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2 afghan places in Baltimore we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Baltimore | Afghan across every city.

Afghan cooking reached Baltimore through a small number of family kitchens, built around slow-braised lamb, aushak dumplings and rice studded with carrot and raisin. The Helmand in Mount Vernon is the city's anchor for the cuisine, a long-running dining room on North Charles Street that introduced many Baltimoreans to the style.

The Helmand ★ 4.6

$$AfghanMount Vernon

The Helmand on Charles Street has cooked Afghan food in Mount Vernon since 1989, known for its kaddo borawni baby pumpkin and aushak dumplings.

OrderStart with the kaddo borawni; few first courses in the city are as well-loved.

TipIt is a Mount Vernon institution and books up on weekends; reserve ahead for dinner.

The Helmand ★ 4.5

$$AfghanMount Vernon

The Helmand is decades of afghan cooking on charles street that locals treasure and out-of-towners often skip, anchored by the kaddo borawni pumpkin.

TipStart with the kaddo borawni; few first courses in the city are as quietly famous.

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