Afandi Serves Beautiful Middle Eastern Food with Deep History [PHOTOS]

By Riverfront Times Staff

The pastries alone are enough to make the visit to Afandi worth it, but that's only part of the story.

Read Cheryl Baehr's review: "Afandi's Middle Eastern Cuisine Showcases Generations of Talent"

Photos by Mabel Suen

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Fried red snapper with biryani rice, bulgur, pickles and arugula.

Mabel Suen

Fried red snapper with biryani rice, bulgur, pickles and arugula.

A selection of items from Afandi Sweets & Cafe: shredded lamb and freekeh, selection of salads, assortment of baklava and Arabic tea.

Mabel Suen

A selection of items from Afandi Sweets & Cafe: shredded lamb and freekeh, selection of salads, assortment of baklava and Arabic tea.

Chef-owner Jwamer Rasheed.

Mabel Suen

Chef-owner Jwamer Rasheed.

A selection of baklava and sweets including pistachio, walnut and chocolate varieties.

Mabel Suen

A selection of baklava and sweets including pistachio, walnut and chocolate varieties.

Lamb shank with cinnamon and lemon.

Mabel Suen

Lamb shank with cinnamon and lemon.

A selection of vegetable sides including pickled vegetables, roasted eggplant, shirazi salad and tabbouleh.

Mabel Suen

A selection of vegetable sides including pickled vegetables, roasted eggplant, shirazi salad and tabbouleh.

Housemade baklava with pistachios.

Mabel Suen

Housemade baklava with pistachios.

Noveen Rasheed serving Arabic tea.

Mabel Suen

Noveen Rasheed serving Arabic tea.

Each order of baklava gets a final drizzle of honey.

Mabel Suen

Each order of baklava gets a final drizzle of honey.

Each order of baklava gets a final drizzle of honey.

Mabel Suen

Each order of baklava gets a final drizzle of honey.

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