Bahnan’s Bakery

Worcester, United States

4.7

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 508-796-5365
Website:
www.bahnans.com
Address:
344 Pleasant St, Worcester, MA, 01609
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
No
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Worcester) 2:30 PM Sunday, June 15, 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Description

Specialties

We provide all different types of International foods from the Middle East, Greece, Armenian, Bulgarian, Turkish, Eastern European, Egypt etc. We have fresh cheeses, feta, pies (turnovers), an olive bar, and fresh bread everyday. Not to mention a Café that serves delicious Shawarma and mouth watering Kabobs.

History

Established in 1979.

It all started in 1979, when Benyamine Bahnan had an idea to continue what he did back home in Lebanon. Coming to America because of the war, he starting baking pita bread with his sons. It was long hours and hard labor, but it was a part of life for them. Soon people caught on and there bread was getting popular, a historic store everyone knew by the name of «Spags» started selling there bread too. By 1990 they introduced grocery products such as olives, feta, canned goods and sweets. Today, bring a whole new look and product line, from frozen items to fresh meats, and a sit down café area.

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20 reviews of Bahnan’s Bakery

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Place rating: 5
Sutton, MA
I am so in love with the food from the café at Bahnans! The portions are so generous and the food never disappoints. I especially love their chicken shawarma plates, I usually get them with hummus, rice and these delicious potatoes they have! Yum!
Place rating: 5
Worcester, MA
Bahnans has, in my opinion, the best falafel in the city. The falafel wrap is my go-​to. The sandwich combo comes with fries or a salad and a canned beverage and the prices are so reasonable. The vegetarian grape leaves are always fresh. The leaves themselves are never tough and the filling is always cooked and seasoned perfectly. The chicken shwarma sandwich is also top notch, as is the fattoush salad.
Bahnans can be easily passed by due to it’s location, and parking can be tight, but it’s worth any hardship you might endure to get there.
Place rating: 5
Andover, MA
Fresh delicious chicken or beef shawarma, with an excellent assortment of salads, highly recommended.
Place rating: 5
Worcester, MA
Not an ideal place to go sit and enjoy your food… BUT it’s definitely one of my to-​go places when I want delicious, affordable and fresh Mediterranean delicacies! Their chicken shawarma and their fatush salads are always on point, and let me tell I go there often. I would sing them a whole Italian opera to pay for my lunch but since they declined my offer I did pay with cash. I must say it didn’t make such a dent on my wallet so you can also afford it too! Even their bakery selection is great! You wouldn’t think much of this place if you judge from the outside (placed on a bad part of the city and doesn’t look like much) but I encourage you to go inside and eat their food! You will not regret it!
Place rating: 2
San Francisco, CA
I find the prepared food hit or miss. The lamajuens I just bought are soggy. The babaganoush is too smoky ang I got sick on thie tabouli. Also, kibee did not taste like kibee at all.
Place rating: 5
Ellington, CT
One of the very best places I’ve ever eaten. Combination of pleasant staff, consistent food, and honest prices made this luncheon my favorite through college. Do yourself a favor and try it.
Place rating: 5
Sparks, NV
Incredible shawarma sandwiches and great lunch specials. Get a box of almond cookies from the bakery. They are the best. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. It’s a great spot and one of my favorite places I’ve ever been.
Place rating: 5
Acton, MA
This is a great place for middle eastern food and groceries. Definitely worth the trek to Worcester.
Place rating: 5
Worcester, MA
The café food is amazing… healthy lunch… short money… Josef is wonderful!
Ofcourse, it’s great to pick up any Middle Eastern food as well… great selection of feta cheese… nice olive bar that you can select yourself… baked goods delicious too.
Would highly recommend café or store!
Place rating: 5
Barre, MA
Go to this place all the time. Food is amazing and the staff is always welcoming!
Place rating: 5
