Trends · data through September 2026

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Iceflower tracks 551 stores from 376 Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Panini Kabob Grill grew fastest over the last year, ahead of CAVA and Kismet Rotisserie.

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
376
Tracked stores
551
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. Panini Kabob Grill and CAVA sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 P Panini Kabob Grill logo Panini Kabob Grill - +13.3%
2 C CAVA logo CAVA - +12.7%
3 K Kismet Rotisserie ▲1 +12.0%
4 C Chicken Maison - +8.9%
5 T The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill logo The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill ▲1 +5.3%
6 M Massis Kabob - +5.0%
7 N Naab Cafe logo Naab Cafe ▲1 +4.4%
8 S Spitz logo Spitz ▲1 +2.1%
9 C Chicken Dijon ▲1 +1.5%
10 S Sam's Flaming Grill - +0.9%
11 L Luna Grill logo Luna Grill - +0.5%
12 Z Zankou Chicken logo Zankou Chicken - -3.1%
13 G Georgie's Mediterranean Cuisine ▲1 -5.7%
14 S Stone Oven ▲1 -12.4%
15 F Fresh Grill Mediterranean ▼1 -18.9%
  • CAVA
  • Panini Kabob Grill
  • Zankou Chicken
  • Luna Grill
  • Chicken Maison
  • Nick The Greek
  • Massis Kabob
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

551 tracked store locations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • CAVA (22)
  • Panini Kabob Grill (18)
  • Zankou Chicken (14)
  • Luna Grill (18)
  • Chicken Maison (7)
  • Nick The Greek (11)
  • Massis Kabob (6)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 C CAVA logo CAVA 22
  • 2 P Panini Kabob Grill logo Panini Kabob Grill 18
  • 3 L Luna Grill logo Luna Grill 18
  • 4 Z Zankou Chicken logo Zankou Chicken 14
  • 5 N Nick The Greek logo Nick The Greek 11
  • 6 S Stone Oven 7
  • 7 T The Halal Guys logo The Halal Guys 7
  • 8 C Chicken Maison 7
  • 9 T The Green Olive 6
  • 10 M Massis Kabob 6
  • 11 H Hummus Republic logo Hummus Republic 5
  • 12 C Cafe X2O 4
  • 13 S Sam's Flaming Grill 3
  • 14 N Naab Cafe logo Naab Cafe 3
  • 15 D DonerG logo DonerG 3
  • 16 T The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill logo The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill 3
  • 17 C Chicken Dijon 3
  • 18 F Fresh Grill Mediterranean 3
  • 19 F Fatima's Grill 3
  • 20 K Kismet Rotisserie 3
  • 21 S Spitz logo Spitz 3
  • 22 A Al Hamra Kabob Grill 3
  • 23 G Georgie's Mediterranean Cuisine 3
  • 24 A Athens West 2
  • 25 S Seasoning Alley 2
  • 26 P Pita GR logo Pita GR 2
  • 27 M Mashawi Grill 2
  • 28 W World Famous Grill 2
  • 29 G Grill Hut 2
  • 30 O Open Sesame 2
  • 31 D DVine 2
  • 32 H Hummus Way 2
  • 33 H Hatam Restaurant 2
  • 34 D Dolan's Uyghur Cuisine 2
  • 35 J Jeje Chicken 2
  • 36 O Off The Boat Fish Grill 2
  • 37 L Lemon Zest Cafe 2
  • 38 P Pita Pita Mediterranean Grill 2
  • 39 H House Of Mandi logo House Of Mandi 2
  • 40 C Carousel Restaurant logo Carousel Restaurant 2
  • 41 S Shawarma House 2
  • 42 G Greek Bistro 2
  • 43 H Hummus House 1
  • 44 J Jerusalem Chicken 1
  • 45 N Nersses Vanak Restaurant 1
  • 46 F Falafel Palace 1
  • 47 K Kabab Grill Restaurant 1
  • 48 E Eden Garden Bar & Grill 1
  • 49 F Falafel Inc logo Falafel Inc 1
  • 50 C Cello Mediterranean Grill & Lounge 1

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