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El Kahina

Traditional Algerian cuisine. Wood-fired grills.

Our Hot Starters

Meat brick
Brick à la viande
Thin and crispy brick pastry stuffed with seasoned minced meat, fried to perfection.
€3.50 ≈ $4.00
Tuna brick
Brick au thon
Crispy pastry triangle filled with a savory tuna mixture, often with egg and parsley.
€3.50 ≈ $4.00
Chicken brick
Brick au poulet
Golden and crispy brick pastry filled with minced and spiced chicken.
€4 ≈ $5.00
Mushroom omelette
Omelette aux champignons
Soft omelette cooked with sautéed mushrooms.
€4 ≈ $5.00
Omelette with cheese
Omelette au fromage
Melting omelette filled with grated or melted cheese.
€4 ≈ $5.00
Fried egg
Œuf au plat
Simply pan-fried egg, with cooked white and runny yolk.
€3.50 ≈ $4.00
Omelette fries
Omelette frites
Plain omelette served with a portion of golden fries.
€6 ≈ $7.00

Our Cold Starters

Hard-boiled egg with mayonnaise
Œuf dur mayonnaise
Classic hard-boiled egg cut in half and topped with mayonnaise.
€3.50 ≈ $4.00
Salad
Salade
self-service
Assortment of raw and various fresh vegetables.
€5 ≈ $6.00
Méchouia
Traditional salad of grilled peppers and tomatoes, chopped and seasoned with olive oil and garlic.
€4 ≈ $5.00
Tuna avocado salad
Salade avocat thon
Fresh salad composed of avocado and tuna pieces.
€5 ≈ $6.00
Tomato mozzarella
Tomate mozzarella
Slices of fresh tomatoes alternated with mozzarella, often served with olive oil.
€5 ≈ $6.00

Our Soups

Hrira
vegetable soup, chickpeas
Velvety traditional Algerian soup, rich in vegetables, chickpeas, and spices.
€5 ≈ $6.00
Chorba frik
broken wheat soup
Red soup flavored with tomato and crushed green wheat (frik), with meat and coriander.
€5 ≈ $6.00

Our Wood-Fired Grills

Small meat skewer
Petite brochette de viande
Small piece of marinated and grilled meat on a skewer.
€0.90 ≈ $1.00
Small lamb liver skewer
Petite brochette de foie d'agneau
Grilled lamb liver piece on a skewer.
€0.90 ≈ $1.00
Small lamb skewer
Petite brochette d'agneau
Small tender lamb cube grilled over a wood fire.
€0.90 ≈ $1.00
Large meat skewer
Grande brochette de viande
Generous meat skewer grilled over coals.
€2.50 ≈ $3.00
Large lamb heart skewer
Grande brochette de coeur d'agneau
Lamb heart pieces grilled on a large skewer.
€2.50 ≈ $3.00
Large red kidney skewer
Grande brochette de rognon rouge
Lamb kidneys prepared on a large skewer and grilled.
€2.50 ≈ $3.00
Large turkey fillet skewer
Grande brochette de filet de dinde
Tender turkey fillet marinated and grilled on a skewer.
€2.50 ≈ $3.00
Large chicken fillet skewer
Grande brochette de filet de poulet
Grilled chicken fillet pieces on a large skewer.
€2.50 ≈ $3.00
Large skewer of chicken fillet with bell pepper
Grande brochette de filet de poulet au poivron
Chicken fillet alternated with bell pepper pieces on a grilled skewer.
€3 ≈ $3.00
Sweetbread skewer
Brochette de ris
Delicately grilled lamb or veal sweetbreads on a skewer.
€3 ≈ $3.00
White kidney skewer
Brochette de rognon blanc
White kidneys (animelles) prepared and grilled on a skewer.
€2.50 ≈ $3.00
Lamb liver slice
Tranche de foie d'agneau
Lamb liver slice grilled over a wood fire.
€2 ≈ $2.00
Heart slice
Tranche de coeur
Grilled heart slice, firm and flavorful.
€2 ≈ $2.00
Ground Steak
Steak Haché
Grilled ground beef steak.
€2.50 ≈ $3.00
4 merguez
Four spicy grilled merguez sausages.
€3 ≈ $3.00
Quail
Caille
Whole quail grilled over coals.
€6 ≈ $7.00
Lamb chop
Côtelette d'agneau
Tender lamb chop grilled over a wood fire.
€3.50 ≈ $4.00
Veal chop, sirloin steak, ribeye steak
Côte de veau, faux filet, entrecôte
Fine piece of meat (veal or beef) grilled as you choose.
€6.50~ ≈ $8.00

