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San Francisco Bay Area Clubs and Restaurants
with Middle Eastern Music and/or Dance
San Francisco   East Bay   North Bay

Al Masri
Casablanca Cafe
El Mansour
Kan Zaman

Marrakech
Pasha Restaurant-
closed!
Pride of the Mediterrean
Tandoori Grill

Alibaba's
Athens West
Bijan
El Morocco
Ephesus Kabab Lounge

India 4 U
Pena Pachamama
Pride of the Mediterranean - Blackhawk
Silk Road
Tanjia Moroccan Cuisine

Apadana Restaurant
Papa's Taverna
Sahara Restaurant

Sizzling Tandoor
Tahini Grill- closed 2007

South Bay

 

Alibaba's

   

Crystal

50 Sand Creek Rd.
Brentwood, CA

925-634-0073 -- April 16 & 18, 2008, number is disconnectted
contact: Helen
Hours: Monday-Saturday

Food:
Mediterranean,
Hoohah available! Price Range: $10-18
Minimum Order or Cover Charge: none
Dancing: Friday/Saturday 
 
Stage Type: floor level among tables
Musicians: taped music

Dancers: Salena, Crystal, Surreyya, Khalida, Chandani,

Parking Tips: Street parking

Map It!
Last updated:  9-18-07 Surreyya

 
 
   
   

Al Masri
4031 Balboa Ave.
San Francisco 
415-876-2300
contact: Sausan
Hours:Thursday-Sunday, Open at 5:30 pm; Kitchen closes at 10pm

Food:
Egyptian, Price Range:
$15-25; 5 Course Tasting Menus
Minimum Order or Cover Charge: $20
Dancing: nightly 
 
Stage Type: Beautiful Pearl White Lifted Stage for the Dancers; Separate 7-member band stage for the musicians
Musicians: Call to inquire
Dancers: Sausan's students

Parking Tips: Street parking, bus lines run from Bart on Market St, 38 Geary & 31 Balboa

Map It!
Last updated: 4-18-08 Lynette
 

Apadana Restaurant
555 Francisco Blvd.
San Rafael, Ca 94903
415-460-6456

Contact: Nima
Hours: Fri & Sat 11:30 - 10pm, m- th 11:30 for lunch, 5:30 - 9 for dinner, Sunday 12- 9 pm
Food: Persian, cocktails now available and hookhas coming!
Minimum Order or Cover Charge: none
Dancing days: Friday Nights 7 :30
Stage Type: floor level
Musicians: occassionally has a DJ Shahrokh- Persion and Mediterrean
Dancers: Andrea
Parking Tips: lot
Last updated:
4-18-08 Lynette

 
 

Athens West
6999 Dublin Blvd. @ Clark Ave.
Dublin
925-803-9601
contact: Stavro or Steve, restaurant owner
Hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 4:30 p.m.

Food: Gourmet Greek and Mediterranean food, with full bar
Minimum Order or Cover Charge: none
Dancing: Friday and Saturday
Stage Type: Central wood floor with performance lighting. Great for Greek line dancers and belly dance performers.
Musicians: Live music Fridays and Saturdays. Stavro-bouzouki, Simon-drums, Bobby-bass, Evan-keyboards
Dancers: Andrea, Samaara, Zahara

Parking Tips: Lots of parking in the parking lot.
Map It!
Last updated: 08/06 by Andrea

 
  Bijan - Walnut Creek
1690 Locust St.
Walnut Creek, CA 

925-935-1972
contact: Setareh; Milad
Hours:Everyday 11am-11pm

Food:
Persian

Minimum Order or Cover Charge: $10-12
Dancing: Thursday/Friday/Saturday 
 
Stage Type:floor level among tables
Musicians: taped music

Dancers: Setareh, Salena, Surreyya, Crystal, Khalida, Khalila, Etana Hayal,

Parking Tips: Street parking

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Last updated:  9-18-07 Surreyya
 
 
 
   

Casablanca Cafe
1609 Polk @ Sacramento

San Francisco 
415-567-6091
contact: Roz; Michelle
Hours:Everyday 11am-12pm

Food:
Middle Eastern; Hookahs

Minimum Order or Cover Charge: $10-12
Dancing: Friday/Saturday 
 
Stage Type:floor level among tables
Musicians: taped music

Dancers: Friday- Roz 8pm; Sat- Roz 9pm, Oriol

Parking Tips: Street parking

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Last updated:  9-18-07 Surreyya

 
 




Stasha

El Mansour 
3119 Clement
San Francisco 94121
415.751.2312 Hours: Tues through Sun 5-10 pm
Food: Morroccan, fixed-price dinner - 5 course
Minimum order or cover charge: none

Dancing: Tues through Sun
Stage type: Central floor in Morroccan-style interior
Musicians: none
Dancers: Tues--Tabitha; Wed--Marcella; Thurs, Fri, Sat--Stasha; Sun--Marcella/Tabitha

Parking tips: Easy street parking
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Last updated: 9/18/07 - Surreyya
 
 


