Desi Galli
Indian restaurant · East Village ·
Traditional Indian dishes, vegan options, meal kits & pantry items
Traditional Indian dishes, vegan options, meal kits & pantry items
"Soho isn’t an especially affordable neighborhood, but at Galli you and all your friends can spend around $40 on dinner, then move on to whatever it is you’re doing with the rest of your night. It’s also a pretty big space, and there’s a dining room in the back with exposed brick walls and a big communal table. So if you’re going out downtown and you need some solid Italian in a casual setting where you can drink a cocktail and enjoy the fact that your friends won’t complain about the prices, Galli is where you should go." - hannah albertine, bryan kim
"In the East Village, Desi Galli is now serving a seven-course menu that fuses Indian and Mexican flavors—think aloo gobi flautas and chicken tikka tacos—priced at $49 and served with a spicy margarita." - Luke Fortney
"Pivoting for the pandemic, Desi Galli now offers finish-at-home dishes for takeout and delivery, and features a DG Pantry selling items ranging from a chilli paneer meal kit to masala chickpeas to baking supplies. Besides satisfying her customers’ “hankering for Indian soul food,” owner PriaVanda Chouhan helps feed essential workers, volunteers her time mentoring and supporting women- and BIPOC-owned businesses, and donates food to the Boys & Girls Clubs of New York City. During the pandemic, “volunteers have come together, including myself, to help our neighbors through any struggle,” she says." - Vox Creative
"Between about 2:30 a.m. and 3 a.m., multiple people with crowbars and full face masks allegedly broke into the Indian street food spot Desi Galli, causing a smashed door, a broken cash register and stolen funds; owner PriaVanda Chouhan estimated $2,000–$3,000 in damage, said she is a person of color who supports every race and that “this doesn’t help George and Black Lives Matter” and is hurting mom-and-pop businesses, and spent Monday cleaning up and documenting the damage before reopening as a grocery and takeout/delivery spot." - Erika Adams
"In the East Village I saw that Indian restaurant Desi Galli has launched a pantry section, selling meal kits and grocery staples." - Erika Adams
