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The national dish: long-grain rice steamed with tender meat and crowned with sweet carrots and raisins. It is the centerpiece of any celebration.
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Kebabs broiled over wood charcoal, slow-simmered curries and the warm hospitality of an Afghan table, on Ninth Avenue.
787 9th AvenueBetween 52nd & 53rd Street
Open daily · 12 – 10 PM
Our Story
Tucked into Ninth Avenue, Ariana Afghan Kebab is the kind of place New Yorkers like to keep to themselves: an intimate dining room, an unhurried pace, and cooking that tastes like it came from someone’s family kitchen.
Our kebabs are marinated in fresh-ground spices and broiled over wood charcoal. Our curries are built slowly from tomato, onion, garlic and herbs. And every meal ends the Afghan way, with cardamom tea and something sweet.
The Name “Ariana”
Ariana is an ancient name for the land that is now Afghanistan. For centuries, Silk Road caravans crossed its mountains carrying spices from India, rice and dried fruit from Persia, and noodles and dumplings from Central Asia. Afghan cooking absorbed it all and made it its own: fragrant, generous and never too fiery.
The national dish: long-grain rice steamed with tender meat and crowned with sweet carrots and raisins. It is the centerpiece of any celebration.
Bolani are thin flatbreads filled with potato or leeks. Borani banjan is eggplant cooked soft with tomato and topped with cool garlic yogurt. Both are staples of the Afghan table.
In Afghanistan a guest is never sent away without tea. Green or black, it is always scented with cardamom and poured again and again.
Reservations
Join us for dinner on Ninth Avenue. Call ahead and we’ll hold a table for you.
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