 S. Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale,
CA
Hosts occasional dance evenings sponsored by Paloma
of Lunatic Fringe.
Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Avenue (at Gilman),
Berkeley, CA
Dancing or music nightly except Mondays. Occasional
Middle Eastern dance or music.
Luna hosts Cafe Bellie here
every four months.
La Peña Cultural
Center
3105 Shattuck Ave. (near Prince St.), Berkeley, CA
(510) 849-2568
Los Olivos Restaurant
4500 Peralta Blvd. Fremont, CA 94536
(510) 791-6154
Dunia sponsors an evening of dance, with live music,
on the last Saturday of most months.
Masala Imports
911 41st Avenue, Santa Cruz/Pleasure Point
831-462-1187
Owners Naomi and Ray offer occasional haflas. last update 6/14/05
Kalisa's
851 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA
831-644-9316
frequently sponsors ME dance events on Friday nights
Parwana Afghan Restaurant
1209 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz
831-458-1988
Don Quixote's
Felton, CA
831.603.2294
Venues with
ME Music (Regular or Occasional)
Al Sultan Mediterranean Restaurant
460 South Norfolk Street, San Mateo, CA 94401
6650-579-5660
M-Th 11am-11pm, Fri-Sun 11am-1am
offers hookahs; may include ME music, but not confirmed
Bosphorus
1025 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA
510-549-9997
Anatolian cuisine & bakery: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Occasional music last update 6/5/05
Dance Party Info:
http://www.aykutevents.com/events_laila_aykut.htm
http://www.rubyskye.com/ruby/flash/
http://www.mavinights.com
Restaurants with Mediterranean,
Persian, or Afghani cuisine (no dancing or music)
South Bay
Yiassoo
2180 S. Bascom Avenue, Campbell, CA
408-559-0312
and
1660 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA
408-253-5594
Greek fast food.
Negeen Restaurant
??? Hamilton Avenue, Campbell, CA (at Darrell)
Persian cuisine
Saffron Restaurant
1392 S. Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA (next to Beverly's Fabrics)
408-998-0122
Persian cuisine
Thea Mediterranean Restaurant
3090 Olsen Drive, San Jose, CA (Santana Row)
408-260-1444
Faz
Restaurant
1108 N Mathilda Ave, Sunnyvale, CA
408-752-8000
http://www.fazrestaurants.com/sun.htm
Dishdash
190 S. Murphy Street, Sunnyvale, CA
408-774-1889
Mediterranean cuisine: Lunch/Dinner/Catering last
update 6/5/05
Taverna Gyros
133 S. Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA
408-735-9971
Off the Hookah
196 S. Murphy Street, Sunnyvale, CA
408-530-0325
Tarboosh
837 Jefferson Avenue, Redwood City, CA
650-474-2667
Peninsula
Cafe Baklava
341 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA
650-969-3855
M-Sat 11am-10:30pm, Sun 12-10pm
Mediterranean grill
Evvia
420 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA
650-326-0983
Contemporary Hellenic cuisine.
Mediterranean Wraps
425 California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA (at El Camino Real)
650-321-8189
New Kapadokia Restaurant
2399 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA
650-368-5500
Mediterranean/Turkish cuisine
San Francisco
A La Turca
869 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA (at Larkin)
415-345-1011
Turkish cuisine
Aziza
5800 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA (at 22nd Ave)
415-752-2222
North African cuisine
Fattoush
1361 Church Street, San Francisco, CA
415-641-0678
Middle Eastern cuisine.
Pera Cafe
??? Geary, San Francisco, CA
delicious Turkish cuisine in a relaxed cafe atmosphere
North Bay
Bamyan Afghan Cuisine
227
Third Street (Montecito Plaza), San Rafael, CA
415-453-8809
Excellent cuisine, relaxed atmosphere, wonderful host!
Other California
Danny's Restaurant
1915 W. Magnolia, Burbank, CA
818-954-9833, 818-954-9844
Mediterranean cuisine.