The Helmand

Name: The Helmand
Address: 806 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, US
Price range: $$

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The Helmand's lit awning on North Charles Street at night · Photo: Elvert Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0

Qayum Karzai's Afghan dining room at 806 N Charles St has anchored this stretch since 1989, and it still books through Resy with entrees at $20.95-29.95. Full bar, and dinner runs to 10pm Tuesday through Saturday, late enough to eat after a first-act curtain. This is the food anchor of the neighborhood now that The Brewer's Art is gone.

Address: 806 N Charles St
Hours: Tue-Sat 5-10pm; Sun 4-9pm; closed Mon
In the guides: Date night, actually planned
Mount Vernon, from the monument north
Parking: Metered street parking on Charles St; Penn Parking garage, 1017 N Charles St, is 2 blocks north.
Age rules: Not stated
Accessibility: Not published
Official links: thehelmand.com
Verified: Verified Sep 17, 2026 against Official site with current Resy booking. Facts can drift; if something here is wrong, tell us and we’ll fix it. How we check.
Not yet confirmed: Bar walk-ins

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