Where to eat in Mecca

Restaurants, cafés and street food in Mecca, Saudi Arabia that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

AlBaik — Fried chicken, Near Haram (multiple) (1). Order the Broasted chicken meal + garlic sauce. For many pilgrims the AlBaik meal is part of the journey itself.
Herfy — Saudi fast food, Multiple locations (1). Order the Herfy chicken burger. The homegrown Saudi burger chain found at every pilgrim rest stop.
Al Tazaj — Grilled chicken, Central Area (multiple) (1). Order the Grilled chicken + sumac onions. Saudi charcoal-grilled farrouj — the lighter counterweight to fried.

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