Middle East Bakery & Grocery

Middle East Bakery & Grocery is a Middle Eastern market, bakery and deli at 1512 W Foster Ave., on the Andersonville side of Foster Avenue. The store bakes pita and handmade pies in a brick oven and stocks pickled vegetables, cheeses, olives and imported Middle Eastern, Turkish and Persian groceries. The deli counter turns out falafel and shawarma, per The Infatuation.

What to know

• The business has served Chicago since 1981.
• A separate Middle East Grill at 5200 N Clark St. cooks kabobs, rice, salads and wraps to order.
• The Infatuation’s Andersonville guide recommends the meat pies and baklava.
• The Chicago Sun-Times described the shop as a Mediterranean deli and grocery in a 2018 neighborhood guide.