Doaba Deli
“The chai is piping hot and very tasty (if you like chai tea lattes at Starbucks, you should definitely give it a shot!)”
“This is my favorite Punjabi food in NYC, best I've had outside of a Gurdwara or a family member's kitchen.”
“I ordered a platter of yellow lentils over rice with palak, vegetables and chickpeas on the side for $8!”
Doaba Deli
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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On our recent visit to NYC, my sister Nish and brother in law introduced us to this gem. I have yet to come across a person who is as big a foodie as my sister, and when she suggests a place, you gotta try it. We are suckers for good paranthas (stuffed Indian breads) and when we learnt about this place , we obviously could not resist. Best part: its open 24 hours. Woot woot!
After having a hearty dinner, we decided to hit Doaba Deli at around 11 PM in the night. We ordered Alloo (potato) paranthas and gobhi (cauliflower) paranthas with some indian curries. OMG, there was utter silence on the table for the next 10 minutes. It was a taste of Punjab ( state famous for parathas in India) in every bite.
Doaba Deli will be our to go place on every visit to NY
One minor gripe: They only have liquid butter. I wish they gave a dollop of Amul butter over every paratha.
Absolutely perfect. The flavors of Indian spices can sometimes taste similar. This all vegetarian restaurant has mastered these spices for each unique and flavorful dish. An absolute must in you are in the area. We in fact met someone in the restaurant who came alone and had travelled across town just for the meal.
I love hole in the wall restaurants. After a visit to Dil-E Punjab Deli in Chelsea (my favorite cheap Indian/Pakistani place which is also a hole in the wall), I was excited to travel uptown and try Doaba. This seems like a place where taxi drivers frequent given the number of taxis parked outside. It's got about 3 tables inside that seat 4 people each with additional counter space to stand up and eat.
For $8, you get a choice of four vegetarian sides and either rice, naan, or roti. I chose four sides including some curries and saag. The rice was flavored with spices and was nice. However, I was a bit disappointed with the sides – the saag was pretty much tasteless and didn't have enough salt or flavor. The curries – one was mushroom, one had lots of vegetables in it and the other I'm just not quite sure what it was. That's the beauty of eating at places like this as a foreigner – it gets you outside of the box! I preferred the curries over the saag, but they all pretty much tasted the same except one was tangy – I liked this one the most. However, it just didn't quite satisfy my Indian craving as much as I wanted it to… probably something about the flavor not being strong enough. By the way, the curries are quite spicy – make sure you know that before you order!
Free chai tea with your meal!
We decided to pick up some Doaba thalis when driving out of the city. Not going to lie, driving while trying to eat cury wasn't the smartest take out food idea, but it was certainly the most delicious! So much so, that we have decided this will now be our new tradition when leaving NYC.
No doubt about it, this place is a 5 star take out counter. There are about 10 choices of vegetarian cuties daily, all equally as delicious as the other. The flavours are authentic and spicy without being too spicy to enjoy.
When you order the lunch thali, you get to choose 4 kinds of curies, so I naturally tried 8. I can't even name my favourite, they were all so good. From the dhal, to the paneer or the cabbage or potatoes, everything was crazy good.
The value is unbeatable. For $8 you get a huge thali with 4 veg Punjab curies, rice, naan or paratha and a chai tea.
You can eat here (there's a small dining room), but I suggest taking it to go.
Almost 2 years later, still just as delicious as I remember!
Same people making amazing food in huge portions at affordable prices.
The $7 platter is $8 now. I got bhindi/okra, chana/chickpeas, paneer and dal/lentil. The flavors are good and some of the dishes are quite spicy. I am not a fan of the saag/spinach here. Naan comes in big portions but the chai tea tastes watered down. 3.5 stars.
The place looks a bit shabby, and my friends and I were a bit nervous about the place. We had no idea what we wanted to order, so we decided on the Lunch Special and tried a bit of everything. All in all we tried 10 different things and most of the food was eaten up. It came with a ridiculous amount of Nan, but it was freshly made and absolutely delicious. The food was really cheap and pretty good for the price. I'll admit it wasn't the best Indian food I've eaten, but it satisfied my craving. I'll definitely go back, but next time I'll get take-out.
If u r looking for home made indian at ground-shattering prices- dont miss this place. Both my husband and me have a complete meal ( 4 vegs of our choice and 3 breads of our choice ) for 8 dollars!!!!! Authentic indian tea only 1 USD!!! I havent cooked since I moved to upper west side because this place is only a few blocks with almost 24 hour fresh food service.