Yemen Cafe & Restaurant Menu
Welcome to Yemen Cafe & Restaurant, a hidden gem located at 7317 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. This establishment offers an authentic dive into Middle Eastern cuisine, bringing the rich flavors of Yemeni dishes to a cozy and casual setting. The menu highlights include the savory Chicken Haneeth, tender slow-roasted and seasoned chicken served over fragrant basmati rice, and the delightful Lamb Sambousa, crispy pastries filled with spiced lamb.
Vegetarians will find limited options, but every dish is crafted with care, making the offerings unique. Whether you're enjoying lunch with friends or a dinner with family, Yemen Cafe accommodates all with its outdoor seating and family-friendly atmosphere. With reservations available, catering services, and a variety of drinks including soft drinks and traditional beverages, there is something for everyone.
Experience the true taste of Yemen in a welcoming space where flavors meet community spirit.
Appetizers
Special House Salad
Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and dressing.
Soup(Lamb)
Lamb Soup
Hummus
Pure chicken peas, sesame batter, olive oil, and served with bread.
Baba Ghanoush
Pureed baked eggplants, sesame batter, olive oil, and served with bread.
Foul
Sauteed onions, tomatoes, and mashed fava beans.
Fassolia
White kidney beans, sauteed with onions, tomatoes, and served with bread. Also you can have fassolia with eggs.
Shak-Shookah (Egg)
Eggs, sauteed tomato, onion, and spices.
Leham Segar (Small Sauteed Lamb)
Minced lamb, sauteed with onions, tomatoes, and yemeni spices served with bread.
Kibdah (Lamb Liver)
Sauteed cubed of lamb liver, with onions, and tomatoes served with our clay oven bread.
Fatah with Honey
Yemeni style sliced bread, honey, and butter.
Hummus with Lamb
Minced lamb or chicken, sauteed with onions,tomatoes, and yemeni spices dressed with hummus.
Hummus with Chicken
Minced lamb or chicken, sauteed with onions,tomatoes, and yemeni spices dressed with hummus.
Bread
Pepsi
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Schweppes (Ginger Ale)
Schweppes (Ginger Ale)
Schweppes (Diet Ginger Ale)
Schweppes (Diet Ginger Ale)
Crush (Orange)
Crush (Orange)
Starry
Starry
Schweppes (Original)
Schweppes (Original)
Starry (Zero Sugar)
Starry (Zero Sugar)
Hawaiian Punch
Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew
Pure Leaf (Brewed Tea)
Pure Leaf (Brewed Tea)
Dole (Apple Juice)
Dole (Apple Juice)
Dole (Orange Juice)
Dole (Orange Juice)
Poland Spring Water
Poland Spring Water
Special Yemen Tea (Hot)
Special Yemen Tea (Hot)
Drinks
Lamb
Saltah
Fresh assorted root vegetables combined with whipped fenugreek and lamb sauce. Served very hot (volcano style) in traditional yemeni way serve with clay oven baked bread and roasted lamb or chicken.
Fahsah
Traditional saltah combined with shredded lamb and served bubbling hot in a clay bowl with warm clay oven bread.
Kabsa Lamb
Boneless lamb sauteed with long grain basmati rice, scallion, and parsley.
Massloug Lamb
A very tender chunk of lamb sauteed then boiled in seasoned mirepoix for hours. Served with mixed vegetables and rice.
Mix Grill Kabab
Mix grilled shish and chicken kabob served with vegetables and rice.
Lamb Shish Kabab
2 sticks of small chunk of meat, onion, and grilled served with vegetables with rice.
Lamb Chops
Grilled baby lamb, seasoned to perfection, and served with vegetables over rice.
Lamb Haneeth
Our most popular dish and slow roasted lamb seasoned to perfection. Served with mixed vegetables and rice.
Lamb Agada (Loubia)
A yemeni style stew. Cooked with large chunks of lamb, okra, carrots, potatoes, onion, and green peas served with warm clay oven bread or rice.
Lamb Glaba
Minced tender lamb sauteed with onions, tomatoes, and served over a bed of long grain basmati rice and topped with a vegetable sauce.
Zorbian Lamb
Lamb glaba cooked with long grain basmita rice, scallion, parsley, and onion served mixed and ready to eat.
Lamb Fatah
Lamb glaba sauteed with chopped clay oven bread and in a lamb broth served in a bowl.
Chicken Haneeth
Slow oven roasted chicken(half) in imported yemeni seasoning served over a bed of long grain basmati rice and topped with a vegtable sauce.
Chicken Glaba (Chicken Curry)
Minced chicken mixed with root vegetables, sauteed, and served with rice.
Chicken Agda (Loubia)
Cooked massloug chicken with vegetables in yemeni style.
Chicken Kabab
2 sticks of small chunck of chicken and onions grilled served with vegetables over rice.
Massloug Chicken
Chicken boiled in a seasoned mirepoix. Served with mixed vegetables and rice.
Chicken Saltah
Fresh assorted root vegetables stew served in a bubbling hot clay bowl topped with a tongy whipped fenugreek. Served with a half chicken haneeth masloug, warm clay oven bread, and a side of sahawig (spicy chutney).
Chicken Zorbian
South yemeni dish and boneless chicken mixed with rice.
Chicken Kabsa
Chopped half chicken sauteed with long grain basmati rice, scallion, parsley, and onion served mixed and ready to eat.
Charcoal Grilled Chicken
Half chicken grilled on charcoal flames to perfection served over a bed of long grain basmati rice and topped with a vegetable sauce.
Fish of the day
Contact store for today's selection.Fish comes with rice, soup, salad, and our famous warm clay oven bread.
Chicken Showayah
Half chicken seasoned to perfection that is cooked on a rotisserie by using direct heat. Served with rice & topped with vegetable sauce.
Poultry
Dessert Special
Hareesa ( )
Hareesa is a traditional Yemeni sweet well known in yemen. Our Hareesa is made in house. Hareesa is made up of peanuts, vanilla, sugar, and food coloring. And theres 2 kinds of Hareesa one is sold(regular) and its crunchy but soft while the other one is soft(haltah) almost the same softness as jello.
Baklava ()
Baklava is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, butter and sweetened with syrup.
Basbousa w/Lotus
Semolina Cake with milk, eggs, butter and Louts
Basbousa w/Chocolate
Semolina Cake with milk, eggs, butter and Chocolate
Lamb Sambousa
A crispy, triangular pastry filled with spiced ground lamb
Shafoot
It is made of shredded bread, "Haqeen" (traditional buttermilk) and Yogurt, Zhug and Leek.
Crme caramel
Crme caramel, flan, caramel pudding, condensed milk pudding or caramel custard is a custard dessert with a layer of clear caramel sauce.
Custard
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it, and sometimes also flour, corn starch, or gelatin.
Rawani cake
Rawani is an eggy cake thats spongy and fluffy. There is no sugar in the batter because the cake is soaked in sheera (simple sugar water) as soon as it comes out of the oven - just like basboobsa.
Jello
Oatmeal w/Lamb
This soup contains the richness of meat and the lightness of oats. It is nutritious too. The slow cooking renders it a much-needed aroma and flavor.
Oatmeal w/Milk
A warm, creamy dish made with oats, milk, and a touch of sweetness. It's light, healthy, and perfect for breakfast or after a long day of fasting. This comforting bowl gives you energy and keeps you full.
