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Chai Pai

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Golden Rice

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Pizza Hut

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Chicken King

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Wimpy

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Oriental Pearl

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Flambe

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Dominous Pizza

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Anderson's of Denmark Ice Creams

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BFC(Bangladesh Fried Chicken)

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I like the Pizza Hut one, very nice decor

It's great to see some non-western fast food restaurant

First ever airplane restaurant in city in three months

The country's first-ever airplane restaurant will be opened in Dhaka inside the shell of the F-28 aircraft that crashed near Sylhet airport earlier this year.

The restaurant is the brainchild of Captain Mostafa Aolad, a Bangladeshi expatriate pilot in London, who owns two such restaurants in the UK.

"I always dreamed of doing something for my country. And this is a small initiative to fulfill my dream. I believe this restaurant will attract tourists," said Captain Mostafa.

Captain Mostafa is hopeful about launching the restaurant by the next three months. It will have the capacity of serving 100 people at a time.

"There are many people in the country who have never got a chance to get into an airplane. They will be able to enjoy the real in-flight hospitality while visiting the restaurant," said Captain Mostafa.

Mostafa joins hands with local food shop Western Grill to establish the restaurant at an estimated cost of Tk 1 crore. They have already purchased the shell of the aircraft from Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Tk 11 lakh through tender.

They have brought the plane to Dhaka and set it up near Ashulia. "We have bought 3 bighas of land and work is going on to turn it into a virtual airport," said Mostafa.

They are also looking for an alternative and convenient place for the city dwellers to establish the unique kind of restaurant.

The atmosphere around the restaurant will be similar to that of an airport. One has to reach the restaurant through a runway.

This runway will take the guests into a terminal building with a 3,000 square feet reception area where the guests would enjoy music and can take light food.

And then the guests will enter the restaurant where waiters dressed up as cabin crew serve them with European, Chinese and Indian food.

"We have refurbished the aircraft. Even its cockpit will be a realistic one," Mostafa said.

Besides taking food, the guests will be able to visit every corner of the aircraft along with trained guides. There will be a children's corner too.

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good

Bashundhara City Food Court

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Helvetia Fast Food and Coffee House

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Samarkand Indian Restaurant

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Chicken King

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King's Kitchen

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Random Cafe

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nice idea abt the airplane restaurant!!!!

[visit http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=332654]

Pizza Hut @ night

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Arysha Restaurant

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Bashundhara City Food Court

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Wimpy

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KFC

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Fridays Fast Food

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Burger World

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some of the fast food places in Bashundhara City food court.

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New Yorker Cafe

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Best Fried Chicken

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Fortuna Fried Chicken

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Western Grill Aircraft Restaurant

An aircraft restaurant is not quite unheard of in the developed parts of the world. But in this region, it is definitely a unique place for dining out. Western Grill, the city's popular fast food joint has achieved this unique feat.

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Converting an abandoned F-28 aircraft into a restaurant, has made Western Grill a more popular dineout. The F-28 aircraft was collected from a debris, a few months back. Ever since acquiring the aircraft, the management had been toying with the idea of turning it into a small, cosy restaurant.
The restaurant finally opened on June 9, 2006. The front half of the aircraft is now the restaurant, named, Western Grill Aircraft Restaurant, F-28. The aircraft is stationed on a ground floor reception area. As one goes up the stairs, the aircraft restaurant is right there.
Neatly uniformed ‘cabin crew’ welcome the guests. The boarding card, which is in fact the buffet price, has to be collected from the reception area, after paying for the meal.
The restaurant serves only buffet meals. It is a 25 item buffet for lunch and a 30 item buffet for dinner every day. The menu is basically Thai, Chinese and Sichuan. But a number of items can be replaced as per the guest's choose. This provision is usually for parties.
Since it is an aircraft, the sitting arrangement has not been changed. As one steps into the restaurant, one can choose from any of the four seaters, on both sides of the aisle. At the far end of the restaurant is the VIP Cabin. Very true to its name, it has some, special features. This cabin is well-equipped with internet connections, a telephone and a TV.
The aircraft can accommodate around 60 passenger-cum-guests. With a prior notice, one can also book it for small parties. The food is ordered over a walkie talkie making it feel much more like an aeroplane ride! The children's park Wonderland is the landing station of this F-28 aircraft restaurant. Wonderland at Gulshan-2 is very much popular with the kids here. Along with its present star attractions, this restaurant is one more.
It is open from 12 noon till midnight. During this long 12 hour flight schedule, it is open for all those who loves to combine a meal with a little bit of fun! The meal could be described as something usual, but the venue and the setting makes the place the most unusual dineout of the city right now!

http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/hotel_story.php?recordID=119

Some pictures of the Western Grill Aircraft Restaurant:

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nice photos mirzazeehan...did you eat at the restaurant?

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No Tmac,i was getting late for something,so didn't eat there or get inside to take pictures of the interior.lol

Pizza Hut

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Bhairab Ghaat : The new restaurant for local cuisine

Fish and rice have been the staples of our local culture since the early ages. The country being well-drenched by more than 200 rivers, it is quite natural that fish would be an integral part of the local cuisine. But now with most of the large rivers being dried-up or clogged due to absence of dredging, fish have become pretty scarce. More so to the city dwellers. Keeping this is mind, Bhairab Ghaat has come up with very traditional local foods for the food lovers. This restaurant opened only a month ago, June 21 to be more precise.

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Bhairab is a river drenched town that stands by the river Meghna. Since it is a town by a large river, fish has been in abundant supply. Even the capital's fish markets have a special place for this town's fish product. The management of the restaurant thus decided to bring in all the taste and flavour from Bhairab to Dhaka. This idea has been materialisted in the form of a very informal restaurant that carries a typical 'deshi' look.
The crockeries are typically ethnic, like clay plates, pots and glasses. Even 'Kala pata' (banana leaf) is also used to serve the guests, if desired. The menu is typically Bangladeshi. There are various types of bhartas, and vegetables. The fish section is quite rich with lots of varieties and preparations. There are dopiazas, curries, deep fries — in the fish section of the menu. The usual beef, mutton and chicken items are of course there. So is daal and rice.
Bhairab Ghaat serves breakfast too. There are traditional Doi Chira Kala (curd-puffed rice-banana), coupled with delicacies like paratha and paya. Right now they are offering take away lunch at a very reasonable price. This is Tk. 99, minus VAT. This is a five course lunch, that has two to three types of vegetable, rice, daal and either a meat or a fish curry.
It is open for lunch from 12 noon till 3:30 pm and for dinner from 6:30 pm till 10:30 pm. The interior is done in an entirely Bangladeshi decor. There are woven bamboo mats that adorn the wall and old-time hurricane lanterns as lamp holders.
Bhairab Ghaat is in fact an addition to Viand Food Court that offers different types of food. It is at Road No. 32, on the top floor of NCC Bank at Gulshan Avenue. For a typical deshi meal— this could be the new place to try out!

http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/hotel_story.php?recordID=128

KFC aka the kentucky one is opening in dhaka in about 2-3 weeks, they are just putting the final touches on the decor, i hear its gonna be the largest kfc outlet in the subcontinent, the transcom dudes are bringing it, they are also the franchise holder for pizza hut in bangladesh

KFC aka the kentucky one is opening in dhaka in about 2-3 weeks, they are just putting the final touches on the decor, i hear its gonna be the largest kfc outlet in the subcontinent, the transcom dudes are bringing it, they are also the franchise holder for pizza hut in bangladesh

that's great news. Any pics??

under construction KFC(Kentucky Fried Chicken) outlet in Gulshan 1 near Aarong and opposite Banglalink.

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Shawarma House is a well known outlet among the young generation and the university going students.

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nandos is also opening a store in dhaka, i saw a billboard on gulshan opposite of navana tower saying peri peri chicken comming soon to dhaka

i just called the franchiser, they said that nandos will open within the next one and a half months

i just called the franchiser, they said that nandos will open within the next one and a half months

great updates Dopekhor. We will love to see some photos. Keep up the great work.

KFC opened its doors on dhaka on the 6th of september, in gulshan one and its like 2/3mins walking distance from pizzahut

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King's Confectionary

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Yummy Yummy

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Great great info for me who's going to Dhaka and one who doesnt do much cooking!

Great great info for me who's going to Dhaka and one who doesnt do much cooking!

have a safe trip. Make sure to take a lot of pictures and post them here.

have a safe trip. Make sure to take a lot of pictures and post them here.

No problem Tmac! But I will be working there ... so maybe on my time off. :)

Mexicana Chics now in Bangladesh

A new restaurant named Mexicana Chics began its journey with a promise to cater to gourmets in the city recently, said a press release.

Director of Nasir Group Anowara Bishwash opened the restaurant as the chief guest.
The franchise, the first of its kind in Dhaka, offers grilled based different items and famous Mexican flavored food.

Mexicana Chics has never used any oil in its recipe and every item is delivered after properly grilled. That’s why its taste is not like other fried chicken in the market. In juice bar different types of smoothies are available like Sahara Smoothe, Promogranide Shake and Sapota Shake.

Other types of fresh and tropical juice is also available here.

In ice-cream parlour, Baskin and Robins brands are also available.

Different types of special Mexican flavored foods like Hot is Sweet, Extra Hot Peri Peri, Wild Peri Peri, Peri Peri Mint Chile besides these bone less chicken burger, Mexican Salad and Mexican grilled Chickens are also available.

At last food lovers can find the real Mexican taste now at Mexicana Chics, the press release added. Directors of Nasir Group Nasim Bishwas and Kamrunnahar Bishawas were also present on the occasion.

http://www.newstoday-bd.com/business.asp?newsdate=9/16/2006#635

KFC,Gulshan-1,Dhaka

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A Turkish restaurant in DHaka city

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Inside the KFC in Gulshan
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Boomers is a local hangout place for "cool" kids in Dhaka
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'Cool' kids?lol,I go there quite often ; )

boomers is ghey...

