Helmand

Helmand can be found at 1st St 143. The following is offered: Middle Eastern. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Cambridge there are 10 other Middle Eastern. An overview can be found here.

At night, don't worry about parking--the area surrounding the restaurant is a ghost town, so expect loads of metered spaces to be available.

The area's first Afghan restaurant, named after the country's most important river, welcomes you into its cozy Kendall Square confines with Afghan rugs, a wood-burning oven, and exotic, yet extremely approachable food. Standouts, beyond the chewy warm bread, include terrific aushak (ravioli stuffed with leeks), chapendaz (marinated grilled beef tenderloin served with cumin-spiced hot...

"Tantalizing" and "exotic" but "accessible" enough for spice-averse palates, the "incredible" Afghan eats at this East Cambridge "must-try" draw "many locals" to its "welcoming", "romantic" space centered around a "roaring" hearth (where the "marvelous bread" is baked); tabs, though "not cheap", are a relative "bargain", so it's "no wonder" it's "withstood the test of time."

Walls the color of summer squash, hand-woven Persian rugs, and a wood-burning oven make this Afghani restaurant in East Cambridge a decorative delight. With a rich history due to its central location on the Silk Road, Afghanistan developed its own type of melting-pot cuisine, informed by an aromatic, exotic haze of spices and influences from all across the Middle East, Asia, and even the...

The Helmand, named for the region and river in Afghanistan, is low-profile yet always crowded. The elegant setting near the CambridgeSide Galleria mall belies the reasonable prices. Afghan food has elements of Middle Eastern, Indian, and Pakistani cuisine, with many vegetarian options; meat is often one element rather than the centerpiece of a dish. To start, try baked pumpkin topped with spicy...

Helmand is an Afghani restaurant named after Afghanistan's longest and most important river. Located in East Cambridge, the Helmand Restaurant's dining room is flanked on one side by a small fireplace, and on the other by a woodburning oven, where the restaurant's famous flatbread is cooked.