# Bungalow (restaurant)
**Bungalow** is an Indian restaurant in the East Village of Manhattan that opened on March 23, 2024 at 24 First Avenue, a partnership between the chef [Vikas Khanna](https://www.edgepedia.org/vikas-khanna) and the restaurateur Jimmy Rizvi of Bombay House Hospitality.[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup) Its menu spans all 28 Indian states, and within nine months of opening it had received a three-star New York Times review, a place on the Times' year-end restaurant lists, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand.[2](https://blog.resy.com/2024/03/bungalow-nyc/) • [3](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/dining/restaurant-review-bungalow-east-village.html) • [4](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/htcity-foodies/chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-wins-michelin-bib-gourmand-award-chef-says-it-will-shut-down-in-9-years-and-3-months-101733903250452.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Opened | March 23, 2024, at 24 First Avenue near East Second Street, East Village, Manhattan[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup) |
| Founders | Chef Vikas Khanna and Jimmy Rizvi, CEO of Bombay House Hospitality, the group behind GupShup, Chote Miya, and Ammi[5](https://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/inside-bungalow-chef-vikas-khanna-restaurant-nyc-east-village-1236272621/) • [6](https://www.bungalowny.com/about) |
| Cuisine | Regional Indian dishes from all 28 states, from Kashmir south to Kerala, in a Raj-era clubhouse setting[2](https://blog.resy.com/2024/03/bungalow-nyc/) • [7](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/dining/bungalow-restaurant-opening.html) |
| Prices | Small plates $12–$18; large plates $25–$35; Michelin lists the price level as $$$[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup) • [8](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/new-york-state/new-york/restaurant/bungalow) |
| Size | 125 seats in a 5,600-square-foot space divided into lounge, dining area, and kitchen with seats[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup) |
| Awards | Three-star NYT review (August 2024); NYT best-restaurants list placement (September 2024); Michelin Bib Gourmand (December 2024)[3](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/dining/restaurant-review-bungalow-east-village.html) • [9](https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/why-chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-is-a-tribute-to-india-9671645/) • [4](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/htcity-foodies/chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-wins-michelin-bib-gourmand-award-chef-says-it-will-shut-down-in-9-years-and-3-months-101733903250452.html) |
| Demand | A weekend waitlist of 2,000 names in April 2024; roughly 225 diners a night by Khanna's own count[10](https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/business/michelin-starred-chef-brings-taste-of-india-to-east-village-at-bungalow/) |
## Identifying the restaurant
This article covers the East Village restaurant Bungalow at 24 First Avenue, New York, NY 10009, which the official site describes as a nostalgic journey into India's vintage clubhouses, with a name stemming from the Bengali word "Bangla."[6](https://www.bungalowny.com/about) It is a concept by Khanna, Bombay House Hospitality, and Sameer Bhatt, and operates as part of Hungry Hospitality LLC with 26 to 50 employees.[11](https://culinaryagents.com/entities/655319-Bungalow-NY) The word "bungalow" itself anglicizes "bangala," a term for mansions and upper-class dwellings.[12](https://blog.resy.com/2024/07/corner-table-bungalow/)
## Founding and people
**Vikas Khanna** brought a substantial track record. His Manhattan restaurant Junoon debuted in 2011, earned a Michelin star and a James Beard Award nomination, and he hosted seven seasons of [MasterChef India](https://www.edgepedia.org/masterchef-india).[13](https://www.forbes.com/sites/garystern/2024/09/03/three-star-east-village-restaurant-bungalow-appealing-to-a-mostly-select-audience/) Eater describes Junoon as having landed one of the first Michelin stars in New York for an Indian restaurant and holding it for several years;[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup) WWD dates the star to 2012, so sources differ by a year on when it was first awarded.