The menu
Persian and Afghan cuisine.
Along the Silk Road, between Tehran and Kabul: saffron, noble spices, fresh herbs and candied fruit, seen with today’s eyes.
مزهPersian mezze
Three sharing sets to discover the Persian and Afghan table.
For 2
42.–Aubergine caviar · seasonal salad · 2 mantu · boulani.
LactoseGlutenNutsFor 3
60.–Aubergine caviar · seasonal salad · 3 mantu · boulani · mast-o-khiar.
LactoseGlutenNutsFor 4
79.–2 pieces of samboussa · aubergine caviar · mast-o-khiar · mast-o-moosir · seasonal salad · 4 mantu · 2 boulani.
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پیشغذاStarters
Persian beef dumplings Mantu
15.–Afghan dumplings with spiced beef, lentil and tomato sauce, garlic and mint yoghurt.
GlutenLactoseCrispy house pastries Samboussa
12.–Two pieces filled with spiced minced beef, cucumber-mint yoghurt and spicy chutney.
GlutenLactoseGolden fresh-herb flatbreads Boulani
8.–Afghan flatbreads filled with herbs and seasonal vegetables, mint yoghurt, house chutney.
VegetarianGlutenLactoseAubergine caviar with kashk Kashk-e bademjan
12.–Grilled aubergine, kashk, turmeric, toasted walnuts, pomegranate and fresh mint.
VegetarianLactoseNutsCucumber & mint yoghurt Mast-o-khiar
8.–Fresh yoghurt with cucumber and mint, served chilled.
VegetarianLactosePersian wild garlic yoghurt Mast-o-moosir
8.–Thick yoghurt with dried Iranian wild garlic.
VegetarianLactoseHerb & pomegranate salad
8.–Fine bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, pomegranate and house vinaigrette.
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غذای اصلیMains
Beef kofta on Kabuli rice
32.–Kofta simmered in garlic tomato sauce, Kabuli rice with rose water-caramelised carrots and raisins, pistachios and almonds.
NutsPomegranate kofta, Persian golden rice Fessenjoon
33.–Rich pomegranate and walnut sauce, saffron rice, candied orange zest, barberries, pistachios and almonds.
NutsAubergine & lentil stew, barberry rice Gheyme bademjan
29.–Aubergines and lentils slow-simmered with turmeric, barberry rice, slivered pistachios.
VegetarianNutsSpiced chicken thigh, saffron & barberry rice Zereshk polo
30.–Chicken grilled then braised in spices, saffron and barberry rice, slivered pistachios.
NutsMelting aubergine, yoghurt & fragrant oil
21.–Grilled aubergine, garlic yoghurt, fragrant oil, turmeric and dried mint, warm house bread.
VegetarianLactoseGlutenChef’s signature
Slow-braised lamb shank, Kabuli rice Kabouli palaw mahicheh
49.–Braised for six hours in an ancestral spiced broth, rich jus, Kabuli rice with golden raisins, candied carrots, pistachios and almonds.
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دسرDesserts
Persian saffron ice cream Bastani
12.–Old-fashioned saffron and rose water ice cream, crushed Iranian pistachios.
VegetarianLactoseNutsPistachio & orange blossom pastry Warbat
7.–Golden filo, pistachios, orange blossom and honey.
VegetarianGlutenNutsBird’s nest
10.–Crispy kadaif nest (4 pieces), pistachio cream, chocolate ganache, vanilla and salted butter caramel.
VegetarianGlutenLactoseNutsFirni, rose & cardamom pudding
12.–Persian milk pudding with Iranian rose and green cardamom, pistachios and cinnamon.
VegetarianLactoseNutsChocolate fondant
15.–Served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
GlutenLactoseCafé gourmand
14.–A coffee with a selection of seasonal pastries and petits fours (allergens depend on the day’s selection).
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Origins. Beef: Germany · Poultry: Hungary · Lamb: Ireland · Bread: made in Switzerland.
Allergies or intolerances: please tell us before ordering. Our kitchen handles gluten, milk, nuts and sesame; traces are possible. Prices in CHF, VAT included.
18th Restaurant · Avenue de Malley 6 · 1020 Renens · 021 214 15 15 · contact@18e.ch · 18e.ch
