2 editor picks in Washington DC.
2 afghan places in Washington DC we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Washington DC | Afghan across every city.
Afghan cooking has a long history in the DC area, where kebabs, mantu dumplings and slow-braised lamb feed both Beltway expatriates and a wide local following. Adams Morgan is the cuisine's most visible home in the city itself. Lapis on Columbia Road carries the tradition with a family-run dining room.
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 Palace just outside Washington DC is the Crystal City Eads Street 24-hour Afghan halal kabob counter, the metro area's most-known late-night halal lamb.
OrderLamb and chicken kabobs
TipThe kitchen runs around the clock; the lamb kabob is $23.75 and the kabob-e-kubideh $18.95, each served with bread, rice and salad.
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