by Emma Davey It’s a family affair for a new all-day Afghan cafe on McGuinness Boulevard, which officially opened this past week.Â
Cravings Cafe (316 McGuinness Blvd.) features a mix of Afghan cuisine as well as other deli fare.Â
Owner Maz Afghanzada left his corporate job last year to take up the family business, which he first started helping with at age fourteen. His family has nearly 40 years of experience running restaurants in New York City. They…
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How exciting! I have never seen this combination of Afghan/cafe/deli foods. For sure an innovative new idea. I cannot wait to try!
I love Sami’s so will make sure to stop by. Thank you for coming to GP!
I’m not sure what happened, but Cravings Cafe reopened as a new restaurant with a new name. It’s a generic fried wings and burger place. They do offer Gyros, but I was really looking forward to traditional Afghan cuisine in the neighborhood. Oh well.