Nargis Cafe Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Nargis Cafe, a hidden gem nestled in Brooklyn, NY, where the rich flavors of Uzbek and Middle Eastern cuisines come to life. The menu is a delightful blend of halal offerings that cater to various palates, including pescatarians, while also providing limited vegetarian options.
Start with an array of intriguing salads and appetizers like the Achichuk or the Mixed Spreads Platter, perfect for sharing. Dive into hearty dishes such as the Lagman, a robust noodle soup teeming with spiced beef and fresh vegetables, or savor the unique Shurpa, a flavorful lamb broth that warms the soul.
For those craving something crispy, don't miss the Samsa or Crispy Chuchvara. Each dish at Nargis Cafe is crafted with care, ensuring a memorable dining experience whether you're enjoying a casual lunch or dinner with friends and family. Come, indulge in a feast that promises to delight your senses!
Salads & Appetizers
Classic Caesar Salad
Add chicken, salmon, and shrimp for an additional charge. Gluten-free.
Achichuk
Thinly sliced tomatoes, onions, green chilly mixed with freshly chopped dill. Spicy. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Navruz
Romain lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red radish, red onions, boiled eggs, scallions, dill, cilantro mixed with sour cream dressing and topped with feta cheese. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Tashkent
Cure beef tongue, white radish, scallion, herbs, boiled eggs mixed with our house mayo dressing. Gluten-free.
Nargis
Shredded cabbage, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, dill in oil and vinegar. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Avocado Salad
Romaine lettuce, garden vegetables, red onion, dill, cilantro mixed with oil-vinegar dressing. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Spring Salad with Feta Cheese
Tomatoes, persian cucumbers, red onion, chopped dill mixed with house dressing. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Spring Salad
Tomatoes, persian cucumbers, red onion, chopped dill mixed with sour cream dressing. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Mixed Spreads Platter
Hummus, baba ganoush, bojon, eggplant salad, spiced carrot salad, kim-cheese, pickled red cabbage, and spicy pickles. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Salad Bojon
Fire roasted eggplant spread with fresh garlic. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Babaganoush
Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Hummus
Dip made from chickpeas.
Fried Eggplant Salad
Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Markovcha
Korean style carrot salad with cumin. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Herring
Served with crispy fingerling potatoes tossed with garlic and dill. Gluten-free.
Assorted Pickled Vegetables
Vegetarian. Gluten-free.
Mixed Vegetables Kebab
Served with goat cheese and pomegranate sauce. Gluten-free.
Cheburek
Pan fried ground lamb and beef meat pie.
Kutabi with Meat
Kutabi with Greens
Samsa with Meat
Lamb and beef, aromatic spices mixed with onions, and stuffed in a crispy pastry.
Home Fried with Mushrooms
Butter sauted potatoes and organic shitaki mushrooms
Organic Beet salad
baby arugula, red onion, cilantro, sunflower seeds, balsamic dressing and topped w/ crumbled goat cheese
Burrata Salad
Baby arugula, cherry tomatoes, sun dried tomatoesmixed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, topped withburrata, pesto sauce and nuts
Octopus Salad
A single grilled octopus leg, sliced and served withbaby arugula, cherry tomatoes, and red onion
Samsa with pumpkin (Vegetarian)
Shurpa
Lamb, vegetables, potatoes, alcha sour cherry, chick peas in lamb broth. Gluten-free.
Lagman
Diced beef and lamb with leeks, Asian cabbage assorted central asian vegetables and spiced served over hand pulled noodles. Spicy.
Meat Dumplings in Vegetables Bouillon
Lobster Bisque
Clam Chowder
Borscht
Soups
Nargis Cafe Menu
Chuchvara
Sauteed handmade beef dumplings with caramelized onions, served with yogurt sauce on the side.
Crispy Potato Vareniki
Served with sour cream.
Crispy Chuchvara
Deep fried handmade beef dumpling with yogurt sauce.
Crispy Cheese Cigars
3 pieces. Vegetarian.
Pan Fried Calf's Liver Cubes
Served with yogurt dipping sauce, marinated onions, and lemon wedges.
Fried Calamari
Spicy chicken wings 10 pc
Moderately spicy chicken wings served with blue cheese sauce
Regular Chicken Wings 10 pc
Crispy chicken wings served with blue cheese sauce
Mozzarella Sticks (6)
Uzbek Plov
Rice pilaf cooked in a kazan with chunks of lamb, carrots and chickpeas, topped with scallions.
