Trends · data through September 2026

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern in South Carolina

Iceflower tracks 91 stores from 71 Mediterranean & Middle Eastern chains in South Carolina. CAVA grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe and Kairos Mediterranean.

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
71
Tracked stores
91
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 - +9.3%
2 T Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe logo Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe - +8.2%
3 K Kairos Mediterranean logo Kairos Mediterranean - -11.9%
  • CAVA
  • Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe
  • The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill
  • Grecian Gardens
  • The Lazy Goat
  • Kairos Mediterranean
  • Gyromania Grill
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

91 tracked store locations in South Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • CAVA (9)
  • Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe (4)
  • The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill (3)
  • Grecian Gardens (1)
  • The Lazy Goat (1)
  • Kairos Mediterranean (7)
  • Gyromania Grill (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 C CAVA logo CAVA 9
  • 2 K Kairos Mediterranean logo Kairos Mediterranean 7
  • 3 T Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe logo Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe 4
  • 4 T The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill logo The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill 3
  • 5 P Platia Greek Goodness logo Platia Greek Goodness 2
  • 6 T Taverna Philosophia 1
  • 7 E Elizabeth's 1
  • 8 S Sam's Kitchen Halal 1
  • 9 J Jilla's Gourmet Kitchen 1
  • 10 H Habibi's Cafe & Pizzeria 1
  • 11 T The Halal Guys logo The Halal Guys 1
  • 12 N Naf Naf Grill logo Naf Naf Grill 1
  • 13 T The Pita Stroller 1
  • 14 H Hwy 29 Pita Plus 1
  • 15 A Ali Baba 1
  • 16 D Derek's 1
  • 17 P Pita Grille 1
  • 18 F Falafel King 1
  • 19 C Casablanca Mediterranean Grill 1
  • 20 T The Greek House Charleston 1
  • 21 G Green Olive 1
  • 22 F Fast Greek Cafe 1
  • 23 S Sommba 1
  • 24 S Shawarma King 1
  • 25 S Sahara On Main 1
  • 26 L Lola Rose 1
  • 27 C Cafe Zorba 1
  • 28 A Adam's Kitchen 1
  • 29 T Top Of The Tap 1
  • 30 T The Gyro Truck 1
  • 31 G Greektown Express 1
  • 32 G Greek Boys 1
  • 33 G Grecian Corner 1
  • 34 G GyroHeaven 1
  • 35 P Pita Way logo Pita Way 1
  • 36 T Tabbuli 1
  • 37 A Ariana's Greek Restaurant 1
  • 38 G Greektown Grille 1
  • 39 A Abraham's Gyros 1
  • 40 A Acropolis Restaurant and Oasis Bar 1
  • 41 M Mediterranean Bistro 1
  • 42 P Philosophia 1
  • 43 A Arabesque 1
  • 44 O Olive & Fig Mediterranean Kitchen 1
  • 45 I Istanbul Shish Kabob 1
  • 46 S Starfire Grill 1
  • 47 M Muse Restaurant & Wine Bar 1
  • 48 M Mediterranean Cafe 1
  • 49 T Townhouse Restaurant 1
  • 50 O Olympian Grill 1

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