Dhaka
Wildly popular with the locals, and rightly so, Al-Razzaque does delicious curries, biryanis and Bangladeshi breakfasts, but the pièces de résistance here…
Must-see restaurants in Dhaka
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Dhaka
Indian street food served in a clean, trendy, air-con restaurant. Everything here is delicious, but the chaat (spicy snacks, Tk 50 to Tk 70) are excellent…
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Dhaka
After being ransacked by militants in mid-2016, this top-notch bakery rose like a phoenix in a new (albeit tiny) address within a shopping mall in early…
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Dhaka
A Dhaka institution in its own right, this legendary store offers an amazing variety of traditional Bangladeshi sweetmeats, as well as a delicious mix of…
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Dhaka
It might sound like sticking our necks out, but we reckon this no-nonsense joint probably serves the best biryani in Dhaka, plateful by massive plateful…
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Dhaka
A stylish and intimate setting for probably the best pizza and pasta you’ll find anywhere in Bangladesh. The antipasti and fish and meat courses are also…
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Dhaka
With smart decor and obliging staff, this upscale restaurant serves a mouth-watering range of authentic Sri Lankan dishes such as oven-baked pol roti …
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Dhaka
A very pleasant coffee shop in a quiet, refined courtyard. The coffee isn't super-cheap (around Tk 140), but it's good and you can get great light lunches…
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Dhaka
Sushi is relatively new in Dhaka, but Samdado is one of the city's oldest Japanese restaurants. The dark wood and bamboo decor here lends an appropriate…
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Dhaka
Bamboo Shoot is Dhaka's most reliable outpost for authentic Chinese cuisine and well worth a splurge. It's in the same building as Agora supermarket – a…
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Dhaka
A small but chic new Indian restaurant, with modern cream-and-black fittings and an offbeat line in menus made from laser-inscribed wood. Luckily, the…
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Dhaka
Part of the hugely popular Star Kebab chain, this is a hit with the local student population, and does ever-dependable and ever-affordable local nosh in a…
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Dhaka
Pan Tau has established itself as a trusted place for great Thai curries, a refined atmosphere and excellent service, all washed down with one of their…
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Dhaka
A new and popular Indian restaurant, specialising mainly in Mughal cuisine. Expect thick and buttery curry sauces, tender meat, and a procession of kebabs…
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Dhaka
An expensive, but authentic and well-regarded Korean restaurant, which also branches out into sushi.
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Dhaka
An Old Dhaka institution, Haji only does one dish – mutton biryani – but does it exceedingly well. This place is tiny, so you’ll almost certainly have to…
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Dhaka
Named after an Indian stringed instrument and billed as a ‘symphony of dining’, Santoor serves up mouth-watering Indian dishes. The tandoor kebabs are…
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Dhaka
Proving Gulshan isn’t just about Western-friendly posh nosh, this no-frills local favourite knocks out tremendous mutton, chicken and beef curries as well…
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Dhaka
A good central choice for kebabs. The beef sheekh kebab (grilled meat on a skewer) and the grilled chicken are sumptuous, and the rotis sure aren’t bad…
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Dhaka
One of the most popular of Dhaka’s Star Kebab chains, this one does a mutton leg roast to die for, plus the usual tasty biryanis and curries, and good…
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Dhaka
Head to Istanbul restaurant for a big plate of Turkish kebabs. It's a popular lunchtime spot, and if you're not keen on meat there are plenty of great…
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Dhaka
Clearly the best among Dhaka's western style supermarkets, this trendy store lines its shelves with imported salads, fruits and vegetables, pricey organic…
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Dhaka
Friendly, pocket-sized restaurant with a limited choice of delicious curries to be scooped up with fine rumali (extra-thin) roti. The kebabs are excellent…
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Top-notch Bengali cuisine in a fancy but friendly restaurant. Has an extensive menu.
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Dhaka
Students from nearby university campuses flock here to fill up on the knockout biryanis and curries. Kebabs are also sometimes available. Food is laid out…
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Dhaka
Thick, fiery curries at this bright and clean favourite – one of several cheap eateries all of a piece along this stretch of road, though few have English…
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Dhaka
One of those central Dhaka places with no English sign or menu, barely any English spoken, but worth persevering with for some tasty chicken or mutton…
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Dhaka
More a takeaway place than somewhere to sit and linger, come to King's for it's mouth-watering selection of cakes and pastries – including pastéis de…
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Dhaka
Very popular, no-nonsense restaurant with dependable curries and biryanis, though the speciality here is kebabs.
