Stories, recipes, and community updates from Afro Deli & Grill
Afro Deli is heading back to the Minnesota State Fair, and we’re looking for great people to join our team! We’re hiring reliable, hardworking team members to work at our State Fair booth from August 27 through September 7, 2026. Whether you have restaurant experience or are ready to learn, we’d love to hear from… Continue reading Join the Afro Deli Team at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair
We are proud to share that Afro Deli Catering has been recognized with a Bronze Award in the Catering Company category in the 2026 Twin Cities Business Best of Business Meetings & Events Awards. This recognition reflects the trust our clients place in us and the dedication of our team members who work every day… Continue reading Afro Deli Catering Earns Bronze in Twin Cities Business Best of Business Meetings & Events 2026
We wanted to give you a quick heads-up about a temporary service disruption affecting some of our systems. Due to a widespread outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS), many businesses (including us) are currently experiencing issues with online platforms that rely on Toast POS and other services. Here’s what’s affected: 🚫 Online ordering (website &… Continue reading Important Update: Online Ordering Temporarily Unavailable
Hey Afro Deli family! We can barely contain our excitement as we write this – we’ve officially moved into our gorgeous new space at 400 Wabasha St N, and we’re practically bursting with joy! After 10 incredible years serving the St. Paul community, this feels like the perfect next chapter in our story. A Decade… Continue reading Our New Chapter: Welcome to Our Beautiful New Home!
Great news! Our St. Paul Afro Deli location has moved to a brand new space just across the street, and today marks our first day serving you at our new address. New Address: 400 Wabasha St N, St. Paul, MN 55101 We’re thrilled to announce that we had a seamless transition with no disruption to… Continue reading Our St. Paul has moved down the street!
Our new food for the 2024 Minnesota State Fair is inspired by the tradition of deep fried pastries across the continent of Africa. Every manifestation unique in flavors and texture, but all delicious! Our interpretation is Afro Poppers. Bite-size pastries infused with an African blend of spices – ground vanilla, cardamom, ginger, cloves and nutmeg… Continue reading Introducing Afro Poppers – Our 2024 Minnesota State Fair New Food
Abdirahman Kahin, owner and CEO of Twin Cities-based Afro Deli & Grill, knew he wanted to build a business in his neighborhood and be part of the power of community, both in giving to and receiving from the people he lived and worked alongside. In 2009, he realized his ambition when he opened a coffee… Continue reading Afro Deli & Grill connects Minnesotans to African flavors — and to their neighbors
You may have heard about the success of two Minnesota restaurants: Union Hmong Kitchen and Afro Deli. Each owner started their business with a dream. They wanted to share their culture, food and unique flavors with Minnesotans. And now, they are seeing success after years of hard work. Restaurant owners Chef Yia Vang and Abdirahman Kahin joined… Continue reading Get to know the owners of Union Hmong Kitchen and Afro Deli
I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who made our first year at the Minnesota State Fair a success! Thank you to Danielle and the whole staff of the Fair for giving us the opportunity, answering all our questions, and making our first year possible. We look forward to… Continue reading A Note of Gratitude
When Scott Gerdes looked around the lunchroom, he noticed a large amount of food going to waste. “Just go stand in the elementary school cafeteria during the school year and watch the kids,” said Gerdes, Faribault Public Schools finance and operations director. “They sit down, take two bites of their food, get up, throw 90%… Continue reading School District, Sodexo test culturally diverse food options
We couldn’t be prouder to be one of the newest vendors for the Great Minnesota Get-Together! Even though Afro Deli is the most popular African fusion restaurant in Minnesota, there are a lot of people who have yet to try it. The Minnesota State Fair represents an opportunity to introduce and showcase its food to… Continue reading Afro Deli is a new vendor at the 2023 MN State Fair
