Restaurants in Bangladesh
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Mayer Doa Restaurant
Next to the Hotel Sufia, the menu of the Mayer Doa advertises simple Bangladeshi dishes, but the tastes the cooks produce are far from simple. The chefs recommend the fish (Tk 40). The red-and-green painted sign is in Bengali only.
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Dhaba
Come and pretend you’re on a tropical beach in this foliage-covered, beach shack–style restaurant selling what it describes as ‘street food’, but this is civilised street food and very tasty it is too.
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Agra Continental Restaurant
Every town needs a Chinese restaurant and this new establishment on the edge of town is one of the genre’s better examples. It’s the only relaxing, sit-down place to eat in town and is frequented by locals on special occasions.
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Sung Garden Restaurant
It might be discreet but that hasn’t prevented the well-to-do of Dhaka finding this little Chinese restaurant. The service is attentive and the dishes delectable. Everything about the place is immaculately clean.
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Saidpur Chinese Restaurant
There’s a nice food culture on Market St; have a wander to see what’s on offer. Opposite the Hotel Samrat is the Saidpur Chinese Restaurant, which is certainly the nicest place in town to eat.
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Royal Bengal Restaurant
If you need an escape, head across the river to the Parjatan Hotel, where you’ll find the Royal Bengal Restaurant, with a decent selection of Bangladeshi and European options in a quiet environment.
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Burger King
The name might ring a bell but nothing else about this 2nd-floor restaurant will. Its greasy burgers and kebabs will provide a welcome break from all that healthy rice (don’t worry, it’s good for the heart).
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Well Food Centre
A modern complex of different restaurants in an airport-sterile environment. The ‘Western meals’ aren’t really anything of the sort but the downstairs snacks are perfect for a light lunch.
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Rose Garden Restaurant
One of the locals’ favourite places is the Rose Garden. It’s unidentifiable curries all the way, but unidentifiable certainly tastes good. Occasional female patrons soothe the atmosphere.
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Mia Fazil Restaurant
One of tonnes of identical Bengali restaurants. This one reserves a warm welcome for foreigners and always makes room for you, no matter how busy (and it normally is). Look for the yellow Bengali sign.
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Martin Chinese Restaurant
The brightly coloured exterior of this restaurant sits in contrast to the gloomy interior, but even so the fussy waiters will bring forth a passable array of Chinese food. Expect to be dining alone.
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Agra Hotel & Restaurant
As full of character as it is full of characters, this popular restaurant, tucked away in a corner, won’t give you much privacy with its cramped quarters, but will give you great food.
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Akboria Mishty Mela
A kickback café with a range of sickly-sweet Bengali cakes and almost equally sweet Western cakes. It also delves into coffee and light snacks, and Chinese meals are dished out upstairs.
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Chun Beu Restaurant
A rare, authentic Chinese restaurant with a casual atmosphere helped along nicely by the equally casual blue-and-white checked tablecloths. It’s ideal for a go-slow meal with friends.
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New Café Jheel
If you want to know what Bengali food is supposed to taste like then check out the thick, fiery curries at this bright and clean favourite. Tk 120 will get you a curry, rice and naan bread.
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Meet Point Restaurant
Smartly suited waiters bring forth spot-on Bengali dishes at this heaving restaurant. The sign is in Bengali only but it’s very easy to find as it’s right on the main circle.
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Kebab-E-Q
Downstairs is like eating in someone’s front room and upstairs is like chowing down in the jungle, but what exactly will you be chowing down? Some memorable Bangladeshi treats.
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Swad Coffee House
On the upstairs level of the Press Club complex, just off Station Rd, is the Swad Coffee House where teenagers strut and flirt over cheeseburgers and sandwiches.
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New Hotel
The best Bangladeshi restaurant in the town centre by far, New Hotel’s restaurant is very popular and open almost till midnight. There are vegetarian dishes here, too.
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Saidpur Restaurant
The Saidpur Restaurant is a decent place to stuff your gullet with all manner of meat and veg curries, attracting the normal hordes of locals and starers.
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Topkapi
This is one of several large and similar ventures on Gulshan Ave whose all-you-can-eat lunch buffets are much less tacky than the venues themselves. Also open for dinner.
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Yan Thai Restaurant
Bringing the spicy tastes of Thailand to the water world, this cosy and clean little restaurant serves Thai delights, and has plenty of Bangladeshi favourites to enjoy.
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Kirtonkhola Garden Restaurant
Perfectly sited on the lazy banks of the Kirtonkhol River, this Thai- and Chinese-influenced restaurant is considered one of the more enjoyable places to get stuck in.
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Hotel Zaman
Ignore the misleading name; this isn’t a place to sleep but rather a place to indulge in sensational Bangladeshi food in a classy but comfortable atmosphere.
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Rose Garden Chinese Restaurant
All your favourite (or by this stage in the game, possibly not) Bengali Chinese dishes. It’s tucked away on the upper floors of a small shopping centre.
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