Nouri Brothers Market & Syrian Bakery
999 Main Street, Paterson NJ
Fattal’s Bakery
975 Main Street, Paterson NJ
As I mentioned in my posts about Al-Basha and Al-Safa, the strip of Main Street in South Paterson known as “Little Arabia” or “Little Damascus” is filled with many restaurants and businesses that cater to Syrians, Lebanese, Palestinians and other ethnic groups from the Middle East that call Northern New Jersey home. Two of the best grocery stores on that street are Nouri Brothers and Fattal’s Bakery.
Nouri Brothers Storefront on Main Street in Paterson
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Lots of pre-packaged Baklava and phyllo pastries ready for taking home or to a party.
Various types of Middle Eastern cheeses.
These blocks which look like cheese are actually Halwah, a candy made out of sesame seeds.
More sweet goods.
Eggy sweet breads.
Various vegetables plus pre-made dishes and appetizers. The torpedo shaped things are Kibbe, a bulghur wheat and meat appetizer that is deep fried.
Nouri has an excellent selection of beans and grains and legumes. This is a bright orange varietal of lentil.
Nouri’s bread selection is quite impressive.
Nouri bakes its own varieties of pita, including whole wheat.
There are several others it imports as well.
Nouri also packages its own nuts.
Middle Eastern eggplants, for making babaghanoush or for grilling.
Middle Eastern sausage and dairy products.
Nouri has an impressive variety of olive oils from around the world.
A closeup of some of the pre-packaged baklavas.
Nouri’s pickle bar.
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This is a type of flatbread seasoned with Zatar, a middle eastern spice blend made with sumac.
Fattal’s is another Bakery/Market on Main Street that is very popular with the locals.
In addition to pita breads of all kinds, Fattal makes Lahmajun, Syrian “Pizzas” topped with a tomato/red pepper/meat mixture. You heat these up in the toaster oven for a few minutes and top with raw onion and parsley to serve, with some fresh salad for a light lunch.
To work off some of the calories from lunch, the group of us walked down the street to Fattal’s Bakery, to do some shopping. Here is one of the store managers with fresh dates, which he offered to us to taste. They have the texture of a crisp apple but the flavor of a date.
Fresh whole wheat Syrian pita bread.
Freshly baked Lahmajeen on display.
Lahmujeen being baked in the oven.
Spinach and Cheese pies.
Fattal’s also has a fully stocked Halal butcher on site.
Ground Halal lamb and beef for making Kebabs.
Spiced kebab meat and sausages, ready to cook.
Need a special order? No problem.
Fattal’s has just about everything you need to cook a Middle Eastern meal.
As well as Spinach and Cheese pies.
These mini pitas were especially cute.
These sweet bagels looked interesting.
This is a lavash, a type of wrappy flatbread.
Fattal’s sells baklava by the pound in many different flavors.
They also have a very extensive Halal butcher onsite.
Virtually every type of obscure Middle Eastern ingredient can be found here.
Need spices to make kebabs and dips? No problem.
Or better yet, they’ve got some dips already made and packaged to take home. Just add pita bread and you’re all set for movie night.
Check out all ‘dem hookahs.
Fattal’s also has a huge tea section with practically every flavor you can think of.
Off The Broiler 
I’m a Fattal’s fan through and through, though Nouri’s has an item or two I prefer. At Fattal’s, you can’t beat the Moroccan sardines for 99 cents or less or the canned hummus from Lebanon. I love Fattal’s meat pies, its spinach pies and its spices, including Aleppo pepper and za’atar — brown from behind the counter or green on the shelf. Its store-made sausage is fantastic broiled and stuffed into a pita with salad and hummus. Nouri’s za’atar bread is excellent and its olive oil soap is sudsy in the shower. Back at Fattal’s, you won’t see greener extra-virgin olive oil, from Lebanon and Syria — and the prices are good.
Well this looks like it will replace one aisle of the Food Warehouse in Lodi.
Hey, you missed the shot of Fattal’s lovely Jewelry Center, right across from the Baklava!
What’s so amusing about the situation is the sign in the front which says something like:
Bakery * Grocery * Jewelry * Pastry * Hallal Meats
I guess there wasn’t room on the sign to add “Hookahs”!
Awesome Products! If i have to pick one of the most interesting section then i would definitely pick Nouri’s pickle bar. This is the most amazing section out of all. Nice images.
WOW, I never thought that Middle East had a delicious goodies like this because at first I thought that they are more on Spices. I want to try some..
Does any body know we i can get knefeh ?
The 12 oz package of Large size pita pockets are labeled as 1 loaf (57G) = calories 70 total carbohydrate 16g per serving
The mini pita pockets in the store are in the same packaging with all of the same nutrition facts.
I have listed only the info above because as a diabetic these are the most important.
You have been using the same packaging for both sizes. This should be corrected!
This leads me to wonder if the ingredient listing is correct.
I sent an email to the address on the packaging but it came back
The best pita bread–hands down–is Fattal’s Pita Bread. Not only does it have a variety of quantity, flavors and sizes, its the tastiest pita on the market! Just to add, the Pita’s shelf life is amazing! I’ve purchased 15-20 bags at a time, placed them in my freezer and three weeks later their as good as new. Fattal’s Pita NEVER cracks and is best when used for sandwhiches, dipping and even baking. LOVE LOVE LOVE FATTAL’S PITA BREAD!