Zeyne Is Going on a Euro Tour: These Are the Palestinian Tables We’re Heading to Before The Show

Zeyne’s AWDA tour was always going to feel bigger than a run of dates. Maybe it’s the album itself, maybe it’s the fact that awda means return, or maybe it’s because her live world already feels built around memory, movement, and the kind of feeling that refuses to stay on record.

This September, that world lands across nine European cities, starting at KOKO in London on September 1, then moving through Dublin, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Istanbul. KOKO’s listing describes her live show as emotionally intense and globally resonant, which tracks.

So if Zeyne is going on tour, we already know where we’re eating. Not just anywhere, and definitely not whatever is closest to the venue. We’re talking Palestinian restaurants, Palestinian-owned kitchens, and in the cities where permanent spots are still scarce, the pop-ups and community tables keeping the culture alive.

By Cynthia Jreige

London

‍London is the easy one, because the scene is rich and varied enough to make the whole trip revolve around food if you let it. Akub is the obvious first stop: Fadi Kattan’s Notting Hill restaurant describes itself as a Palestinian table built around the diversity of ingredients and traditions from the region, with sharing plates rooted in hospitality. It’s the pre-show dinner if you want something elegant without losing the soul of it.

Then there’s Hiba, a family-run spot bringing “the tastes of Palestine & Lebanon,” with a kitchen led by the family matriarch, which makes it exactly the kind of place you want for the after-show comedown. And if the appetite swings more breakfast or lunch, Café Palestina is the softer, more home-style detour. More than a restaurant, this is a community space. Think brunches, supper clubs, and a very homey atmosphere. It genuinely feels like being invited into someone’s house.

Dublin

‍Dublin has more of a community feel to it. Bethlehem calls itself the first restaurant of its kind in the city, serving real homemade Palestinian cuisine in the heart of Dublin, and honestly that’s reason enough to go. Madleen is another one, currently operating as an authentic Palestinian pop-up in Dublin and donating a portion of proceeds to Gaza, which gives it a sense of urgency and care beyond the meal itself. And then there’s Umi Falafel, which may read more casual on paper, but its menu openly names a “Palestinian Falafel,” served in Palestinian bread with hummus, pickles, fried aubergine, parsley, chilli, and tahini, which feels like the sort of thing you eat before doors open and think about again on the flight home.

Brussels

Brussels is where it starts getting very good. Olives Restaurant in Saint-Gilles is explicit about what it is: a tribute to Gaza, to Palestinian culture, and to the dishes of grandmothers’ kitchens. That’s exactly the energy we want. Jerusalem Old City is another strong stop, built around original Palestinian dishes from Jerusalem and served with the kind of generosity that usually means you’ve ordered the right thing. Jaffa sits slightly more in the broad Levantine lane, but it’s still a local favorite for mezze and long, easy meals.

Paris

Paris is trickier, because the Palestinian restaurant landscape is still surprisingly thin, but Ardi remains essential. More than one source calls it the city’s only Palestinian restaurant, and what keeps coming up is the feeling that it’s less a conventional restaurant than a living cultural space, with Rania, its French-Palestinian founder, building it around home cooking, crafts, and a sense of welcome. If we’re in Paris for Zeyne, this is where we’re going before anything else.

After the show, we're running to Dirty Lemon Bar; we have it saved on Instagram since at least a year and have been pre-salivating just reading the menu. It's not strictly Palestinian, but important: chef Ruba Khoury brings Palestinian roots into a modern Paris bistro format. Also there's a Doudou made with mezcal if you needed any more convincing.

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is where the itinerary shifts from fixed addresses to the people carrying Palestinian food through workshops, pop-ups, and traveling cafés. Tabaria Café describes itself as a Palestinian cultural pop-up dedicated to helping Palestinians in exile reconnect with their roots and educating others about Palestinian heritage. Sawa48 has positioned itself as a warm gathering space for Palestinians and allies, while collaborating on cooking workshops around dishes like maqluba. Nour Kitchen, through chef Nour Elnono, is also part of that ecosystem, bringing Palestinian food to shared tables across the city. So in Amsterdam, the move is less about a permanent restaurant and more about following the community.

