History
Since 1975 people have been enjoying fresh baked pita, spinach pies, zater bread, baklawa and so many other delicious goodies from the Hala family. Over the years, we have opened a state of the art middle eastern bakery complete with a giant over from Lebanon, restaurants, and imported grocery stores so that the taste of the middle east is never more than 15 minutes away for anyone living in Jacksonville.
Specialties
Hala Cafe is a Jacksonville institution which has been serving the Jacksonville community for nearly 40 years. It is the standard setter for middle eastern food in Northeast Florida. We work tirelessly to bring the flavor of the Levant to the people of Jacksonville. Whether you order tender kebabs over a plate of pillowy soft Basmati rice, or a finely chopped lamb shawarma spiced to perfection, we guarantee that your meal will be one to remember. Our pita bread and Arabic sweets such as baklava and maamoul cookies are made at our bakery and everything is fresh. We are the only restaurant in Jacksonville that makes our own pita. We have a lunch and dinner buffet and great catering services available.