Trends · data through September 2026

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern in Massachusetts

Iceflower tracks 195 stores from 165 Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains in Massachusetts. The Halal Guys grew fastest over the last year, ahead of CAVA and Saloniki Greek.

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
165
Tracked stores
195
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. The Halal Guys and CAVA sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T The Halal Guys logo The Halal Guys - +16.8%
2 C CAVA logo CAVA - +16.2%
3 S Saloniki Greek - +1.5%
  • CAVA
  • Estia
  • Committee
  • Saloniki Greek
  • Greco
  • The Halal Guys
  • Bar Vlaha
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

195 tracked store locations in Massachusetts. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • CAVA (14)
  • Estia (2)
  • Committee (1)
  • Saloniki Greek (3)
  • Greco (2)
  • The Halal Guys (6)
  • Bar Vlaha (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 C CAVA logo CAVA 14
  • 2 T The Halal Guys logo The Halal Guys 6
  • 3 S Saloniki Greek 3
  • 4 N NAYA logo NAYA 3
  • 5 P Pita Pockets 2
  • 6 F Falafel King 2
  • 7 T The Fat Greek 2
  • 8 T The Chicken & Rice Guys 2
  • 9 P Pita Thyme 2
  • 10 A Aceituna Grill 2
  • 11 G Greco 2
  • 12 E Estia 2
  • 13 D Dates and Olives 1
  • 14 G George's Bakery 1
  • 15 G Grill 352 & Kabab 1
  • 16 C Committee 1
  • 17 A ANI Catering 1
  • 18 A Ascia Kitchen + Cafe 1
  • 19 R Roy's Kabab 1
  • 20 L Lucian's II 1
  • 21 S Sultan Family Restaurant 1
  • 22 M Markouk Bread 1
  • 23 M Mediterranean Grill Boston 1
  • 24 O Only Kebab 1
  • 25 K Kastore Restaurant 1
  • 26 G Grape Leaf Mediterranean Grille 1
  • 27 M Midnight Mediterranean 1
  • 28 M Mykonos Greek Kitchen 1
  • 29 J Jordan Deli and Shawarma 1
  • 30 L Liberty's Mediterranean Giant Grinders 1
  • 31 I Istanbul Doner Burrito 1
  • 32 K Kushari and Grill 1
  • 33 G Garden Halal Meat 1
  • 34 H Halal Eatz 1
  • 35 F Falafel Corner 1
  • 36 U Uptowne Mediterranean Restaurant 1
  • 37 P Paprika Grill 1
  • 38 S Sweetgarden Grill 1
  • 39 C Chop Kabob 1
  • 40 S Shawarma & Shakes 1
  • 41 T Taste Of Lebanon 1
  • 42 C Crispy Crepes Cafe 1
  • 43 C Casba Food and Pastries 1
  • 44 B Boston Shawarma House of Kebab 1
  • 45 T To Beirut Bistro 1
  • 46 K Kalamata Greek Kitchen 1
  • 47 P Putterham Grille logo Putterham Grille 1
  • 48 L Le Greque 1
  • 49 E Eleni's Mediterranean Grille 1
  • 50 E Effie's Kitchen 1

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