Trends · data through September 2026

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Iceflower tracks 104 stores from 76 Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. CAVA grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Naz's Halal Food and Maiwand Kabob.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
76
Tracked stores
104
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. CAVA and Naz's Halal Food sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 C CAVA logo CAVA - +6.4%
2 N Naz's Halal Food logo Naz's Halal Food - +6.1%
3 M Maiwand Kabob logo Maiwand Kabob - -14.8%
  • CAVA
  • The Olive Tree
  • Naz's Halal Food
  • Maiwand Kabob
  • Cazbar
  • Xenia Greek Kouzina
  • The Big Greek Cafe
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

104 tracked store locations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • CAVA (10)
  • The Olive Tree (2)
  • Naz's Halal Food (6)
  • Maiwand Kabob (5)
  • Cazbar (2)
  • Xenia Greek Kouzina (1)
  • The Big Greek Cafe (3)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 C CAVA logo CAVA 10
  • 2 N Naz's Halal Food logo Naz's Halal Food 6
  • 3 M Maiwand Kabob logo Maiwand Kabob 5
  • 4 T The Big Greek Cafe 3
  • 5 M mezeh logo mezeh 3
  • 6 T The Olive Tree 2
  • 7 C Cazbar 2
  • 8 M Moby Dick House of Kabob logo Moby Dick House of Kabob 2
  • 9 M Mr Souvlaki 2
  • 10 N Nora's Kabob 2
  • 11 T The Halal Guys logo The Halal Guys 2
  • 12 J Jordanian Halal Food Truck 1
  • 13 H Halal Food 1
  • 14 G Gyro King 1
  • 15 F Famous Kabob & Karahi 1
  • 16 C Cypriana Maple Lawn 1
  • 17 C Charcoal Grill 1
  • 18 Y Yemen & Gulf Restaurant 1
  • 19 K Karella's Cafe 1
  • 20 B Bmore Greek Grill 1
  • 21 N Nora's Grill & Bistro 1
  • 22 U Umami Global Bistro 1
  • 23 S Shah's Halal Food logo Shah's Halal Food 1
  • 24 L Linas halal 1
  • 25 P Penn & Pratt Restaurant & Carryout 1
  • 26 K Krazy Street Food 1
  • 27 K King Kabob & Gyro 1
  • 28 M Mint Mediterranean Market 1
  • 29 H Helmand Kabobi 1
  • 30 H Halal Pizza 1
  • 31 A Azan Karahi & Kabab 1
  • 32 A Attala Halal Food 1
  • 33 P Pollo Halal 1
  • 34 P Pitamore 1
  • 35 F Falafel House 1
  • 36 S Souvlaki 1
  • 37 K Kabob Hut 1
  • 38 P Paul's Homewood Cafe 1
  • 39 B Byblos 1
  • 40 Y Yesh Hummus & Grill 1
  • 41 O Orchard Market & Cafe 1
  • 42 L Lebanese Taverna logo Lebanese Taverna 1
  • 43 C Casablanca 1
  • 44 C Charm City Gourmet 1
  • 45 T The Helmand 1
  • 46 V Villagio Cafe 1
  • 47 B Baba's Halal 1
  • 48 K Konstantine's Greek Taverna 1
  • 49 C Cypriana 1
  • 50 M Maiwand Grill 1

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