At Desi Galli, we don’t just serve food—we bring the streets of India to your fingertips. Born in New York, inspired by Delhi, Mumbai, and every galli (alley) in between, our menu is a mashup of bold flavors, fresh ingredients, and real desi soul.
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202 customer reviews
Richie Giordano
A nice hole-in-the-wall eatery with some damn good offerings! Highly recommended!!
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Alisha Nagarkar
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Dennis Lay
The best food I've had in this area. 10/10 would recommend.
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Sandy Saint-Jean
Just had the Saag Chicken Korma Curry from MealPal today—unbelievably creamy and flavorful! Desi Galli really nails the combo of juicy chicken, healthy spinach, and delicious curry sauce with perfectly cooked basmati rice.
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Vishwas Shukla
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dipesh nepali
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Yash S
One of my favorite spots in NY. As a desi food lover this checks every box. Tons of Veg options. Pani puri is fire! Also restock a bunch of groceries & spices for home. Super convenient!
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Barbara Berti
It's an amazing place with delicious food and vegan options ! I am vegan so I reccomand it as perfect place, quality taste ❤️
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Leonard Stein
Desi Poutine is soooo good as is everything else. Friendly, casual atmosphere
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nicole tan
I LOVE DESIGALI ITS THE BEST EVER AND TRY THEIR SAMOSA
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Manish Kumar
AMAZING PEOPLE AMAZING FOOD!!! ITS MY FAVOURITE IN THE CITY!! THESE PEOPLE ARE MY FAVOUIRTE!!! YAYYYYY 🫶🫶🙌🙌
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Lennon Byrd
The pani puri is the best in town!!! I am obsessed with this place :)
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Kevin-Laurent Larroudé
Really good! 5 times here and never disappointed
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R S
Amazing food! The paneer tikka masala is very flavorful and has a lemony kick. The Desi Poutine was a family favorite! The tikka sauce is rich in cream and spice. It was very filling and the portions were great! Everything was reasonably priced. The owner was very friendly and provided us complimentary cheesecakes. Much thanks! More...
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Shalini Singh
Cute little place in Manhattan. Food was a bit spicy for my appetite but yumm. A suggestion would be to provide a yoghurt mint chutney with the rolls, to balance out the spice in the roll. The servers were quick and very polite! More...
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juanfer
Great food, great service!
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Ian Cele
Amazing! Came here for 1 and ended up indulging in 6 because wow!!!! Amazing
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Patrick Zajac
Started with the Desi Poutine which was soooooo good. I mean it was literally tikka sauce with fries like of course it’s gonna be good. They give you so much of the tikka sauce too it was great. Although I wouldve hoped for more of the paneer topping throughout. The Saag Paneer was fine. A lot more chili forward than I expected but it was still good and flavorful. Rice was fine too. I was disappointed with the naan though. It was small and a bit tough, and honestly looked like the frozen naan you get in grocery stores. I know the chef says everything is made fresh in house but this naan did not taste that way. I usually pass on lassi because it only ever is offered in mango and I don’t really care for mango lassi, but they had a strawberry lassi here which I was thrilled to see! It was pretty tasty, perfect amount of cardamom and was really thick! More...
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Tanzosh
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Jennifer Bakry
I come to Desi Gali regularly and Love the food here, the prices are great and the service is even better. The manager is very kind and friendly. You can order ahead to dine in or takeout. It’s a pretty casual dining restaurant. I normally get the side of tikka masala sauce, and naan bread and it is very filling and affordable. They also have great chai tea. More...
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Marisabel Santiago
Honestly, I love this place. I love the food ! I love their Saag paneer ✨️ and I tend to crave it. Delicious 😋. Also, they have an amazing chicken tikka masala.
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Benny Goodman
Delicious, creative, flavorful food. The kindest owner, and staff is absolutely gracious. Highly recommend!!
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lipamanka lipman
great place to discuss various topics in toki pona, the language with only 120 words, created by sonja lang in 2001.
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carole soldo
The food was fabulous, and the service was spectacular! Great place!!! Very clean!
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Magzina ale Dhaliwal
Indian Tea like Mitha Pani
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Zach Lipkin
Great food and service!! Thanks so much
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Shumaya Islam
One of my fav place to get street food in New York. Best hands down
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Shivani
Absolutely loved the food at Desi Galli! Everything we tried was full of flavor and had that perfect desi street-style twist. The chaat dhokla was soft and tangy with chutneys that blended beautifully. The chilli idlis had the perfect Indo-Chinese kick—spicy, crispy, and addictive. But the Desi Poutine stole the show—hot fries topped with house-special podi masala, it was a flavor bomb in every bite! The paneer biryani reminded me of Mumbai’s street-style biryani—comforting, spicy, and delicious. If you’re craving Indian street food in NYC, this place is a must-try. Great vibes and even better food! More...
