Indian Restaurants

Bombay Talkie

Bombay Talkie, created and owned by Sunitha Ramaiah is a Indian "street food" bistro that the melds the worlds of Ramaiah's childhood in Southern India with her adulthood in Manhattan. Skillfully bringing together a sleek interior aesthetic with the playful drama of Bollywood-inspired canvases, Bombay Talkie contemporizes the regional cuisines of the tiny roadside cafes that dot the Indian subcontinent.

Recommended by Nini Ordoubadi

LaHore Deli

Situated a few doors away from the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe on Crosby Street lies another haunt that caters to the pennywise cabbies alike. Lahore Deli has been longtime purveyors of South Asian fair for the bustlers of SoHo and Nolita. What sets apart Lahore from other Indo-Pakistani cabstands is the option of having a non-vegetarian dish (typically lamb or chicken) and the genourous portions.

If your palate needs another fix, then finish up with their many desserts. Many of which can be devoured for one dollar, making them as sweet as they look.

Recommended by Josh Hadar

Madras Mahal

Madras Mahal was the first Indian Restaurant to appear on Lexington Avenue in the neighborhood known as Curry Hill.

Specializing in South Indian, North Indian and Gujarati cuisine, Madras Mahal is a strictly Kosher Indian establishment.

The restaurant offers a generous buffet that includes a crisp dosa (lentil-rice flour crepe) with fillings and accompaniments for $8.95. If you choose to cook your own, their renowned spice shop is located just across the street.

Recommended by Brad Hirschfield

Mitali East

In business since 1973, this place used to be the only alternative to the pedestrian grub and kitschy mood that prevails along the 6th Street strip. Patrons willingly squeezed into its basement dining room without being dragged off the street by menu-wielding waiters. These days, you're likely to eat well at plenty of vamped-up Indian restaurants that serve sexier or more unusual regional food than the pan-Indian standards and Bengali specialties at Mitali.

Recommended by Irwin Kula

Pongal

PONGAL in South India is celebrated to mark the withdrawal of the southeast monsoons as well as the reaping of the harvest. It is the biggest harvest festival celebrated over three days in the middle of January. At Pongal restaurant you will find a range of delectable vegetarian cuisine bursting with all the natural flavors and spices that ring true to tradition.

Recommended by Brad Hirschfield

Tabla

Established in 1998, Tabla is a groundbreaking restaurant in the Flatiron District serving Executive Chef Floyd Cardoz's signature New Indian Cuisine. Named after a pair of Indian hand drums, Tabla offers diners Chef Cradoz's unique take on Indian food, mixing flavors and spices of India with western cooking techniques and the finest, seasonal, local ingredients. Like the Indian drums, Tabla cuisine offers a symphony of Indian flavors and spices that's sure to excite both the neophyte and the connoisseur alike.

Recommended by Ted Rall

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