Trends · data through September 2026

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern in North Carolina

Iceflower tracks 206 stores from 160 Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains in North Carolina. CAVA grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe and Mykonos Grill.

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
160
Tracked stores
206
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 Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 C CAVA logo CAVA - +11.7%
2 T Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe logo Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe - -7.5%
3 M Mykonos Grill - -12.0%
4 G Greco Fresh Grille - -14.0%
5 M mezeh logo mezeh - -22.9%
  • CAVA
  • Marrakesh Mediterranean Cuisine
  • Yafo Kitchen
  • Greco Fresh Grille
  • Mykonos Grill
  • Sassool
  • Olea Mediterranean Kitchen
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

206 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • CAVA (17)
  • Marrakesh Mediterranean Cuisine (1)
  • Yafo Kitchen (2)
  • Greco Fresh Grille (4)
  • Mykonos Grill (4)
  • Sassool (1)
  • Olea Mediterranean Kitchen (2)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 C CAVA logo CAVA 17
  • 2 M mezeh logo mezeh 5
  • 3 G Greco Fresh Grille 4
  • 4 M Mykonos Grill 4
  • 5 T Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe logo Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe 4
  • 6 G Greek Fiesta 4
  • 7 T Tasty Halal Food Truck 2
  • 8 M Mad Greek Grill 2
  • 9 C Charlie's Kabob Grill 2
  • 10 H Habibi Grill & Bakery 2
  • 11 B Big Bite'z Grill 2
  • 12 B Baba ghannouj 2
  • 13 P Peno Mediterranean Grill logo Peno Mediterranean Grill 2
  • 14 P Pita Delite 2
  • 15 M Mediterranean Deli 2
  • 16 T The Halal Guys logo The Halal Guys 2
  • 17 A Apollo Flame Bistro 2
  • 18 O Olea Mediterranean Kitchen 2
  • 19 Y Yafo Kitchen logo Yafo Kitchen 2
  • 20 Z Zorbas Gyro 2
  • 21 N Nick's Sub Shop & Grill 1
  • 22 L La Tapenade Mediterranean Café logo La Tapenade Mediterranean Café 1
  • 23 Z Zeeyum Kitchen 1
  • 24 J Jasmine Grill and Kabab 1
  • 25 S Sassool - Cary 1
  • 26 M Mediterraneo 1
  • 27 T Taste of Troy 1
  • 28 A Afghan Kabab 1
  • 29 G Grapevine Restaurant & Lounge 1
  • 30 A Athenian Grill logo Athenian Grill 1
  • 31 A Acropolis Restaurant 1
  • 32 H Helios' Hideaway 1
  • 33 Y Yamas Mediterranean Street Food 1
  • 34 H Halal Mobile Kitchen 1
  • 35 M Mr. Kofta 1
  • 36 Z Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill 1
  • 37 M Marathon Restaurant 1
  • 38 G Greek Village 1
  • 39 A Alexander's Mediterranean Cuisine 1
  • 40 G Greek Basma 1
  • 41 J JK's Deli & Family Restaurant 1
  • 42 M Meet the Greek 1
  • 43 S Sumela 1
  • 44 B Bateeni Mediterranean Cuisine 1
  • 45 H Halal Gyro Man 1
  • 46 M MediterrAsian Bistro 1
  • 47 A Akropolis Cafe 1
  • 48 P Pita Grill 1
  • 49 J Jerusalem Market on Elm 1
  • 50 N Naf Naf Grill logo Naf Naf Grill 1

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