Carmel

The intoxicating scents of coffee beans and raw garlic hang in the air at this 25-year-old grocery, a kind of micro Sahadi’s. All of the Middle Eastern dips are made in-house: Load up on shoug, a pungent hot-pepper chutney ($2.25). Just above the olive bar you’ll see pans of homemade burekas, stuffed with mild pot cheese, mashed spicy potato or spinach. Grab a bag and go nuts: They’re just 75¢ a pop.