From a Silk Road city to a Brooklyn table.
Kashkar Cafe brings the foodways of Uyghur and Uzbek kitchens to Brighton Beach with handmade noodles, dumplings, kebabs, soups, and warm, unhurried hospitality.
Food that carries a place with it.
The name Kashkar honors Kashgar, a historic oasis city at the western edge of China and a celebrated crossroads of the Silk Road. For centuries, traders, travelers, languages, and ingredients met there. That same meeting of cultures lives in Uyghur cooking.
At Kashkar Cafe, wheat noodles meet fragrant lamb broth; cumin and peppers meet fire; dumplings are steamed, boiled, or fried; and tea creates the rhythm of the table. The restaurant has welcomed Brighton Beach regulars and curious diners from across New York since 2003.
A story built one table at a time.
The culinary crossroads
Uyghur cuisine reflects Central Asian, Chinese, Persian, and Turkic influences—expressed through noodles, lamb, bread, vegetables, and spice.
Kashkar opens in Brighton Beach
A small neighborhood dining room begins serving handmade halal food on Brighton Beach Avenue.
A destination that still feels local
Kashkar remains a place for regulars, families, first-time visitors, and anyone looking for a deeply comforting meal.
Tradition without pretense.
The room is colorful, the welcome is genuine, and the food is allowed to speak for itself.
Made by hand
From pulled noodles to shaped dumplings, craft is visible in every part of the menu.
Halal kitchen
Our meat dishes are prepared with halal ingredients and traditional seasonings.
Generous hospitality
Come as you are, order for the table, and stay long enough for another pot of tea.
A dining room full of color and memory.
Ikat textiles, painted ceramics, music, family photographs, and traditional artwork give the room its distinctive warmth. It is not a staged interpretation of a culture—it is a lived-in neighborhood restaurant with its own personality.
