"We weren’t going to put kebabs first on our list, but honestly, this place is A1. It’s located in Flushing and has some of the juiciest Afghan kebabs and largest portions of broth-simmered rice in the city. They also serve hummus, samsa, chicken soup, lamb shank, salmon kebabs, and a delicious assortment of mantoo, or Afghan steamed beef dumplings in yogurt sauce. The mantoo is a must-get because the texture of the translucent, meat-filled dumplings and yogurt sauce just makes sense. It’s chewy but al-dente and reminds us of eating pasta bolognese in the best way possible." - Jiniya Azad, Sameen Choudhry