[5](https://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/inside-bungalow-chef-vikas-khanna-restaurant-nyc-east-village-1236272621/)
**Jimmy Rizvi** founded Bungalow and brought Khanna on board as chef.[5](https://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/inside-bungalow-chef-vikas-khanna-restaurant-nyc-east-village-1236272621/) As CEO of Bombay House Hospitality he runs GupShup, the Indian street-food concept Chote Miya, and the fast-casual Ammi in Chelsea Market, and he worked on Bungalow for two years before opening.[14](https://blog.resy.com/2024/05/how-to-get-into-bungalow-nyc/) The idea began on a shared car ride to the set of MasterChef India, where Khanna is a host, when Rizvi pitched the concept to him.[2](https://blog.resy.com/2024/03/bungalow-nyc/)
The opening date carried personal weight: March 23 was the birthday of Khanna's sister Radhika, a fashion designer who died in 2022, and Khanna called Bungalow possibly his last restaurant.[2](https://blog.resy.com/2024/03/bungalow-nyc/) • [4](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/htcity-foodies/chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-wins-michelin-bib-gourmand-award-chef-says-it-will-shut-down-in-9-years-and-3-months-101733903250452.html) He chose the site partly for its sunken entrance: the flight of steps down from street level reminded him of the entrance to the [Golden Temple](https://www.edgepedia.org/golden-temple) in Amritsar, in his native Punjab.[7](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/dining/bungalow-restaurant-opening.html) The space occupies the site of the original Lucky Cheng's drag bar, tucked between a pizzeria and a funeral home on East Second Street.[10](https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/business/michelin-starred-chef-brings-taste-of-india-to-east-village-at-bungalow/)
## Cuisine and concept
The menu covers India's 28 states, from Kashmir south to Kerala and [Tamil Nadu](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-nadu), deliberately moving beyond the northern-Punjabi canon that long defined New York Indian dining.[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup) • [2](https://blog.resy.com/2024/03/bungalow-nyc/) Dishes include chicken tikka slathered in Amul cheese, a six-layer seekh kebab, purple sweet potato chaat with ashwagandha pearls, pan-fried Lucknow lamb chops, and a vegetarian galouti kebab of kidney beans set between fried lotus root.[2](https://blog.resy.com/2024/03/bungalow-nyc/) The signature spice-roasted pineapple, listed among the large plates alongside goat [Nihari](https://www.edgepedia.org/nihari), came from an Udupi cookbook in the lounge's library, and Resy reports that almost every table orders it.[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup) • [12](https://blog.resy.com/2024/07/corner-table-bungalow/) Cocktails include the Holi moli, made with Kashmiri chile-infused mezcal.[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup)
The setting references the members-only clubhouses of 1920s India, which served Victorian-era British-influenced cuisine, though the menu itself is decidedly Indian.[2](https://blog.resy.com/2024/03/bungalow-nyc/) • [12](https://blog.resy.com/2024/07/corner-table-bungalow/) The interior, inspired by Indian country clubs, was designed by Shaila Rizvi, sister of Jimmy Rizvi, with pale pink walls, colorful murals, a carved-panel bar, wooden furnishings, and brass fixtures.[7](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/dining/bungalow-restaurant-opening.html) • [8](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/new-york-state/new-york/restaurant/bungalow) • [15](https://nyctourism.com/articles/east-village-restaurant-bungalow-chef-vikas-khanna/) Many ingredients are imported, from specific mangoes to Kashmiri saffron.[10](https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/business/michelin-starred-chef-brings-taste-of-india-to-east-village-at-bungalow/)
## Reception and awards
The restaurant opened walk-ins-only from March 23 to 25, 2024, with reservations opening the morning of March 25.[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup) Demand quickly outran supply: one weekend night in April 2024 reportedly had 2,000 names on the waitlist for the 125-person venue.[10](https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/business/michelin-starred-chef-brings-taste-of-india-to-east-village-at-bungalow/)
