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Flavors from Afar 5652 Hollywood Boulevard
5652 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Food
Appetizers
Shito Smoked Fish
Smoked trout whipped with labneh, turmeric, chives and capers, served with berbere-spiced plantain chips and Ghanaian shito.$20.00Piri 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.$19.00Chicken Yassa
Classic Senegalese yassa: chicken thigh marinated in lemon, garlic, and mustard, seared, then simmered with slow-cooked onions and a touch of chile.$19.00Sambusa - Vegetarian
Crisp East African pastry filled with cabbage, carrot, potato, and Xawaash, served with Somali basbaas chile sauce. (Vegan)$13.00Sambusa - Lamb
Crisp East African pastry filled with Xawaash-spiced lamb, onion, and herbs, finished with berbere and Somali basbaas chile sauce.$17.00Charred Cabbage
$13.00
Sides
Salater Ful
Egyptian-inspired fava bean salad with shaved cucumber, cherry tomato, shallot, fresh herbs, lemon, and garlic oil. Vegan$9.00Pilau
Fragrant spiced rice served with fresh kachumbari, a favorite across Tanzania and the Swahili Coast. Vegan$8.00Sakumi Wiki
Collard greens braised with tomato and onion, an everyday dish found across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Vegan$8.00Sweet Plantains
Fried sweet plantains with flaky sea salt, enjoyed across Africa and its diaspora. Vegan$8.00Chapati
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$60.00Seafood 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$41.00Vegan 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$26.00Somali 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$39.00Lamb 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$31.00Suugo 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$28.00Pepper Soup
Traditional Nigerian broth with tender goat, warming spices, chile, and fresh herbs. Suggested sides: Sweet Plantains 8 · Pilau 8$27.00Koshari
Egyptian lentils, rice, chickpeas, and pasta with spiced tomato sauce, crispy shallots, and toasted cumin vinaigrette. (Vegan) Suggested side: Salatet Ful 9$22.00Steak
$42.00
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
Closed • Opens Wednesday at 11AM