Middle Eastern
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Middle Eastern restaurant, with many vegan dishes, such as salads, hummus, baba ghanoush, falafel, stuffed vine leaves, Arabic-style bread, and rice sides. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-11:00pm.
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Zhiloy Dom, Academics Rajabov St 16/1, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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Last update on 28 Sep 2019 by Niko
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11 Reviews
First Review by shivya
Vegantraveljunkie
Points +1626
Must try for delicious vegan Middle Eastern food! - Edit
I could not wait to try this restaurant as absolutely love Middle Eastern food! Loved the outdoor seating area so decided to eat outside. The servers were all friendly, polite, helpful and eager to please. The menu had quite a few vegan options and I ensured that the dishes I selected were completely vegan using my V card in Tajik despite the servers speaking English quite well. I ordered hummus, muhammara, fattoush salad, felafels and Arabic pita with za’taar. The portions were good , the food was prepared made to order and came out quickly. I decided to try the homemade mint lemonade which came in a jug. Big portion! Delicious and refreshing.
Read moreAll in with service charge it came to $26 which I thought was comparable to back home. Looking at previous reviews indicating it was expensive, I didn’t think so but then this was my first meal in Dushanbe. I was happy to say for a homemade, delicious vegan meal with attentive service. Highly recommended!
Pros: several vegan dishes to pick from , good sized portions, extremely attentive, friendly service
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Aussietraveller
Points +591
SO good!!! - Edit
This restaurant is the best in Dushanbe for vegan options in my opinion - I had the hummus, falafel and spicy potatoes which were all delicious. Hard to find any other places with good vegan options so would recommend
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CSL
Points +377
Lebanese in Dushanbe - Edit
Good understanding of vegan. Happy to cater to vegan request, although only 6 dishes stated as vegan. Whole meal pita was freshly baked & delicious. Felafels were small but tasty. Hommous was good.
Read morePros: Vegan options, English menu.
Cons: Not super cheap for the size of the portions. , Also serves non-veg stuff.
Vegantraveljunkie
I was there today and there are more than 6 vegan dishes. Hummus, baba ganoush, muhammara, fattoush salad, other salads too, roasted potatoes, felafels, sides included rice, rice with cashews, roasted vegetables, various breads. I think that is a lot of vegan options in an omni restaurant.
Read moreVegantraveljunkie
Forgot there was tabbouleh as well!
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heuschrecke
Points +1312
Nice atmosphere - Edit
Under normal circumstances I would've been disappointed by the food but as a vegan in Central Asia you lower your standards :)
Read moreThere was a wide choice of vegan options, the staff knew English and was nice and attentive. The food was okay, the prices too high.
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nicolathomas
Points +908
Great! Lots of choice nice atmosphere! - Edit
Helpful staff, answered questions about the menu. Lots of dishes to choose from. Delicious!
Read morePros: Lots of choices! Loved lentil soup and muhummara, Have non-alcoholic pina colada!, I think good value
Cons: I didn't love the baba ganoush
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Ardavon
Points +306
Freshly sliced away from the Mediterranean and delivered to your table within minutes - Edit
This place has no business being this good. Fresh, Delicious and Plentiful
Read morePros: Lots of great vegan mezze options, fresh and delicious
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Bastien
Points +252
Tasty food with vegan options - Edit
Nice and relaxing place, tasty food, english speaking staff
Read morePros: Vegan options , English speaking staff, Nice and relaxing place
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BrusselsSprout
Points +109
Be careful… old reheated food - Edit
After some time in rural Tajikistan, I was excited to try something else than just potatoes and vegetables. However, this restaurant ended up being the only one during my 3 week trip to give me severe food poisoning… the various mezze dishes came very quickly on the table, so I suspect most of them were quite old and just slightly reheated (e.g baraks filled with spinach). The food tasted generally ok, but the baraks and falafels were not very good. The orange juice had a weird taste, maybe the fruits they used had gone bad.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-08-15
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maaikereist
Points +124
Great Arabic food - Edit
Really enjoyed the wide choice of good quality vegetarian mezze - especially the mutabbal, hummus and falafel were great. Also very friendly service.
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jkbc
Points +37
Great! - Edit
Really the exact same experience as the previous reviewer. Recommended!
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shivya
Points +103
Good Lebanese food, staff speak English - Edit
After 10 days of just about surviving on boiled potatoes and salads in rural Tajikistan, I was excited to eat hummus beiruti and babaganoush with fresh hot pita bread, couscous and fresh apple carrot juice at Al Sham - all pretty good considering it’s Dushanbe. Close to the central area. Menu also has other cold appetisers like stuffed vine leaves, mauhamarra and a falafel sandwich that can be done without mayonnaise. Nice ambiance to chill outdoors and do shisha too. Staff speaks enough English to customise dishes if needed.
Read morePros: Typical Lebanese options, Nice space to chill, Staff speaks some English to discuss ingredients
Cons: Vegan options not marked
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