Minneapolis eats Mediterranean at every price point, from Lake Street gyro counters to a Four Seasons dining room. This guide sorts the quick lunch spots from the group dinner rooms, with the actual dish to order at each.
№ 01
Spitz Mediterranean Street Food
$$
518 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414 · +16125844922
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The rice bowl loads roasted chickpeas and Mediterranean toppings over rice for a fast counter meal. The gyro is the better order: seasoned meat, sauce, and fries on the side, sometimes discounted on Mediterranean Monday. This is quick service, not a sit-down room, and the price reflects it. A solid choice for a lunch break rather than a destination meal.
What to ordergyro, rice bowl, fries
№ 02
Lumi Restaurant
921 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402 · +16123155249
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Lamb chops paired with rice and lentil soup anchor the menu at this Minneapolis room built for groups. The lamb comes out flavorful and well seasoned, and the space reads modern and comfortable rather than formal. Coworkers on business trips return a second night after a first taste, which says something about how the kitchen holds up across repeat orders.
What to orderlamb chops, lentil soup, rice
№ 03
La Mama Restaurant
2000 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404 · +12072406138
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The lamb shank here gets a long, slow cook, seven hours by the kitchen's own account, and the meat pulls straight off the bone. Baklava closes the meal properly. The room looks modest from the street but opens up with more seating than expected inside, and it has built the kind of following where regulars keep bringing new friends for the mezze platter.
What to orderlamb shank, mezze platter, baklava
№ 04
Golden Fingers
1914 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404 · +16122364056
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The menu leans toward experimentation, gyro fries topped with cheddar cheese sauce, chicken biryani alongside standard Mediterranean plates, and the kitchen's consistency is uneven. Some visits deliver well seasoned gyro meat and hummus; others come out tougher than expected. Casual and strip-mall plain, it rewards diners willing to treat the odd combinations as part of the appeal rather than a flaw.
What to ordergyros, chicken biryani, hummus
№ 05
New York Gyro Lake Street
$
312 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408 · +16123535550
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This Lake Street counter runs on takeout and delivery, gyro and chicken plates built for a quick turnaround rather than a sit-down meal. The family platter can run heavy on rice and light on meat, so it pays to order individual plates instead. Consistency varies between in-shop pickup and delivery, but the counter model keeps prices low and the line moving.
What to ordergyro, family platter, chicken
№ 06
Oasis Mediterranean Grill
1939 S 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55454 · +16123547666
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Falafel and hummus lead a menu built for speed and value, with online ordering that gets a gyro ready before the walk-in line even forms. Seating is limited to a counter in winter and expands outdoors in summer, so this reads as a grab-and-go stop rather than a lingering lunch. Portions run generous for the price, which is the whole draw.
What to ordergyro, hummus, falafel
№ 07
Marhaba Grill
$$
2801 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408 · +16128707871
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Kofta, falafel, and shawarma anchor a lunch and dinner buffet that draws on Middle Eastern and Egyptian cooking, with individual plates also available off the menu. The spread runs deep and the seasoning holds up across the buffet line, though the price point sits high for an all-you-can-eat format and drink refills are not unlimited. Best suited to groups who want to sample widely in Minneapolis.
What to orderkofta, falafel, shawarma
245 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55401 · +16128955709
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Inside the Four Seasons, Mara runs a rotating prix fixe lunch built around soups and salads, plus a brunch spread deep enough to require real deliberation. Bar seating gets attentive service, and the dining room suits a family lunch or a post-concert stop. This is the upscale end of Minneapolis Mediterranean dining, priced and paced for a group that wants to sit for a while.
What to ordersoups, salads, prix fixe lunch items
Frequently asked
What is the best Mediterranean restaurant near me in Minneapolis?
It depends on the neighborhood and what the meal calls for. Lake Street and the Spitz counter cover fast lunches, La Mama and Lumi suit a group dinner, and Mara handles a dressier brunch inside the Four Seasons. Each listing here carries its own Insider Score, built from the review record, and no restaurant paid to appear in this guide.
Which of these restaurants is best for a group dinner?
La Mama and Lumi both run rooms suited to groups, with La Mama known for a slow-cooked lamb shank and Lumi for lamb chops and a comfortable dining room favored by out-of-town coworkers. Marhaba Grill's buffet format also works well for a group that wants to sample widely at one price.
Is Marhaba Grill actually a buffet, and is it worth the price?
Yes, it runs a lunch and dinner buffet built around Middle Eastern and Egyptian dishes like kofta and shawarma, with individual plates also available. The spread is generous, though some diners find the price steep for an all-you-can-eat format without unlimited drink refills. Its Insider Score reflects that mixed but largely positive record.
Are any of these Minneapolis restaurants better for takeout than dining in?
New York Gyro on Lake Street and Spitz Mediterranean Street Food both run as quick counter service built for takeout and delivery rather than a sit-down meal. Oasis Mediterranean Grill also favors online ordering and pickup, with limited seating on site. None of these restaurants paid for placement; their Insider Scores are drawn from the public review record.
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The data first, then the verdict
We start with the review record, not a press release. Every room here is a real kitchen with a strong rating across a meaningful number of reviews, ranked on our 10-point Insider Score. We weight consistency over time and the rooms locals return to, not the ones tourists pass through once. The list updates as the data does. How we work →
Hodan Abdi
Staff Writer · Top of Minneapolis
Hodan Abdi is a Staff Writer at Top of Minneapolis. Raised in Cedar-Riverside two floors above the Somali mall her aunt worked in, she now lives in Eagan and covers the whole metro ring. She writes the guides, sweeps the suburbs, and covers the Somali and East African tables as the beat she knows best.
