10 Best Falafel Spots in Jeddah

In honour of World Falafel Day on June 12th, we're showing you the 10 best falafel spots in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for you to try next time you crave the Middle Eastern deep fried vegetarian dish. 

Falafel is a deep-fried ball, or a doughnut-shaped patty, made from ground chickpeas (Levant recipe), fava beans (Egyptian recipe), or both. Herbs, spices, and onion relatives are commonly added to the dough.

Here is a list of the 10 best falafel spots in Jeddah:

Falafel Al Khalidiya

Not only do they serve the tastiest falafel, but also the biggest. Falafel Al Khalidiya offers big sandwiches packed with fries, veggies, fried eggplant, and you can even add hummus, and boiled egg.

Location: Nur Al Yusr, Al Khalidiyyah

Falafel Al Baher

Falafel Al Baher is one of the oldest places in the business. It serves falafel at its classic best. Apart from falafel, it is also the #1 Mana'aesh place of all times. 

Location: 8338 King Fahd Br Rd, Al Aziziyah District

Falafel Al Sham 

Falafel Al Sham offers a decent falafel sandwich experience. It is also known to be one of the best Hummus places in Jeddah.

Location: Hamad Al Jaser, Ar Rawdah

Falafel Boutique

Falafel Boutique serves a variety type of bread with its falafel, not only arabic bread. Shandwishes are full of ingredients that you may choose from, hummus, pickles, lots of veggies, and more.

Location: Al-Kornish Road, Atallah Center

Yalla Falafel

Yalla Falafel offers classic falafel as well as falafel with a twist, such as their falafel sticks full of special flavours. 

Location: Al Murjan District, Jeddah

Bait Al Tamia

Another name for falafel is Tamia, which is usually popular in the Egyptian dialect. Bait Al Tamia ("House of Falafel" in Arabic) can be a little crowded on weekends, but their fresh falafel is worth the wait.

Location: Prince Naif Rd, Al Shera'a

Egg Shelf

Egg Shelf is one of the best places in Jeddah to have breakfast. Don't miss their Falafel Nest, Egg Fusion, and French toast!

Location: Ahmad Al Attas, Al Zahra

Hummus Refi

Hummus Refi offers delicious hummus and fabulous falafel. 

Location: Sarie Street, Jeddah

Al Nakheel Restaurant

If you are looking for fresh, authentic Hijazi food, this is your place to go. Al Nakheel Restaurant offers a variety of dining options with the best side dishes in town, such as mutabbaq, and falafel.

Location: Northern Corniche Road, Jeddah

Hashem

Hashem offers delicious Arabic cuisine items including mouth watering appetizers, sandwiches, salads, main courses and most importantly; falafel.

Location: Al Maadi, Al-Ruwais