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Seema Advani
Finally got the chance to dine-in at Desi Galli and it did not disappoint! The menu has so many amazing veg options, I could barely decide. The Dirty Fries (aka Desi Poutine) are dangerously addictive and so delish. We also had the best Pani Puri we’ve ever tasted! The lamb and Beyond Meat Kati Rolls continue to be our favorite. Dessert was a sweet surprise with chef Pria’s special gulab Jamun cheesecake, and the masala coffee alone is worth coming back for. A definite 5-star experience—highly recommend checking it out! More...
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liana sadhwani
The food was beyond real !!! The fusion taste hit the perfect spot and let’s just say best coffee ever.
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Eson Zheng
I got the Aloo Gosht Roll and the Chicken Tikka Masala with medium spice. It was really good. The restaurant was not that packed when I got there around 5 pm. The food was great and very flavorful. My two items with 15% tip was $35.31. The Aloo Gosht was really good and I would recommend the chicken Tikka Masala. More...
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Anand Suresh
Awesome place to grab a bite!
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Liam Oberst
Excellent food. Tons of variety and different options ranging from classic dishes to creative fusion offerings! Staff are so friendly and the space is very comfortable!
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Christopher Li
There are meals on this earth that are so delicious you eat them as fast as you can. The chicken tikka masala and Bihari Curry are not that meal. They are food that makes you slow down, think, and dream that time will come to a near standstill so that you can enjoy their greatness before the fleeting moment passes. If I ever found myself with a choice for a last meal in this life, it would be these two dishes from Desi Galli with a samosa (one of the greatest I’ve had the honor of consuming). My only hesitation would be that this food may give me an unquenchable thirst to live as there would be a chance to have my soul nourished yet again by these culinary masterpieces. The cooks and chefs at Desi are nothing short of treasures of this world. More...
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Charles Hutchinson
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D J.
On June 23rd, I went with my wife and 3 year old, she had a mason jar with liquid in it and her name on it and a doily. It may hay have looked like nothing to your to the employees but if it had a name on it and it was at our last sitting location, you would think that it'd be held for the customer to try to get it back. But the employee said it was thrown away. This was an experiment done for my daughter's last day of school, and I just found out that it was left because my wife didn't tell me till I asked about it today; because she knows how mad I get. And now here I am, mad. I want to know what will be done about this, because I'm so upset that her last day of her first school's memento was thrown away like More...
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Priyamvada Modak
One of the worse vada-pavs I have had. It’s just over-fried and oily aloo patty inside the pav. It’s not vadapav. It’s just a much more unhealthy and tasteless aloo burger.
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Bunny I
Our favorite Indian place in NYC! We constantly come back for the Paneer Tikka Masala and the Samosas - best ever! And also phenomenal prices - less than $20 a head for food and drink!
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Hindola Gangopadhyay
We had a really great time at Desi Gali! The food was so delicious and they had very nice decorations!
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Guhar
amazing food for a good price! Palak chat is a definite must :)
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Kate Hess
Love this place, food is consistently so good
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Moumita Roy
Absolutely loved this place! The food was flavorful, fresh, and full of authentic taste. But the star of the meal was definitely the biryani—fragrant, perfectly spiced, and cooked to perfection. Each bite was a burst of flavor. If you’re a biryani lover, this spot is a must-visit! More...
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Tshering Pem
Love their food😋
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Swekshya Thapa
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Pavan KC
Wonderful Desi food. Desipoutine is a must have. Strongly recommend.
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Ranjan Bhujel
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Joe Wehry
We enjoyed the somewhat sweet and spicy flavors of the Samosa Chaat. The vegan Kathi rolls are very flavorful. We appreciate the place is open later than others.
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Kayla You
Good food and good prices, would definitely recommend if you are looking for a quick meal!
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Jenil Dani
Amazing good! Great value for money
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Ziggy Rosado
My fave pani puri place in the city!! Packed with flavor and such a sweet staff!
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What’s your signature dish?
We specialize in Kathi Rolls or Kati Rolls (Vegetarian & Non-Vegetarian) (like Indian burritos’), Vada Pav, Chaats (Bhel Puri, Pani Puri, Somasa Chaat, Biryani (Chicken/Lamb/Veg) and our newest edition our Galli Salad with a choice of: Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kebab and Paneer for the health conscious! You can wash our delicious food with Thumsup/Limca/Lassi’s and end it sweetly with: Galli Kulfi, Rasmali and Gulab Jamun!
Chaatcuterie Board
A variety of Indian flavorful finger foods served on a board. This selection offers your favorites such as Pani Puri, Samosas, Kebabs & Kathi Rolls.
Live Chaat Stations
We offer live chaat stations at events that simply set the tone. Our chaat stations include Aloo Chaat, Aloo Tikki Chaat, Pani Puri Chaat & Samosa Chaat to name a few