"In the center of Nashville’s Little Kurdistan, hidden behind rows of U-Haul trucks, you’ll find Newroz. There are a lot of markets in the area, but this is many families’ one-stop shop for halal meat, fresh pita, and shawarma. Go for the beef on lavash because you’ll get that perfect meat-to-bread ratio and chewy-to-crispy quotient. Like any good shawarma spot, they’ll ask you if you want garlic sauce, and you will of course say yes. Just know that they can be very generous with the toppings, almost too generous, so we often ask for light toppings to protect the structural integrity of the shawarma. If you don’t want to deal with crowds, avoid coming on Fridays from 11:45am-1:45pm. Friday service from the mosque next door brings in a swell of people and makes parking difficult." - anas saba
"In the center of Nashville’s Little Kurdistan, hidden behind rows of U-Haul trucks, you’ll find Newroz. There are a lot of markets in the area, but this is many families’ one-stop shop for halal meat, fresh pita, and shawarma. Go for the beef on lavash because you’ll get that perfect meat-to-bread ratio and chewy-to-crispy quotient. Like any good shawarma spot, they’ll ask you if you want garlic sauce, and you will of course say yes. Just know that they can be very generous with the toppings, almost too generous, so we often ask for light toppings to protect the structural integrity of the shawarma. If you don’t want to deal with crowds, avoid coming on Fridays from 11:45am-1:45pm. Friday service from the mosque next door brings in a swell of people and makes parking difficult. photo credit: Kelli Dirks photo credit: Kelli Dirks photo credit: Kelli Dirks photo credit: Kelli Dirks" - Anas Saba
"On the outside, Newroz Market appears to be just one of the many grocery and shawarma spots serving Nashville’s Kurdish community in the Elysian Plaza shopping center. Nestled in the back of the grocery store behind aisles of olives and herbs is a small dine-in area where they offer simple kabobs and shawarmas as well as traditional sweets renowned in the community and well beyond. There are eight different varieties of baklava in different shapes and sizes; some are filled with pistachios, others with sweet cheese, but all are fresh and flaky." - Clara Wang
"Next door to Azadi Market is Newroz, a Middle Eastern market that also bakes fresh bread and serves shawarma, among other favorites." - Stephanie Carter
"This Kurdish market offers aisles of hard-to-find ingredients, as well as a shawarma counter and brick oven that cranks out several different types of gyros and sandwiches, pizza, and other baked goods." - Kristy Lucero