Our Dishes

White beans
Haricots blancs
chicken or beef
White bean stew simmered in a creamy tomato sauce with your choice of meat.
€9~ ≈ $10.00
Lentils
Lentilles
chicken or beef
Lentil dish simmered in sauce with meat and aromatics.
€9~ ≈ $10.00
Lamb tripe or tongue
Tripes ou langue d'agneau
Lamb offal traditionally cooked in a spicy sauce.
€9~ ≈ $10.00
Rice, meat
Riz, viande
Portion of rice served with meat in sauce.
€9 ≈ $10.00
Meat pasta
Pâtes viande
Pasta dish with meat sauce.
€9 ≈ $10.00
Salmon tagliatelle
Saumon tagliatelles
Salmon fillet served with tagliatelle.
€9 ≈ $10.00
Sliced chicken
Emincés de poulet
tagliatelle, rice, or fries
Tender chicken pieces cooked and served with your choice of side dish.
€9~ ≈ $10.00
M'thouem
minced meat balls
Traditional Algiers dish of meatballs cooked in a sauce flavored with garlic and cumin.
€9 ≈ $10.00
Roast chicken, mashed potatoes
Poulet rôti, purée
Piece of roast chicken served with mashed potatoes.
€9 ≈ $10.00
Méchoui + side dish
Méchoui + accompagnement
Spit-roasted lamb served with a garnish.
€9 ≈ $10.00
Dish without meat
Plat sans viande
Plate composed of various side dishes and vegetables, without meat.
€9 ≈ $10.00

Our Tagines

DISHES COMPOSED OF LAMB OR CHICKEN MEAT, COOKED WITH ONIONS AND VEGETABLES, SIMMERED IN A CLAY POT

Kefta olive tagine
Tajine kefta aux olives
Meatball stew with olives in a creamy sauce.
€11 ≈ $13.00
Chicken tagine with olives
Tajine poulet aux olives
Tender chicken pieces slow-cooked with olives and often preserved lemon.
€10 ≈ $12.00
Kefta egg tagine
Tajine kefta oeuf
Meatball tagine in tomato sauce, with poached eggs in the sauce.
€11.50 ≈ $13.00
Prune-almond tagine, meat
Tajine pruneaux-amandes, viande
Refined sweet and savory dish with tender meat, soft prunes, and crunchy almonds.
€12 ≈ $14.00

Our Couscous

DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA SERVED WITH RED SAUCE WITH VARIOUS VEGETABLES AND CHICKPEAS

Vegetarian Couscous
Couscous Végétarien
Steamed couscous grains served with a rich broth of vegetables and chickpeas.
€7 ≈ $8.00
Couscous 4 merguez
Couscous served with four grilled and spicy merguez sausages.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Beef couscous
Couscous boeuf
Couscous served with tender beef pieces simmered in sauce.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Chicken couscous
Couscous poulet
Couscous garnished with chicken pieces cooked in broth.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Méchoui Couscous
Couscous méchoui
Couscous served with roasted lamb meat (méchoui).
€12 ≈ $14.00
Couscous 2 lamb chops
Couscous 2 côtes d'agneau
Couscous served with two grilled lamb chops.
€12 ≈ $14.00
Royal Couscous
Couscous royal
merguez, chicken, lamb chop
The most generous version, with an assortment of merguez, chicken, and lamb chop.
€15 ≈ $17.00
Couscous El Kahina 4 meats
Couscous El Kahina 4 viandes
House specialty offering a variety of four different meats on the couscous.
€18 ≈ $21.00

Our Daily Specials

3 Dishes Per Day

Méchoui, garlic sautéed potatoes
Méchoui, pomme sautée à l'ail
Roasted lamb served with garlic parsley sautéed potatoes.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Méchoui, gratin
Roast lamb served with a vegetable or potato gratin.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Méchoui, sautéed green beans
Méchoui, haricots verts sautés
Roast lamb served with crisp green beans sautéed in butter.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Veal or turkey blanquette
Blanquette de veau ou de dinde
White meat stew simmered in a creamy sauce.
€9.50~ ≈ $11.00
Beef or veal tongue
Langue de boeuf ou de veau
Long-simmered tongue slices to be tender, served in sauce.
€9.50~ ≈ $11.00
Chicken breast with mushrooms
Blanc de poulet aux champignons
Chicken breast cooked with a mushroom sauce.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Roast beef or chicken, baker's potatoes
Boeuf ou poulet rôti, pomme boulangère
Roasted meat served with potatoes baked in the meat juices.
€9.50~ ≈ $11.00
Beef, onions, fries
Boeuf, oignons, frites
Pan-fried beef steak topped with onions, served with fries.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Mtewem
minced meat balls, chickpeas, vegetables
Dish in white sauce flavored with garlic, with meatballs, chickpeas, and vegetables.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Dolma
potatoes and zucchini stuffed with minced meat
Hollowed-out vegetables stuffed with a mixture of minced meat and spices, cooked in sauce.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Sardine Dolma
Dolma Sardines
sardine balls
Meatballs made from chopped fresh sardines and herbs, simmered in sauce.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Shepherd's pie
Hachis parmentier
Traditional gratin with a layer of minced meat topped with mashed potatoes.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00
Lasagna
Lasagnes
Layered pasta with bolognese sauce and béchamel, baked and gratinated.
€9.50 ≈ $11.00

Our Fish

Grilled sea bream + side dish
Dorade grillée + accompagnement
Whole grilled sea bream, served with the day's garnish.
€12 ≈ $14.00
Grilled salmon + side dish
Saumon grillé + accompagnement
Grilled salmon fillet, served with vegetables or starches.
€12 ≈ $14.00
Grilled sardines + side dish
Sardines grillées + accompagnement
Fresh sardines grilled on a plancha or over a fire, served with a side dish.
€10 ≈ $12.00

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