Chicken Shawarma Wrap orders surge as the Middle Eastern favourite becomes the nation\u2019s unexpected dish of the summer. Deliveroo has officially crowned its first annual Takeaway of the Summer 2026, and the winner is Chicken Shawarma Wrap.<\/p>\n
While a record-breaking heatwave might have been expected to send the nation reaching for something cold, Brits had other ideas. Instead, they turned to hot, hearty shawarma wraps, as Middle Eastern food went mainstream, and the nation spent summer evenings watching football with protein-packed wraps in hand.<\/p>\n
The rise in demand has been so significant that over half* of the restaurants selling shawarma on Deliveroo this summer didn\u2019t sell it at all a year ago. And this isn\u2019t the result of one major chain adding a new menu item. Restaurant after independent restaurant, from Lebanese kitchens to late-night grills (a.k.a the people\u2019s heroes), has decided its menu needs the chicken mighty wrap.<\/p>\n
In fact, new Deliveroo data shows that orders for Chicken Shawarma Wraps are up over 70% this summer compared to last**, putting shawarma firmly at the top of the list of Britain\u2019s most loved takeaways this summer.<\/p>\n
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The Shawarma proved to be an evening dish through and through. Orders on Deliveroo peak at 7pm, with Friday by far the busiest Shawarma loving day***. Deliveroo has also revealed the UK cities leading the shawarma charge, with Coventry taking the title of Britain\u2019s Shawarma capital this summer****:<\/p>\n
Coventry
\nNewcastle
\nReading
\nEdinburgh
\nGlasgow
\nBristol<\/p>\n
Jeff Wemyss, Deliveroo General Manager UK & Ireland, said: \u201cChicken Shawarma has spent years as the wrap you order at 11pm – reliable, delicious, always there. This summer, it became the main event. Independent grills up and down the country have been serving the dish rooted in generations of culinary tradition for years, and we couldn\u2019t think of a more deserving winner for Deliveroo\u2019s Takeaway of Summer 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a few options worth the taste test: Yacob’s Kitchen, Mayyil, Bakery House, The Shawarma House and Zaytoni.<\/p>\n
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