Gupshup

115 E 18th St New York, NY 10003

Indian is one of the most culturally rooted and traditional cuisines in the world…but what if it was fun and cool? Gupshup takes you on a culinary ride like few spots in town. Street-food classics are polished but never neutered: chaat that crackles with acid and heat, crunchy, creamy, spicy all at once. A plate of pani puri detonates in the mouth like controlled chaos. Sweet, sour, herbal, fleeting. You eat quickly because hesitation is punished.

Mains are generous and creative (wait till you see how they brought bone marrow into the fold!). Curries arrive glossy and aromatic, layered with spice rather than brute force. The breads, pillowy naan, blistered roti, exist mainly to ferry sauce efficiently. This is food designed to be shared, argued over, and scraped clean. Don’t miss their oversized (and overly delicious) Gajar Ka Halwa dessert, or their cocktail program, which treats Indian flavors not as garnish but as backbone.