Bhojan
http://bhojanny.com
102 Lexington Ave (at btwn 27 & 28th St, Kips Bay area, Manhattan)
New York City New York 10016
+1-212-213-9615
Hours: Mon-Thurs, 11:30am-10:30pm; Fri-Sat, 11:30am-11pm; Sun, 11:30am-10pm
Reviews:
happycow.net, timeout.com, gayot.com ⇐ © Don’t mistake this affordable vegetarian “Curry Hill” restaurant for a snack shop. Walk past counters of subcontinental sweets to the back room where light fixtures are made of wine bottles and the ceiling is lined with flashy woks. The menu here focuses on northwest India and much of the tapas-size dishes---chaats, thalis, and other Indian snacks and street foods---may be relatively unfamiliar to diners who don’t come from the region. Many of the dishes explode with bold flavors. Case in point: The sev puri are fried dough balls with tamarind and yogurt locked inside. The steamed lentil cakes were fluffy and savory and more subtle. And the ragara patties, steamed potatoes with yellow peas, had a sizzling kick
nymag.com ⇐ © The room in Curry Hill that at one point housed Saravana Bhavan Dosa Hut and Tamilnadu Bhavan has undergone yet another change, but is staying vegetarian. Dhaba chef-owner Shiva Natarajan (also behind midtown east’s well regarded Chola and Tadka, as well as restaurants in Connecticut and Massachusetts) opened Bhojan, focusing on India’s Gujarat and Punjab regions, offering Thalis (appetizer, entrée, condiments, bread, rice, and dessert) and more. — Daniel Maurer
