GuideUpdated July 15, 2026

12 Best Places for Butter chicken in New York

Where to find the best butter chicken in New York — each restaurant rated 4.0★ or higher. Top-rated at 9.6★. Spanning indian and south indian kitchens. Curated by TastyPals.

The best places for butter chicken in New York are Mojitos, Moon Cheese Restaurant, Musaafer, and more. Start with Mojitos if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Priya Sharma12 ranked picksPublished July 15, 2026Updated July 15, 2026
12 Best Places for Butter chicken in New York
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Saint Theo'sSaint Theo's arrived on Bleecker Street in July 2021 as something the West Village had been quietly waiting for: a room that takes the Venetian cicchetti tradition seriously without making it feel like a museum exercise. The 110-seat space, designed in collaboration with Martin Brudnizki, telegraphs its intentions immediately — Murano glass sconces, Venice Biennale posters, Pirelli calendars, deep green linen banquettes. It reads as a love letter to a specific strain of Italian coastal culture rather than a vague nod to the peninsula. The Venice Bar, a 20-seat cocktail lounge hidden behind burgundy velvet curtains at the back of the dining room, only deepens that commitment. This is a place built for lingering, and the West Village crowd — which tends to dress for dinner and mean it — has responded accordingly. The price point stays accessible, which keeps the room democratic without undercutting the ambition. The menu centers on coastal Italian preparations, and the dishes that have developed a following are the ones rooted in technique and specificity. The mozzarella in carrozza — fried, molten, the Neapolitan street-food standard — is a legitimate anchor to start. The sarde in saor, the Venetian sweet-and-sour sardine preparation with vinegared onions and toasted pine nuts, is precisely the kind of dish that separates a kitchen with real reference points from one doing Italian by vibes. The baccalà mantecato, hand-creamed salt cod in the Venetian manner, is another marker of seriousness. More recently, the ricotta pasta with Calabrian chili oil has become the social media signature — diners consistently cite it. The butter chicken is reportedly large enough to share and has developed its own loyal following, suggesting the kitchen isn't afraid to let a crowd-pleaser just be a crowd-pleaser. The Venice Bar is the insider move: book early access to the hidden bar before dinner rather than fighting for it after your table. Request a banquette if the room is your reason for coming — and it may well be. Reservations are recommended, particularly on weekends; Saint Theo's is the kind of West Village address that fills without much effort on its own part. Go on a Tuesday if you want the room at its most itself. View restaurant →

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