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 Bangladesh
Sylhet
At this iconic and wildly popular proletarian restaurant, the grade of cooking is nothing short of culinary wizardry. Bringing every possible permutation…
Sylhet
If you’ve ever been to a Bangladeshi-run Indian restaurant on London’s Brick Lane – where many of the restaurants are in fact run by expats from Sylhet –…
Srimangal & Around
Split-level brick-walled seating with high windows and chic bamboo furnishings make this the coolest place to eat in town. It also serves up Srimangal’s…
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…
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…
Chittagong Hill Tracts
This modest restaurant is the best place in town to sample Marma cuisine. The main themes are a mountain of ginger and a volcano of chillies, plus the…
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…
Cox's Bazar
This sprawling, shaded, Goa-style beach shack serves such tasty food in such cool surroundings that you probably won’t eat anywhere else once you’ve tried…
Chittagong
One of Chittagong’s best dining options, this swish, air-conditioned restaurant has an excellent pan-Asian menu, including Chinese, Indian, Thai and…
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…
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…
Cox's Bazar
Right by the beach and on the 1st floor of a wooden building to give it extra sea views, this cafe-restaurant is great for seafood. The service is good,…
Gopal Pali Prosida Monda Sweet Shop
Bangladesh
Few locals visit the rajbari, but they do all visit this famous sweetshop, which makes the best monda (grainy, sweetened yogurt cake) in the country…
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 …
Bangladesh
Located deep inside a commercial building, this place probably does the best local food in town. Try the delicious haleem (meat and lentil soup) with naan…
Sylhet
A friendly neighbourhood restaurant where filling biryanis, tasty grilled chicken and fish dishes as well as a range of mouth-watering curries fly thick…
Rajshahi & Rangpur
This stylish eatery on the 2nd floor of a shopping complex attracts college kids who file into its wood- and glass-panelled interiors to while away time…
Bangladesh
This modern eatery stocks an assortment of pastries, sandwiches and cakes and, most importantly, presses fresh coffee. You could also try the tasty…
Rajshahi & Rangpur
Chili's runs a food empire of sorts, with three restaurants located on both sides of the main drag. While the cafe and the Chinese eateries both come…
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…
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…
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…
Chittagong
This is a handy choice if you want to match good-value Bangladeshi and Indian meals with classy surroundings and good service. The competitively priced…
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…
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…
Chittagong
With soups, noodles, rice dishes and dumplings, this is probably the most authentic Chinese in Chittagong. The atmosphere is pleasant, with red lanterns…
Chittagong
Part of the ever-popular Bangladeshi chain, Dhaba knocks out some tasty curries, kebabs, paratha rolls and chaat (spicy snacks). It’s basically Indian…
Rajshahi & Rangpur
The food here comprises delicious set-meal platters that bring together a wide range of local flavours and ingredients (the bhorta and bhaji offerings are…
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…
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…
Dhaka
An expensive, but authentic and well-regarded Korean restaurant, which also branches out into sushi.
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…
Srimangal & Around
Easily the most popular breakfast place in town, this no-nonsense locals’ favourite knocks up superb dhal and steaming-hot rotis to have with your shobji …
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…
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…
Bangladesh
Located across the river within the premises of Parjatan Hotel (also known as Hotel Pashur), this clean and well-serviced restaurant has a very good…
Sylhet
This quirky riverine novelty is a steamer repurposed into a restaurant, which lifts anchor from the Chandnighat pier twice every evening (6.30pm and 7.30…
Bangladesh
Extremely popular with locals, this place whips up delicious, no-nonsense main courses (biryanis, curries and set meals) plus hearty breakfasts (dhal,…
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…
