7 editor picks across United States.
7 afghan restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
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 in East Cambridge has run an Afghan kitchen near the Cambridgeside Galleria since 1989. At 143 1st Street. Reservations advised.
OrderKaddo, pan-fried baby pumpkin with garlic-yogurt and meat sauce.
TipReservations easy on weekdays. The kabuli pulao is the under-ordered dish; ask for it.
The Helmand in East Cambridge runs an Afghan kitchen near Cambridgeside Galleria in Cambridge since 1989. Wood-fired flatbread, charcoal-grilled lamb.
OrderKaddo, pan-fried baby pumpkin with garlic yogurt and meat sauce.
TipWeekday reservations easy. The kabuli pulao is the hidden order; ask for it.
Lapis in Washington DC is Shamim Popal's Adams Morgan Afghan dining room on Columbia Road, a family-run kitchen with mantu dumplings and the Kabuli pulao.
OrderThe mantu dumplings under tomato sauce and yoghurt; the menu's editorial signature.
TipThe brunch buffet on Saturday and Sunday is the city's best Afghan-food deal at under $25 a head.
Kabob House serves halal Afghan and Persian cuisine, including lamb kabobs, beef kofta, and fragrant basmati rice, to Boise's diverse west side community.
OrderLamb kabob over basmati with house chutney
Kabob House serves halal Afghan and Persian dishes in west Boise, including fragrant basmati rice, grilled lamb kabobs, and warming Central Asian stews.
OrderThe lamb kabob over basmati rice with raita and house flatbread
Sameem plates Afghan kabuli palaw, aushak dumplings and grilled kabobs in The Grove, an affordable kitchen that has fed the city Afghan classics for years.
OrderAushak leek dumplings, kabuli palaw and sambosas.
TipThe aushak leek dumplings under yogurt and meat sauce are the order to lead with. Plenty of vegetarian dishes too.
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