Lapis
Afghan restaurant · Kalorama Triangle ·
Afghan kebabs, stews, and home-style dishes in a charming setting
Afghan kebabs, stews, and home-style dishes in a charming setting
"Afghan restaurant Lapis’s extensive menu of meze, spreads, and platters has plenty for the gluten-free crowd, whether it be grilled pan-seared trout kebabs, beef kofta, or every single item in their vegetarian section. Everything is clearly labeled on their menu, too." - Missy Frederick
"Reservations are available for groups as large as 10 (email for larger parties) at this standout Adams Morgan option for Afghan food. Larger groups can order even more mezze and spreads to pass around." - Missy Frederick
"Called out for refined Afghan dishes in a neighborhood celebrated for recent respected restaurant openings." - Eater Staff
"Eating at Lapis, like a 3am jumbo slice, is an Adams Morgan rite of passage. The Afghan restaurant is the ultimate breakfast hotspot thanks to their one-of-a-kind smoky and sweet rose-cardamom pancakes and killer '70s jazz and R&B playlist. For dinner, we recommend going family-style so you can sample as much of the menu as possible. Because why choose between the leek dumplings on a bed of saffron and garlic cream sauce and the tender lamb shank drenched in smoky tomato stew if you don’t have to?" - omnia saed, mekita rivas
"Eating at Lapis is a DC brunch rite of passage. The Afghan restaurant in Adams Morgan is full of AU students who have spent a decade on their dissertation research, loudly talking about the merits of Bryon and Shakespeare. Don’t let that deter you, though, because the smoky rosewater cardamom pancakes are both beautiful and fantastic. Instead of ordering the brunch special (your choice of a pastry, entree, and sweet for $35), get a stack of those pancakes and the pumpkin bolani, which is served with a sunny-side up egg during brunch." - mekita rivas, omnia saed, tristiana hinton