A family recipe, carried across the world to Clinton.

Zaytoon is our first restaurant in the United States. We opened on High Street in 2013 to support our family, and we’ve cooked the same way ever since: nothing fancy, nothing reinvented, just the food we grew up on.

Cooking is my wife’s life. It always has been. She’s the one who brings the home cooking we grew up on to Clinton. Neither of us set out to run a restaurant. We both trained and worked in other fields first, and Zaytoon came later, as the way to take care of our family.

Our children are grown now and building lives of their own, and we couldn’t be prouder of them. Some of the art on our walls came with us from home; some of it was made right here in Massachusetts by a local artist, because we like supporting local work too.

We’ve received a citation from the Massachusetts Legislature, and a Best of BusinessRate seal for 2025. But the thing we’re proudest of is simpler: when COVID closed dining rooms across the state, we remained open. We kept the kitchen going with curbside pickup for anyone who wanted it.

We hope it feels like someone made dinner for you. Friday through Sunday is when the buffet really opens up. If you’re new, ask any of us what’s on the line that day.