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.

$16.25

Achichuk

Thinly sliced tomatoes, onions, green chilly mixed with freshly chopped dill. Spicy. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$17.50

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.

$17.50

Tashkent

Cure beef tongue, white radish, scallion, herbs, boiled eggs mixed with our house mayo dressing. Gluten-free.

$20.00

Nargis

Shredded cabbage, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, dill in oil and vinegar. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$16.25

Avocado Salad

Romaine lettuce, garden vegetables, red onion, dill, cilantro mixed with oil-vinegar dressing. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$18.75

Spring Salad with Feta Cheese

Tomatoes, persian cucumbers, red onion, chopped dill mixed with house dressing. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$18.75

Spring Salad

Tomatoes, persian cucumbers, red onion, chopped dill mixed with sour cream dressing. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$16.25

Mixed Spreads Platter

Hummus, baba ganoush, bojon, eggplant salad, spiced carrot salad, kim-cheese, pickled red cabbage, and spicy pickles. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$30.00

Salad Bojon

Fire roasted eggplant spread with fresh garlic. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$15.00

Babaganoush

Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$15.00

Hummus

Dip made from chickpeas.

$15.00

Fried Eggplant Salad

Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$15.00

Markovcha

Korean style carrot salad with cumin. Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$15.00

Herring

Served with crispy fingerling potatoes tossed with garlic and dill. Gluten-free.

$15.00

Assorted Pickled Vegetables

Vegetarian. Gluten-free.

$15.00

Mixed Vegetables Kebab

Served with goat cheese and pomegranate sauce. Gluten-free.

$13.75

Cheburek

Pan fried ground lamb and beef meat pie.

$6.25

Kutabi with Meat

$5.00

Kutabi with Greens

$5.00

Samsa with Meat

Lamb and beef, aromatic spices mixed with onions, and stuffed in a crispy pastry.

$7.50

Home Fried with Mushrooms

Butter sauted potatoes and organic shitaki mushrooms

$22.50

Organic Beet salad

baby arugula, red onion, cilantro, sunflower seeds, balsamic dressing and topped w/ crumbled goat cheese

$18.75

Burrata Salad

Baby arugula, cherry tomatoes, sun dried tomatoesmixed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, topped withburrata, pesto sauce and nuts

$20.00

Octopus Salad

A single grilled octopus leg, sliced and served withbaby arugula, cherry tomatoes, and red onion

$21.25

Samsa with pumpkin (Vegetarian)

$7.50

Shurpa

Lamb, vegetables, potatoes, alcha sour cherry, chick peas in lamb broth. Gluten-free.

$15.00

Lagman

Diced beef and lamb with leeks, Asian cabbage assorted central asian vegetables and spiced served over hand pulled noodles. Spicy.

$16.25

Meat Dumplings in Vegetables Bouillon

$15.00

Lobster Bisque

$13.75

Clam Chowder

$13.75

Borscht

$15.00

Soups

Nargis Cafe Menu

Chuchvara

Sauteed handmade beef dumplings with caramelized onions, served with yogurt sauce on the side.

$18.75

Crispy Potato Vareniki

Served with sour cream.

$17.50

Crispy Chuchvara

Deep fried handmade beef dumpling with yogurt sauce.

$18.75

Crispy Cheese Cigars

3 pieces. Vegetarian.

$17.50

Pan Fried Calf's Liver Cubes

Served with yogurt dipping sauce, marinated onions, and lemon wedges.

$20.00

Fried Calamari

$20.00

Spicy chicken wings 10 pc

Moderately spicy chicken wings served with blue cheese sauce

$21.25

Regular Chicken Wings 10 pc

Crispy chicken wings served with blue cheese sauce

$21.25

Mozzarella Sticks (6)

$13.75

Uzbek Plov

Rice pilaf cooked in a kazan with chunks of lamb, carrots and chickpeas, topped with scallions.

$20.00

Manti with Meat

4 pieces. Lamb and beef dumplings served steamed or pan fried.

$16.25

Manti with Pumpkin

Steamed or pan-fried dumpings with pumpkin and other aromatic spices, served with sour cream on the side. Vegetarian.

