The Menu
A Persian & Afghan tasting
All our dishes are made in-house. 100% halal meat. Prices in CHF, service included.
To begin
Starters
Mast Khiar
Yogurt with cucumber, dried mint, house-made Afghan bread.
Mast Moosir
Yogurt with wild garlic, sumac, house-made Afghan bread.
Salade Shirazi
Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, mint, coriander, lemon, olive oil. Served with house-made bread.
Kashk-e Bademjan
Eggplant caviar with whey, tomatoes, garlic, mint and fried onions. Served with house-made bread.
Soup-e Jo
Iranian pearl barley soup, shredded chicken, carrots, fresh herbs. Served with house-made bread.
Bolani
4 house-made Afghan flatbreads, leeks and potatoes, two house sauces.
Manto
7 Afghan steamed dumplings, beef and leeks, garlic-yogurt sauce, tomato-lentil coulis.
Sharing starter (2-3 ppl.)
Mast Moosir, Kashk-e Bademjan, Shirazi salad & 2 Bolani. Served with house-made bread.
Persian classics
Skewers
Chelo Koobideh
2 ground lamb & veal skewers (120 g), saffron rice, grilled tomato, salad.
Chelo Joojeh
Saffron-marinated chicken skewer, saffron rice, grilled tomato. (Spicy Afghan version 🌶️)
Chelo Loghmeh
2 thick ground lamb & veal skewers (180 g), saffron rice, tomato, salad.
Chelo Bakhtiari
1 mixed lamb fillet & chicken breast skewer, saffron, rice, grilled tomato. (Spicy Afghan version 🌶️)
Chelo Chenjeh
Lamb fillet marinated in saffron, saffron rice, tomato, salad. (Spicy Afghan version 🌶️)
Chelo Vaziri
Ground lamb-veal skewer + chicken skewer, saffron rice, tomato, salad. (Spicy Afghan version 🌶️)
Chelo Chichlik
Lamb chop marinated with saffron, garlic, spices, saffron rice, tomato, salad.
Chelo Chenjeh ba Joojeh
Lamb fillet + chicken breast, saffron rice, tomato, salad. (Spicy Afghan version 🌶️)
Chelo Soltani ba Chenjeh
Ground lamb-veal skewer + lamb fillet, saffron rice, tomato, salad. (Spicy Afghan version 🌶️)
Sandwich Joojeh
Chef's marinated chicken skewer, crudités, fries.
For the table
Sharing platters
Discovery platter (2-3 ppl.)
2 koobideh, 1 spicy chicken, 1 lamb chop, saffron rice, cumin-carrot-raisin rice, mixed salad, grilled chili.
Discovery platter (4-5 ppl.)
5 koobideh, 1 spicy chicken, 1 lamb fillet, 1 chop, 2 saffron rice, 2 cumin-carrot-raisin rice, salad, chili.
Persian & Afghan slow-cooked
Stews
Chelo Gheymeh
Sliced leg of lamb, tomato sauce with yellow lentils, saffron rice, cucumber-yogurt.
Chelo Ghormeh Sabzi
Leg of lamb with fine herbs and red beans, saffron rice, cucumber-yogurt.
Zereshk Polo ba Morgh
Saffron rice with barberries, saffron-confit chicken, spicy tomato sauce, cucumber-yogurt.
Chelo Gheymeh Bademjoon
Slow-cooked leg of lamb, tomato sauce, yellow lentils, eggplants, saffron rice, yogurt.
Zereshk Polo ba Mahiche
Saffron rice with barberries, lamb shank with saffron and spices, cucumber-yogurt.
Ghabuli Polo ba Mahiche
Afghan rice with cumin, carrots and caramelised raisins, saffron lamb shank, oriental salad.
🌿 Meat-free
Vegetarian
Badenjan ba Polo 🌿
Fried eggplant, wild garlic-mint yogurt, saffron rice, oriental salad.
Menu Herat 🌿
Slow-cooked eggplant in tomato sauce, saffron yellow lentils, Afghan cumin rice with caramelized carrots and raisins, cucumber-yogurt.
For the little ones
Kids' menu
Mini Koobideh
Grilled ground lamb & veal skewer, rice — specially for kids.
Mini Joojeh
Small saffron-lemon chicken skewer, rice — for kids.
À la carte
Sides
Tomate grillée
Piment grillé
Oignons grillés
Zeytoon Parvardeh 🌿
Marinated green olives, walnuts, garlic, herbs, pomegranate molasses.
Khiar Shor 🌿
Vinegar-pickled gherkins, garlic, tarragon.
Torchi 🌿
Vegetables pickled in vinegar, spices and garlic.
Shir Torchi 🌿
Caramelised garlic pickled in vinegar.
Riz
Cardamom-perfumed rice dusted with saffron.
Zereshk Polo
Saffron rice with barberries.
Ghabuli Polo
Afghan rice with cumin, carrots and raisins.
To finish
Desserts
Firni
Afghan dessert with corn flour, milk, sugar, rose water.
Baklava
Crispy filo pastry, pistachios, walnuts, sugar and honey syrup.
Bastani
Saffron and rose water ice cream, crisp pistachios and almonds.
Bastani Nooni
Iranian bastani wrapped in a wafer.
Sheer Yakh
Creamy Afghan cardamom and rose water ice cream, pistachios and almonds.
Faloodeh
Frozen rice vermicelli with rose water, pistachio, pomegranate syrup, lemon.
Faloodeh Bastani
Saffron ice cream, rose-water vermicelli, grenadine syrup, pistachios, almonds.
Molten chocolate, saffron ice cream, crushed pistachios, flaked almonds.
Molten chocolate, saffron ice cream, crushed pistachios, flaked almonds.
Molten chocolate, Afghan Sheer Yakh, pistachios, flaked almonds.
Molten chocolate, Afghan Sheer Yakh, pistachios, flaked almonds.