KFC in Gulshan

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KFC outlet in Gulshan

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i wonder whats keeping mcdonalds away from bangladesh

Pizza Hut in Dhaka

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KFC in Dhaka

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Helvetia and few other fast food joints in the same complex

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Swiss Bakery is a popular choice for pastry lovers
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nandos is also opening a store in dhaka, i saw a billboard on gulshan opposite of navana tower saying peri peri chicken comming soon to dhaka

dopekhor, any updates on Nandos? What else is happening in Dhaka?

dopekhor, any updates on Nandos? What else is happening in Dhaka?
sorry that advert wasnt for nandos was for other mexican fast food outlet called mexican chics, sorry for the miss information, peri peri made me think it was nandos

so I'm in Dhaka for about a month now. I've eaten in most places mentioned here and some also not mentioned: KFC, Pizza Hut (I love their spaghetti with mushroom cream sauce), Fridays, A&W, Arirang, Bamboo shoot, @ Corner, and Helvetia. I've been to a couple of other places also but forgot the names.

I specially like Bamboo shoot among the list above.

Damn! Dhaka looks so much like in Vietnam!

Damn! Dhaka looks so much like in Vietnam!

well we are after all fellow asian brothers and sisters :grouphug:

B151 Leisure Lounge

Located in Dhanmondi, the B151 Leisure Lounge (B151LL) is one of the newest additions to the long list of restaurants and food-corners of the city. Featuring an innovative food line and containing a mixture of local and contemporary international cuisines, it provides a welcome place of relaxation for the city's bustling crowds when they decide to take time out from their busy daily routines.

The layout of the lounge is simple. It is divided into two parts. One that looks out for the non-smoking, mostly familial and domestic populace and the other part focusing on smoking clients, offering a variety of Sheeshaa flavours.

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As co-founder Anwarul Huq Tushan puts it, the lounge's main focus rests on attracting mostly the mid-age crowd. “There aren't too many places where the mid-age people may go and stay awhile, enjoying good food and experiencing a leisurely environment.” B151 strives to provide exactly that especially to the people of Dhanmondi who till now have all been rushing towards Gulshan, the only other part of the city that focuses on such endowments and concepts.”

For a lounge, décor is very important and B151 does not disappoint. Leather sofas and cushioned sitting statures, with sets of marbled round tables and each set of seating arrangement just a little different than the other adding that extra bit of charm. “You will find that not all the tables are at the same height from the ground,” stated Tushan, referring to how the lounge concentrates on meeting all demands from its crowd. “Some people like food close to their chest level, while the others might want to attend a laptop while eating, thus the latter may prefer a lower platform or table, so to say.”

Sulyman Rashid Monty, the co-founder, who spent more than 6 years in the United States, first came up with the idea of this lounge.

The theme of the lounge is relaxation as aforementioned and Tushar guarantees that anyone who steps foot into B151LL will fall prey to its charms. At the end of a customer’s time here the stressful day shall be a distant memory.

So what about the food?

The main course is comprised of delicious appetizers, munchies and salads. Its all good till you hit the continental house main dishes, which serve a whole queue of American style continental and seafoods, and steaks. For real steak-lovers there really won't be a better place. B151LL serves three varieties of steak dishes, including pepper-steak, rib-eyed steak and the T-bone steak. “You also may choose to add up to your appetite of steak by ordering the side-dish of premium steaks and the three side orders for some extra.” There are also several unique items unexplored by the city-dwellers included in the menu, namely, the Uncle Moe'z Potato Skins, the Stuffed Green Pepper, Roasted Potatoes, Corn Cobs, etc. Great emphasis is placed upon putting on an even display of fish, meat and veggie items. B151LL also serves set lunch menus for a mere Tk. 130 to 150.

As regards drinks and coffee you can enjoy a warm cappuccino or refreshing herbal tea in the cosy lounge area. And at the coffee bar you will find a wide variety of delicious coffee and tea drinks made to order.

All in all therefore, B151LL is almost another must-visit. Such lounges are just beginning to find a way into the lifestyle of the average Bangladeshi and if the owners statements are anything to go by, then a visit to B151LL shall only endear one more to this culture.

So if you are stressed or tired or simply need to relax, make sure you drop by B151LL.

http://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/2006/11/02/page01.htm

Posh & plush eateries to please the palette

In the look out for some eclectic cuisine in Dhaka? Restaurants, with a combination of attractive ambience and interesting menus? Well the following haunts, popular and deserving to be so, are just the places to go. As they can get very busy later in the evening, most aficionados try to arrive before 8 p.m. so that they can settle in before the main crowd. Once seated, there's never any pressure to leave, even if on a couple of evenings the night gets quite late. They're places where it's great to relax, converse and slowly order things that have appeal at that moment in time.

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Vintage, El Toro, Cafe Bazar, Khazana

Samdado (Gulshan 2)
The menu at Samdado's is quite extensive yummy soups, including a miso and a vegetable, Udon curry, various hot pots, fried noodles, tempura chicken and shrimp, a variety of salads like cucumber salads, seaweed salad, spinach salad with walnut sauce and so on. But it's the sushi here that's literally to die for. It's a common misconception that all sushi is raw fish. Only some sushi is raw. A lot of sushi is cooked or otherwise cured - smoked salmon, yellowtail, shrimp and crab for example. Sushi comes in pairs, so every time you order something you'll receive two. Keep this in mind as you make your selections. Sushi pairs symbolise husband and wife. The Japanese wife would make two of each item in anticipation of her husband returning for dinner. At Samdado's, you can receive the full visual and social experience that is personal and intimate, sitting right at the 'sushi bar' where you can watch and converse with the chef. You'll soon discover that you're experiencing a rich history and culture exemplified through food how it's prepared, presented, arranged on the plate and eaten.

Le Saigon (54 Gulshan Ave.)
For those craving Vietnamese food be sure to visit this place. There's a charming conical roof of the porch, similar to that found on a Vietnamese farmer's hut and you're even greeted by a doorman in grand costume. The décor inside also leans towards Vietnamese influences. The service is fast but unobtrusive. As for the food, the combination of herbs, spices, and sauces used make it quite different from Thai or Chinese cuisine. There are dishes from the three main Vietnam regions, north, central and south. Central food is considered more authentic because the north has been influenced by Chinese cuisine and the south by French, Thai, Indian and more recently, American. Fresh spring rolls, Pho Bo or Ga, (probably the most popular dish in Vietnam), diced beef in garlic butter, sliced beef slivers in Vietnamese pepper and onions and beef rolls stuffed with picked onions are just a few items to relish here. One of the highlights on the menu is the Lau, a hot pot soup with your choice of fish, seafood, noodles, vegetables, chicken, beef and so on added to a clear broth. Other than your usual menu offerings there's also a dinner buffet some evenings at around Tk 700 a head.

Spice & Rice (Radisson Water Garden Hotel)
This restaurant gives a whole new meaning to the art of fine dining. Spice & Rice has what one calls a 'show-case' kitchen and 'entertaining' dessert counter, celebrating the finest of Asian cuisine inspired by a combination of flavors from Bangla and the Indian Sub-Continent, Northeast and Southeast. Here there are NO menus, NO buffets. You're wondering how is it then one gets to see, smell and savour the rich textures of Asian food? Well, here the waiters are more like tour guides. You're escorted to your table by a waiter who will then regale you with a brief sketch of Pan Asia and South Asia and the history of spices. Then arrives a 16 course dinner, each dish from a different part of Asia. It's like getting a history lesson on food, the best part being that you get to leave with a full and contented stomach.

Spitfire (Gulshan Ave.)
If you're in the mood for a true-blue Barbeque experience, then hop over to this place. Decorated like a trendy steakhouse they have logs for the ceiling, a life-like statue of a horse that is jutting its head into the restaurant with its body outside and wooden tables set inside as well as out in the 'front yard'. Spitfire's menu boasts of meals made with imported meats, such as the T-bone steak made from halal American T-bone meat imported from Dubai, and lamb chops made from meat coming all the way from New Zealand. The rest of the menu is filled with other delicious continental cuisine such as ox-tail consommé with quail egg or stuffed pigeon ladled with brown sauce served with roasted potato and vegetables. Open air barbecues at Spitfire are regular affairs and the place is always abuzz with diners.

Saltz (Gulshan Ave.)
The only one of its kind, this is really the only place in Dhaka where you can indulge in yummy dishes from the deep blue watery depths down below. The décor inside the restaurant, with its predominantly blue walls adorned with sea shells, boats and motifs of sea fishes, gives one the feeling of being literally under the sea. And the menu at Saltz is certainly exotic. There is the Chef's Special Soup sliced Norwegian salmon, crunchy prawns, carrots, and shitake mushrooms, simmered in herbs and main courses like the delicious Stir-fried Squid, served with seasonal vegetable and teriyaki sauce with garlic bread on the side. There are Italian and Spanish specialties, some recipes from the Mediterranean coast, seafood pizza, a few Thai gourmet delights, shellfish galore, and an array of seafood sandwiches. Most of the seafood, other than those imported, comes daily straight from a regular supplier at Cox's Bazar. For the Catch of the Day, be it a whole bass, mackerel, pomphret or red snapper, you can choose the cooking style pan-fried, poached or steamed, deep fried, grilled, or bbq'd and the type of sauce in which you want it served Thai ginger, lemon-butter, garlic-butter, yellow curry, barbecue, mushroom-mustard and so forth. There is a terrace where you can enjoy these dishes under the open sky almost as if you were on the deck of a ship. So dive into Saltz's cuisine one cool and clear evening. You're sure to enjoy it.

