Get the Taste of Your Bengali Kitchen in the Streets of New York

If you have grown up or lived a large part of your life in Bengal, you must have understood one thing about Bengalis, i.e., they live for food; they die for food. In short, feasting is a major life goal for them. Hence, even if Bengalis are taken out of Bengal, food will still be the major aspect of their life. Now imagine a Bengali is not only taken out of Bengal but pulled out of India to land up in America. But if you are of the opinion that this great distance will make a Bengali forget their passion for food, then you are highly mistaken.

Bengalis have dominated the food scene wherever they have gone. And now with the impact of globalization, Bengali community is increasing in all parts of the world, especially USA. Therefore, the taste of Bengal has also traversed the world and you can smell the familiar Bhapa Ilish or Chingri Malaikari even in the streets of Brooklyn or New York. Apart from the growing number of restaurants specializing in Bengali cuisines, there are various catering and take away services available for the hungry Bengalis craving for their favourite food items from Bengal.

Let us check out some of the most popular restaurants for Bengali food when you cannot control those cravings.

Royal Bangladesh

Bengali food has its roots in Bangladesh. All the yummy delicacies that our mothers and grandmothers cook for us now derive their recipes from their mothers and grandmothers who were mostly from there. That is why there is a similarity of taste in Bengali cuisine and Bangladeshi delicacies. Royal Bangladesh gives a nudge to that familiar taste of Bengal. A platter of several Bengali dishes along with popular Indian food items are also offered by them. Available at fairly decent prices, this is a go-to place for many Bengali NRIs.

Boishakhi Restaurant

Another amazing restaurant that began in 2015 in Queens, New York, is known for its authentic Bengali dishes. You can get fresh and true Bengal flavours here. With amazing traditional recipes from their kitchen, they have been able to keep the Bengal flavours alive even if you are miles away from home. Right from the typical ‘Mangsho jhol’ or mutton curry, ‘Chicken Kasha’ and ‘Maacher jhol’ or Fish curry to vegetable dishes, and a lot more. The restaurant is open daily and gathers a number of people across cultures.

Bangla Garden Restaurant

Another great restaurant that you can find for Bengali cuisine in New York would be Bangla Garden restaurant. This restaurant offers all kinds of Indian dishes, starting from Naan, Tandoori chicken, Garlic Naan, Chicken and Beef Kebabs, to Egg chop, chicken samosas, and so on. This will remind every Bengali residing out of Kolkata of their favourite snacks corner at the turn of every neighbourhood lane. They are also open daily so you can enjoy a mouth-watering Bengali snack anytime.

No matter where a person is, they can never get over the smell and taste of their home kitchen. Bengalis are lucky now that they can get the taste of their home easily even in another land.