A no-frills Yemeni-Hijazi place in Al Balad serving the regional staples that this part of Arabia does best — mandi (slow-cooked rice with lamb or chicken in a tandoor oven), kabsa (the spiced-rice national dish), and salta (a spicy Yemeni stew).
Floor seating in some sections, plastic chairs in others, families and pilgrims and locals all eating together with their hands. Cheap, fast, and one of the closest things to authentic regional cooking in the city. Cash only.