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Table seen from above: Qabuli Palau with carrots, raisins and almonds, with naan, salad, soup and jalebi

Ariana – Afghan restaurant in Innsbruck

Lunch menu Monday to Friday · 11:30–14:00

Flavours that come from the heart.

Reserve a table See the menu

Innsbruck

Lunch menu Monday to Friday · 11:30–14:00
Reserve a table See the menu

A warm welcome

Enjoy authentic Afghan cuisine in a cosy atmosphere. From hearty meat dishes to vegetarian delicacies, our head chef prepares everything fresh every day, with a great deal of love.

From our kitchen to your table

Seven plates, one journey.

Mantu: Hand-shaped dumplings on herbed quark with flat lentils
Plate I.

Mantu

Hand-shaped dumplings on herbed quark with flat lentils

€17.90
Kabab-e-Teeka: Tender marinated lamb skewers from the grill
Plate II.

Kabab-e-Teeka

Tender marinated lamb skewers from the grill

€24.90
Kabab-e-Morgh: Chicken breast marinated with yogurt and turmeric
Plate III.

Kabab-e-Morgh

Chicken breast marinated with yogurt and turmeric

€21.90
Kabab-e-Shammi: Minced beef skewer with special spices
Plate IV.

Kabab-e-Shammi

Minced beef skewer with special spices

€22.90
Ariana Mix: The house selection of starters
Plate V.

Ariana Mix

The house selection of starters

€14.50
Kofta: Beef meatballs with onions and tomatoes
Plate VI.

Kofta

Beef meatballs with onions and tomatoes

€18.90
Bamya: Okra in a spicy tomato sauce
Plate VII.

Bamya

Okra in a spicy tomato sauce

€16.90
Table seen from above: Qabuli Palau with carrots, raisins and almonds, with naan, salad, soup and jalebi

Our national dish

Qabuli Palau

Rice plays a major role in Afghan cuisine. For Qabuli Palau it is cooked in a lamb stock, which gives it its incomparable, aromatic flavour. On top: carrot strips and raisins.

€19.90

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The full menu

Menu

Menu as PDF

Starters & Soups

Starters

  • Salate Afghani

    €5.90

    Chopped tomatoes, onions, cucumber and coriander

  • Schornakhod

    €7.00

    Spiced chickpeas with potatoes in Afghan style, with herbs and chutney

  • Pakaura G

    €7.00

    Crispy vegetable patties with dip

  • Sambosa A

    €7.00

    Crispy pastry filled with potatoes and green beans, served with spicy chutney

  • Afghan Roll A, C, G

    €8.90

    Crispy spring rolls filled with chicken breast, white cabbage, onions and turmeric, served with dip

  • Ariana Mix Vorspeisen-Platte A, C

    €14.50

    Assorted selection of starters with Lulakabab (minced beef)

Soups

  • Suppe Morgh F

    €7.00

    Tender chicken soup with chickpea protein, soy sauce and aromatic spices

  • Asch Afghani A, G

    €7.00

    Afghan stew with vegetables, noodles and chickpeas, served with herbed quark and fresh coriander

  • Suppe Dhal

    €6.90

    Hearty lentil soup in traditional Afghan style with spices and herbs

Main Courses

  • Mantu A, G

    €17.90

    Steamed, hand-shaped dumplings filled with minced beef and onions, served on herbed quark with flat lentils

  • Qabuli Palau H

    €19.90

    Lamb in steamed brown rice, with carrot strips and raisins

  • Do Piaaza

    €19.90

    Roasted lamb shoulder with onions, garlic, turmeric and Afghan spices, finished with fresh coriander

  • Morgh-ba-Tarkari G

    €18.50

    Fried chicken breast with vegetables, tomatoes, cream, chili, coriander and ginger

  • Qorme Goscht

    €19.50

    Stewed lamb with tomatoes and onions, flavoured with Afghan spices and fresh coriander

  • Qorme Morgh

    €17.50

    Tender marinated chicken fillets in garlic, onion and tomato sauce, finished with fresh coriander

