Sagar Restaurant

"We like to visit Sagar for the kind of vegetarian food our South Indian friends make at home, especially when they haven’t invited us over for a while. It’s comfortable, you can always get a table, and the food is incredibly consistent and always tasty. They have the usual dosas (light, crispy pancakes) and thali set menus if you’re famished, and don’t miss the papadi chat, which is a mixed salad of lightly fried bread, potatoes, tangy sauce, and yoghurt. You didn’t think we actually came here to eat vegetables, did you?" - David Paw

"“With Bengali cuisine, you’ll have the food we eat when guests come, which is heavier, with more ghee and meat and biryani; and the food we eat at home, which is lighter, with more fish and vegetables with white rice,” explains Islam. “Sagar has both, but they are known for the heavier stuff, like their goat biryani and a chicken seekh kabab, which is made from ground chicken and lentils. Their chicken roast is also really good, it’s akin to a chicken korma, but not as creamy, and heavy on the caramelized onions and something called aloo bukhara, which are like prunes, with a sweet and tart flavor.” Bangladeshi food is constantly being tied up and confused with Indian cuisine, because the two do share a lot of the same spices and ingredients, and some Bangladeshi restaurants will also serve a lot of Indian dishes. “I specifically mentioned those items because you won’t see them at Indian restaurants,” says Islam. “We’re also really big into Chinese food. Sagar has three locations of Sagar Chinese and they serve Bengali Chinese food,” he adds. “Their lollipop chicken is a big deal.”" - Devorah Lev Tov 1