Ameena


Jasmine

Yasmine
El Morocco
2203 Morello Ave.
Pleasant Hill, CA
925-671-0132
contact: Fadil
Hours: Tues - Sun 5:30- 10:30 pm, open for private parties for lunch
Food: Moroccan, Full Bar, Price Range:$21.95 fixed price 6 course dinner
Minimum Order or Cover Charge: none

Dancing: 6 night week, mondays closed except for banquets of greater than 20

Stage Type: carpeted floor level
Musicians: live music occasionally on student nights
Dancers:WHEW!! 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30pm
 
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri- 2 dancers
Sat- 2 dancers
Sun
1st
Ameena
Rashika
Khalida
Sultana & Najwa
Naiya/Numa'ir
Yasmine
Smaara
2nd
Tabitha
Ameena
Rashika
Amira & Yosefa
Jilleah
Jasmin
Nazreen Sharif
3rd
Shaabana
Rashika
Yosifah
Sultana & Amira
Mooneera
& Najwa,
Dancer’s Night with
Yosefa
4th
Thema Dar
Shaababa
Rashika
Najwa & Leea student

Ameena
& Mounira

Shanadani

Parking Tips: large parking lot in front

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Last updated: 10-6-05 by Fadil
 



Ephesus Kebab Lounge
1321 Locust Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
925.945.8082

Contact: Hakki, owner
Hours: Monday: 11am—10pm NOW OPEN MONDAY NIGHTS!
Tuesday-Thursday: 11am—10pm
Friday & Saturday: 11am—11pm
Sunday: 4:30pm—10pm

Food: Turkish/Mediterrian Food, Beer/Wine
Minimum Order or Cover Charge:
Dancing: No Dancers currently outside of private parties - Couldn't hurt to try!
Stage Type: Tiled floor amongst tables - no staging area.
Musicians: None at this time - only Turkish music playing by CD
Dancers:
Parking Tips: Street parking and parking garages along Locust - unsure of cost.
Last updated:9-18-07 Surreyya

 
  India 4 U
5754 Lone Tree Way
Antioch, CA

925-757-7475
contact: Thalia
Hours: 11am-10pm Everyday

Food:
Mediterranean

Minimum Order or Cover Charge: $10-12
Dancing: Friday/Saturday 
 
Stage Type: floor level among tables
Musicians: taped music

Dancers: Call to inquire

Parking Tips: Street parking

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Last updated:  9-18-07 Surreyya
 


   
Kan Zaman
1793 Haight Street
San Francisco 
415.751.9656
Contact:  Lena, manager; Ross
Hours: 5:00-12:00 onSun - Thru, Fri- 5p-2am, Sat- 12pm - 2 am, Sun 12pm-12am
Food:
Arabic/Palestinian/Lebanese,
Price Range:
$6-10
Minimum Order or Cover Charge: $8.50 per person
Hookas, or negilas, sheshas available

Stage Type: floor between tables 
Musicians: no live music 
Dancers: Wed-Sun all shows at 9pm. Fri & Sat shows at 9pm & 10:30pm.
Wed-Brynn Mercedes, Thurs
-Christina & Frederique, Fri- Michelle, Sat-Azure troupe, Sun- Brynn Mercedes,


Parking Tips: street parking on Haight St
, Kezar parking lot, lot diagonal to restaruant
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Last updated:   9-18-07 Surreyya
 


Marrakech
419 O'Farrell
San Francisco  94102
415.776.6717

 

 

 

 
 
Contact: Nader
Food: Moroccan, North African, full bar
Price Range: fixed -$24.95- for a full 5 course meal
Minimum Order or Cover Charge: none
Dancing: 7 days a week 7:30-
Stage Type: carpeted floor on 2 levels
Musicians:, Saturdays- live music and open dancing to Bashir, Nader, Hanhan, Nicola,
Dancers: Monday - Datina?, Tuesday - Tahiyya, Wednesday - Tabitha, Thursday - Hana & Yola alternate, Friday - Gina, Saturday - Claudia & Serpiente alternating, Sunday-Caterina
Parking Tips: pay parking lot across the street
Map It!

call to verify schedule
partially updated-- 12-04 by Yasmine

 


Papa's Taverna

Shara

Alnisa

5688 Lakeville Hwy
Petaluma  94954
707.769.8545
contact: Lana for dancing 
open 7 days a week for lunch , dinners Fri-Sun,
Food:  Greek, American, Full Bar, 2 dining rooms- one quiet room with excellent views and the Greek taverna with music and dance. There will be no live music Jan 2 until Feb 1st (their usual winter break)

Price Range: dinner-7.95- 15.95, 

Minimum Order or Cover Charge: $10 minimum order on live music nights

Dancing: Every Sun, Greek dance lessons:12:30-2:30, Greek Dancing- 2:30-8:00 
Sat night 7- 12 mn Live Greek band and dancing

Stage Type: hardwood dance floor with stage lights
Musicians: rotating bands-Sat & Sun, The Spartan , The Athenians
Dancers: See here for dancers schedule, pictures and directions from the south
Parking Tips: plentiful parking in front back and side

Map It!
Last updated: 12-29-02
 
 
  Pasha - CLOSED!
1516 Broadway
San Francisco  94109
415.885.4477
contact: Jennifer/Zouhair