  • Schole Ghorbandi

    €19.50

    Glutinous rice with mung beans (spicy) and meatballs in tomato sauce, with onions, yogurt, mint and coriander

  • Kofta

    €18.90

    Beef meatballs with onions and tomatoes, refined with special spices and fresh coriander

Grill Specialties

  • Kabab-e-Teeka

    €24.90

    Tender marinated lamb skewers, grilled with special spices, served with rice, salad and homemade sauce

  • Kabab-e-Shammi

    €22.90

    Grilled minced beef skewer with special spices, served with rice, salad and homemade sauce

  • Kabab-e-Morgh G

    €21.90

    Grilled chicken breast skewer, marinated with yogurt, turmeric and special spices, served with rice, salad and homemade sauce

  • Kabab-e-Bale-Morgh

    €19.90

    Grilled chicken wings seasoned with special spices, served with rice, salad and homemade sauce

  • Ariana Mixed Kabab Platte (for 2 people)

    €64.90

    2 Kabab-e-Teeka (lamb skewers), 2 Kabab-e-Shammi (minced beef skewers), 2 Kabab-e-Morgh (chicken skewers), served with rice, salad and homemade sauce

Vegetarian

  • Aschak A, G

    €16.90

    Steamed, hand-formed dumplings filled with leek, served on herbed quark with flat lentils and spicy sauce

  • Borani Badenjan G

    €15.90

    Fried eggplant slices with garlic, onions and tomatoes on herbed quark

  • Borani Kadu G

    €15.90

    Fried pumpkin slices (seasonal) with onions, garlic and turmeric on herbed quark

  • Sabsi Palak

    €14.90

    Fried spinach with garlic, onions and ginger

  • Dhaal

    €14.90

    Yellow lentils in a spiced ragout with coriander and ginger

  • Kofte Khamiri

    €16.90

    Vegetable balls with spicy onions, tomatoes, Afghan spices and coriander

  • Bamya

    €16.90

    Okra in a spicy garlic, onion and tomato sauce with ginger

  • Lubya

    €15.90

    Red beans in a spicy onion and tomato sauce with coriander

  • Ariana Spezialitäten G

    €19.90

    Three different vegetable dishes (eggplant, pumpkin, spinach) with herbed quark

All dishes are served with rice and naan bread.

Sides & Dessert

Sides

  • Naan A

    €2.90

    Afghan flatbread

  • Tschalau

    €3.20

    Afghan rice

  • Pommes

    €6.90

    French fries

  • Maast G

    €5.90

    Fresh, creamy yogurt with cucumber

Dessert

  • Firnee G, H

    €7.90

    Afghan milk pudding with pistachios

  • Halwaa E, H

    €9.90

    Sweet semolina dessert with raisins, almonds, pistachios and rose water, served with ice cream

Drinks

Non-alcoholic

  • Coca-Cola / Fanta / Sprite / Spezi

    0.3 l €3.500.5 l €4.50

  • Cola Zero

    0.3 l €3.90

  • Iced tea

    0.3 l €3.90

  • Almdudler

    0.3 l €3.90

  • Makava (iced tea)

