Bangladesh Cuisine & Restaurants

[Shot-Caller]

Very nice. Pictures of local desi food from clean and inexpensive joints would be appreciated aswell.

 

[Donatello]

Well if someone opened a separate thread on these restaurants then it would let non-locals like us some insight into the options from a local Pakistani perspective (similar to what I'm doing here)...

TripAdvisor and Zomato reviews can only go so far. And one has to eat at some point - right

There are so many.....

Karachisnob.com

 

[Bilal9]

There are so many.....

Karachisnob.com

Thank you for posting the link. There is also a Dhakasnob.com site with identical website look and feel - must be part of the same company.

I have some new images from Amari Hotel Dhaka, a new property here.
All images copyright Amari Group.

Cascade Lounge - an informal restaurant

Executive Chef-de-Cuisine Phillippe L'Obry

Dragonfruit Dessert

Swiss roll (Tk.395++) and a refreshing cappuccino (Tk.495++)

Pla Nueng Manaow (Steamed fish fillet topped with chili and lime sauce, served with steamed rice) Tk.1600 ++

Club sandwich Tk.900++

 

[Bilal9]

More images from Amari Dhaka

cheesecake Tk.750++

lamb chop Tk.1850++

Main Buffet at 'Amaya'

 

[Bilal9]

Now back to reality for dining at a less than stratospheric price level, at Best Western Maple Leaf in Uttara.

Dining at 'Curry and Leaf' - at the Nascent Gardenia in Baridhara, a boutique hotel

 

[Bilal9]

'The Eatery' casual buffet at Four Points by Sheraton

 

[Bilal9]

'Prego' at the Westin Gulshan, Dhaka

Images copyright Westin and Tripadvisor

They had Bangladeshi food festival lately...

Hilsa (Ilish) Do-Piaza

Mixed Bhuna veggies with onions (Bereshta)

Beef Rezala?

 

[Bombaywalla]

'Prego' at the Westin Gulshan, Dhaka

There's a Prego (which is strictly okay IMO) at the Westin, Bombay as well. I reckon most Westin hotels have one.

 

[Bilal9]

There's a Prego (which is strictly okay IMO) at the Westin, Bombay as well. I reckon most Westin hotels have one.

A lot of Westin have them. Strictly pedestrian Italian fare in my opinion. Prices are too high though. After a spate of new hotels in Dhaka get built prices will come down.

 

[Bilal9]

Some Facebook images from Izumi - one of my favorite go-to places for good Japanese fare in Dhaka. Instead of me posting pics, visit their albums on Facebook and knock yourselves out.

Timeline Photos | Facebook

Izumi Interior / Exterior / Food | Facebook


Aaaaand - the place that supplies them with Artisan Bread - Holey's

Holey Artisan Bakery - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bakery | Facebook

 

[Bombaywalla]

A lot of Westin have them. Strictly pedestrian Italian fare in my opinion. Prices are too high though. After a spate of new hotels in Dhaka get built prices will come down.

How will prices at restaurants come down with the opening up of more 5 star properties?

 

[Bilal9]

How will prices at restaurants come down with the opening up of more 5 star properties?

There are at least ten new hotels slated to open in less than year and at least half of them the five star variety. Right now the prices are at stratospheric levels at all 5 star hotels. As supply outpaces demand temporarily the prices will drop (almost to Mumbai, Thailand and Singapore levels) because of competition. At least this is the expectation. Of course if hoteliers form an oligopoly then that is another scenario.

 

[Bombaywalla]

There are at least ten new hotels slated to open in less than year and at least half of them the five star variety. Right now the prices are at stratospheric levels at all 5 star hotels. As supply outpaces demand temporarily the prices will drop (almost to Mumbai, Thailand and Singapore levels) because of competition. At least this is the expectation. Of course if hoteliers form an oligopoly then that is another scenario.

Please be clear about the to-be-affected prices you're talking about. The opening up of new hotels and leisure spaces does not affect the prices of F&B at already-established top restaurants.

 

[Bilal9]

Please be clear about the to-be-affected prices you're talking about. The opening up of new hotels and leisure spaces does not affect the prices of F&B at already-established top restaurants.

Dude relax. Looks like you're rearing up your behind for a fight

This scenario has been seen here many times before. The menu and selection changes to more casual with (relatively) more reasonable prices or - as is the norm, the patrons stop patronizing the place, and the place closes. Simple as that. Dhaka's skyview restaurants from the early 90's are a great example (Sky Room, White House etc.). Maybe @BDforever can vouch if he wasn't too young back then.

My point is - as the clientele gets more mature by having more options - they stop paying Tk.1000 for a simple club sandwich, no matter how nice the place.

 

[Bombaywalla]

Dude relax. Looks like you're rearing up your behind for a fight

Uhh no. You need to learn how to assess situations a lot better. FAIL

This scenario has been seen here many times before. The menu and selection changes to more casual with (relatively) more reasonable prices or - as is the norm, the patrons stop patronizing the place, and the place closes. Simple as that. Dhaka's skyview restaurants from the early 90's are a great example (Sky Room, White House etc.). Maybe @BDforever can vouch if he wasn't too young back then.

My point is - as the clientele gets more mature by having more options - they stop paying Tk.1000 for a simple club sandwich, no matter how nice the place.

In that case, Dhaka is weird.

Established restaurants do not reduce prices (unless during festive and/or during special offers' season). Let me tell you that even if 10 new hotels open up in the immediate vicinity of the Westin, Prego is not going to reduce their F&B rates (as is the case with established restaurants in 5 star hotels worldwide) - plain and simple. Restaurants closing down because of the lack of patronage is another story altogether. If you're referring to room rates fluctuating with increased competition, then you're spot on, else you're waaaay off the global target.