2024 Middle Eastern Pastries
Majdal Bakery
Kenan Rabah grew up in the Golan Heights, the disputed region between Syria and Israel. (The name of his bakery reflects his hometown, Majdal Shams.) After moving to the U.S. in 2015, he found himself at Lost Bread Co. and now owns Majdal, baking potato-stuffed fatayer, chicken and sumac borek, and other rotating treats from the Levant. We drop everything whenever he’s set up at Herman’s in Pennsport — and dare you to find a better pairing for a cup of coffee than his bright yellow, anise-y talami.