Food: Middle Eastern, Price Range:~$22
Minimum Order: Fri & Sat $20

Dancing:
6 nights a week
 
Stage Type: carpeted floor level, musicians behind on raised stage 
Musicians: Live Music - please inquire
Dancers: Thurs - Sumaya, Fri- Tahiya Sat -Roya, Sun-Sumaya - please call - schedule often varies

Parking Tips: Valet expensive, street parking if you're lucky. Don't park in bus zones, $250 ticket!
Map It!
Last Updated: 9-18-07 Surreyya

 
  Pena Pachamama
1630 Powell St.
San Francisco, CA

415-646-0018
contact: Georges Lammam, Amina Goodyear for dancing
Hours: Call - open everyday - Dancing on Sunday Nights

Food:
South American, Bolivian, Spanish, Tapas,
Price Range: $10-18
Minimum Order or Cover Charge: none
Dancing: Sunday evening 
 
Stage Type: floor level among tables
Musicians: Georges Lammam Ensemble

Dancers: Changes - call for details

Parking Tips: Street parking

Map It!
Last updated:  9-18-07 Surreyya
 
 


Pride of the Mediterranean - SF

1761 Fillmore St
San Francisco 94115
415-567-1150
Contact: Sharqi
Hours: Lunch 12-3, dinner 3 -12 (2am on weekends) open 7 days a week

Food:
Middle Eastern, Price Range: $10-18

Minimum Order or Cover Charge: none

Dancing: Fri, Sat

Stage Type: floor level among tables
Musicians: taped music
Dancers: call to inquire
Hookah available, tobacco only! $10-21
Parking Tips: street parking, tougher on weekends, easy after 6 pm usually
Last updated:9/18/07 - Surreyya

 
 

Pride of the Mediterranean - Blackhawk
3407 Blackhawk Plaza
Danville, CA 94526

925-648-1550
Contact: Sharqi
Hours: Lunch 12-3, dinner 3 -12 (2am on weekends) open 7 days a week

Food:
Middle Eastern, Price Range: $10-18

Minimum Order or Cover Charge: none

Dancing: Fri, Sat

Stage Type: floor level among tables
Musicians: taped music
Dancers: Tamara- Fri and Sat
Hookah available, tobacco only! $10-21
Parking Tips: parking lot
Last updated: 9/18/07 - Surreyya

 
  Sahara
Liviah Sahar Shureen Zyphire

907 1st Street
Benicia, CA

707-746-0505
Contact: Manny & Mimi Shaban, owners
Hours: Lunch 11-3, dinner 5-9 (10pm on weekends) open 7 days a week

Food:
Mediterranean/Greek, Price Range: $10-18 Minimum order

Minimum Order or Cover Charge: none

Dancing: Saturday nights and special occasions

Stage Type: floor level among tables
Musicians: CD music
Dancers: Sirens In Sanity and other Bay Area dancers

Parking Tips: street parking, sidestreet parking
Last updated: 6/23/11 - Yasmine

 

 

 

 

Silk Road
1440 N. Main St.
Walnut Creek, CA
(925) 932-9090

Contact: owner

Food: Mediterranean / Persian
Dancing: Currently no regular dancers outside private parties - market yourself ladies!
Stage Type: Floor level among tables
Musicians: CD only
Dancers: Call to inquire
Parking Tips: street parking or garages
Last updated:  
9/18/07 - Surreyya

 
  Sizzling Tandoor Indian Restaurant

Elana

409 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA-95401
(707) 579-5999
contact:
Hours:
Food:
Minimum Order:
Dancing: Fri, Sat
Stage Type:
Musicians:
Dancers: Elana, Kimberly, Troupe-Blacksheep, Radha, Krysta
Parking Tips:
 
 

Tahini Grill- Closed in 2007
420 Mendocino Ave
Santa Rosa 95401
707.575-3608
contact: Nedal Swedan
Hours:
Food: Middle Eastern and Turkish, Price Range$5:~$15
Minimum Order: None
Dancing: 3nights a week, Fri, Sat, Sun
Stage Type: smooth shiny magenta colored hard floor
Musicians: CD only
Dancers: Karwan, Elana, Kimberly, Luna Star, Robin, Christina, Ravaana, Troupe-Blacksheep
Parking Tips: Street parking and surface garages both metered till 6pm, free afterwards. Two big structure garages 1 block away each
 

 

 
 


Tatseena
Tanjia Moroccan Cuisine
4905 Telegraph
Oakland, CA. 94609
510-653-8691


Contact: Said Zahid
Hours: Tues through Sun 5-10:30 pm
Food: Morroccan, fixed-price dinner
Minimum order or cover charge: none

Dancing: Tues throguh Sun
Stage type: Floor level among tables
Musicians: none
Dancers: Tues--Monifa, Wed--Tanjia & Erin, Thurs--Kerrie, Fri--Jasmine, Sat--Tatseena, Sun--Flor De Luna

Parking tips: Street parking or small parking lot behind the restaurant
Map It!
Last updated: 9-27-07 Tumi

 
 


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