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Khazana (Gulshan Ave.)
Khazana has to be the treasure chest for Indian cuisine. To start with drinks, they have the most supreme collection of lassis thick, rich, creamy and wonderfully frothy. Dishes like Saag Gosht, Machli Ke Sule, Fish Tikka Shaslik on a bed of raw papaya salad, Aachari Murg Tikka are mostly cooked in yogurt based gravy and in one word can be described as lip-smacking. The seasonal vegetables and mushrooms essentially cooked with a variety of hand-picked spices all imported from India and served with tomato chutney are to drool over. The naans are soft in texture and great to the taste. The exclusive paneer items served with mint and raita, assortment of chickpeas dishes, lovely collection of dahls, and meaty kebabs will make one sigh in bliss. Other prized dishes include Chana Chat, Raan Buzkazzi, Frontier Mix Grill and the Khazana Special Jelebi. Khazana also offers a lunch buffet at Tk. 399 per person all inclusive. Its interiors have a traditional ambience with a hint of western fusion, the wooden Elephant headpieces and hanging partitions reflecting the greatness of the Indian culture which blends beautifully with the soothing music and off-white drapes. The eye-catching paintings on the walls are actually for sale. So go and enjoy the impromptu art exhibition while savouring the wonderful items on the menu.

Vintage (Dhaka Sheraton Hotel)
The Vintage restaurant offers semi-formal dining in stylish surroundings and is famous for its haute cuisine. This restaurant has a fascinating décor that is very 'vintage' Vintage gramophones, wall clocks, brass plates from antediluvian ships, and vintage wooden panels and chandeliers create a truly wonderful atmosphere. The menu is quite extensive with dishes prepared from a range of imported beef, game, poultry and seafood, complemented by a selection of fine wines. The restaurant, closed on Fridays, is open from 12:00-3:00 pm for lunch and 7:00 pm-12:00 am for dinner.

Koreana (Gulshan 1, the road between Anderssen's Ice Cream and Abacus restaurant)
Whenever one thinks of Korean cuisine, the mind veers towards tofu, but there's a lot more to it than that. At Koreana you can set yourself a leisurely pace to explore it all. There's kimchi (virtually the national dish of Korea), pickled vegetables, usually first salted, then seasoned with garlic, ginger, chilli pepper, and salted fish, shrimps, or oysters. There are meat dishes like pulgogi (or bulgogi), a Korean style marinated barbequed beef cut into thin strips. There's also kalbi, one of Korea's most famous grilled dishes beef short ribs marinated overnight in a mixture of green onions, garlic, sugar, sesame oil, and soy sauce. For soups you can try sunbudu-jiggae, a soft tofu soup or maeun-tang, an outstandingly delicious hot and spicy fish soup that contains great chunks of fresh fish, stewed with chilies and kochujhang.

El Toro (Gulshan 1; the road beside Abacus restaurant)
El Toro meaning 'the bull', serves SONORAN-style Mexican food. Sonora is a high-desert country state of El Norte or the North. Established in 1994 El Toro is a place where each and every visitor is considered a “guest”, following the old Spanish adage mi casa es su casa my home is your home. The adequately lit ambience, the Mexican masks and artifacts, Mexican tunes, the flaming adobe walls, the cactus neon, the already popular menu items, all add to the diner's eating out experience. Tacos, burritos, enchiladas, chimichangas, mouth-watering salsa, quesadillas, nachos, and fajitas are among some of the Mexican favourites that the chefs prepare, using fresh ingredients, with a soulful passion and consistency. El Toro is also famous for a unique dessert rightfully named “Deep Fried Ice-Cream-yes literally: the ice cream is covered in corn flake crumbs and then deep fried in oil. The taste you ask? Hot outside, cold inside and yummyliscious! Generous portions of El Toro food on the average is Tk. 250 per person. The 'fiesta' at El Toro begins at 11:30 am and ends at 10:30 pm everyday.

Mondira (Gulshan Ave.; the road beside South East Bank)
For 100% Bangla food Mondira is the place to haunt. With a two-part theme permeating the décor one side leaning towards the village scene complete with hukkas and langols, the other towards the era of the Jamindars, showcasing pictures of precious jewellery and charming architecture on the walls the place oozes with all things Bangla including the yummy food. All diners are welcomed at the gate by a doorman resplendent in a “notun jamai” get-up, then are shown to their tables by waiters and are offered “tetul'er shorbot”. At the end of the meal diners are offered sweet paan to indulge in. Mondira's menu highlights dishes from all over Bangladesh but in order to cater to the eclectic needs of the clientele's palette, it also features North and South Indian cuisine. Popular Bangla dishes include shorshey ilish, dopiaza of rui, rupchanda, chingri and other fishes, and a wide range of bhortas and chutneys like taki maach'er bhorta, shutki bhorta/chutney, begun bhorta, tomato bhorta, kacha kola bhorta, alu bhorta, borboti bhorta, pudina chutney, dhoneypata chutney, etc. And yes, the daal is to die for. So expect to give a satisfied, hearty burp at the end of a dining experience at Mondira.

Heritage (Gulshan 2)
Heritage's décor and feel is based on Bangladesh's rich heritage. There are seven dining areas, each having their own unique ambience and named after a heritage sight of Bangladesh. For example, the two dining halls on the ground floor are called Sundarban and Paharpur and the patio on the 1st floor, where one can enjoy dining under the open sky, is called Panam Nagar. There is a “heritage” map where you can see the location of all the famous heritage places in Bangladesh. But apart from the exotic décor what one should know that this is the signature restaurant of famous chef Tommy Miah dubbed the “Curry King” of Britain where diners can tuck into his mouthwatering “Bangla fusion” culinary creations and the winning dishes of his International Indian Chef of the Year competition, now in its 14th year. Diners keep coming back to savour dishes like chicken tikka masala, chicken loroial and smoked hilsa and sip at the house drink jira pani. Heritage has a lunch buffet with 35 items for Tk 300 per + Vat and is open for lunch from 12-3 pm and for dinner from 6-11 pm.

Café Bazar (Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel)
Located on the lobby level of Sonargaon, Café Bazar recently got a face-lift from the world renowned Master Chef, Davied Jones who's decided to run a different theme each day for lunch and dinner focusing on quality food from particular regions, giving guests global tastes every day of the week. The regional cuisines served are what are globally deemed to be the most popular, and the dishes are very well known. At this buffet style restaurant, quality food is plentiful and the range of dishes vast without sacrificing the authentic flavours and recipes. The place focuses on specialty days such as Thai on Mondays, Arabic on Tuesdays, Vietnamese on Wednesdays, Chinese on Thursdays, Bangladeshi on Fridays, International on Saturdays and American on Sundays. Café Bazar stays open from 12:30-3:30 pm for lunch and 7-10:30 pm for dinner.

Prepared with a budget between BDT 1,000 to 2,000 for a nice time out for two, your time at these posh eateries is sure to be a great culinary experience each and every time.

http://www.thedailystar.net/lifestyle/2006/11/02/page04.htm

Pizza Hut on Gulshan Avenue

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Coffee World-Pizza Corner launched

A Coffee World-Pizza Corner combo restaurant was launched at Dhanmondi in Dhaka yesterday.

These international franchisees have been brought to Bangladesh by ETCETERA Bangladesh Pvt Ltd (ETC).

Coffee World, an international premium coffee chain, is part of Global Franchise Architects (GFA) that offers a range of hot, iced, and ice blended coffee along with cakes, sandwiches and waffles. The company has over 110 outlets across Asia.

Pizza Corner, an international pizza chain introduced by Etcetera, offers Calzones items with a wide range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Customers can also create their own pizzas using the menu with various options.

Amer Ahmed, executive director of ETCETERA Bangladesh, was, among others, present at the Launching ceremony.

http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/11/19/d61119050766.htm

This is really good to know..so many international franchises are coming to Dhaka all of a sudden.

Coffee World

It's all about coffee, says Syed Macher Murched, Managing Director of Etcetera Bangladesh and the man behind the opening of Dhaka's newest franchise, Coffee World. And they do have a lot of coffee. There are Macchiatos, Cappucinos, Mochachinos, Puccinos, Frappes, a whole lot of Frappe, and even something called an Americano (a diluted shot of espresso which was named as an indult to Americans, who often wanted their espresso diluted). Coffee World's first outlet opened on the second floor of the Dhanmondi Etecrtera, though it's a separate concern, and it's the first of five or six opening over the next few months.

The coffee comes in a wide variety of styles, from the quintessential espresso and lattes to iced coffees and the range of Ice Blended Coffee and the Iced Blended Cream (frappes). Different drinks re available in four sizes, Presto, Pro, Alto and Supremo (ranging from 8oz.to 22oz.), with prices starting as low as Tk 175. 'it was surprising to see that most customers didn't stick to ordering the regular items that they were fimilar with, instead opting to try out some of the ones we have brought in the first time,' says Murshed

But as the MD explains, the setting also plays a significant role in the caf?'s appea. 'We we wanted to create an atmosphere where one would just come and relax with a group of friends.' Says Murshed. 'Normally, prople wpuld go to the restaurant, and obliged to eat full meal; it was too formal, and this will be a welcome change.' The Dhanmondi outlet combines regular seating with softly lit area with comfortable sofas.

But is coffee is not your cup of tea, then there is a host of other items to choose from. Starting from the save different types of tea (Tk 35-70)., there is the hot chocolate, iced teas, juices, soda and the Strawberry Smoothie Frappe, which comes with a personal recommendation from the MD as his own drink of choice. For those looking for a light meal, there are several salads, waffles and Canapes to choose from, as well as a range of sandwiches which have supposedly been very popular with dinners. From next month, Coffee World will also be selling its own brand of roasted beans in store.

Currently, the company has a presence in Thailand, India, Bangladesh, UAE, Reunion Island, and Myanmar.

The next branch of Coffee World is set to open on Banani's Road 11 sometime in March, and this will be followed by sereval more in Gulshan, Uttara, and other areas.

http://www.globalfranchisearchitects.com/index.asp

This is really good to know..so many international franchises are coming to Dhaka all of a sudden.
its all good as long as indian franchises dont start pouring in

Coffee World

It's all about coffee, says Syed Macher Murched, Managing Director of Etcetera Bangladesh and the man behind the opening of Dhaka's newest franchise, Coffee World. And they do have a lot of coffee. There are Macchiatos, Cappucinos, Mochachinos, Puccinos, Frappes, a whole lot of Frappe, and even something called an Americano (a diluted shot of espresso which was named as an indult to Americans, who often wanted their espresso diluted). Coffee World's first outlet opened on the second floor of the Dhanmondi Etecrtera, though it's a separate concern, and it's the first of five or six opening over the next few months.

