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Tahini Street Food recognized in Yelp Top 100 Places to Eat 2019 for authentic Middle Eastern cuisine in San Diego

Tahini Street Food honored by San Diego Magazine in 2019 as Best Healthy Eats restaurant

Tahini Street Food featured on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives for authentic Mediterranean flavors

San Diego Magazine 2019 Best Middle Eastern Food award winner Tahini Street Food

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Serving foods you probably struggle to pronounce, a forgotten career in law enforcement, and a Harvard Law School degree collecting dust, this is the story of two best friends’ quest to bring you the most authentic Middle Eastern street food this side of the Nile…

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At Tahini Street Food in San Diego you build your own pita, rice bowl or salad with your choice of falafel, chicken shawarma or steak shawarma, plus add-ons and our house‑made sauces. Our house favorites include the M.T.W. (Mother of the World) pita, The Esquire, and The O.G. pita.

Crave snacks? Try our Zaatar pita chips, hummus bowl, halloumi cheese stix, and savory Tahini fries. Sweet tooth? Dive into cinnamon pita chips with cheesecake whip. Everything is handcrafted fresh daily—no shortcuts, just real‑deal Middle Eastern street food done right.

What Our Customers Say

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Based on 823 reviews

Thomas Burke

Food is delicious. Service was really good.

AZIZ Abdullah

The best Shawarma in SD. The quality, clean, reasonable price 😍

Miriam Perdomo

Had the pita and the esquire and it’s by far the best pita sandwich I’ve ever had. I usually order chicken kebabs from Mediterranean food places and noticed their only option was shawarma I was already in line so I said “ehh I’ll try it” SOOO GLAD I DID!!

Joanne Kragenbrink

Great place to take visiting friends for a taste of Mediterranean. Love the haloumi cheese and fig jam!

Neeja Patel

Tahini is a customizable bowl place, similar to CAVA, but their quality far surpasses other places. Their falafel is some of the best I've had in San Diego, and I'm quite particular about good falafel! They certainly get it right. In addition, staff is very friendly and food is prepared efficiently.

Tahini Locations

Kearny Mesa

UCSD Campus

Catering That Brings the Flavor

Planning an office lunch, family gathering, or special event? Let Tahini Street Food cater with fresh pita sandwiches, shawarma trays, rice bowls, and salads made to order. Our catering spreads deliver the same authentic Middle Eastern flavors you love in our restaurant, now served for groups of any size in San Diego.

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