Restaurant review: Heartfelt servings of Afghan food at Zarak

Opinion: Zarak is the younger sister restaurant to Afghan Kitchen in Surrey, a more modern version for Main Street in Vancouver.

Zarak

Where: 2102 Main St., Vancouver

When: Dinners, Wednesday through Sunday; brunch menu to start soon

Info: 604-318-3456; zarakvancouver.com

When our country seems to be in the throes of a nervous breakdown, I suggest you visit Zarak for a hit of sanity and kind hospitality.

It’s the sister restaurant to Afghan Kitchen in Surrey, which was visited by Food Network’s John Catucci last year and voted on to Open Table’s Top 100 restaurants in Canada. This hipper, modern Main Street version, part of a new condo development, has been rocking it since opening last December and the appeal isn’t just the food and Afghan-inspired cocktails — you don’t land on Main Street without cocktails — it’s also the famous Afghan hospitality where guests are treated like gold. https://vancouversun.com/life/food/local-food-reviews/restaurant-review-zarak