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Flavors from Afar 5652 Hollywood Boulevard

5652 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
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Beverages
Food
Wine Wednesday

Beverages

Honey Wine

  • AXUM

  • SABA

Water + Soft Drinks

  • Saratoga Sparkling Water

    $10.00
  • Saratoga Spring Water

    $10.00
  • Coca-Cola, 355ml Glass Bottle

    $9.00
  • Fanta, 355ml Glass Bottle

    $9.00
  • Sprite, 355ml Glass Bottle

    $9.00

Food

Appetizers

  • Shito Smoked Fish

    Smoked trout whipped with labneh, turmeric, chives and capers, served with berbere-spiced plantain chips and Ghanaian shito.
    $20.00
  • Piri Piri Shrimp

    Cast-iron-roasted shrimp with fiery piri-piri sauce, charred lemon and fresh herbs, drawing on the chile-forward cooking of Mozambique and Southern Africa.
    $19.00
  • Chicken Yassa

    Classic Senegalese yassa: chicken thigh marinated in lemon, garlic, and mustard, seared, then simmered with slow-cooked onions and a touch of chile.
    $19.00
  • Sambusa - Vegetarian

    Crisp East African pastry filled with cabbage, carrot, potato, and Xawaash, served with Somali basbaas chile sauce. (Vegan)
    $13.00
  • Sambusa - Lamb

    Crisp East African pastry filled with Xawaash-spiced lamb, onion, and herbs, finished with berbere and Somali basbaas chile sauce.
    $17.00
  • Charred Cabbage

    $13.00

Sides

  • Salater Ful

    Egyptian-inspired fava bean salad with shaved cucumber, cherry tomato, shallot, fresh herbs, lemon, and garlic oil. Vegan
    $9.00
  • Pilau

    Fragrant spiced rice served with fresh kachumbari, a favorite across Tanzania and the Swahili Coast. Vegan
    $8.00
  • Sakumi Wiki

    Collard greens braised with tomato and onion, an everyday dish found across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Vegan
    $8.00
  • Sweet Plantains

    Fried sweet plantains with flaky sea salt, enjoyed across Africa and its diaspora. Vegan
    $8.00
  • Chapati

    Flaky, layered flatbread found across Tanzania and East Africa. Vegan
    $5.00

Entrees

  • Catch Of The Day

    Whole red snapper with South African chakalaka, fava bean sauce, and lime caviar. Suggested sides: Pilau 8 · Chapati 5
    $60.00
  • Seafood Coconut Curry

    Shellfish in a Zanzibari coconut curry layered with warm spices, seasonal vegetables, fresh herbs, and citrus, rooted in the cooking of Tanzania's Swahili Coast. Suggested sides: Pilau 8 · Chapati 5
    $41.00
  • Vegan Coconut Curry

    Zanzibari coconut curry layered with warm spices, seasonal vegetables, fresh herbs, and citrus, rooted in the cooking of Tanzania's Swahili Coast. Suggested sides: Pilau 8 · Chapati 5
    $26.00
  • Somali Half Chicken

    Roasted Somali half chicken seasoned with xawaash and warm spices, served with basbaas chile sauce, citrus, and fresh herbs. Suggested side: Somali Rice 8
    $39.00
  • Lamb Kefta

    Meatballs with whipped lemon-cumin yogurt, spiced tomato sauce, sumac-pickled onions, chile, and citrus, inspired by Moroccan flavors. Suggested sides: Salatet Ful 9 · Chapati 5
    $31.00
  • Suugo Suqaar

    Handmade egg tagliatelle with lentils and a xawaash-spiced carrot-tomato sauce, our vegetarian take on Somali suugo suqaar. Vegetarian. Suggested side: Sukuma Wiki 8
    $28.00
  • Pepper Soup

    Traditional Nigerian broth with tender goat, warming spices, chile, and fresh herbs. Suggested sides: Sweet Plantains 8 · Pilau 8
    $27.00
  • Koshari

    Egyptian lentils, rice, chickpeas, and pasta with spiced tomato sauce, crispy shallots, and toasted cumin vinaigrette. (Vegan) Suggested side: Salatet Ful 9
    $22.00
  • Steak

    $42.00

Dessert

  • Spiced Rice Pudding

    Cardamom-spiced rice pudding finished with dried rose petals.
    $10.00

Wine Wednesday

Beverages

  • B-AXUM Tej

    $60.00
  • G-AXUM Tej

    $10.00
  • B-SABA Tej

    $60.00
  • G-SABA Tej

    $10.00
  • B-Terre Rouge

    B-Terre Rouge
    $56.00
  • B-Pinotage

    B-Pinotage
    $55.00
  • B-Kumusha Cabernet

    B-Kumusha Cabernet
    $49.00
  • B-Ferme Rouge

    B-Ferme Rouge
    $45.00
  • G-Ferme Rouge

    G-Ferme Rouge
    $10.00

Shito Smoked Fish

$20.00

Smoked trout whipped with labneh, turmeric, chives and capers, served with berbere-spiced plantain chips and Ghanaian shito.

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Flavors from Afar Location and Hours

(562) 521-8818
5652 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Closed • Opens Wednesday at 11AM
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