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312 Ditmas Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11204

718-484-1031 

 

312 Ditmas Ave. Brooklyn NY 11204

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  • Azerbaijani, Russian
    Sun, Fri-Sat 24 Hours, Tue-Thu 12pm-11pm
    $$ $$
  • cash
    Takeout, Delivery
    Dinner, Lunch
  • BYOB
    Not Accepted
    Street
Description

Sim-Sim is one of New York's rare Azerbaijani cafes, and just in case you've forgotten, Azerbaijan is an oil-rich former-Soviet republic in the Caucasus Mountains, a region sandwiched between Georgia and Iran. There are excellent charcoal-grilled kebabs, of course, of which our favorite is the ground-lamb lulya kebab, but also direct your attention to meal-size soups like dushbara, which immerses meat-stuffed dumplings in a mint-laced broth. The chicken tabaka ("road kill chicken") is available in a deluxe edition featuring a yogurt-garlic dipping sauce, and you can also score the legendary "jiz biz," a stir fry of French fries and random lamb organs, a favorite of the Organ Meat Society. Finally, find a novel slaw of green radish and shredded lamb tongue. Ouch!








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    | New York, NY | 84 Reviews

    The best soup this year was Caucasian - meaning it originated in the Caucasus Mountains. Dushanabe is a mint-flecked broth rife with wrinkled dumplings. At Cafe Sim-Sim, it comes with a tiny pitcher of crushed garlic in vinegar - pour it in and swoon.

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  • No Balls at Café Sim-Sim

    No Balls at Café Sim-Sim

    It's been a long time since there's been an Azerbaijani café in sleepy south Kensington. So when my friend Brian and I were bombing down Ditmas Avenue the other day and saw "Kavkaze" ("Caucasian") stenciled on a blue awning, we screeched to a... More »

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  • 2008 | Azerbaijani

    The best soup this year was Caucasian--meaning it originated in the Caucasus Mountains. Dushanabe is a mint-flecked broth rife with wrinkled dumplings. At Cafe Sim-Sim, it comes with a tiny pitcher of crushed garlic in vinegar--pour it in and swoon. More »

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