East African corridor, the country's densest Somali neighbourhood. Safari and the Cedar Riverside high-rises; Seward Co-op and Birchwood Cafe across Franklin.
Safari on 4th Avenue South has run Minneapolis's defining Somali dining room since 2003. Goat suqaar, sambusas, anjero pancakes and a halal banquet hall.
Signature: Goat suqaar, Sambusas
Order: Goat suqaar with rice and the lamb sambusas.
Tip: Lunch buffet weekdays runs $12. Ramadan iftar evenings pull a community crowd.
Abdirahman Kahin's Afro Deli on 5th Street South has run East African street food in Minneapolis since 2011. Beard nominee; sambusas, anjero, sambuusa.
Try: East African beef sambusas
Abdirahman Kahin's Afro Deli on 5th Street South has run Beard-nominated halal sambusas in Minneapolis since 2011. Lunch combos under ten near the U of M campus.
Try: Sambusas, gyro