The coffee comes in a wide variety of styles, from the quintessential espresso and lattes to iced coffees and the range of Ice Blended Coffee and the Iced Blended Cream (frappes). Different drinks re available in four sizes, Presto, Pro, Alto and Supremo (ranging from 8oz.to 22oz.), with prices starting as low as Tk 175. 'it was surprising to see that most customers didn't stick to ordering the regular items that they were fimilar with, instead opting to try out some of the ones we have brought in the first time,' says Murshed

But as the MD explains, the setting also plays a significant role in the caf?'s appea. 'We we wanted to create an atmosphere where one would just come and relax with a group of friends.' Says Murshed. 'Normally, prople wpuld go to the restaurant, and obliged to eat full meal; it was too formal, and this will be a welcome change.' The Dhanmondi outlet combines regular seating with softly lit area with comfortable sofas.

But is coffee is not your cup of tea, then there is a host of other items to choose from. Starting from the save different types of tea (Tk 35-70)., there is the hot chocolate, iced teas, juices, soda and the Strawberry Smoothie Frappe, which comes with a personal recommendation from the MD as his own drink of choice. For those looking for a light meal, there are several salads, waffles and Canapes to choose from, as well as a range of sandwiches which have supposedly been very popular with dinners. From next month, Coffee World will also be selling its own brand of roasted beans in store.

Currently, the company has a presence in Thailand, India, Bangladesh, UAE, Reunion Island, and Myanmar.

The next branch of Coffee World is set to open on Banani's Road 11 sometime in March, and this will be followed by sereval more in Gulshan, Uttara, and other areas.

http://www.globalfranchisearchitects.com/index.asp
wtf dude they aint got bangladesh on their website :sigh:


i hope these stores turn into a flop venture

i hope these stores turn into a flop venture

Why? If these stores turn in a flop then people won't invest. And I think they won't turn into a flop because if they were there wouldn't be any new ones introduced. The fact that new franchises are opening up every now and then shows that there are good potential for such ventures.

wtf dude they aint got bangladesh on their website :sigh:


i hope these stores turn into a flop venture

they do have Bangladesh in their website. If you click on press coverage and then international, you will see Bangladesh.

Why? If these stores turn in a flop then people won't invest. And I think they won't turn into a flop because if they were there wouldn't be any new ones introduced. The fact that new franchises are opening up every now and then shows that there are good potential for such ventures.
we dont need indian stuff we have enough of it already, Bangladesh would be better off without indian fast food chains, hell what do you think made KFC and Pizza Hut to come here so late? cause the indians want us to buy stuff from them rather then use local products.

this is one of the major issues why mcdonalds inst coming to bangladesh, cause the potential investors dont want indian food to be served at a high price, this is one of the reasons why sales of pizza hut are going down, cause people arent willing to pay premium prices for indian stuff

I get your point. I didn’t know that this coffee shop was part of Indian franchise. Their website says that the head-quarter is based in Switzerland.

Anyway, if we want to avoid Indian products people need to change their mindset. Even today they go to Kolkata for minor treatments. Also, we need to limit Indian channels.

I second your opinion on the fact that we need to grow and limit reliance on foreign goods, especially Indian goods.

we dont need indian stuff we have enough of it already, Bangladesh would be better off without indian fast food chains, hell what do you think made KFC and Pizza Hut to come here so late? cause the indians want us to buy stuff from them rather then use local products.

this is one of the major issues why mcdonalds inst coming to bangladesh, cause the potential investors dont want indian food to be served at a high price, this is one of the reasons why sales of pizza hut are going down, cause people arent willing to pay premium prices for indian stuff

who said this is an Indian fast food chain?

According to the website(http://www.globalfranchisearchitects.com/index.asp) - "Global Franchise Architects is a Geneva (Switzerland) based group that builds, operates, and franchises specialty retail brands. Its current portfolio consists of Coffee World, Pizza Corner, New York Deli, and The Cream & Fudge Factory."

"As of April 2006 Global Franchise Architects had 145 stores in 7 countries and is expected to reach over 200 stores by end of year 2006. It currently operates in Thailand, India, UAE, Bangladesh, Reunion Island, and Burma."

I am not sure how from that information you can come to the conclusion that it is an Indian franchise?

Here is Coffee World website : http://www.coffeeworld.com/index.asp

we dont need indian stuff we have enough of it already, Bangladesh would be better off without indian fast food chains, hell what do you think made KFC and Pizza Hut to come here so late? cause the indians want us to buy stuff from them rather then use local products.

this is one of the major issues why mcdonalds inst coming to bangladesh, cause the potential investors dont want indian food to be served at a high price, this is one of the reasons why sales of pizza hut are going down, cause people arent willing to pay premium prices for indian stuff

Wait are you saying KFC and pizza hut are indian cause thats what it sounds like on your last sentence. If you are then you need to go educate yourself on the the topic. Anyways I agree with the fact that use we should rely on local fast food chains as well but that doesn't mean we can't have foreign ones. And actually bangladesh is one of the few countries where i ve seen the local fast food chains compete with the US ones and actually do well. In most other countries they just get bought out by the US firms. Competition is never a bad thing.

Coffee World,Dhanmondi

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who said this is an Indian fast food chain?

According to the website(http://www.globalfranchisearchitects.com/index.asp) - "Global Franchise Architects is a Geneva (Switzerland) based group that builds, operates, and franchises specialty retail brands. Its current portfolio consists of Coffee World, Pizza Corner, New York Deli, and The Cream & Fudge Factory."

"As of April 2006 Global Franchise Architects had 145 stores in 7 countries and is expected to reach over 200 stores by end of year 2006. It currently operates in Thailand, India, UAE, Bangladesh, Reunion Island, and Burma."

I am not sure how from that information you can come to the conclusion that it is an Indian franchise?

Here is Coffee World website : http://www.coffeeworld.com/index.asp
dude most of its ventures are in india and started from there too

Wait are you saying KFC and pizza hut are indian cause thats what it sounds like on your last sentence. If you are then you need to go educate yourself on the the topic. Anyways I agree with the fact that use we should rely on local fast food chains as well but that doesn't mean we can't have foreign ones. And actually bangladesh is one of the few countries where i ve seen the local fast food chains compete with the US ones and actually do well. In most other countries they just get bought out by the US firms. Competition is never a bad thing.
i dont babble ad hominem. Pizza Hut and KFC in bangladesh are franchised from Yum India limited which is responsible for the operations in south asia excluding pakistan.

i dont babble ad hominem. Pizza Hut and KFC in bangladesh are franchised from Yum India limited which is responsible for the operations in south asia excluding pakistan.

ok i dont get what your first sentence means but w.e . Where its franchised from doesn't mean shit. The products are american from an american company. Most of the fast food restaurants in North America are franchises as well The indina company is not setting the products. The parent company is. So i dont see how this is indian food.

ok i dont get what your first sentence means but w.e . Where its franchised from doesn't mean shit. The products are american from an american company. Most of the fast food restaurants in North America are franchises as well The indina company is not setting the products. The parent company is. So i dont see how this is indian food.

Well when you franchise from Yum India you are required to acquire your raw materials from india. pizzhut bangladesh imports all of its ingridians from india
from flour to cheese to capsicum to potato except for meat

my point is if this companies can operate in pakistan without importing products from india and serve the customers at a cheaper price why cant they do the same in bangladesh? since they cant this means indians are using their positions in such companies to exploit us

do you even read the news? orascom an egyptian telecom company was put under scrutiny by the indian government becuase it has investments in bangladesh and pakistan and yet people like you want indian co's in the country *sigh*

Well when you franchise from Yum India you are required to acquire your raw materials from india. pizzhut bangladesh imports all of its ingridians from india
from flour to cheese to capsicum to potato except for meat

my point is if this companies can operate in pakistan without importing products from india and serve the customers at a cheaper price why cant they do the same in bangladesh? since they cant this means indians are using their positions in such companies to exploit us

do you even read the news? orascom an egyptian telecom company was put under scrutiny by the indian government becuase it has investments in bangladesh and pakistan and yet people like you want indian co's in the country *sigh*

The reason they can't have a bangladeshi franchise is because there are currently no company's in bangladesh willing to become open a franchise under a US companies name and maintain the standards that are required by the parent company. When there will be companies willing to set up large operations throughout the contry ad gaurantee standards than i am sure e will have our own franchises.

And no i haven't read about orascom and i have a hard time believing it until i actually see a source. Most of what you are saying just sounds like the usual BNP and Islamist propoganda against India. And also even if that news is true, Pakistan and India have always had tensions. How do you know the invesitigaition wasn't due to pakistani inverstment rather than the bangladeshi invertment. People like me don't just fall for stupid propoganda and have no problem with having our neighbours operate and trade with our country IF the trade is both ways.

The reason they can't have a bangladeshi franchise is because there are currently no company's in bangladesh willing to become open a franchise under a US companies name and maintain the standards that are required by the parent company. When there will be companies willing to set up large operations throughout the contry ad gaurantee standards than i am sure e will have our own franchises.

And no i haven't read about orascom and i have a hard time believing it until i actually see a source. Most of what you are saying just sounds like the usual BNP and Islamist propoganda against India. And also even if that news is true, Pakistan and India have always had tensions. How do you know the invesitigaition wasn't due to pakistani inverstment rather than the bangladeshi invertment. People like me don't just fall for stupid propoganda and have no problem with having our neighbours operate and trade with our country IF the trade is both ways.


let me rephrase again, YUM India is a division of Yum International which is responsible for opperations in the subcontinent excluding Pakistan. Therefore when revenue is earned in Pizzahut and Kfc in Dhaka, the Indian government also earns tax from it, gettit?

