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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

Soft Drinks

  • African Coffee+Teas

    African Coffee and Teas
  • Bissap

    West African Bissap
  • Lemonade

    House Lemonade
  • Saratoga

    Saratoga
  • Soda

    Glass Bottle

Food

Appetizers

  • Akara

    Akara with Kani Sauce
    $15.00
  • Charred Cabbage

    Charred Cabbage
    $15.00
  • Salatet Ful

    Salatet Ful
    $15.00
  • Sambusa

    Crisp East African pastry filled with cabbage, carrot, potato, and Xawaash, served with Somali basbaas chile sauce.
  • Zaalouk

    Zaalouk
    $15.00

Dessert

  • Bissap Granita

    Bissap Granita
    $12.00
  • Mahamri & Chai

    Mahamri & Chai
    $12.00
  • Malva Pudding

    Malva Pudding
    $12.00
  • Orange Blossom Basbousa

    Orange Blossom Basbousa
    $12.00
  • Rice Pudding

    Cardamom-spiced rice pudding finished with dried rose petals.
    $12.00
  • Thiakry

    Thiakry
    $12.00

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
  • 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
    $41.00
  • 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
    $35.00
  • 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
  • Lamb Shank

    Mechoui Lamb Shank
    $50.00
  • Pepper Soup

    Traditional Nigerian broth with tender goat, warming spices, chile, and fresh herbs. Suggested sides: Sweet Plantains 8 · Pilau 8
    $35.00
  • Piri Piri Prawns

    Piri Piri Prawns
    $36.00
  • Potjie Oxtail

    Potjie Oxtail
    $55.00

Sides

  • Chapati (2)

    Flaky, layered flatbread found across Tanzania and East Africa. Vegan
    $9.00
  • Jollof Rice

    Jollof Rice
    $9.00
  • Sukuma Wiki

    Collard greens braised with tomato and onion, an everyday dish found across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Vegan
    $9.00
  • Swahili Pilau

    Fragrant spiced rice served with fresh kachumbari, a favorite across Tanzania and the Swahili Coast. Vegan
    $9.00
  • Sweet Plantains

    Fried sweet plantains with flaky sea salt, enjoyed across Africa and its diaspora. Vegan
    $9.00

Specials

  • Chicken Yassa

    Chicken Yassa
    $29.00
  • Fish Stew

    Fish Stew
    $32.00
  • Lamb Kefta

    Lamb Kefta
    $33.00
  • Steak

    Steak
    $45.00
  • Suugo Suqaar

    Suugo Suqaar
    $28.00

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
  • B-Le Gris

    B-Le Gris
    $49.00
  • G-Le Gris

    G-Le Gris
    $10.00
  • B-So Far Out

    B-So Far Out
    $49.00
  • G-So Far Out

    G-So Far Out
    $10.00
  • Ikenga Palm Wine

    Ikenga Palm Wine
    $49.00
  • Wine Flight

    Wine Flight
    $25.00
  • B-Terre Blanche

    Terre Blanche
    $56.00
  • B-Ferme Blanc

    B-Ferme Blanc
    $45.00
  • G-Ferme Blanc

    G-Ferme Blanc
    $10.00

Suugo Suqaar

$28.00

Suugo Suqaar

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Flavors from Afar Location and Hours

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