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Yafa Café Menu — Palestinian food in Winnipeg

Arabic food is healthy and delicious. We offer not only excellent nutrition, our authentic exotic and subtle flavours make each meal a unique adventure.

Our menu includes numerous vegetarian, gluten free and low calorie options, all seasoned and spiced to bring out the best of the natural flavours of our ingredients. Our food is prepared with a variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices and olive oil. Our ingredients are low in fat, the source of good fats, high in vitamins and minerals, with an enticing range of proteins and dietary fibers.

All of our menu items are made fresh, in house, and daily. All of our halal meat is Manitoba-sourced to ensure we can offer you great tasting nutritious dishes. We use locally-sourced ingredients whenever possible. We dry and grind our fresh spices in-house, to ensure the best flavours and freshest tastes and best quality.

Palestinian menu dishes at Yafa Café, a halal Middle Eastern restaurant on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, MB
House favourites

Start with our signature Palestinian plates

Msakhan, sumac roasted chicken with caramelized onions over fresh bread, at Yafa Café in Winnipeg, MB

Msakhan

Our national dish and the reason regulars cross Winnipeg — sumac-heavy roasted halal chicken with slowly caramelized onions, piled over fresh-baked bread and finished with toasted nuts.

Served four ways: Msakhan rolls, Fatteh Msakhan, Manakeesh Msakhan and the Msakhan Feast.

Chicken shawarma platter with garlic sauce, pickles and rice at Yafa Café in Winnipeg, MB

Chicken Shawarma Platter

Manitoba-sourced halal chicken marinated overnight in Arabic spices, shaved off the spit and served with garlic sauce, house pickles, fresh salad and rice or fries.

Also wrapped as a shawarma sandwich for takeout and delivery.

Knafeh Nabulsi kunafa dessert topped with pistachios at Yafa Café in Winnipeg, MB

Knafeh Nabulsi

The dessert Winnipeg searches for by name — stretchy sweet Nabulsi cheese baked under toasted semolina pastry, soaked in blossom syrup and showered with pistachios.

Best with an Arabic coffee or our fresh lemon-mint juice.