**Critical reception split.** In August 2024, New York Times interim critic Priya Krishna awarded Bungalow three stars, framing it as part of a movement in which Indian food, in her headline's words, "finally gets to be itself" beyond the butter-chicken standard.[3](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/dining/restaurant-review-bungalow-east-village.html) • [13](https://www.forbes.com/sites/garystern/2024/09/03/three-star-east-village-restaurant-bungalow-appealing-to-a-mostly-select-audience/) Grub Street, reviewing for New York Magazine, was more reserved: it found some dishes out-and-out wonderful, notably lamb chops roasted in amchur, garlic, and ginger, and the chicken biryani, but judged many plates overly decorative and flagged pacing and ordering-structure problems, observing that despite the clamor for reservations several tables sat empty.[16](https://www.grubstreet.com/article/restaurant-review-bungalow-vikas-khanna.html)
**Awards followed within the first year.** In September 2024 Bungalow made The New York Times list of the top 50 restaurants of 2024.[9](https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/why-chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-is-a-tribute-to-india-9671645/) In December 2024, about nine months after opening, it won the Michelin Bib Gourmand, given for good quality at good value; by then it had served about 100,000 guests, and the [Hindustan Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindustan-times) reported it had also been featured on a Times list of top 14 new restaurants.[4](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/htcity-foodies/chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-wins-michelin-bib-gourmand-award-chef-says-it-will-shut-down-in-9-years-and-3-months-101733903250452.html) Michelin's own listing praises the bustling room and notes that diners line up early for walk-in spots.[8](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/new-york-state/new-york/restaurant/bungalow)
## By the numbers
- **Seats:** 125 total in 5,600 square feet, split into a lounge, a dining area, and a kitchen with seats; the Resy interview with the team gives about 96 to 98 dining seats plus roughly 26 bar and lounge seats, including eight high-tops, where the bar serves only small plates and desserts.[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup) • [14](https://blog.resy.com/2024/05/how-to-get-into-bungalow-nyc/)
- **Covers:** Khanna reported about 225 diners a night in April 2024, and later a fixed 300 dinners every night.[10](https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/business/michelin-starred-chef-brings-taste-of-india-to-east-village-at-bungalow/) • [4](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/htcity-foodies/chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-wins-michelin-bib-gourmand-award-chef-says-it-will-shut-down-in-9-years-and-3-months-101733903250452.html)
- **Reservations:** seats drop 20 days in advance at 11 a.m., except Tuesdays.[14](https://blog.resy.com/2024/05/how-to-get-into-bungalow-nyc/)
- **Prices:** $12 to $18 for small plates and $25 to $35 for large plates.[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup)
- **Staff and guests:** 26 to 50 employees per an industry registry, and about 100,000 guests served in the first nine months.[11](https://culinaryagents.com/entities/655319-Bungalow-NY) • [4](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/htcity-foodies/chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-wins-michelin-bib-gourmand-award-chef-says-it-will-shut-down-in-9-years-and-3-months-101733903250452.html)
- **Customer rating:** Yelp shows 4.0 from 288 reviews.[17](https://www.yelp.com/biz/bungalow-new-york)
## How it compares with its peers
Bungalow belongs to a wave of New York restaurants expanding Indian dining beyond Punjab-focused menus, alongside Dhamaka, Semma, and [Kanyakumari](https://www.edgepedia.org/kanyakumari), drawing on Sikh, Baghdadi-Jewish, Goan, and Kashmiri cooking.[16](https://www.grubstreet.com/article/restaurant-review-bungalow-vikas-khanna.html) Resy likewise places it in a scene that includes Semma and Kanyakumari, though Bungalow's clubhouse framing, rather than a street-food or regional-home-cooking angle, distinguishes its concept.[2](https://blog.resy.com/2024/03/bungalow-nyc/) Khanna's other restaurant interests include Kinara in Dubai.[2](https://blog.resy.com/2024/03/bungalow-nyc/)
