Small World Kitchen

Detroit's most unique hidden Gem next door to Detroit Art Institute. Small World Kitchen 5 different cuisines all made to perfection,  wondering why our local media doesn't show this small family business some Love.  Open 6 years now hidden in the basement of International Institute on Kirby with a big sign out front.  Open 11am till 4:30 Monday thru Saturday in a bright beautiful dining room. Baba, ma and daughter working in front of the house,  just walk up order take a seat. They bring your meal to the table.  Abe runs this cafe with his family, and always provides a delicious meal for an affordable price. It completely fits the location at International Institute to have a variety of ethnic dishes to choose from, and Abe has a way of bringing out the flavors in a dish that is hard to find for this price. A hidden lunchtime gem in the heart of the cultural district Detroit.  He's a Lebanese Master Chef trained in France,  the menu includes food and drinks from 5 unique cuisines and symbolizes the true inclusiveness of Detroit. See the website full menu and reviews https://small-world-kitchen.business.site/. We had a marvelous mixed plate of Indian Lamb and Chicken Curry with Naan bread. It was some of the very best ever eaten.  A delicious Falafel Plate with Tahini for dipping.  She had Chicken Tawook with Fatoush Salad and Hummus totally fabulous.  She had a bowl of Indian Daal Soup OMG such explosive flavor .  Please see all the great 5 star reviews around the web Yelp and Google,  place is a must visit for all you foodies.  Prices are cheaper than any restaurants Downtown Detroit,  hey they cater too.  #smallworldkitchendetroit @smallworldkitchendetroit #worldcusine#lambcurry #chickentawook #falafel#daalsoup #lowprices #detroithiddengems

I ate here while in town for a conference and was surprised and pleased by the food and service, which were both wonderful.

This place was absolutely amazing. I had the Chicken Briyani and it was delicious! This place is located right next to the DIA in the basement. You would do yourself a favor to stop in here after visiting the DIA or any other museum near by. The food is worth it and I would recommend this to anyone around here! Thank you!

Very good food, had chicken swarma daal soup and we had chicken Briyani everything was wonderful.

Small world kitchen was suggested by a friend for a group lunch. Many people who are current or former CCS or Wayne students also know about this place. They highlight Indian, American and middle eastern foods. The. Biriyanas were popular with our group. I had a schwarma which was good. You order cafeteria style and they bring the food out. The atmosphere is casual but good and clean with excellent service. If you're spending the day or going to the DIA this is a nearby affordable & good option and relatively unknown as it's in the basement of a building across from the museum

I love this place. The owner is so kind and generous.. it reopend under new managment (used to be mini cafe) they added to their menu lots of things my favorite is the shawarma ! They also offer buffets every saturday for only 7 bucks ! Thats amazing!

We stopping here after visiting DIA. The food was delicious! So many cuisines and choices. You order at the counter & they bring to your table. People we nice and friendly.

Service was not overly friendly. The two women working here gave us the impression we were an inconvenience. No "hello," or "thank you" or any smile. Just seemed impatient with us as we decided on our order, wrote it down, flipped the square reader around for us to pay, and walked away. 20 minutes later . . . no food and we had to ask for our drinks. They were simply room temperature cans of Coke with no cup or ice . The tuna sandwich "sub" was two tablespoons of tuna salad on a sesame hot dog bun that was soggy from the moisture in the tuna. Personal pizzas were undercooked. Despite asking for "no peppers" all food had generous amounts of banana pepper throughout. The atmosphere was dark and stuffy. They need to turn up the lights and turn on the air condition. With all of the options available in Detroit, no need to go back here.

This place is absolutely amazing, I highly recommend it. They have fair prices and excellent food. I like the mideast feast and paneer samosa. Their hummus is hands-down the best in town. Great service too! It is a go-to spot for us.

The food is fantastic and the portions are large for the price! I have had the Mideast feast and the veggie samosa, both of which are excellent! This is my second trip back here and I'm sure there will be more in the future!