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Diwan

148 E. 48th St., New York, NY 10017
nr. Third Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-593-5425 Send to Phone

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$$$
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Reader Rating:
6.3 out of 10

3 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Indian

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Official Website

diwanrestaurant.com

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 51st St.; E, V at Lexington Ave.-53rd St.

Prices

$13.95-$26.95

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Good for Groups
Lunch
Open Kitchens / Watch the Chef
Take-Out

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

43rd St. to 53rd St., FDR Dr. to Fifth Ave.

Profile

This venue is closed.

Diwan (meaning “honor” in Hindi) lacks for ambience, but the dull setting doesn't detract from the great tandoori specialties. If you're lucky, you might get to taste the lemony, charcoal-crisped squares of tandoori halibut, or a tiny, melting portion of quail, served on a banana leaf and smothered in a pale orange-colored sauce flavored with saffron and coriander. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Quail, $7.95; butter chicken, $18.95; tandoori halibut, $23.95; cheese dumplings, $14.95

Reader Ratings

6.3

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Dull but very special

huntleysf from Cambridge MA | Posted on 9/22/03

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	6

Décor:	4

Value:	8

Dull decor, businessman all over the place, impersonal service, but oh, the food! OUt of the blue I found...after years of looking...all the standard Indian fare prepared with life and gusto. Breads, rice, dal, vegetables...everything tasted two nothces...Read More

the real spicese

spice&wine from ny | Posted on 7/17/03

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	10

Décor:	5

Value:	10

the real indian food i found after manny yrs. the diwan. the chef formaly from tamarind. tandoori halibut, chilean seabass and shirimp balchuo. and fresly made rice pudding with saffron. and chai. the service was wonderfull and wine was too good...Read More

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