3 editor picks in Utrecht.
Afghan cooking arrived in Utrecht through family kitchens rather than a wave of restaurants, so the city keeps just a handful of dedicated rooms. Sarban, in a werfkelder on the Oudegracht, is the anchor: qabuli palaw, mantu dumplings and slow-cooked lamb served under stone canal arches. The cellar setting is as much a draw as the menu.
3 afghan places in Utrecht we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Utrecht · Afghan across every city.
Sarban has served Afghan family recipes in a werfkelder on the Oudegracht since 2017: rice dishes, slow-cooked lamb and fragrant vegetarian plates.
Order Qabuli palaw with slow-cooked lamb
Afghan family recipes in a werfkelder on the Oudegracht since 2017.
Afghan family recipes in a werfkelder on the Oudegracht, open since 2017.
