Great food and great service by Dhirendra. Must visit if you like authentic flavors and cozy decor.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ignace Manoury
This restaurant is a true gem! I like their design choices and food offerings. Warm workers. The food features cleverly matched flavors. The team members demonstrate outstanding attentiveness with real interest.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Moeez Athar
We had a wonderful dining experience at Chote Nawab. The food was flavorful, beautifully presented, and served with genuine warmth. A perfect blend of traditional taste and modern ambiance. Highly recommended for anyone looking to enjoy authentic cuisine in the heart of the city.
Jeffer Sonian
My Indian friends brought me to their favorite restaurant for lunch. As soon as we sat down everyone is handed a tablet with a live menu. Very cool. There is a huge selection on the lunch menu. Lunch includes your selection plus veggie of the day (aloo chole), Dahl, rice and naan or roti. Plenty of vegan and veggie options. We had mixed grill, aloo gobi, chole, salmon tandoori and paneer madras. Everything was absolutely scrumptious. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anil Singh
A wide variety of Indian dishes. I was quite impressed with the digital menu presented on tablets. I wanted to try everything, but we settled on the samosas, lamb kebabs, dal me kala, garlic naan, and murgh butter masala. All excellent dishes. The mango lassi was sweet but not overpowering. All in all, it's a great restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kushal Mohnot
The veg Manchurian ball had a bit of a corn starch flavor, but apart from that this is a very good restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
harish kumar
I ordered the Chicken Kebab Roll (Roomali Roti), and it was a terrible experience. It felt like the chicken was marinated with dirt or small stones instead of proper spices. In almost every bite, I bit into hard particles that felt like crushed stones. It was not only unpleasant but also potentially harmful. This is completely unacceptable and raises serious concerns about food safety and hygiene.
Food: 1
Arnold Ramsaran
Good food and service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Irfan Ali
This place is HARAM , Can't heat here, where they are serving Alcohol !!
Roger Gautschi
Best food we had in NY, very friendly, delicious and good food quality.
Let’s be clear: Indian food in New York is a battlefield. A relentless, chaotic, spice-laden warzone where only the strong survive. And Chote Nawab? It fights the good fight. Nestled in the heart of Curry Hill, this unassuming spot serves up bold, unapologetic flavors that can transport you straight to the streets of Lucknow—if only for a moment.
The galouti kebab is the first thing you should order. A dish with history, once crafted for toothless Nawabs who still craved the indulgence of rich, spiced meat. Here, it melts—actually melts—on the tongue, each bite a whisper of cinnamon, clove, and smoke. Paired with a delicate ulte tawa paratha, it’s a testament to the kitchen’s skill.
The biryani arrives in a tightly sealed pot, fragrant steam escaping as it’s cracked open. The rice is well-spiced, layered with saffron and the deep warmth of cardamom, but it leans a little too wet, missing that elusive balance of fluffiness and density that makes great biryani a spiritual experience. Good? Yes. Transcendent? Not quite.
The lamb chops? A thing of beauty. Charred, fatty, perfectly cooked, the kind of dish you pick up with your hands because a knife and fork feel like an insult. Spiced yogurt clings to the meat, a crust of heat and tang that’s meant to be devoured.
Service is… let’s call it “relaxed.” This is not a place for the impatient. Dishes arrive when they arrive, and sometimes that means a gap long enough to question your life choices. But then the food lands, and all is forgiven—mostly.
Chote Nawab is not a temple of fine dining, nor does it try to be. It’s loud, it’s imperfect, but it’s also deeply satisfying. A meal here is a journey through the heat and soul of North India, with a few bumps along the road. Four stars, with a knowing nod to the power of spice, smoke, and history.
Would I return? Absolutely. Would I demand my biryani be just a little drier next time? Without a doubt.
Great food in a casual environment. 6 different dishes all prepared with distinct and terrific flavors. Be ware, the Phaal may require you to check your insurance coverages.