    0.3 l €3.90

  • Fritz Cola Bio

    0.3 l €3.90

  • Dogh

    0.3 l €3.900.5 l €4.90

  • Mangolassi A, G

    0.3 l €3.900.5 l €4.90

  • Apple juice

    0.2 l €2.900.5 l €3.90

  • Currant juice

    0.2 l €3.000.5 l €3.90

  • Mango juice

    0.2 l €3.200.5 l €4.20

  • Passion fruit juice

    0.2 l €3.200.5 l €4.20

  • Lychee juice

    0.2 l €3.200.5 l €4.20

  • Raspberry / elderflower

    0.3 l €2.900.5 l €3.50

  • Soda with lemon

    0.3 l €2.700.5 l €3.70

  • Sparkling water

    0.3 l €3.200.5 l €6.50

  • Still water

    0.3 l €3.200.5 l €6.50

  • Soda

    0.3 l €2.200.5 l €2.90

Aperitif

  • Prosecco O

    0.1 l €4.50

  • Prosecco Mango O

    0.1 l €4.80

  • Prosecco Lychee O

    0.1 l €4.80

  • Campari Soda O

    0.2 l €5.50

  • Campari Orange O

    0.2 l €5.90

Beer

  • Draught beer A

    0.2 l €3.000.3 l €4.200.5 l €5.50

  • Sweet shandy A

    0.3 l €4.100.5 l €5.40

  • Sour shandy A

    0.3 l €4.100.5 l €5.40

  • Wheat beer A

    0.5 l €5.50

  • Bürgerbräu A

    0.5 l €5.50

  • Alcohol-free beer A

    0.5 l €5.50

Wine

  • Cabernet O

    1/8 l €5.50

    Red · Weingut Migsich, Burgenland, dry

  • Merlot O

    1/8 l €5.90

    Red · Weingut Münzenrieder, Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, dry

  • Sauerstoff O

    1/8 l €5.90

    White · Weingut Münzenrieder, Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, dry

  • Chardonnay O

    1/8 l €5.50

    White · Weingut Migsich, Burgenland, dry

  • Rosé O

    1/8 l €5.50

    Weingut Ehn, Langenlois, dry

Spritzers & Schnapps

  • White wine spritzer, sour O

    0.25 l €3.80

  • White wine spritzer, sweet O

    0.25 l €3.80

  • Red wine spritzer, sour O

    0.25 l €3.80

  • Red wine spritzer, sweet O

    0.25 l €3.80

  • Aperol Spritzer O

    0.25 l €5.90

  • Tyrolean schnapps: Williams pear & apricot O

    2 cl €3.90

Hot drinks

  • Espresso

    €2.70

  • Espresso Macchiato G

    €3.20

  • Verlängerter

    €3.70

  • Cappuccino G

    €3.90

  • Selection of teas

    €3.20

  • Shierchai G

    €4.90

    Traditional black tea blend with cardamom and milk

Allergens
  • A Gluten
  • B Crustaceans
  • C Egg
  • D Fish
  • E Peanut
  • F Soya
  • G Milk, lactose
  • H Nuts
  • L Celery
  • M Mustard
  • N Sesame seed
  • O Sulphites
  • P Lupins
  • R Molluscs

Where we come from

Deep blue lake of Band-e Amir between pale cliffs and bare mountains
Plate I.

Band-e Amir

The deep blue of the lakes in Bamyan province.

The moon above the water of Band-e Amir under a starry sky
Plate II.

Bamyan

Moonlight and a sky full of stars over Band-e Amir.

Snow-covered ridges of the Hindu Kush from high above
Plate III.

Hindu Kush

The snow-covered range, seen from the ISS space station.

Snow-capped peaks in Afghanistan under a blue sky with clouds
Plate IV.

Peaks of Afghanistan

Snow-capped mountains under a wide sky.

The colourful houses along the Inn in Innsbruck below the Nordkette
Plate V.

Innsbruck

Our home, right in the city, at the foot of the Nordkette.

Monday to Friday · 11:30–14:00

Lunch menu

Our current lunch menu is always up to date online.

Open lunch menu

Opening hours

Opening hours
Monday11:30–14:00
18:00–21:45
Tuesday11:30–14:00
18:00–21:45
Wednesday11:30–14:00
18:00–21:45
Thursday11:30–14:00
18:00–21:45
Friday11:30–14:00
18:00–21:45
Saturday18:00–21:45
Sunday18:00–21:45 (winter season)

We look forward to seeing you

Reserve a table

Call us or send us your preferred date. Our team will confirm your reservation and make sure everything is perfectly prepared for you.

+43 512 890495 info@ariana-innsbruck.at

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Where to find us

Find us

Andreas-Hofer-Straße 47
6020 Innsbruck

Plan your route

The Ariana restaurant from outside on Andreas-Hofer-Straße