Baraka Cafe

Name: Baraka Cafe
Address: 80½ Pearl St., 02139, MA, 02139
Telephone: 617-868-3951

80½ Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139, US

• Tuesday: 11:30AM-10:30PM •Wednesday: 11:30AM-10:30PM •Thursday: 11:30AM-10:30PM •Friday: 11:30AM-11:00PM •Saturday: 11:30AM-11:00PM •Sunday: 5:30PM-10:30PM •

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Cuisine: North African
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Lunch Menu

Salads

Cassantina

watercress, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions & scallions dressed with black caraway olive oil & house vinegar

Hannibal

greens, olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta & vidalia onions with a choice of spicy tuna or grilled chicken breast

Open-face Sandwiches

Tuna

albacore tuna served Tunisian style with scallions, capers, olives, cilantro, Italian parsley, lemon juice & olive oil, tossed with harissa

Mahdjouba Djazairia

grilled Algerian crepe stuffed with tchekchouka of bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, farm cheese & mixed green salad

Djadje

grilled chicken breast marinated in North African spices ***

Homemade Grilled Merguez

lamb & beef North African sausage seasoned with ras-el-hanout ***

Dinner Menu

Kemiette, Meze & Tapas Served Cold

Teklia

marinated diced green olives in harissa salsa, diced vegetables, mint, parsley & cilantro

Bedenjal Mechoui

an Algerian classic smokey eggplant with roasted peppers, garlic, flat parsley, olive oil & house vinegar topped with labna

Zaitoun

Berber style marinated olives

Jbinet with Berber Karmous

plate of Mediterranean cheeses with a marinated Berber compote

M'Chermlat El Sanaria

spicy carrots in m'chermla sauce with oregano, raisins & onion jam

H'rissa

homemade North African spicy pepper pesto with parsley, olives, garlic

Kemiette, Meze & Tapas Served Hot

Hasouat

(served cold in the hot season) savory Mediterranean soups served with house crackers

Merguez D'Alger

spicy lamb & beef North African sausage

Karentika

Oran famous savory chickpea custard with harissa tapenade

Zaatar Coca

traditional Bedouin galette of sage, thyme, sesame seeds, lemon juice, caramelized onions on hand-stretched grilled Berber bread

Lantchouba Coca

cured black olives tapenade with anchovies & smokey tomato jam on flat bedouin galette

Salads & Appetizers

Bekloula

mixed greens, watercress, onions, roasted bell peppers, cucumbers, pearl tomatoes & spicy chickpeas tossed in black caraway, thyme & mustard vinaigrette

M'Chermla du Jour

Baraka mystery

Ultimate Vegetarian Platter du Jour

Entrées

Melkha

Algerian roasted barquette of stuffed eggplant with imported feta cheese, cured black olives, scallions, parsley, spinach, gruyere cheese & lemon juice served on a bed of couscous

Couscous

traditional North African grain served in a casserole style Classical whole spice bouillon with assorted vegetables, lentils, chickpeas & fava beans

Couscous Brochette

same as above with an assortment of grilled brochette & h'rissa "pesto of the Maghreb"

Melfouf la Kasbah

grilled marinated varieties of white & red meat with tchektchouka & pommes frites drizzled with h'rissa vinaigrette

M'Katef

New Zealand baby lamb chops delicately marinated in ras-el-hanout served with "ehbah essoufra," an Arabian almond tartlet layered in sweet saffron shallots, mint sauce & leeks spinach t'biykha

El-Moustad

catch of the day changes with the season & availability of the freshest in the market

Classical Bastilla Torte

requires 36-hour notice filo pastry layered with almonds, cinnamon, saffron, parsley, marinated squab or free-range chicken with figs, mint, parsley, orange blossom infusion

Side Orders

Grain du Jour

Spicy Pommes Frites

Grilled Flat Bread

H'rissa Tapenade

Desserts

Creme Brulée

baked creamy custard, sugar topping blow-torched to caramelization, served with a house cookie, flavor changes daily

Seven Spice Flourless Chocolate Torte

with a dark, rich Valrhona sauce & fruit compote