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Dhamaka
Indian
A rousing Indian restaurant tucked into Essex Market that embraces heat, offal, and rustic preparation without apology—goat belly smoked in cedar, mutton stewed in clay with charred garlic and chili oil, crab butter-fried and spooned over rice. Small tables demand you share, which is precisely the point.
- Michelin Guide
- Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times
- 2026 · #66 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
- 2021 · The Restaurant List
- Eater
- The Best Lower East Side Restaurants
- 2021 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Esquire
- 2021 · #1 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- James Beard Awards
- 2022 · Winner · Best Chef: New York State · Chintan Pandya
- 2022 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times 2026 · #66 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
- Eater The Best Lower East Side Restaurants
