Flavors from Afar 5652 Hollywood Boulevard

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

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.

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

Crisp East African pastry filled with cabbage, carrot, potato, and Xawaash, served with Somali basbaas chile sauce. (Vegan)

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

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

Fragrant spiced rice served with fresh kachumbari, a favorite across Tanzania and the Swahili Coast. Vegan

Collard greens braised with tomato and onion, an everyday dish found across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Vegan

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

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

Whole red snapper with South African chakalaka, fava bean sauce, and lime caviar. Suggested sides: Pilau 8 · Chapati 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cardamom-spiced rice pudding finished with dried rose petals.