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Our menu of famous Yemeni dishes

From authentic Mandi to sizzling Saltah and honey-glazed Bint Al-Sahn. Pick a category and find your favorite.

قائمة الطعام
Plate of spiced rice and meat, a Yemeni favourite

Browse Yemeni dishes by category

Platter of slow-cooked lamb Mandi on spiced rice at Taiz Restaurant

Lamb Mandi

مندي لحم

Tender lamb slow-cooked for 6 hours in the tannour over smoky, fragrant basmati rice.

Serves 1 to 6 · Signature

Golden roasted chicken Mandi

Chicken Mandi

مندي دجاج

Whole or half chicken with a golden, smoky skin, served on saffron rice with tomato salsa.

Serves 1 to 4 · Bestseller

Slow-roasted Haneeth lamb

Lamb Haneeth

حنيذ

Lamb wrapped and roasted slowly until it pulls apart, a classic for celebrations.

Serves 2 to 6 · Weekend special

Zurbian, Yemeni spiced rice with meat and potatoes

Zurbian

زربيان

The Aden-style rice dish layered with marinated meat, potatoes, fried onions and saffron.

Serves 1 to 2 · Aromatic

Charcoal-grilled meat skewers, mixed grill platter

Mixed Grill Platter

مشويات

Lamb kebab, chicken tikka and lamb chops grilled over charcoal, with bread and zahawek.

Serves 2 to 4 · Charcoal

Meat seared on hot stones, Mathbi style

Mathbi

مظبي

Lamb or chicken seared on hot flat stones for a crisp outside and juicy inside.

Serves 1 to 2 · Stone-grilled

Bubbling Saltah stew served in a stone pot

Saltah

سلتة

Yemen’s national dish: rich meat broth topped with whipped fenugreek, served boiling in a stone madra.

Serves 1 · National dish

Fahsa, shredded lamb stew

Fahsa

فحسة

Shredded lamb simmered with tomatoes and spices, finished with hilbah and eaten with hot bread.

Serves 1 · Hearty

Fresh lunch bowls for office catering

Shafoot

شفوت

Soft lahoh bread soaked in spiced yogurt with mint, cucumber and green chili. Cool and refreshing.

Vegetarian · Starter

Golden honey for Bint Al-Sahn

Bint Al-Sahn

بنت الصحن

Layers of buttery pastry baked golden and drenched in Yemeni sidr honey and black seeds.

Serves 2 to 4 · Must try

Cup of Adeni milk tea with cardamom

Adeni Tea

شاي عدني

Sweet milk tea brewed with cardamom and cloves, the perfect end to any Yemeni meal.

Hot · Cardamom

Traditional Yemeni Qishr drink

Qishr

قشر

Traditional Yemeni drink brewed from coffee husks with ginger and cinnamon. Light and warming.

Hot · Ginger

Platter of slow-cooked lamb Mandi on spiced rice at Taiz Restaurant

Lamb Mandi

مندي لحم

Tender lamb slow-cooked for 6 hours in the tannour over smoky, fragrant basmati rice.

Serves 1 to 6 · Signature

Golden roasted chicken Mandi

Chicken Mandi

مندي دجاج

Whole or half chicken with a golden, smoky skin, served on saffron rice with tomato salsa.

Serves 1 to 4 · Bestseller

Slow-roasted Haneeth lamb

Lamb Haneeth

حنيذ

Lamb wrapped and roasted slowly until it pulls apart, a classic for celebrations.

Serves 2 to 6 · Weekend special

Zurbian, Yemeni spiced rice with meat and potatoes

Zurbian

زربيان

The Aden-style rice dish layered with marinated meat, potatoes, fried onions and saffron.

Serves 1 to 2 · Aromatic

Charcoal-grilled meat skewers, mixed grill platter

Mixed Grill Platter

مشويات

Lamb kebab, chicken tikka and lamb chops grilled over charcoal, with bread and zahawek.

Serves 2 to 4 · Charcoal

Meat seared on hot stones, Mathbi style

Mathbi

مظبي

Lamb or chicken seared on hot flat stones for a crisp outside and juicy inside.

Serves 1 to 2 · Stone-grilled

Bubbling Saltah stew served in a stone pot

Saltah

سلتة

Yemen’s national dish: rich meat broth topped with whipped fenugreek, served boiling in a stone madra.

Serves 1 · National dish

Fahsa, shredded lamb stew

Fahsa

فحسة

Shredded lamb simmered with tomatoes and spices, finished with hilbah and eaten with hot bread.

Serves 1 · Hearty

Fresh lunch bowls for office catering

Shafoot

شفوت

Soft lahoh bread soaked in spiced yogurt with mint, cucumber and green chili. Cool and refreshing.

Vegetarian · Starter

Golden honey for Bint Al-Sahn

Bint Al-Sahn

بنت الصحن

Layers of buttery pastry baked golden and drenched in Yemeni sidr honey and black seeds.

Serves 2 to 4 · Must try

Cup of Adeni milk tea with cardamom

Adeni Tea

شاي عدني

Sweet milk tea brewed with cardamom and cloves, the perfect end to any Yemeni meal.

Hot · Cardamom

Traditional Yemeni Qishr drink

Qishr

قشر

Traditional Yemeni drink brewed from coffee husks with ginger and cinnamon. Light and warming.

Hot · Ginger

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