Benares

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Rated Food21 Decor17 Service19 Cost$42 Ratings are out of 30. Key to ratingsQuestion

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This pan-Indian restaurant, with Peter Beck in the kitchen, opened just shy of a year ago on West 56th Street, and it’s already adding a downtown branch. Like the uptown original, this place features regional Indian fare with an emphasis on vegetarian dishes from the holy city of Varanasi (also known as Benares), including vegetables seared in the tandoor. There are also lamb, chicken and...

Ex-Tamarind hand spins off his classy midtown spot to Tribeca. Contemporary room like the original, with butterscotch banquettes and chairs, dark wood tables. Named for the oldest city in India, serves the food of Utter Pradesh province. Long, stellar vegetarian outlay. Okra, chickpeas, black lentils cooked overnight. Plenty of meat options; goat, lamb, and whole Cornish hens from the tandoori....

From OpenTable: At Benares, we offer a selection of traditional and regional Indian cuisines that are carefully prepared and presented by our experienced chefs.Do you own Benares? Contact us to connect with your diners.