Manti with Meat
4 pieces. Lamb and beef dumplings served steamed or pan fried.
Manti with Pumpkin
Steamed or pan-fried dumpings with pumpkin and other aromatic spices, served with sour cream on the side. Vegetarian.
Khonim (Vegetarian)
3 pieces. Pasta roll filled with diced potatoes and onions topped with our homemade tomato sauce. Vegetarian.
Beshbarmak
Ox-Tail Stew
Slowly braised with chick peas, onions, toped with fresh herbs. Gluten-free.
Khash
Gluten-free.
Braised Lamb Shank
Slowly braised in red wine and mushroom sauce, served with mashed potatoes. Gluten-free.
Brick Pressed Marinated Cornish Hen with Garlic
Served with choice of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables or white rice. Gluten-free.
Chicken Kiev
Oven baked chicken fillet pounded and rolled aroundgarlic butter and herbs, coated with bread crumbs.served with mashed potatoes, mushroom sauce andmarinated cabbage
Beshmarmak
Traditional Kazakh dish with big chunks of lamb andbeef served in meat broth over large pieces of pasta,topped with chopped raw onions, boiled potatoesand carrots
Main Dishes
Fish & Seafood
Grilled Shrimp Kebab
1 skewer. Cooked on a skewer. Gluten-free.
Grilled Whole Pompano
Served with choice of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables or white rice. Gluten-free.
Grilled Fillet Pompano
Served with choice of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables or white rice. Gluten-free.
Fried Whole Pompano
Served with baby arugula side salad and tartar sauce. Gluten-free.
Grilled Whole Branzino
Served with choice of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, or white rice. Gluten-free.
Grilled Whole Trout
Served with choice of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, or white rice. Gluten-free.
Chilean Seabass Kebab
Over open fire charcoal grill. (1 skewer)
North Atlantic Salmon Kebab
Over open fire charcoal grill. (1 skewer)
Grilled Salmon Fillet
Grilled Sea Bass Fillet
Non
Baked in tandyr clay oven. Vegetarian.
Uzbek Breads
From the Fire Wood Charcoal Grill
Mixed Grill Kebab Platter
Assortment of kebabs and mixed grilled vegetables served with white rice and side salad. Gluten-free.
Chicken Kebab
Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.
Chicken Wing Kebab
Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.
Lamb Kebab
Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.
Lamb Ribs Kebab
Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.
Beef Kebab
Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.
Ground Lulya Kebab
Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.
Veal Liver Kebab
Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.
Golden Mashed Potatoes
French Fries
Served with garlic and dill.
Grilled Tomatoes & Red Onions
Sauteed Vegetables
Boiled Fingerling Potato
White rice
Fries with Truffle Oil and Parmesan
Side Dishes
Drinks
Homemade Kompot
Natural fruit drink.
Dushes
Bottled uzbek sodas.
Tarhun
Bottled uzbek sodas.
Smeraldina Sparkling Water
1 lt
Assorted Soft Drinks (Bottle)
Coke, diet coke, sprite, ginger ale, orange fanta.
Borjomi
Smeraldina Still Water
1 lt
Tiramisu
A coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar,and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa
Caramel Cheesecake
New York style cheesecake made with cream cheese, evaporated milk,vanilla wafers topped with gooey caramel
Lava Cake
Warm moist chocolate cake with a heart of creamy rich chocolateserved with a scoop of vanilla ice cream; served warm
Prince Meringue
A slice of light, crisp, cloudlike meringue roulade stuffed with raspberries and walnuts
Alle Fragole Cheesecake
NY cheesecake crowned with wild strawberries
Fried Banana Cheesecake Wrap
Creamy, light banana cheesecake enveloped in a delicate pastry tortilla, servedwith warm caramel sauce and a scoop of French vanilla ice cream
Dulce de Leche Layered Cake
Vanilla cake layered with sumptuous dulce de leche and garnishedwith caramel chocolate-coated cereal
Tres Leches
Moist cake soaked in condensed milk, evaporated milk and heavy cream
Coconut Sorbetto Shell (Vegetarian, Gluten Free)
Creamy coconut sorbetto served in the natural fruit shell
Chocolate Caramel Crunch
A flourless chocolate cake filled with crunchy almond bits, topped with creamy caramel and hazelnuts drizzled with chocolate
Classic Creme Brle
Rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar