Kibbeh in Tampa

Kibbeh nayeh with hand-pounded lamb and bulgur, or crisp fried kibbeh filled with spiced beef. Both on our appetizer menu.

Darna Mixed Appetizer spread with dips and salad in Temple Terrace

Kibbeh Nayeh

$22

Fried Kibbeh, 3 pieces

$11

Darna Mixed Appetizer

$22, includes 2 kibbeh

Two Ways to Order

  • Kibbeh Nayeh ($22): hand-pounded lamb and bulgur with pine nuts and allspice, finished with olive oil
  • Fried Kibbeh, 3 pieces ($11): bulgur shells filled with spiced beef and caramelized onions, crisp outside and soft inside

For a taste of everything, the Darna Mixed Appetizer ($22) includes 2 kibbeh with rekakat cheese, grape leaves, hummus, baba ghanoush, muhammara and tabouli.

What Is Kibbeh?

Kibbeh is bulgur wheat mixed with meat and spices. Kibbeh nayeh is the raw version, served cold with olive oil. Fried kibbeh is shaped into shells, stuffed and fried until golden.

Made by a Palestinian Family

Darna is Palestinian-owned and family-run. The name means “our home” in Arabic, and the meat we serve is halal.

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Hummus with olive oil and spices at Darna in Temple Terrace

Falafel

Made in-house and fried to order $10

Mansaf with braised lamb over rice and bread, topped with toasted nuts, at Darna in Temple Terrace

Mansaf

Lamb over rice and shrak bread with jameed sauce $27

Beef and chicken shawarma plate at Darna in Temple Terrace

Shawarma

Chicken, beef or both, carved from the rotisserie From $21