Helmand (The) - Cambridge Restaurant

  • 143 First St
    Cambridge, MA 02142-1205
  • 617 / 492-4646
  • boston.citysearch.com
Average Rating
4.5
221+ reviews
from 4 sources
Restaurantica
3.0
1+ reviews
Yelp
4.5
181+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
5+ reviews
CitySearch
4.5
34+ reviews
Cuisine Type:
afghan,middle eastern
Dates Closed:
No lunch
Open Hours:
Fri-Sat 5pm-10:30pm,5p-10p Sun-Thu; 5p-11p Fri-Sat,Sun-Thu 5pm-9:30pm,Sun-Thurs 5-10pm; Fri-Sat 5-11pm,Sun-Thurs 5-10pm,Fri-Sat 5-11pm
Reservations:
Reservations essential
Helmand (The)
143 First St
Cambridge, MA 02142-1205
Description
  • The Helmand is Boston's first Afghan restaurant. It has a wonderful atmosphere with yellow walls, hand-woven rugs, a ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • ... Scene :The city's premier destination for Afghan cuisine offers a relaxed, airy setting in which to enjoy authentic kabobs and vegetarian dishes. Earth-toned Afghan knick-knacks line the walls, and pleasant servers maintain a calming ... more on CitySearch
  • ... three star Afghan, try Helmand, The in the Greater Boston area. This restaurant is situated in the Central neighborhood. It's been awarded the Best of Date Spot and Best of Vegetarian Food awards. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll ... more on OpenList.com
  • ... Most Valuable Restaurant in Boston area according to Zagat, Boston Magazine, New York Times. Variety dishes, kabobs, ... more on BostonUSA.com
  • Newshounds will recognize Helmand as a region and river in Afghanistan; Boston-area foodies know it as a restaurant that's both low-profile and always crowded. Definitely make a reservation. The elegant setting belies the reasonable prices at this ... more on Frommers
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Reviews
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5.0
You'll be in heaven!

(12/05/06)

... of the food at Helmand is unparalleled. It's that special kind of place that prepares fantastic food that you could never make properly on your own. A great night out with friends or with a date (the ambience and lighting really suits ... By A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Reviews from Yahoo! Travel

5.0
worth the wait, reservations almost a must,

(07/19/2006)

... make reservations if you have a large group. Our party of 10 was lucky enough to get a table here once, but subsuent attempts to reserve in advance have always come up empty. ambiance is interesting with plush seats in entrance and ... richi_rich, a user of citysearch.com. Reviews from CitySearch

Rude Behavior

(09/04/2002)

... 5 hours before having dinner. Our friends were visiting from new Jersey & our friends wife was 5 months pragnant. We waited outside for 35min ... citysearch.com, a user of citysearch.com. Reviews from OpenList.com

5.0
Deepa C. 's review

... dad loved being treated like royalty. He was in his element whenever he was offered rose water to wash his hands before a meal, if ... a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp

3.0
The experience was soured by the problem getting...

(2008-03-15)

... by the problem getting parking despite a large empty parking lot right next to the restaurant-- one would hope that the restaurant management would be able to make some arrangement with the owners of the parking lot. When we finally ... a user of Restaurantica. Reviews from Restaurantica

Directions

Cross Street :Rogers Street

Outside Harvard Square

Web Resources
  • Read more about Helmand (The) on Yahoo! Travel
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