Great food and great service by Dhirendra. Must visit if you like authentic flavors and cozy decor.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant is a true gem! I like their design choices and food offerings. Warm workers. The food features cleverly matched flavors. The team members demonstrate outstanding attentiveness with real interest.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
We had a wonderful dining experience at Chote Nawab. The food was flavorful, beautifully presented, and served with genuine warmth. A perfect blend of traditional taste and modern ambiance. Highly recommended for anyone looking to enjoy authentic cuisine in the heart of the city.
My Indian friends brought me to their favorite restaurant for lunch. As soon as we sat down everyone is handed a tablet with a live menu. Very cool. There is a huge selection on the lunch menu. Lunch includes your selection plus veggie of the day (aloo chole), Dahl, rice and naan or roti. Plenty of vegan and veggie options. We had mixed grill, aloo gobi, chole, salmon tandoori and paneer madras. Everything was absolutely scrumptious. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A wide variety of Indian dishes. I was quite impressed with the digital menu presented on tablets. I wanted to try everything, but we settled on the samosas, lamb kebabs, dal me kala, garlic naan, and murgh butter masala. All excellent dishes. The mango lassi was sweet but not overpowering. All in all, it's a great restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The veg Manchurian ball had a bit of a corn starch flavor, but apart from that this is a very good restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I ordered the Chicken Kebab Roll (Roomali Roti), and it was a terrible experience. It felt like the chicken was marinated with dirt or small stones instead of proper spices. In almost every bite, I bit into hard particles that felt like crushed stones. It was not only unpleasant but also potentially harmful. This is completely unacceptable and raises serious concerns about food safety and hygiene.
Food: 1
Good food and service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
This place is HARAM , Can't heat here, where they are serving Alcohol !!
Best food we had in NY, very friendly, delicious and good food quality.
Restaurantji Recommends
Everything was amazing especially dal makhani
I love the food here. Good lunch specials
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Wonderful
A Royal Feast, with a Few Bumps Along the Way
Let’s be clear: Indian food in New York is a battlefield. A relentless, chaotic, spice-laden warzone where only the strong survive. And Chote Nawab? It fights the good fight. Nestled in the heart of Curry Hill, this unassuming spot serves up bold, unapologetic flavors that can transport you straight to the streets of Lucknow—if only for a moment.
The galouti kebab is the first thing you should order. A dish with history, once crafted for toothless Nawabs who still craved the indulgence of rich, spiced meat. Here, it melts—actually melts—on the tongue, each bite a whisper of cinnamon, clove, and smoke. Paired with a delicate ulte tawa paratha, it’s a testament to the kitchen’s skill.
The biryani arrives in a tightly sealed pot, fragrant steam escaping as it’s cracked open. The rice is well-spiced, layered with saffron and the deep warmth of cardamom, but it leans a little too wet, missing that elusive balance of fluffiness and density that makes great biryani a spiritual experience. Good? Yes. Transcendent? Not quite.
The lamb chops? A thing of beauty. Charred, fatty, perfectly cooked, the kind of dish you pick up with your hands because a knife and fork feel like an insult. Spiced yogurt clings to the meat, a crust of heat and tang that’s meant to be devoured.
Service is… let’s call it “relaxed.” This is not a place for the impatient. Dishes arrive when they arrive, and sometimes that means a gap long enough to question your life choices. But then the food lands, and all is forgiven—mostly.
Chote Nawab is not a temple of fine dining, nor does it try to be. It’s loud, it’s imperfect, but it’s also deeply satisfying. A meal here is a journey through the heat and soul of North India, with a few bumps along the road. Four stars, with a knowing nod to the power of spice, smoke, and history.
Would I return? Absolutely. Would I demand my biryani be just a little drier next time? Without a doubt.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Butter Chicken and Tikka Masala, Samosa, Garlic, Chicken Tikka Masala, Daam Biriany, Lamb Biryani, Gulab Jamun
Great food in a casual environment. 6 different dishes all prepared with distinct and terrific flavors. Be ware, the Phaal may require you to check your insurance coverages.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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