Islamist? come again? I see that you are stupid enough to fall for the western propaganda

India has banned Bangladeshi and Pakistani people from investing in India so why should we allow india based corps to operate in BD

India has banned Bangladeshi and Pakistani people from investing in India so why should we allow india based corps to operate in BD

That is bullshit since my family has a lot of business in India as well but i am not gonna waste my time responding to the rest. No reason killing Tmac's thread. It is there to show Dhaka restaurants to the rest of the world, leave it at that. Please don't respond to this.

figures why you are so defensive about India

here read this http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/newsPopup.php?fileR=20061121133337091&dir=2006/11/21&secID=livenews

i couldnt hold my self from not responding to your bs

I really hate to barge in like this guys, but I am a regular visitor of the Bangladeshi threads and I happen to live in Dhaka and visit some of these restaurants that seem to be popping up all the time. I visit places like Coffee World regularly and I'm fully aware of its pricing. The pizzas here at Pizza Corner are definitely made from imported ingredients. Prices of the largest pizzas go up to around Tk. 800. Just checked the menus offered in India and they don't exceed Rs. 350. Tk. 800 is definitely not equal to Rs. 350. So Global Franchise Architects might be located somewhere in Europe, but I believe the organization has probably been started by an Indian entrepreneur, with the intension of expanding in India (considering a vast majority of the company's outlets are located there). Hence, I do in a way, side with Dopekhor here, as we are importing stuff from India and selling our products way more exhorbitantly. However, please do not bring investment in the Telecom sector into this, that's an entirely different avenue involving a way larger investment. Moreover, South Asian markets have grown in such a way that because of the way it is presently, there's no way newer companies can compete with the currently dominating ones (e.g. GP in Bangladesh, Airtel in India and Mobilink in Pakistan say). Hence, Orascom not investing in India had other serious implications.

But let me also say this, I've been McDonald's in India, where you can have meals for less than a hundred Rupees and it's just terrible. The quality of the food is absolutely appalling and nowhere close to the standards which should be set by the world's largest Burger joint. Hence, I'm in a way glad that whenever international franchise restaurants come up here in Dhaka, they at least try to maintain some standard (despite the high pricing).

sas the reason i brought the telecom sector was because the indian govt felt that its security will be breeched if orascom gets into india because it has investments in bangladesh and pakistan, but companies like unilever and pg have the investments but arent put under scruitney

and india has also banned bangladeshis from investing in india

and india has also banned bangladeshis from investing in india

Yap, that's correct.

You, as a Bangladeshi, cannot legally invest in India. Indian govt. banned any investment from BD citing terrorist links. I mean, they think that terrorists will be benefited if BD people invest, which is nothing but pure BS:nuts: . They don’t want BD to make money. Anyway, the serious problem we have with India is one-way trade. India wants to make as much money as possible doing business in BD but won’t allow the BD to do the same. This is a serious violation of mutual trade concept. Had this happened to any strong country, there would have been similar action taken against India. Make no mistake, we want business. We just don’t want to become a market of foreign goods and products.

Yap, that's correct.

You, as a Bangladeshi, cannot legally invest in India. Indian govt. banned any investment from BD citing terrorist links. I mean, they think that terrorists will be benefited if BD people invest, which is nothing but pure BS:nuts: . They don’t want BD to make money. Anyway, the serious problem we have with India is one-way trade. India wants to make as much money as possible doing business in BD but won’t allow the BD to do the same. This is a serious violation of mutual trade concept. Had this happened to any strong country, there would have been similar action taken against India. Make no mistake, we want business. We just don’t want to become a market of foreign goods and products.

Well.....maybe that is why imports from India significantly dropped this year.Why should they make money from Bangladesh if Bd is not allowed to make money from them.

Well.....maybe that is why imports from India significantly dropped this year.Why should they make money from Bangladesh if Bd is not allowed to make money from them.
pitty the hindutava brainwashed Zaki dont understand this!

Well.....maybe that is why imports from India significantly dropped this year.Why should they make money from Bangladesh if Bd is not allowed to make money from them.

This is definitely a good sign. Import has gone down because of many reasons. One of them is cheap Chinese goods. China produces pretty much every thing at a cheaper cost. Many heavy industrial equipments are nowadays imported from China. China has surpassed India as the biggest import destination of BD. With the non-approval of Tata venture, India has realized that if they want to suck gold out of BD, they at least will have to share some pearl! So, they are allowing few more products from BD to enter their market. But that is way far short of the fair share that BD deserves.

pitty the hindutava brainwashed Zaki dont understand this!

Yo you know what, you need to shut the fuck up. I was fine with it as long as its a discussion on the fucking topic but when you retarded ass personal attacks like that its elligible for getting you banned. First of all i aint a hundu but even if i was it should have no effect on the fucking dicussion. Secondly the main reason is for the ban was because fucking terrorists jamaat islam were in power until in few weeks ago. And also, you fcking miss my whoile point throughout the discussion yet you talk shit. Foreign competition is never bad cause no competition is ever bad. Having foreign competition vastly increased the standards of the bangladeshi fast food chains and not only that but they are doing a fine job in competing with the foreign companies. Good job killing a thread fucking looser.

This is definitely a good sign. Import has gone down because of many reasons. One of them is cheap Chinese goods. China produces pretty much every thing at a cheaper cost. Many heavy industrial equipments are nowadays imported from China. China has surpassed India as the biggest import destination of BD. With the non-approval of Tata venture, India has realized that if they want to suck gold out of BD, they at least will have to share some pearl! So, they are allowing few more products from BD to enter their market. But that is way far short of the fair share that BD deserves.

The current condition in trade doesn't come from economics or hate of another country. Its simply politics. Before when awami league, who are seen as more pro indian, were in power, the only reason BD trade against India wa sin the negatives was because the BD economy at hat time hadn't developed enough to compete with India yet. When awami league comes into power after the january elections, i am preety sure we will see the export restrictions from bangladesh to be decreased significantly as the awami league, unlike the jamaat, wont allow terrorist camps in the country. Like you said both sides must give something.

Kebab-E-Q

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Sea Shell Thai Restaurant

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Yo you know what, you need to shut the fuck up. I was fine with it as long as its a discussion on the fucking topic but when you retarded ass personal attacks like that its elligible for getting you banned. First of all i aint a hundu but even if i was it should have no effect on the fucking dicussion. Secondly the main reason is for the ban was because fucking terrorists jamaat islam were in power until in few weeks ago. And also, you fcking miss my whoile point throughout the discussion yet you talk shit. Foreign competition is never bad cause no competition is ever bad. Having foreign competition vastly increased the standards of the bangladeshi fast food chains and not only that but they are doing a fine job in competing with the foreign companies. Good job killing a thread fucking looser.
personal attacks arent you the one who said that what ever i said was "islamist" propaganda?

if someones to get banned that should be you look at your post you cant even talk back without cussing

you are the one who missed the point i never said foreign competition was bad

my point was that if india doesnt allow us why should we allow them?

is this that hard to comprehend?

Foreign competition is never bad cause no competition is ever bad.

Uncontrolled foreign competition is bad for any developing country. Small and developing economy like BD should always reasonably protect local market from foreign competition so that local market can grow.


i am preety sure we will see the export restrictions from bangladesh to be decreased significantly as the awami league.

Trade restriction has nothing to do with which party is in power. Last year Banglesdesh?s economic performance was better than any time since the liberation, having close to 7 percent growth.


We cannot just have a very limited view when it comes to economy, such as hoping for one particular party to come to power for a limited access to one particular economy. If such scenario happens only people close to or having allegiance to that particular country will be benefited. No one else.

When awami league comes into power after the january elections,

I wouldn?t hold my breath for this to happen because doing so might severely limit my life expectancy. :nuts:

Seriously, after committing so much deaths and destructions recently the table has been turned regarding who aid, abide and harbor terrorists. There won?t be any voting revolution in favor of AL, to say the least.

Restaurants like these can be found in slums of India. :bash:

Restaurants like these can be found in slums of India. :bash:

I am sure you are right..cause you probably live in one of the slums yourself.

mirza, let's refrain from making such remarks. The guy is not even Indian. I checked his profile. All his posts are about Pakistan. I may be wrong but I am sure he is Pakistani. There is no need to provoke and encourage him.

Pizza Hut Gulshan celebrates 3rd anniversary
Star Business Report


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Akku Chowdhury, head of Operations of Transcom Foods Ltd, the owning company of Pizza Hut, cuts a cake to celebrate the third founding anniversary of the restaurant's Gulshan outlet in Dhaka yesterday. PHOTO: STAR


Pizza Hut, the first-ever international restaurant chain in the country, celebrated its third anniversary at its Gulshan outlet in Dhaka yesterday.

To mark the occasion, a daylong programme, followed by a Djuice- sponsored musical event, was organised. Alternative bands Roots, Arbovirus and Niloy performed at the function. Djuice, the youth brand of GrameenPhone, is the strategic partner of Pizza Hut.

The pioneering food chain is also offering 'Meal deal @ Tk 99' for both Gulshan and Chittagong outlets on the occasion. The offer will remain valid until December 31.

Addressing the function, Akku Chowdhury, head of operations of Transcom Foods Ltd, the owning company of the Pizza Hut, said the restaurant is not just about serving great foods and delicacies, it also delivers international service and ambience.



http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/07/d61207050566.htm

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The flag was made 'inside out' LOL

Mexicana Chics right next to BFC on Gulshan Avenue. Has anyone eaten there yet? Dopekhor, Mirza, Dhakaiya, Alladin212?

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Mexicana Chics is located next to BFC in Gulshan-2. The name itself may cause a bit of confusion and misunderstanding! But it simply refers to the spices that they use and the fact that they serve only chicken items on their menu hence the word ‘chics’. Therefore, if you are a fan of eating chicken, especially deliciously grilled chicken, then you should definitely visit this place.

It’s not the chicken or the method of cooking that makes the food great- it’s the use of spices in the food. Mexicana Chics is probably the only place in Dhaka where you can taste the fiery Habanero Chilli.

