Kebabwala – Time Out Market Union Square
Indian restaurant · East Village ·
Indian street grills featuring kebabs, breads, and butter masala sauce
Indian street grills featuring kebabs, breads, and butter masala sauce
"I appreciated that the folks behind the still-buzzy Semma opened Kebabwala as a stop-by-anytime stall in a food hall, a smart way to share their food with more people." - Eater Staff
"Located right by the market entrance, this tight-menu kebab stand finally realizes Unapologetic Foods’ long-plotted skewer dreams, and everything I tried was ridiculously good: tender beef rib-eye ($13.50), squeaky paneer as good as Adda’s ($9.50), a lovely lamb seekh ($11.50), and chicken tikka charred to hell yet still juicy ($7.50), all with lively mint chutney. I loved tacking on the rich butter masala ($2.50), which the team spends hours making daily, plus an egg paratha roll ($4) or saffron rice bowl ($5), and the mango lassi hits the spot. If you see the $16 chicken biryani—only twenty a day, ten at lunch and ten at dinner—pounce; baked in a disposable “pot,” it’s phenomenal alongside a couple of kebabs. This is a destination restaurant disguised as a food court booth." - Scott Lynch
"Serving kebabs from northern India, this Unapologetic Foods spot offers chicken, lamb, beef, and paneer options, after a planned standalone East Village opening on Second Avenue was put on hold due to gas line issues." - Nadia Chaudhury
"A fast-casual Indian kebab house from the team behind Unapologetic Foods (the group behind Michelin-starred Semma and Dhamaka) inspired by street grills around India. With fewer than 10 indoor seats and a similar number outside, Roni Mazumdar describes it as "a shot in the arm of a Delhi night market, with kebabs, bread, and the whole nine yards." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Framed as a fast‑casual Indian kebab house from Roni Mazumdar and Chintan Pandya, Kebabwala will be an intimate, Delhi night‑market–inspired spot with fewer than 10 indoor seats (and similar outdoor seating) serving street‑grill classics like chicken, goat, and bison kebabs along with breads and other accompaniments." - Emma Orlow
