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1334 U St. NW
(202) 667-3215
Hours of Operation and Prices
Breakfast: Sat-Sun 9-11:30; Entrees: $4-$7
Lunch: M-F 11:30-5, Sun 11:30-5; Entrees: $7-$9
Dinner: Sun-Th 5-11, F-Sat 5-1 am; Entrees: $8-11.50
Other Information
• All major credit cards
• Dress: casual
• Reservations accepted
• Street parking
• Nearest Metro: U Street-Cardozo
• Entertainment: International music F-Sat 11 pm-1 am
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In some Middle Eastern countries, the real test for a bride is how well she makes her torpedo-shaped stuffed kibbeh. Is the meat-and-bulgur wrapper thin enough? Even enough? Light enough? Any bride who needs lessons would do well to try the kibbeh at Cafe Nema, a small, makeshift-looking bar and restaurant down a few steps from U Street.
The owner is Somali, the chef is Egyptian, and the menu mingles Middle Eastern specialties with a few pastas and sandwiches. The Middle Eastern dishes are definitely the best, and the kibbeh is the standout. Its fine paste of beef and bulgur form the thinnest, lightest shell, and the stuffing of beef with pine nuts is spicy and fragrant. The price is a mere $2.50. The falafel and baba ghanouj are appealing, too, but the pastas don't have nearly as much character.
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