The Red Savina, a variation of the Habenero is ranked as the world’s hottest spice by the Guinness book of Records and this spice is one of the main ingredients of the various entrees at Mexicana Chics.

However, if spicy food is not your bag of tricks, then don’t worry Mexican offers their customers a spice rating from mild to extra spicy. If you decide to bring your children to Mexicana then never fear; they offer a specially designed mildly spiced kids menu. Mexicana Chics also houses a juice bar with some of the smoothest and tastiest juices in Dhaka. I especially recommend the strawberry smoothie that is similar to a milkshake, but when served ice cold in a tall glass, there’s nothing better to beat the heat of Dhaka. To top it all, ice cream from Baskin Robbins is served for dessert.

The atmosphere at Mexicana Chics, the design and structure of it, will leave visitors awed. ‘Instead of bringing in designers from abroad, we made a special team of designers from Concept furniture for the interior of Mexicana Chics,’ says owner Nasim Biswas. ‘Unlike a traditional Mexican restaurant which is more gritty and down to earth, we decided to make it trendy and fashionable. However, we still wanted to maintain a Mexican vibe.’
The beautiful fountain inside, which one can see at the entrance, is a truly refreshing sight. There is also an outdoor patio in which they plan to install a mist system to keep their customers cool from the intense Dhaka heat. If you like to watch movies or sports while you eat, there is a huge projection screen upstairs for your viewing pleasure.

The final but obvious plus point of Mexicana Chics is that the items on the menu are all moderately priced. So don’t worry! It’s ok to bring your date here and still have money to go back home.

The no. of eateries in Dhaka is becoming uncountable.

Sura- A taste of Korea
December 16, 2006

Alongwith Thai, Chi-nese and Indian cuisines Korean cuisine has also become popular in Dhaka . This is because, in recent times the city population consists of a remarkable number of Koreans. Sura is the latest Korean restaurant in Dhaka . It opened on March 20, 2006 . In Korean language, Sura means royal table the table which serves food to the royalties.

The menu follows Korean tradition of starting the meal with Barbeques. Mainly red meat and poultry are the prime ingredients of this segment of the menu. There are options of local steaks and imported ones to choose from. Also mixed sea food barbeque is a popular choice of the diners. This is followed by rice or noodles and soup. Typical Korean essence and flavour is retained in each and every preparation. Appetizers come in the form of steam or fried nibblers, like Shrimp Tempura. The other favorites include Shrimp Sushi, California Rolls and Sashimi, a typical Japanese dish made of raw fish.

The Shabu Shabu section of the menu consists of variety of soups. This includes mainly steam boat soup, where the main ingredients are an array of vegetables coupled with a variety of mushrooms. Kim Chi an authentic Korean dish made of cabbage, radish and other vegetables are served as complimentary to all diners. Cinnamon tea is one of their patent drinks. The management claims it is not served anywhere else in Dhaka . Special lunch boxes are available where the meal consists of approximately ten dishes.

Sura is housed in a large premise at Road 90 of Gulshan 2. It has a sitting capacity of 120 guests. There is a large dining hall, bordered with two small dining rooms for exclusive and private parties. Korean touch and flavor is depicted throughout the entire restaurant. Although it is a Korean outfit, for the local guest they also serve a few Japanese and Chinese preparations.

Sura is open for lunch ( 12 noon to 3 pm ) and dinner ( 6.30 10.30 pm ). Reservation can be made by calling 8821043.

Source:http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/hotel_story.php?recordID=174

Restaurants like these can be found in slums of India. :bash:

Why don't you go ahead and view Indian threads then and stop wasting our valuable space in here.

Originally Posted by Zaki
Yo you know what, you need to shut the fuck up. I was fine with it as long as its a discussion on the fucking topic but when you retarded ass personal attacks like that its elligible for getting you banned. First of all i aint a hundu but even if i was it should have no effect on the fucking dicussion. Secondly the main reason is for the ban was because fucking terrorists jamaat islam were in power until in few weeks ago. And also, you fcking miss my whoile point throughout the discussion yet you talk shit. Foreign competition is never bad cause no competition is ever bad. Having foreign competition vastly increased the standards of the bangladeshi fast food chains and not only that but they are doing a fine job in competing with the foreign companies. Good job killing a thread fucking looser.

personal attacks arent you the one who said that what ever i said was "islamist" propaganda?

if someones to get banned that should be you look at your post you cant even talk back without cussing

you are the one who missed the point i never said foreign competition was bad

my point was that if india doesnt allow us why should we allow them?

is this that hard to comprehend?
i cant believe this innocent skyscrapercity discussion forum is turning into a political hotspot. you two should be ashamed of yourselves because your savage kinda behavior will represent the chracters of all bangladeshis. so why dont you take up your fight else where and leave this forum as it was before?

Mexicana Chics right next to BFC on Gulshan Avenue. Has anyone eaten there yet? Dopekhor, Mirza, Dhakaiya, Alladin212?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/mexicanchics.jpg

Mexicana Chics is located next to BFC in Gulshan-2. The name itself may cause a bit of confusion and misunderstanding! But it simply refers to the spices that they use and the fact that they serve only chicken items on their menu hence the word ‘chics’. Therefore, if you are a fan of eating chicken, especially deliciously grilled chicken, then you should definitely visit this place.

It’s not the chicken or the method of cooking that makes the food great- it’s the use of spices in the food. Mexicana Chics is probably the only place in Dhaka where you can taste the fiery Habanero Chilli.

The Red Savina, a variation of the Habenero is ranked as the world’s hottest spice by the Guinness book of Records and this spice is one of the main ingredients of the various entrees at Mexicana Chics.

However, if spicy food is not your bag of tricks, then don’t worry Mexican offers their customers a spice rating from mild to extra spicy. If you decide to bring your children to Mexicana then never fear; they offer a specially designed mildly spiced kids menu. Mexicana Chics also houses a juice bar with some of the smoothest and tastiest juices in Dhaka. I especially recommend the strawberry smoothie that is similar to a milkshake, but when served ice cold in a tall glass, there’s nothing better to beat the heat of Dhaka. To top it all, ice cream from Baskin Robbins is served for dessert.

The atmosphere at Mexicana Chics, the design and structure of it, will leave visitors awed. ‘Instead of bringing in designers from abroad, we made a special team of designers from Concept furniture for the interior of Mexicana Chics,’ says owner Nasim Biswas. ‘Unlike a traditional Mexican restaurant which is more gritty and down to earth, we decided to make it trendy and fashionable. However, we still wanted to maintain a Mexican vibe.’
The beautiful fountain inside, which one can see at the entrance, is a truly refreshing sight. There is also an outdoor patio in which they plan to install a mist system to keep their customers cool from the intense Dhaka heat. If you like to watch movies or sports while you eat, there is a huge projection screen upstairs for your viewing pleasure.

The final but obvious plus point of Mexicana Chics is that the items on the menu are all moderately priced. So don’t worry! It’s ok to bring your date here and still have money to go back home.

wow! amazing Tmac!!! unfortunately i havent been to bangladesh for 11 years. i even forgot where Gulshan-2 is located lol. inshaAllah someday when i go to bangladesh i gotto find these amazing places that i've been reading and looking on this site.

yeah tmac i did eat at mexicana chics it was during ramzan thou an all u can eat offer the food was pathetic.. i kept on asking for spicy chicken and they were giving me a sweet chicken :sigh:

I think going to any of these places during Ramadan is a bad idea because these 'All you can eat' offers tend to usually be sub standard. Other examples are those of Pizza Hut and A&W. I happened to go to Mexicana Chics after Ramadan fortunately. The food was quite decent I must say. There are four different spice levels and I decided to have the 'extra spicy peri peri' and I almost died. I enjoyed the food, even though in my opinion, it was slightly on the expensive side.

I think I missed out on that whole discussion that heated things up but here's my 2 cents. I think clearsky is right in saying that foreign competition, especially coming from a country with a much more sophisticated economy, is bad for any developing country. Foreign competition isn't always good, which is why so many Western countries who preach freedom of trade have trade barriers and tarriffs. I think one needs to look at China and India, two countries that have protected their local industries from foreign competitors until they reached a certain level of sophistication and strength where they would be able to at least put up a fight with the foreign competition. I dont see what's wrong with Bangladesh doing the same.

Oh, and since people are talking about politics, I hope people in Bangladesh have some sense and vote for the lesser of the 2 evils, which in my opinion is the party under which we have seen a lot of improvements in various sectors of the economy. The greater of the two evils is responsible for all the losses the country has suffered in the months leading up to the elections.

Personally, I would really like to see some fresh faces, perhaps a younger generation of politicians who care and aren't as corrupt as the current generation.

Oh, and Zaki, obviously if AL comes to power Bangladesh will remove a lot of the trade barriers we have to protect the local economy against the powerhouse next door. I think AL's agenda always involves making the country vulnerable to India, which is why a lot of people feel they should not be in power.

Oh, and since people are talking about politics, I hope people in Bangladesh have some sense and vote for the lesser of the 2 evils, which in my opinion is the party under which we have seen a lot of improvements in various sectors of the economy. The greater of the two evils is responsible for all the losses the country has suffered in the months leading up to the elections.

Personally, I would really like to see some fresh faces, perhaps a younger generation of politicians who care and aren't as corrupt as the current generation.

Oh, and Zaki, obviously if AL comes to power Bangladesh will remove a lot of the trade barriers we have to protect the local economy against the powerhouse next door. I think AL's agenda always involves making the country vulnerable to India, which is why a lot of people feel they should not be in power.

gohorns this is not a political forum.........so if you have any concerns about politics please post them somewhere else.... this is not the place. And remember this site is not only visted by our fellow Bangladeshi but also by people from all over the world............ so, we have a responsiblity here to represent our country.....not making irresponsible comments or getting into argument that could possibly hurt our image or our nation's repuation.............and zaki........you need to hold your temper .........

