Singh's Roti Shop & Bar
Caribbean restaurant · Richmond Hill
131-18 Liberty Ave, Queens, NY 11419
Highlights
West Indian standards, doubles, rotis, and live music.
West Indian standards, doubles, rotis, and live music.
"Get a hearty taste of Trinidad with roti stuffed full of meats and sides, and don’t miss the hot sauce. Also a must: the doubles, pictured here. Singh’s also carries a variety of Caribbean soft drinks and juices, from soursop to sea moss to peanut punch, as well as desserts, such as tamarind balls and coconut rolls." - Erika Adams, Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Roti, a dish that originated in the West Indies (specifically in Trinidad), consists of curried stew served with or wrapped by a flatbread that is similar in constitution and taste to the kind you’d find on the Indian subcontinent. While there are several fine roti shops in Boston, the house-made hot sauce at Singh’s pushes this Dorchester Avenue spot ahead of the competition. Order the goat roti, and get doubles, too, a dish that sandwiches sweet and spicy chickpeas between two delicately fried pieces of dough." - Eater Staff
"The diaspora of the 19th and early 20th century took many Indians to Trinidad and Guyana, and it has created its own foodways — adding African and Spanish elements. In Richmond Hill, Singh’s is almost like a clubhouse, with a sturdy steam table on which curries, doubles, bakes, and rotis are displayed and prepared, and the dining room has Indo Caribbean vibes and plenty of room to spread out." - Robert Sietsema, Melissa McCart
"The Trinidadian family-owned Singh’s Roti Shop has been a beacon for the metropolitan West Indian community since it swung its doors open in 1990 and has since lured line after line of compatriots even throughout the pandemic. Sure, there are steaming trays of glistening goat curry, spicy mango curry, tender oxtail stew, and chunky stewed pumpkin ready to be dipped into shreds of dhalpuri roti, but Singh’s number one allure is its doubles. Singh’s crew tops two warm, fluffy discs of bara flatbread with channa (curried and stewed chickpeas). Pre-pandemic, crowds packed the ample, neon-lit space for live chutney soca music (calypso with Indian instruments)." - Caroline Shin
"For the Guyanese neighborhood of South Richmond Hill, Singh’s Roti Shop is something of an anchor. At a broad counter, attendants assemble orders and sometimes even cook entire dishes. They put together doubles and rotis, scoop up Chinese-Guyanese fare such as fried rice and lo mein, pour curries of chicken and goat and shrimp over rice, and assemble the sandwiches called bakes. If you’ve never been here before, start with a marvelous goat roti configured as a “bust up shot” (torn shirt). Delivery via Ubereats." - Robert Sietsema
