This Greek restaurant, with a recent appearance on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives under its belt, serves bright and fresh vegetables, spanakopita, and more. It closes by 8 p.m. most days of the week.

This serene, wood-clad Indo-Chinese restaurant with locations across the U.S. trots from saag paneer to kung pao chicken at its Nashville location. The generous menu has a number of stellar rice dishes, like the burnt garlic chili fried rice, as well as a formidible list of vegetarian options like kung pao potatoes and cauliflower Manchurian.

Belle Meade’s cozy Turkish restaurant serves standout dishes in a gently lit dining room with walls covered in colorful Turkish textiles and tables draped in white tablecloths. Baked Turkish ravioli, spinach-stuffed chicken, and lamb stew all star on the menu.

This cool spot covered in carrara marble and soft gray tones from natural elements feels almost spa-like (the fact that there are no high chairs and no children’s menus adds to the adults-only vibe). Lebanese dishes like falafel, comforting sayadeya made with warming spices and fish, mujadara, and olive oil cake are all on offer.

For more than 20 years, this restaurant has been serving Turkish food in the Woodbine neighborhood. Owner Memet Arslan had a cafe in Turkey before he moved to the United States, and the menu combines traditional dishes like hummus as well as Arslan’s Turkish twists on American classics. After a long day of fasting, an Istanbul cheeseburger (topped with gyro) could hit the spot.

This long-running Persian restaurant keeps a huge menu of kabobs served next to perfect long grain rice. Try lamb shank, Cornish hen, koobideh, chicken soltani, among traditional beef and chicken kabobs.

This Kurdish and Turkish spot plates Anatolian flatbread, su boregi, kabobs, lavash stuffed with lamb and beef, and bright beet hummus. Beautifully plated dishes make it obvious why this is one of the top spots for Kurdish and Turkish food on Nolensville Pike.

Next door to Azadi Market is Newroz, a Middle Eastern market that also bakes fresh bread and serves shawarma, among other favorites.

This cafeteria-style Iraqi restaurant keeps a short list of items, like kebabs, rice, and lentil soup. The portions are generous and inexpensive.

This tiny grocery and counter-service spot serves stand-out shawarma, kabobs, and more on the Nolensville Pike. A working tandoor showcases the market’s fresh flatbreads as they are fired, and there are rows and rows of specialty items like Turkish candies, fresh lamb, and reasonably priced groceries.