Everybody has differerent opinion, different feelings for different political parties ............we need to be respectful toward each other, and not engage into cursing or hateful coversation.

^^ I don't remember asking for your opinion. Also, I did not say anything offensive or put anyone in the forum down. I don't do that. Please don't try to act all high and mighty. And by the way, the world does not rely on our behaviour on this forum when they make up their minds about Bangladesh. The bad things about Bangladesh are well-publicized everywhere.

Bangladesh’s political climate is very unpredictable. After so much deaths and destructions cause by AL, we thought that their chances of wining was little to none. But now the fact that so many political parties are lining up to create an alliance with AL proves contrary to our thoughts. Surely their chance of winning is better than before.

During AL tenure thousands of Indians would flock to the street every morning to catch a ride to work in Dhaka. This was such a common scene that it was hard to believe that Dhaka hadn’t become Mumbai overnight. Whereas the number of BD people holding decent jobs in India was ZERO. This was just one aspect of many newly created imbalances between India and BD during the AL tenure. But seems like the people of BD have forgotten about all that and surely they are doomed to pay for their forgetfulness.

Bangladesh’s political climate is very unpredictable. After so much deaths and destructions cause by AL, we thought that their chances of wining was little to none. But now the fact that so many political parties are lining up to create an alliance with AL proves contrary to our thoughts. Surely their chance of winning is better than before.

During AL tenure thousands of Indians would flock to the street every morning to catch a ride to work in Dhaka. This was such a common scene that it was hard to believe that Dhaka hadn’t become Mumbai overnight. Whereas the number of BD people holding decent jobs in India was ZERO. This was just one aspect of many newly created imbalances between India and BD during the AL tenure. But seems like the people of BD have forgotten about all that and surely they are doomed to pay for their forgetfulness.

I so totally agree with you. Though this is not a political forum, I just can't help but express my opinion. I remember that in their tenure all products in the markets were made in India but now many of those have been replaced by made in Bangladesh products. May be the BNP govt. are corrupt, may be they are worse than the AL but even they deserve their due credit for their contribution to our economy.

I agree with both clearsky and dhakaiya. This is not just about politics. We are expressing our views about what we feel has been the trend in the past and how it may affect the country's economy and development in the future, which certainly is part of what the forums here in skyscrapercity are about. We are not being offensive or fighting but just discussing issues affecting the country and from personal experience, I know what both you guys are saying is very true.

If you guys wanna discuss politics then start another thread and leave this thread to its purpose. I disagree with you guys but as i decided a while back, i am not gonna keep posting offtopic in this thread.

Pizza Hut in Gulshan

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FFC in Dhanmondi

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Western Grill

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Anyone know if McDonalds or Burger King wants to come to Dhaka? I'm dying for those 2.

The newly opened Coffee World in Gulshan.

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A plaza with a few fast food joints.

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Dominous Pizza

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Saltz is one of the finest seafood restaurants in Dhaka

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Spitfire on Gulshan Avenue

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Anyone know if McDonalds or Burger King wants to come to Dhaka? I'm dying for those 2.

http://www.bangladeshyellowpages.com/fast_food.html
this place says theres BK, but im not sure whether this is acurate...?

http://www.bangladeshyellowpages.com/fast_food.html
this place says theres BK, but im not sure whether this is acurate...?

Thank you Advanifan for your willingness to help :) Keep that quality of yours up. Anyway, thats not in Dhaka, its in Khulna and I don't think its the "original" Burger King since Khulna is a pretty small city and Gulshan, Dhaka is home to most international franchises.

there is no Burger King in Bangladesh.

How many revolving restaurants will be in Bangladesh by the end of 2007? There is one in Chittagong right now and there'll be one in Dhaka Regency I heard. Are there plans for more?

Dhaka Regency? How can there be a revolving restaurant in a rectangular building?

37 storied City Center in Motijheel will have a revolving restaurant.

^^ That's understandable - the central section of City Centre is circular. I do not appreciate any similar space for Dhaka Regency.

Speaking of Burger King and all... has anyone of you heard of any more international restaurant franchises coming to Dhaka anytime soon?

37 storied City Center in Motijheel will have a revolving restaurant.

thought the city center would be a 40 something storied building.

37

OK

KFC on Gulshan Avenue

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Pizza Hut on Gulshan Avenue

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Chang Pei Chinese Restaurant....I remember eating there a long long time ago. This used to be the most popular Chinese restaurants in Dhaka followed by Panda Garden. Is Royal Orchid still there? What about Lemon Grass(Thai)?

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Chang Pei Chinese Restaurant....I remember eating there a long long time ago.

You used to eat there too? I used to love that place but ever since the restaurant boom when so many more Chinese restaurants emerged, I haven't had the chance of revisting that place:ohno:

You used to eat there too? I used to love that place but ever since the restaurant boom when so many more Chinese restaurants emerged, I haven't had the chance of revisting that place:ohno:

Yeah, I remember eating there when they first opened in Shidheshori (near Mouchak). Back then they were the only restaurant having automated doors. Food was good too. But I heard that they couldn't maintain the quality and lost their position as well.

Yeah, I remember eating there when they first opened in Shidheshori (near Mouchak). Back then they were the only restaurant having automated doors. Food was good too. But I heard that they couldn't maintain the quality and lost their position as well.

Its really close to my place,so i always used to order food from there.It was really great back then when there were not many restaurants for it to compete with.

In response to T-Mac's original post. Despite being quite popular in the 90s, Lemon Grass is now quite dead to be honest. I think it's still there, but nobody I know ever goes there. There are a lot of interesting new places to visit. There are a lot of authentic Chinese and Thai restaurants that have come up - there's Thai House, Bamboo Shoot, Golden Rice. Moreover you also get Vietnamese (Le Saigon) and Casa Greek (Greek) cuisine. All these restaurants are on Gulshan Avenue. Don't quote me on this, but I've heard that there is no other place in South Asia with so many 'quality' restaurants within such a short distance. I'm referring to the stretch between Gulshan 1 and 2 intersections.

Bar-B-Q Tonite

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KFC

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Fridays

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Chicken King

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Burger World

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Fu-Wang Foods

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KFC

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are anymore international food chains coming to Bangladesh?

or the question should be like or will they ever come?

SPIT FIRE for the best food in dhaka Guys . Its just too good

Two more new branches of KFC are coming up in Dhaka, I was told by the KFC people last evening. One in Moghbazar and another one in Dhanmondi. Their next step is to reach Chittagong as well.(Pizza hut is there for more than a year ago!)

Pizza Hut should also open more branches. I think by now they've earnt almost 1 lac only from my relatives and I!

Pizza Hut should also open more branches. I think by now they've earnt almost 1 lac only from my relatives and I!

wow...they can consider one branch just opposite to your home to increase their revenue!...jokes apart, ya, they should 've more branches; at least in banani,uttara and dhanmondi areas.

great news tareq about the kfc branches..........i was wondering when mcdonalds and burger king would open its branches? i mean our neighbor countries have mcdonal's?

KFC, with its competitive pricing was always going to do well, just from the way other fast food outlets selling outlets were able to expand to different parts of Dhaka. Pizza Hut for sure will do well in Dhanmondi in my opinion as there are enough people in Dhanmondi willing to dish out a reasonable amount of money on a meal, especially now that there are so many schools and universities there. Some offices have opened in the area too.

By the way, I'm really sorry if if someone's already mentioned this on this thread, but Nandos is really finally opening in Dhaka. I saw a huge signboard at a building at Dhanmondi Road 27 (roughly opposite Etc.).

By the way, I'm really sorry if if someone's already mentioned this on this thread, but Nandos is really finally opening in Dhaka. I saw a huge signboard at a building at Dhanmondi Road 27 (roughly opposite Etc.).
they finally solved the issues?

Well that I really don't know too much about... all I can say is that I saw a sign on the building which read "Nandos Opening Soon" or something of that sort...

Well that I really don't know too much about... all I can say is that I saw a sign on the building which read "Nandos Opening Soon" or something of that sort...
the real one?

Two more new branches of KFC are coming up in Dhaka, I was told by the KFC people last evening. One in Moghbazar and another one in Dhanmondi. Their next step is to reach Chittagong as well.(Pizza hut is there for more than a year ago!)


cool. Which area has more fast food restaurants - Dhanmondi or Gulshan? Is Yum Yum still there?

Unsubstantiated report has recently surfaced saying that Pizza Hut was demolished by the govt. Does anyone know anything about this? Or is this just a rumor?

Not the whole thing. Parts of it I think.

Went to Pizza Hut yesterday. They're basically renovating the front entrance on Gulshan Avenue, as just like the other structures, it's too close to the main road. They'll probably need to move it a few feet inside, that's all. People take the other entrance, that's all. However, ETC has been completely demolished. Saw an ad last week which said that they would be moving their Gulshan location.

cool. Which area has more fast food restaurants - Dhanmondi or Gulshan? Is Yum Yum still there?

All the foreign fast food chains that we have are in Gulshan but Dhanmondi in my opinion definitely has more fast food restaurants. These restaurants tend to cater the huge student population in Dhanmondi.

Yum Yum was there even a couple of months ago as far as I remember. Don't know about its state after the recent government drive though.

Doesn't ETC. belong to Yasmeen Murshed, advisor to the former caretaker govt.?

Well that I really don't know too much about... all I can say is that I saw a sign on the building which read "Nandos Opening Soon" or something of that sort...

whats nandos?

Nandos,Dhanmondi 27 no road


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whats nandos?

Aladdin, Nando's is an international restaurant franchise, which originated in South Africa. Their specialty is flame-grilled Peri Peri Chicken. Their first outlet here in Bangladesh is scheduled to open at Dhanmondi's Road Number 27.

Doesn't ETC. belong to Yasmeen Murshed, advisor to the former caretaker govt.?

Yes, ETC is owned by Yasmeen Murshed, who also happens to be the Principal and a shareholder of Scholastica, one of the best schools in Dhaka today. Very enterprising lady. Her son, I believe looks after ETC, CoffeeWorld and Pizza Corner.

