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Aladdin Cafe is a family-run Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant on the West 39th Street corridor in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri, serving Greek and Arabic fare — gyros, falafel, hummus, and charcoal kebabs — since the Iskandrani family brought the brand to Kansas City in 2007.123

Description

Aladdin Cafe is a Mediterranean restaurant at the corner of 39th Street and Wyoming in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri, in the West 39th Street dining district.12 It specializes in traditional Greek and Arabic fare, with a menu built on falafels, gyros, hummus, shish kabobs, stuffed grape leaves, and tabbouleh, and a deep bench of vegetarian and vegan options.13 The restaurant brands itself as serving “Authentic Mediterranean Cuisine Since 1999,” the year the family’s first Aladdin Cafe opened in Lawrence, Kansas.13

The Kansas City location occupies the former Café Rumi space, which the Iskandrani family took over and reopened as Aladdin Cafe in March 2007, refurbishing the upstairs dining room and streamlining the menu toward Greek and Arabic dishes.2 Signature items called out in coverage include lamb kebabs, the meat kebab combo, gyro meat, falafel, hummus, baba ganoush, and rice pudding with rose water.2

The restaurant operates as a casual, full-service spot with takeout, delivery (via Toast, Grubhub, and Postmates), and catering, and is open seven days a week.45

Ownership and history

The Aladdin Cafe brand was founded in 1999 by the Jordan-born Iskandrani family, beginning with a location at 1021 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas.36 Mohammed Iskandrani, the Jordan-born owner of the original Lawrence restaurant, opened the Kansas City location as the second Aladdin Cafe in March 2007, taking over the lease of the recently closed Café Rumi at 39th and Wyoming from chef-owner Marwan Chebaro.2 His younger brother, Mazen Iskandrani, runs the 39th Street (Kansas City) location and is listed as its owner.267

The Lawrence and Kansas City restaurants are operated by the same family but are separate establishments; the Lawrence location remains at 1021 Massachusetts Street.26 This Registry page covers the Kansas City (3903 Wyoming St) restaurant.

Sources

Disputes

  • Spelling: The correct spelling is “Aladdin Cafe” (per the official website and all primary sources).1 The Registry slug is retained as alladin-cafe (seed/queue slug); the double-L “Alladin” spelling is not used by the business.
  • Founding year: Sources differ on what “established” means. The official site and Facebook handle (aladdincafe1999) reference 1999, which is the founding of the original Lawrence, KS, restaurant.1 The Kansas City location at 3903 Wyoming St opened in March 2007 (per The Pitch).2 A secondary blog gives “2006” for the KC opening,3 but the contemporaneous Pitch review specifies March 2007; both have been noted. The infobox lists both the 1999 brand year and the 2007 KC-location year.
  • Disambiguation: Not affiliated with any “Aladdin” hotel brand or the unrelated Aladdin Cowboy Cafe in Aladdin, Wyoming. The Lawrence, KS, Aladdin Cafe (1021 Massachusetts St) is the related sister restaurant under the same family, not this KC location.26

Footnotes

  1. https://aladdincafe.co/ — Official website. asserts: name “Aladdin Cafe”; address 3903 Wyoming St, Kansas City, MO 64111; phone 816-531-5982; cuisine Mediterranean; tagline “Serving Authentic Mediterranean Cuisine Since 1999”; menu items (falafel, gyros, hummus, shish kabobs, stuffed grape leaves, tabbouleh); hours (Sun–Thu 11–9, Fri–Sat 11–10). ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  2. https://www.thepitchkc.com/shazaam/ — The Pitch (review). asserts: Jordan-born Mohammed Iskandrani opened the KC location March 2007 in the former Café Rumi space at 39th & Wyoming, taking the lease from chef-owner Marwan Chebaro; younger brother Mazen manages the 39th Street location; second Aladdin Cafe (first is on Massachusetts in Lawrence); cuisine “traditional Greek and Arabic fare”; signature lamb kebabs, meat kebab combo, gyro, falafel, hummus, baba ganoush, rice pudding with rose water. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9

  3. https://chuckeatskc.com/aladdin-cafe-delicious-middle-eastern-in-midtown/ — The Brazen Gourmets (review). asserts: Aladdin Cafe operates at 39th & Wyoming, 3903 Wyoming St, Kansas City, MO 64111, Midtown / West 39th Street neighborhood; second location in Lawrence, KS; Middle Eastern / Mediterranean cuisine. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  4. https://www.yelp.com/biz/aladdin-cafe-kansas-city — Yelp listing. asserts: “Updated May 2026,” 267 photos, 403 reviews, 3903 Wyoming St, Kansas City, Missouri, Middle Eastern (currently open / actively reviewed). ↩

  5. https://www.toasttab.com/local/order/aladdin-cafe-3903-wyoming-st/r-19515bb1-2a84-4e66-b491-086a4ab620f1 — Toast online ordering. asserts: “Aladdin Cafe - 39th Street,” 3903 Wyoming St, active online ordering. (Also listed on Grubhub: https://www.grubhub.com/restaurant/aladdin-cafe-3903-wyoming-st-kansas-city/1755104 and Postmates.) ↩

  6. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mazen-iskandrani-9b734385 — LinkedIn. asserts: Mazen Iskandrani, “Owner - Aladdin cafe 39.” ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  7. https://www.zoominfo.com/p/Mazen-Iskandrani/-1066523017 — ZoomInfo. asserts: Mazen Iskandrani listed as Owner at Aladdin Cafe. ↩

See also

  • Registry
  • Owner-And-History-Research-Toolchain
Categories
  • Kansas City–owned
  • Mediterranean
  • West 39th Street