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Dawat

210 E. 58th St., New York, NY 10022
nr. Third Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-355-7555 Send to Phone

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  • Price Range: $$$

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  • Reader Rating:

    9.0 out of 10

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    4 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Indian
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Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-10:30pm; Fri-Sat, 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30pm-11:15pm; Sun, 5:30pm-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6 at 59th St.; N, R, W at Lexington Ave.-59th St.; F at Lexington Ave.-63rd St.

Prices

$13-$25

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Lunch
  • Private Dining/Party Space
  • Prix-Fixe
  • Take-Out
  • Online Ordering

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

48th St. to 68th St., York Ave. to Fifth Ave.

Profile

Dawat goes through phases: Sometimes it's New York's best and most creative Indian restaurant; other times it's just a very good one (in which case, if it's anything less than outstanding, it's overpriced). The flavors, inspired by Indian actress and cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey, have a tendency to default to somewhat softer, Americanized norms, but clear communication with the waitstaff can fix that. Dawat thankfully avoids the hokey decorative pitfalls of New York's innumerable cookie-cutter Indian restaurants. It's a sleek room, with service to match. — Steven A. Shaw

Prix-Fixe

Three-course dinner, $45; four courses, $65; five courses, $75

Recommended Dishes

Shrimp appetizer, $11.95

9.0 "Highly Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
100% Would you go back?
100% Would you take a date?
75% Would you take kids?
75% Would you go on business?
50% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 9.3
Service: 8.8
Décor: 7.3
Value: 7.8

excellent cooking

tampagal from 33647 | Posted on 9/27/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 5
Décor: 7
Value: 5

best Indian food I've ever had in my live. I admit this was the first and only Indian restaurant I've been to in New York. However I've eaten at several high-end Indian restaurants in London, almost all Indian restaurants in Chicago, and some in other major U.S. cities as well. The food was perfectly cooked and spiced and I can't imagine it tasting any better. Service was so-so and prices were very high. We will be back.

The best indian food in the city

drsdakhil from 10010 | Posted on 5/22/08

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 5
Value: 10

I was going to give up on Indian resturant from my past experiance with bad service and\or quality untill i found dawat..really delicious food and the testing menue is the reall deal if you are inviting some one..did I mention "the service is great"..

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