A beautifully designed family-run Afghan restaurant has opened in a converted railway arch next to Leyton Midland station in east London. Azra takes its name from the Hazara ethnic group, and founder Waheed Kazemi says he hopes the venture will “change the perception of Afghanistan by incorporating aspects of its traditional heritage, highlighting the educated […]
The duo behind British-Afghan barbecue Cue Point this week opened their first permanent site – in North Kensington, close to the project’s origins as a pop-in west London 10 years ago. Founders Joshua Moroney and Mursal Saiq have teamed up with the Garden Bar pub near Latimer Road tube station to create The Garden Bar Grill and […]
A new restaurant opening in Moseley next month promises to serve the first authentic Afghan cuisine in Birmingham. Kabuli has taken over the former site of Greek-Cypriot souvlaki specialist Soufi, which closed after two years. Kabuli’s founder, Farhad Spinzar, was born and grew up in Kabul before moving to Birmingham in 2001. Missing his homeland, […]