## Recent developments
The restaurant's entire existence is post-2023, so its history is a single compressed timeline: opening walk-ins-only on March 23, 2024; reservations opening March 25; a 2,000-name waitlist by April; the three-star Times review in August; the Times top-50 list in September; and the Michelin Bib Gourmand in December 2024.[1](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup) • [10](https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/business/michelin-starred-chef-brings-taste-of-india-to-east-village-at-bungalow/) • [3](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/dining/restaurant-review-bungalow-east-village.html) • [9](https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/why-chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-is-a-tribute-to-india-9671645/) • [4](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/htcity-foodies/chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-wins-michelin-bib-gourmand-award-chef-says-it-will-shut-down-in-9-years-and-3-months-101733903250452.html) Khanna has stated a planned end date: the restaurant will close in nine years and three months from his December 2024 statement, which he frames as running the fixed 300-dinner service for about another decade.[4](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/htcity-foodies/chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-wins-michelin-bib-gourmand-award-chef-says-it-will-shut-down-in-9-years-and-3-months-101733903250452.html)
## References
1. [Two Indian Cooking Heavyweights Join Forces to Open Bungalow in the East Village, Eater NY](https://ny.eater.com/2024/3/20/24106209/bungalow-nyc-east-village-opening-vikas-khanna-jimmy-rizvi-gupshup)
2. [All About New York's Bungalow, From Chef Vikas Khanna and the GupShup Team, Resy](https://blog.resy.com/2024/03/bungalow-nyc/)
3. [No More Butter Chicken: Where Indian Food Finally Gets to Be Itself, The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/dining/restaurant-review-bungalow-east-village.html)
4. [Chef Vikas Khanna's Bungalow wins Michelin Bib Gourmand Award, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/htcity-foodies/chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-wins-michelin-bib-gourmand-award-chef-says-it-will-shut-down-in-9-years-and-3-months-101733903250452.html)
5. [Inside Chef Vikas Khanna's Bungalow, a New Restaurant in New York, WWD](https://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/inside-bungalow-chef-vikas-khanna-restaurant-nyc-east-village-1236272621/)
6. [Bungalow, About (official site)](https://www.bungalowny.com/about)
7. [Hidden Luxury Beckons at Bungalow, The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/dining/bungalow-restaurant-opening.html)
8. [Bungalow, MICHELIN Guide](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/new-york-state/new-york/restaurant/bungalow)
9. [Why chef Vikas Khanna's Bungalow is a tribute to India, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/why-chef-vikas-khannas-bungalow-is-a-tribute-to-india-9671645/)
10. [Michelin-starred chef brings taste of India to East Village at Bungalow, NY Post](https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/business/michelin-starred-chef-brings-taste-of-india-to-east-village-at-bungalow/)
11. [Bungalow NY, Culinary Agents](https://culinaryagents.com/entities/655319-Bungalow-NY)
12. [Bungalow Evokes a Sense of Home, As You've Never Tasted Before, Resy](https://blog.resy.com/2024/07/corner-table-bungalow/)
13. [Acclaimed East Village Restaurant Bungalow Appealing To A (Mostly) Select Audience, Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/garystern/2024/09/03/three-star-east-village-restaurant-bungalow-appealing-to-a-mostly-select-audience/)
14. [How to Get Into New York's Bungalow, Resy](https://blog.resy.com/2024/05/how-to-get-into-bungalow-nyc/)
15. [How Chef Vikas Khanna Honors the Past and Innovates for the Future at Bungalow, NYC Tourism](https://nyctourism.com/articles/east-village-restaurant-bungalow-chef-vikas-khanna/)
16. [Restaurant Review: Vikas Khanna's Bungalow in NYC, Grub Street](https://www.grubstreet.com/article/restaurant-review-bungalow-vikas-khanna.html)
17. [BUNGALOW, Yelp](https://www.yelp.com/biz/bungalow-new-york)
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