Baghdad Market — Middle Eastern Grocery

Departments

16 departments and counting — the catalogue grows as we photograph more of the store.

Glass of Arabic tea beside a boxed loose-leaf tea on a carved table

Department 01

Tea

شاي

Ceylon, Assam, green, cardamom and karak — loose leaf, tagged bags and instant sticks.

27 items

Bowl of tomato sauce beside a tin of tomato paste on a carved table

Department 02

Tomato Paste & Sauce

معجون الطماطم

Turkish salça, sweet and hot biber salçası, Italian passata and tomato pulp.

27 items

Tray of steaming basmati rice beside a bag of sella basmati

Department 03

Rice & Basmati

أرز وبسمتي

1121 sella basmati, golden sella sacks, jute-sack mazza rice and Calrose-style medium grain.

15 items

Iraqi amba mango sauce pouring beside a jar of mixed Iraqi pickles

Department 04

Sauces, Amba & Pickles

صلصات وأمبا

Iraqi amba mango sauce, spicy torshi pickles, Zaitouna saas and the table-sauce bottles.

14 items

Fresh samoon bread and sesame kaak rings on a wooden bakery counter

Department 05

Fresh Bread & Bakery

خبز طازج يومياً

Samoon, kaak rings, manakeesh and lahm bi ajeen — baked fresh every morning by Al Deewan Bakery.

19 items

Brass bowls of pistachios, almonds and seeds with a metal scoop

Department 06

Nuts & Seeds

مكسرات وبذور

The bulk-bin wall — Turkish pistachios, raw almonds, cashews, pumpkin seeds and leblebi, scooped by the pound.

26 items

Open jars of pickled cucumbers, peppers and mixed torshi in golden brine

Department 07

Pickles

مخللات

Three-litre jars of pickled cucumber, hot Frenk peppers and mixed torshi from Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq.

29 items

Sesame halva bars with pistachios, dried apricots and a cup of tea

Department 08

Sweets & Dried Fruit

حلويات وفواكه مجففة

Iraqi sesame sweets, pistachio-topped bars and jumbo dried apricots and golden plums.

54 items

Brass bowls of paprika, turmeric, mint and cumin on a carved wooden tray

Department 09

Spices & Seasonings

بهارات وتوابل

The Zara and Abido rack plus the hand-labelled bulk tubs — every blend from kabseh to kammouneh.

123 items

Feta, string cheese and labneh with cucumbers and olives on a wooden board

Department 10

Dairy & Cheese

ألبان وأجبان

Feta tins, halloumi, akawi and roomy, labneh and kaymak — plus cold ayran and yogurt soda.

37 items

Burlap sacks and wooden scoops of lentils, bulgur and chickpeas

Department 11

Grains & Legumes

حبوب وبقوليات

Bulgur in three grinds, semolina, red lentils, chickpeas and beans — scooped by the pound.

11 items

Deli trays of green and black olives with tongs beside pink pickled turnips

Department 12

Olive Bar

بار الزيتون

Serve yourself — green, black and cracked olives, marinated trays and pink pickled turnips, by weight.

16 items

Honey drizzling over halva with dates and tahini on a brass tray

Department 13

Spreads & Honey

عسل ومربى

Raw honey, apricot jams, tahini, halva, date syrup and pomegranate molasses.

12 items

Stacked cans of beans and chickpeas with an open tin of vine leaves

Department 14

Canned Goods

معلبات

Chtaura foul and hummus, vine leaves, makdous, tuna, sardines and the lunch-meat shelf.

11 items

Dry pasta pouring from a burlap sack beside bowls of lentils

Department 15

Pasta & Dry Goods

معكرونة وحبوب

Italian-cut pasta, couscous, Duru bulgur, freekeh, bagged lentils and dessert mixes.

17 items

Wooden crate of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, mint and lemons

Department 16

Fresh Produce

خضار وفواكه طازجة

Crated daily — Arabic and Armenian cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplant, fresh mint, lemons and seasonal fruit.

14 items

Visit the store

تفضلوا بزيارتنا

Family-run Middle Eastern & Iraqi grocery — open since 2005. Come in for the morning bread, the bulk wall and the olive bar — everything is priced in store.

Hours & location

Monday10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Tuesday10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Wednesday10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Thursday10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Friday10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Saturday10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Sunday10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
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