Top South Asian restaurants in New York, United States

WOW!

I really liked this place. Came here a few times and each one did not disappoint. It's comfort food that I don't feel 100% awful about eating. Each dosa is incredibly delicious, as well as the curries and sauces that come on their menu.

I had their signature puri w/ the chana masala curry and it was divine. In the past, I've also tried their cheese dosa, masala dosa and the thali. Each one was better than the last! You really can't go wrong with anything on their menu. And to top it off, they are also very reasonably priced.

I'm so glad there are amazing plant based options this delicious! This place has definitely become a regular for me.

Going to this please for 9 years now.
Best authentic real Indian food.
Service can be slow sometimes but definitely worth it.

This is my first time trying Sri Lankan food. This place is awesome. The food is very good and flavorful.

Worst Paneer Makhani and Kadhai of my entire life. It almost felt like soup. Dosa may be good here, but don't order punjabi sabjis. A restaurant should focus on few items and serve the best version of it...rather than offering everything out there and suck at 95/100 items on the menu. The host didn't even acknowledge our complaint. Would never go back here. Also, their filter coffee is 2/10

We went here for dinner and ordered Rasa Mili Idlis which was extremely tangy and just impossible to eat. Later we ordered a Chili Rava Dosa which was again very very spicy - seemed like they dumped all the chillies they had in their kitchen in one dosa. They were famous for south indian food but couldn’t even handle their expertise well.

If I could give 6 stars I would! Food is delicious! The staff is extremely nice CLEAN place with delicious eats!!! Will continue to visit with every New York trip we take. I came to New York just to try this restaurant and it did not disappoint! DELICIOUS DELICIOUS DELICIOUS

This is the first time I tried Sri Lankan food.
The fish cutlets were good but had a lot of potato inside. The crab curry was delicious. They give you all the tools to extract meat from the crabs. The Poli Roti was good the Onion Sambol was delicious.

The food is on the spicy side. But they modify the spice level, so order accordingly.

The seating is tight and it is a cash only restaurant.

Cute little restaurant. It was my first time having food from the beautiful country of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. My curry chicken was very similar to Indian food, of course. Service was great the food was ok. I need to try more things cause the curry was just ok. Would I come again? Yes.

Wow..what an amazing little place with authentic Sri Lankan cuisine. The food was hot and spicy and full of flavour. Don't forget to try Kotthu Paratha, the pork curry and string hoppers.

Busy on a Friday night but not impossible to get a seat. Very friendly waitstaff, BYOB, awesome Sri Lankan food. The original things we planned to order weren’t available so our waitress made great suggestions for other famous dishes of theirs. Will be back!

Food is ready very fast. If you like spicy make sure to ask for it because it is quite mild. Their dosa always hits the spot.

Phenomenal experience at this hole in the wall Sri Lankan restaurant. Friendly staff though seating is a bit tight. Food was delicious and all for a fair price. Chicken curry and crab fried rice were my favorite.

Cash only and slightly on the more expensive side, but they do a pretty good job of making things spicy if you ask for it, and it was really good. Only warning is that it's certainly a slower restaurant that cooks with love. You won't be in and out fast.

The chicken kotthu roti and beef fried rice were our favorites, although the chicken biryani was really good as well - just a little harder to share given that the chicken was bone-on. We also ordered the Sri Lankan crab curry which was certainly flavorful and the crab fell right out of the shell in the best way... It just didn't quite feel worthy of its $30 price tag.

Overall, everything was delicious and had an amazing amount of flavor. There was also an ATM downstairs in case you don't have enough cash on you.

Not for the claustrophobic. Milon must have the highest occupancy per square foot in the city (county?). Further, there's a general grubby feel to the place. On the plus side, the food is actually pretty good and a real value. While not for everyone, the gaudy display of hundreds (thousands?) of multi-colored lights is a sight to behold.

The food was great. There was nothing we didn't enjoy.
The best was the service - her name is Shweta . Shweta was amazing. Her attentative, friendly style made not only the food experience great. I want to thank her for making our dinner so much fun.

I LOVE EVERYTHING HERE. Our Waiter was Very nice, and the atmosphere was fantastic! This is one of the last places of Indian row, (a row of fantastic Indian food and atmosphere) so if you are in Manhattan try this.

I loved Everything about it. The food, atmosphere,
Waiter/waitresses. Everyone is kind and friendly but the only thing is that the bathroom is small, dirty and cramped. But I still 100% recommend this place.

Most surreal dining experience I’ve ever had. Was here for a large birthday dinner and the whole staff was so awesome and really made the dinner special. Food was very good and the waiter took an amazing video of the table. At the end of the dinner, they gave the birthday girl a gift! It was wild and loved it. Would recommended over and over again.

The place has one of the best Indian food I tried in NYC. I would recommend this place to anyone craving for Indian food, specifically South Indian cuisine. I came here at their opening time and they didn’t disappoint.

Tea and Filter coffee were really good. Tea was really flavorful.
In main course, had masala dosa and Chole bhature. Dosa was crispy and delicious. Bhatura was fluffy and amazing.

Service was really good and the place got really busy after we arrived. Ample seating outside and inside the restaurant.

Restrooms were clean and in usable condition.

Ambiance was okay.
Disclaimer: if you don’t like oily food, you can skip on bhature

I recently visited Saravanaa Bhavan in New York, located at 413 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10024. I ordered Idli with rasam, Milagaipodi Masala Dosa, tomato onion uttapam, and rasa mini Idli. Overall, I loved the Idli with rasam and the Masala Dosa the most. The rasam was spicy, light, and delicious. It was a pleasant change from the usual pairing of Idli with sambhar. The Milagaipodi Masala Dosa had a generous amount of potato filling and gunpowder, which made it very tasty. However, there was a bit too much powder, which made it slightly uncomfortable. Despite that, the flavors were great.

The food is as good as Indian Saravana Bhavan. A little pricey but not bad for Manhattan. The north Indian food is alright but then why would you miss out on dosa, idli, or vada. I would prefer the sambar a little spicy but then it's not bad. They also give filter coffee (cothas), but I found it relatively pricey as compared to lattes from coffee shops. Still nice people, decent atmosphere, and good food.

It’s three south Asian food places together in one building. The other side was full of people so we went into Milon. It’s a nice place with all Christmas lights set up inside for the whole year. It took time to get the food but good food.

This is the restaurant located on the left side top floor of the building. Closed due to COVID and now re opened by the owners of the neighboring top right restaurant Panna II. The place is tightly organized and the decorations really put you in the mood for a little culinary trip to India. Service is good and friendly. The indian food is great. Bring your own alcoholic drinks. At this time cash ONLY. You might notice some competition from the two other establishments at the lower level, I didn't try them out yet.

What an incredible lunch special feast. 6 courses, $12 after tip and tax. Superb service. Atmosphere can't be beat. I ate wholesome and nourishing food. Not greasy or overly salty. A rare delight for a restaurant with these prices.