Chef-owner: Subat Dilmurat · Opened 2024
Chef-owner Subat Dilmurat was named a 2024 James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef: Northeast for the original Providence Jahunger (opened 2017). The Cambridge expansion debuted May 2024 on Brookline Street, bringing serious Uyghur cooking back to Cambridge alongside Silk Road.
$15–$30 per person
Uyghur restaurant on Brookline Street near Central Square — Cambridge expansion of the acclaimed Providence original. Hand-pulled laghman noodles, cumin-spiced lamb, big plate chicken, and a serious repertoire of Xinjiang flatbreads.
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272 Brookline St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Tue-Thu: 5PM-9:30PM, Fri: 5PM-9:30PM, Sat: 12PM-9:30PM, Sun: 12PM-8PM, Closed Mon
8 min walk from Central
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