Berlin

‍Berlin has range. Alin Gaza Kitchen is probably the clearest Palestinian address, serving vegan and vegetarian specialties from Gaza based on family recipes near Mauerpark. Casalot, whose own materials note that the owners come from Iksal near Nazareth, is more expansive and all-day, with the kind of broad Arabic menu that works when you’re feeding friends before heading to Säälchen. Simsim rounds it out with a homey Levantine menu that explicitly references Palestinian, Syrian, and Lebanese kitchens while “bridging the gap between authenticity and modernity,” which feels entirely on theme for Zeyne’s crowd.

Milan

‍Milan is an easy yes, mostly because Street Food Betlemme seems to come up every time anyone asks where Palestinian food lives in the city. It’s widely described as a point of reference for the Palestinian community in Milan, and the reviews are full of the right words: warm hospitality, real flavor, neighborhood favorite. It’s the sort of place you want before a show at Santeria Toscana 31, when all you really need is shawarma, falafel, hummus, and the certainty that you picked the right address.

Barcelona

Barcelona gives us Askadinya, which is luckily all we need. The restaurant calls itself a Palestinian restaurant serving authentic dishes made with fresh, high-quality ingredients in a stylish Gràcia setting, and another listing describes it as Mediterranean food with a Palestinian spirit. That sounds exactly right for a city stop that wants to feel easy, warm, and slightly bohemian before heading to Sala Apolo.

Istanbul

Istanbul might be the city on the route where the options feel most abundant. There’s SEKA in Beyoğlu, described as a Palestinian restaurant near Taksim Square serving classics like falafel, hummus, and fattoush, and there’s Baraka, which identifies itself openly as a Palestinian restaurant in Istanbul, complete with heritage atmosphere and Palestinian breakfast. If London is where you start with a flourish, Istanbul feels like where you end by eating properly.

Maybe that’s the real tour map. Not just venues and dates, but the kitchens around them. The places where return takes a different form each night, through olive oil, musakhan, falafel, pickles, breads, smoke, and all the recipes that keep moving with people long after they’ve crossed borders.

CHEAT SHEET

Zeyne AWDA Tour — Tickets & Where We’re Eating

London — September 1

🎟️ Tickets: https://www.livenation.co.uk/zeyne-tickets-adp1602111
🍽️ Akub Restaurant – https://www.akub-restaurant.com/
🍽️ Hiba Street Food – https://www.hiba-express.co.uk/hiba-street/
🍽️ Café Palestina – http://cafepalestina.co.uk/

Dublin — September 3

🎟️ Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/5586399?venueId=196813
🍽️ Bethlehem Restaurant – https://bethlehemrestaurant.net/
🍽️ Madleen (Pop-up)
🍽️ Umi Falafel – https://umifalafel.ie/

Brussels — September 5

🎟️ Tickets: https://botanique.be/en/concert/zeyne-2026
🍽️ Olive Restaurant – https://olivegaza.be/
🍽️ Jerusalem Old City Restaurant – http://www.jerusalemoldcity.be/
🍽️ Restaurant Jaffa

Paris — September 7

🎟️ Tickets: https://www.livenation.fr/zeyne-tickets-adp1602111
🍽️ Ardi Concept Store – https://ardi-palestine.com/

Amsterdam — September 9

🎟️ Tickets: https://tolhuistuin.nl/en/events/zeyne
🍽️ Tabaria Café (Pop-up) – https://www.tabaria.org/
🍽️ Sawa48
🍽️ Nour Kitchen (Pop-up)

Berlin — September 11

🎟️ Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.de/event/zeyne-awda-eu-tour-2026-01042026-tickets/1140402887
🍽️ Alin Gaza Kitchen
🍽️ Casalot – https://casalot.de/
🍽️ Simsim Restaurant

Milan — September 14

🎟️ Tickets: https://www.ticketone.it/artist/zeyne/
🍽️ Street Food Betlemme
🍽️ Nun Taste of Middle East – https://www.nunmilano.com/

Barcelona — September 16

🎟️ Tickets: https://feverup.com/m/523714
🍽️ Askadinya – https://www.askadinyabarcelona.com/

Istanbul — September 18

🎟️ Tickets: https://www.passo.com.tr/tr/etkinlik/zeyne-salon-iksv-konser-biletleri/10380320
🍽️ SEKA Palestinian Restaurant
🍽️ Baraka Restaurant