Worcester, MA
Hidden gem in Worcester! My husband and I ate dinner here & the food was simply amazing! So cheap too. Definitely recommend.
Place rating: 5
Worcester, MA
The falafel and shawarma sandwiches are delicious! The staff is friendly and there is a great selection of groceries. I love that they sell fresh pistachios, dates and figs.
Place rating: 5
Dallas, TX
The customer service is exemplary… an amuse bouche at a café! Incredible! Hummus topped with sumac, olive oil and an olive accompanied by some pita… send me to heaven! Chicken kabob made right before our eyes. Felafel, Greek salad… need I say more?! Make it over to this place. You will not be sorry.
Place rating: 5
Worcester, MA
This spot is definitely my favorite for falafel and middle eastern style salads. Let me have you thank me later and just go in and get the falafel and any of the salads. Seriously so good and the portions are crazy generous. There’s stuff here for vegetarians and meat lovers. Great market as well. Good comes out fast and everyone is super nice.
Place rating: 5
West Hartford, CT
Met a fiend here for a late lunch and had an amazing meal and shopping experience.
The employees are friendly, helpful and very understanding that not all of their customers know about the products they sell.
I bought a pound of mixed cookies and a box of assorted baklava to go before heading to the café for a beef shawarma. The shawarma was delicious, tender and full of flavor; probably the best I have ever had.
This place is a true find as most of the products they sell you won’t find on the shelves at my grocery stores and they are very reasonably priced.
Will definitely be back again soon.
Place rating: 5
San Antonio, TX
Just love the store and the atmosphere.
The shawarmas were amazing, the hookah selection is great and staff is fabulous. I also tried there baklawa which was a little on the sweet side but other than that this place is solid 5 stars.
Huge selection of olives and middle eastern groceries. I wish I knew about this place earlier. The parking lot is also nice and clean.
You can buy Kinder products from these guys as well which I couldnt find elsewhere.
Place rating: 5
Fairfax, VA
We went there to buy some middle eastern products found most of the things I was looking for but not kiri kiri cheese :(. The little restaurant attached to the store is pretty good we ordered shawarma, waraq inab (grape leave stuffed with rice) and msaqa (a mixed Egyptian veggies) the was tasty and good and the people are supper nice and friend.
Place rating: 5
Worcester, MA
First, the hospitality is excellent. You are treated like a friend immediately. Second, the café is amazing! I recommend the food here to anybody, as it is all fresh and made on the spot! My girlfriend decided to go to lunch here, with me, and I was thoroughly impressed. They have a full olive bar and a wide selection of imports. The baked goods here are fresh and tasty. This place is a must for anyone who enjoys international cuisine, or just wants to try something new!
Place rating: 4
Worcester, MA
The store gets 5 stars. Its unbelievable. Cheapest place to buy feta or tahini I’ve ever seen. So many relatively obscure Mediterranean ingredients that are hard to find at grocery stores. Loads of pita options from local bakeries. Cheap grains and spices.
The cafeteria gets 3 stars at best. The food is cheap, but it’s also not great. I’d eat here if I was in the area and didn’t have time to go anywhere else, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here.
I would and have gone out of my way for the store though.
Place rating: 2
Shrewsbury, MA
Got a shwarma sandwich and a falafel plate… sandwiches are supposed to come with fries. Come home, no fries. The falafel was dry but thankfully they give you plenty of hummus to dip it in. Definitely won’t be coming back for the lack of attention to detail. Speaking of which… the yogurt drinks by the café register were all expired on 2÷22÷2014 and today is 3÷19÷2014.
I also bought things separately at the store front. I got spanikopita which was okay… I’ve had better in Worcester. Also, gave the cashier a 20, got change for a 10. What was weird is that she seemed really off what i mentioned it, as if i was accusing her of doing it on purpose. Which I really was’t, just wanted the correct change, mistakes happen. I would buy the delicious packaged pita again, very soft and seems fresh. My search for good Middle Eastern food continues…