Mid-East Market

Best butcher shop in town, hands down. Locally farm raised meats that are better than I have had from anywhere else. Family owned and they have been there for almost 30 years. Alex is super nice and will make sure you get exactly the cut of meat that you are looking for!

Da Real Deal Black Seed Oil

I shop here for five reasons: 1) black seed oil, 2) Jerusalem olive oil, 3) whole coffee beans, 4) teas and 5) hard to find spices.

Although this market offers a lot more to a variety of culture and diaspora cultures. The black seed oil is pressed every single day. It can't get more organic than that.

Jerusalem olive oil is only sold here. Can't get more original than that.
It's an all purpose oil in my home. I dip my bread in it with French sea salt. My hair is luxurious. My skin is radiant. My make-up is removed easily. And my DIY body scrub is buttery soft.

No need to comment on customer service because every single customer is "the family."

Prices are incredibly fair

Hey you..reading this...you will be given immeasurably more than you can imagine.

My favorite store in SD point blank period!!! I feel good spending money there because they deserve the business. You get that small town feel when you walk in. Store is big enough to have everything you need and small enough to get in and out at the same time. Meats are fresh, store is clean and employees are nice. Once again, I don’t want to spend my money anyplace else. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This place is definitely a gem. Great selection, the cheese and meat is super fresh. I also purchased homemade yogurt. Everything was delicious. The owners were also very nice people. The woman was very friendly and the man gave me some tips on how to cook the meat. This is my new favorite store.

Cool, little market with a great selection of meat, produce, fabulous garlic, and specialty middle eastern food. Support local merchants; shop here!

This is my favorite market in San Diego! I've been coming here for 20+ years. They have great selection of fresh meats ranging from grass fed goat and lamb, to spices and veggies from the Middle East, Africa, Jamaica, and the Caribbean. The owner is very helpful and knowledgeable.

This is my go-to Market for when my family wants to make a Jamaican style dish! My family is from Costa Rica and on the Caribbean coast side in Limon, CR there is a great Jamaican influence. So when we are craving Jamaican inspired cuisine this Market has everything we need. I also highly recommend this Market for their fresh butcher cuts! We often get ground lamb and beef to make burgers and kebabs!

Is the best place to acquire middle eastern products, I live far from there, but it worth for me the trip.

They have an abundance of great spices and herbs from different parts of the world that go great when cooking many things like meat, fish, poultry eggs and vegetables. They have meat and poultry from their own farms in San Diego county. Home made yogurt, salsa, butter that come from their farms as well. Everyone working their was very helpful and polite. Much better than the regular supermarkets.

Been going there for 18 years. The nicest people, but been buying the dark roast coffee there by the pounds. Grind it myself.

Apparently they grow and harvest their own meats locally. Spoke with one of the sons I've watched grow up. Great story.
Also pick up foods I wouldn't otherwise get access to. Expanding one's world begins with the first foot forward and a smile. Tell them Pavel sent you.

Like a middle eastern bazaar plopped into little Saigon.

they have everything from amazingly fresh home roasted nuts (try the peanuts and cashews), dried fruits (golden figs are amazing), fresh dried spices (zaatar), a rainbow of teas (we got sri lankan ceylon), and baklava made by the owners wife (one of the best I've had in socal**) and even home made cold pressed black seed oil (apparently a natural super ingredient westerners haven't caught onto). There was also this yummy pistachio thing from Lebanon. Never heard of it but if you like nuts this is like crack.

**note this baklava is less sweet and super crisp. Others may disagree on the yumminess if they are used to over honey/sweet baklava

Thank goodness the restaurant we wanted to go to next door had a small wait. We popped into mid-east market while waiting thinking it would save us a trip to North Park produce. SO MUCH BETTER. Will always come back here to try something new and not commonly available here.

I love this little market! I've been going here for years until I recently moved to Atlanta but whenever I visit San Diego this is one of the first spots that I must go to. It has a huge selection and freshly made dairy products, yummy sambusas, incense and any thing you may want from the middle eastern bazaar!

I have been buying their fresh locally raised lamb chops upon discovering them at a local farmers market. This family owned and operated butcher shop also makes an original garlic spread that is out of this world. Their garlic spread has become inseparable with my eggs and hummus breakfast. Quality 5/5 Service 5/5 Value 5/5.

This place is a gem in the city. I was looking for a good leg of lamb and I found this place online. Everything they say about this place is true. They raise their own lambs in Poway! The lamb leg is a must try. Can't wait to come back and try their lamb chops.
They also have a great selection of fresh spices. Everything I needed to a perfect Mediterranean dinner.

raise their own lambs

My family and I were looking for some fresh lamb and we googled fresh lamb in SD and came across this store. Once we were inside we were greater by the nice lady in the front. The butcher definitely knows what he is talking about. We have visited the store twice this month aND we will be back. They herbs and the cheese are magnificent. They are so friendly and are reday to answer your questions.

Great variety of African products. Fresh goat meat with skin. Cow meat. Ox tail. They also have black soap and black seed oil. I love the Jamaican stuff like bammy, coco bread, kalalu, and all the African spices. Love this place for my African and Caribbean food.

Has been my favorite Near Eastern market for 30 years....If you are someone that likes Goat, Mr. Hanni has the best locally sourced goat in town.....Has all the Arabian food favorites, but also stocks a lot of foodstuffs favored by Africans from Somalia and also West Africa

This little market in city heights is an absolute gem! They have fresh Lamb and goat meat from their ranch in Poway! I also get fresh, cage free eggs here, local honey (from their ranch too!), AND fresh unpasteurized goat milk! Its soo great to have a place in the city where I can get fresh products from east county without having to drive all the way out there. I love love love this place!

I love this place. The owner is a great person who truly believes in customer service, meat is always fresh they keep a great stock of many different items here and it is reasonably priced. (I don't know if it cheaper elsewhere but i like to help out small businesses, especially ones like this)

The folks there were very friendly and welcoming. They answered any questions I had and even helped my super picky girls find some things they loved. I made chicken tikka tonight for the first time thanks to their help and it was delicious! We'll be coming back.