Sameem Afghan Restaurant

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4341 Manchester Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Sameem is the first and, for the time being, only Afghan restaurant in the entire state of Missouri. Predominantly serving traditional Afghan cuisine consisting of lamb, chicken, hearty stews, kabobs, chops and rice dishes. We also cater to the vegetarian population, offering a number of tasty pastas and vegetarian entrees. Afghan style possesses a very balanced and delicious flavor. When it comes to service, we stand by our name. Our food is consistently excellent, both appetizing and delicious, and we serve very generous portions at reasonable prices. The dining room atmosphere is classic and elegant. Our restaurant has already received numerous awards, such as being named "One of the top 5 new Restaurants in 2005" by The St. Louis Post Dispatch, "The Best Middle Eastern Restaurant in 2006" by River Front Times Magazine, and the "Concierge Preferred Business of 2007" by Concierge Magazine. If you have never had Afghan food, please visit Sameem and you will become forever a fan. History Established in 2005. We are the only Afghan Restaurant in the State of Missouri. We opened in 2005 and have achieved numerous accomplishments such as the best 5 new restaurants, Best Middle Eastern Restaurant, Meet the Managers Qayum Mohammad Fahime Mohammad My brother/partner and I came to the States in 1991 to escape turmoil in Afghanistan. We started our restaurant Careers at Old Warson Country club as busboys and worked our ways up to the ranks of waiter and supervisor. One day my brother bought me a meal to work that his wife had cooked. I shared the food with co-workers who were curious what I was eating. After they tasted it and immdeately said "You guys should open a restaurant serving this food". One Sunday the two of us were taking between shifts break at the employees dinning room and my brother opened The Sunday paper and Noticed a restaurant for sale. He immediately said " I swear if we open an Afghan restaurant there, we will be very successful" And we did so.

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4.5647 reviews
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Louis H.
5/27/2025

In a prior life, I lived off South Grand, we are practically every nationality had a restaurant. Walking by many times, I would always see their sandwich board sign advertising, their lunch,...

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Alina W.
3/18/2025

When we arrived at this restaurant, we honestly thought it was closed because there was not a soul visible in the window behind the counter or in the dining room. The only indication that they...

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Brett D.
1/14/2025

Sameem Afghan Cafe is known for serving up great halal food in the Grove. You can taste the authentic Afghan flavors in every dish, perfectly spiced, and beautifully presented. The lamb kabobs...

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RR T.
7/4/2025

We've never had Afghani food before and we were not disappointed. We enjoyed the SLU special and chicken broast. Both were tasty and huge portions (which we finished). Don't expect a 5 star...

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Anthony M.
9/20/2024

Easy and quick place to get decent halal food. The butter chicken was a 3/5. The chicken tenders 3.5/5 . It's my go to place when I can't think of what to cook.

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