How to book Bungalow

Bungalow is a modern Indian restaurant at 24 First Avenue in the East Village, run by chef Vikas Khanna with Bombay House Hospitality, the group behind GupShup, Chote Miya and Ammi¹. Khanna, whose earlier New York restaurant Junoon held a Michelin star, partnered with restaurateur Jimmy Rizvi, and the restaurant opened on March 23, 2024, a date Khanna chose in tribute to his late sister Radhika². The room was designed by Rizvi's sister, Shaila Rizvi, and the Michelin Guide added Bungalow to its New York selection in June 2024³.

The concept looks back to the social clubhouses of old India, and the name traces to the Bengali word "Bangla"¹. The space sits partly below street level, in deep green and gold, with handmade peacocks by the chef's sister and a back room filled with daylight and faux jasmine⁴. The Infatuation describes rugs, murals, leather armchairs and a glass-roofed, chandelier-hung greenhouse room, with loud music⁵. The Michelin inspectors note pale pink walls, colorful murals and a bar with carved panels⁶.

The menu is à la carte, with small and large plates that draw on cooking from across India's states^5,6. Dishes mentioned in reviews include Ammi's lamb chops, spice-roasted pineapple, Anarkali chicken, Rajasthani pulled lamb, five-cheese kulcha and yogurt kebabs wrapped in kataifi, and the bar pours cocktails with turmeric-infused tequila and chili-infused mezcal^5,6. It is open Tuesday to Sunday for dinner, and the restaurant asks for 40 to 45 days' notice for parties of eight or more¹. Michelin warns that the room is always busy and a table can be hard to get⁶.