$15.00

Khonim (Vegetarian)

3 pieces. Pasta roll filled with diced potatoes and onions topped with our homemade tomato sauce. Vegetarian.

$15.00

Beshbarmak

$41.00

Ox-Tail Stew

Slowly braised with chick peas, onions, toped with fresh herbs. Gluten-free.

$31.25

Khash

Gluten-free.

$31.25

Braised Lamb Shank

Slowly braised in red wine and mushroom sauce, served with mashed potatoes. Gluten-free.

$37.50

Brick Pressed Marinated Cornish Hen with Garlic

Served with choice of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables or white rice. Gluten-free.

$28.75

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

$32.50

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

$41.25

Main Dishes

Fish & Seafood

Grilled Shrimp Kebab

1 skewer. Cooked on a skewer. Gluten-free.

$16.25

Grilled Whole Pompano

Served with choice of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables or white rice. Gluten-free.

$35.00

Grilled Fillet Pompano

Served with choice of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables or white rice. Gluten-free.

$36.25

Fried Whole Pompano

Served with baby arugula side salad and tartar sauce. Gluten-free.

$35.00

Grilled Whole Branzino

Served with choice of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, or white rice. Gluten-free.

$34.00

Grilled Whole Trout

Served with choice of mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, or white rice. Gluten-free.

$34.00

Chilean Seabass Kebab

Over open fire charcoal grill. (1 skewer)

$28.75

North Atlantic Salmon Kebab

Over open fire charcoal grill. (1 skewer)

$21.25

Grilled Salmon Fillet

$30.00

Grilled Sea Bass Fillet

$42.50

Non

Baked in tandyr clay oven. Vegetarian.

$5.00

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.

$93.00

Chicken Kebab

Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.

$12.50

Chicken Wing Kebab

Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.

$15.00

Lamb Kebab

Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.

$13.75

Lamb Ribs Kebab

Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.

$13.75

Beef Kebab

Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.

$15.00

Ground Lulya Kebab

Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.

$13.75

Veal Liver Kebab

Gluten-free. Cooked on a skewer.

$13.75

Golden Mashed Potatoes

$9.00

French Fries

Served with garlic and dill.

$10.00

Grilled Tomatoes & Red Onions

$9.50

Sauteed Vegetables

$10.00

Boiled Fingerling Potato

$9.50

White rice

$9.50

Fries with Truffle Oil and Parmesan

$13.75

Side Dishes

Drinks

Homemade Kompot

Natural fruit drink.

$5.00

Dushes

Bottled uzbek sodas.

$6.25

Tarhun

Bottled uzbek sodas.

$6.25

Smeraldina Sparkling Water

1 lt

$11.25

Assorted Soft Drinks (Bottle)

Coke, diet coke, sprite, ginger ale, orange fanta.

$6.00

Borjomi

$6.25

Smeraldina Still Water

1 lt

$11.25

Tiramisu

A coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar,and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa

$13.75

Caramel Cheesecake

New York style cheesecake made with cream cheese, evaporated milk,vanilla wafers topped with gooey caramel

$13.75

Lava Cake

Warm moist chocolate cake with a heart of creamy rich chocolateserved with a scoop of vanilla ice cream; served warm

$13.75

Prince Meringue

A slice of light, crisp, cloudlike meringue roulade stuffed with raspberries and walnuts

$13.75

Alle Fragole Cheesecake

NY cheesecake crowned with wild strawberries

$13.75

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

$13.75

Dulce de Leche Layered Cake

Vanilla cake layered with sumptuous dulce de leche and garnishedwith caramel chocolate-coated cereal

$13.75

Tres Leches

Moist cake soaked in condensed milk, evaporated milk and heavy cream

$15.00

Coconut Sorbetto Shell (Vegetarian, Gluten Free)

Creamy coconut sorbetto served in the natural fruit shell

$15.00

Chocolate Caramel Crunch

A flourless chocolate cake filled with crunchy almond bits, topped with creamy caramel and hazelnuts drizzled with chocolate

$13.75

Classic Creme Brle

Rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar

$15.00

Dessert