Aladdin, Nando's is an international restaurant franchise, which originated in South Africa. Their specialty is flame-grilled Peri Peri Chicken. Their first outlet here in Bangladesh is scheduled to open at Dhanmondi's Road Number 27.

thanks for the info sas! someday inshaAllah i will get to see them all

looks like everyones coming here with the exception of mcd and burger king

looks like everyones coming here with the exception of mcd and burger king

As far as I'm concerned, there aren't any Burger Kings in the subcontinent. However, McDonald's is everywhere. We should at least have a McDonald's for sure.

As far as I'm concerned, there aren't any Burger Kings in the subcontinent. However, McDonald's is everywhere. We should at least have a McDonald's for sure.
well they arent interested in bangladesh i guess

the reason many business men arent interested to become a mcd bd franchiese is because they'd have to get it from india

the reason pizza hut and kfc is here in bd becuase of transcoms good relationship with pepsi co.


the master franchiese of domino's pizza for bangladesh is held by some indian company who arent willing to let it go

http://www.financialexpress.com/fe/daily/20000411/fco11065.html

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/07/28/stories/2004072800340900.htm

ya'll should read em

A&W on Gulshan Avenue

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King's Confectionary in Dhaka

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Is A&W part of a franchise?

a&w is a part of yum inc which also owns pizza hut kfc taco bells and long john silver

the reason many business men arent interested to become a mcd bd franchiese is because they'd have to get it from india

the reason pizza hut and kfc is here in bd becuase of transcoms good relationship with pepsi co.


the master franchiese of domino's pizza for bangladesh is held by some indian company who arent willing to let it go

Domino's or Dominous? Clarify please...

Domino's or Dominous? Clarify please...

the link says Domino's.

Domino's or Dominous? Clarify please...
Domino's.

Aristrocat restaurant in Mohakhali

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Pizza Hut Chittagong

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So, no harm done to the Chittagong Pizza Hut :D

this pic is from feb 07 i dont know what happened after that

Ohh

Why u guy’s have security @ pizza hut?
:nuts:

Why u guy’s have security @ pizza hut?
:nuts:

Almost every restaurant that isn't super crap has security in Dhaka. Sadly its more about keeping the poor people out then any kind of real security. Atleast thats what i noticed from my experience.

Unfortunately Zaki, I must agree with you.

KFC

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Anderson's of Denmark Ice Cream

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WESTERN GRILL

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The Water Garden Brasserie

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There are a few restaurants in the city which deserve special mention when it comes to eating out. The Water Garden Brasserie at Radisson Water Garden in Dhaka , is one of those.

Located at the ground floor of the five-star hotel, this place has already earned a name for it's awesome meals during lunch and dinner. The restaurant is smartly done up in terms of décor, where light and space plays a dominant role. Natural light has been given utmost importance while designing the restaurant. Thus there is a continuous flow of light, which adds a lot of charm to the meals.

The Water Garden Brasserie is open for lunch and dinner. During lunch there is a buffet where the list of dishes are almost endless. The salad bar and the cold-dish assortments consists of more than a dozen items. So does the main courses.

Once one steps into the beautiful restaurant, one really gets carried away by the food display and the stylish décor of the place. The tempting array of food is right next to the entrance. The main course outlet is flanked by the soup and salad bar atone end and the dessert display at the other end.

The menu varies everyday. But the theme of mix-n-match is the key. The everyday buffet includes a wide array of food from almost every corner of the world. Although the cold dish assortments have a few variations, the main courses are a delectable display of different types of fare. Usually there is a delicious combination of East and West in the main course.

A meal is not complete without desserts. The dessert portion of a meal at the Water Garden Brasserie needs special mention. It is not only a treat for the taste buds but a feast for the sight too. Delicate pastries, tongue-teasing puddings and confections, along with a local specialty, adds a touch of uniqueness to the meal here. That The Radisson Water Garden has the best confectioners in town is a pretty well-known fact to the food-lovers of the city. There is a saying that seeing is believing. This is so very true for the sweet-dishes of this hotel, specially the cakes and pastries are worth a try.

This restaurant hosts a food festival every two to three months. Only last week they had an Indonesian Food Festival. Festivals with different flavors would be hosted in near future.

Another very popular feature of this restaurant is it's week-end brunch. It is only on Fridays and Saturdays the brunch is offered. Starting from 11 in the morning it spans up to 3 in the afternoon. The food is awesome and one really can't have enough of it! There is provision for kids too during this. So one can join with the kids too since there is a kid's version of the brunch too.

The Water Garden Brasserie seems to have fulfilled the needs of those who want something different in a different setting. It is not only the food here but also the surrounding features which make every meal a treat to remember. To treat the taste-buds as well as the sight, what can be more appropriate than The Water Garden Brasserie? The food displayed and served amidst style and aplomb, has made this restaurant one of the finest in town.

http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/hotel_story.php?recordID=227

Why u guy’s have security @ pizza hut?
:nuts:


Pizza can be used as currency in Bangladesh. That's why all pizza places need security. So like..if you want to buy a shirt it's either a few hundred takas or a large supreme pizza from Pizza Hut with 3 toppings. Don't forget the 3 toppings rule because 2 toppings will get you in trouble for counterfeiting. Oh, and if you have 4 toppings, you won't get any change back...just so you know.. :)

lmao at the name water garden bra! :rofl:

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Pizza Hut and KFC is particular should undoubtedly open more outlets in areas such as Dhanmondi and Uttara. They would be very profitable in my opinion. You should see how well Pizza Corner (price range compared to Pizza hut very similar) is operating in those areas. And we all know how people places such as Helvetia, BFC and FFC have been for KFC to expand to other areas.

A&W though I might have a doubt about when it comes to having outlets otuside of Gulshan, primiarily because of its pricing.

Spinach Restaurant

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BFC (Best Fried Chicken)

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the soon to open nandos outlet in dhanmondi

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al-baik the saudi based chain in dhanmondi

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Thanks for the pics Dopekhor,eagerly waiting for Nando's to open.

Bella Italia a very good pizzeria in gulshan 1

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Do any of you guys remember Dolce Vita restaurant in Gulshan?

I think that was the first true Italian restaurant in Dhaka, and was pretty good too. Their prices although not high for a developed country, however were a drawback in the 1980s when not too many people were willing to pay so much for a pizza. In the end they folded, but I had some good meals there.

coffee world dhanmondi 27
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Four Seasons dhanmondi
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Xenial Dhanmondi
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Coffee World

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Chicken King and an ice cream shop

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An update on Nando's - there was an advertisement on the papers today saying that MGH are looking to hire and then train people for their restaurants. So I presume the first outlet should be opening "soon".

Dominous Pizza

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An update on Nando's - there was an advertisement on the papers today saying that MGH are looking to hire and then train people for their restaurants. So I presume the first outlet should be opening "soon".

yeah i guess the other day while i was passing by dhanmondi 07 they were putting the neon signs on

Spitfire

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has anyone been to this restaurant? I have heard good things about it.

http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/hotel_story.php?recordID=243

Chittagong : The Pavilion Restaurant, a multi-cuisine elite eatery of Chittagong located in the heart of the port city, CDA Avenue, just a couple of minutes walk from GEC Circle, has an easy and quick access to and from airport and railway station. The top floors of the premises are used for the Grand Park Hotel under the same ownership.
Traditionally Bangladeshi people have preferred to accommodate and entertain guests at home, however small and congested a house may be. Any suggestion of keeping guests or relatives at hotels or entertaining them in restaurants was almost a “No-No.” But the days have changed with the influence of globalisation and coping up with time. People are too busy to eke out a living and do not have enough time to have lunch at home, not to talk of entertaining guests at home. That's why hundreds of restaurants all over the metropolitan cities of Dhaka and Chittagong are now offering Bangladeshi, Oriental, Chinese, Indian and Western food.

Unfortunately the list of standard restaurants is not too long. But The Pavillion Restaurant of Chittagong can claim to be a restaurant of renown offering a variety of tantalizing dishes cooked by veteran chefs with fresh ingredients in hygienic atmosphere attracting hundreds of multinational guests to have lunch and dinner here everyday. The ambience has turned this spacious and classically decorated restaurant into a hub of the city elite.

The Pavilion has a Thai lady as the maître d' hall (master of the hall) for assigning tables to customers in the restaurant and dividing the dining area into areas of responsibility for the various waiters on duty. She also receives and records advance reservations for dining, as well as dealing with any customer complaint and making sure all waiters are completing their tasks in an efficient manner.

Restaurants often specialise in certain types of food or present a certain unifying, and often entertaining, theme. For example, there is Chinese restaurant, Thai restaurant, Indian restaurant, Seafood restaurants or even vegetarian restaurants but The Pavillion serves several cuisines simultaneously maintaining quality of every cuisine. They serve a diverse selection of Indian, Thai, Chinese, Continental and Bengali dishes. The diners can also choose a selection of delicious treats from their Tandoor Menu. There are five veteran chefs including two foreigners who are contributing there best in this regard.

Chinese Cuisine of The Pavilion Restaurant comprises of 75 items under 12 sub sections in which special dishes are Waleska (Topa), Pavilion special Salad with chicken prawn and cashew nut, Pavilion special soup with crispy rice, Pavilion special fried rice with nasi goring esteamawa, Pavillion special chicken and grilled red snapper.

Thai Cuisine comprises of 62 items with 11 sub sections and most attractive cuisine is sizzling beef. Indian Cuisine comprises of 72 items with 10 sub sections and most attractive cuisine are Pavilion special Kebab, Tandoori chicken and Pavilion special Haidrabadi Biriani (chicken/mutton).

The Pavilion Restaurant serves six types of Continental and Bengali dishes in combination set menu basis eatery for per person within price limit of 360.00-420.00 taka only. They serve Chinese, Thai and Indian food in lunch/dinner boxes within price limit of 260.00-290.00 taka only. These set menus and lunch/dinner boxes are arranged giving attention to diverse selections and one's adequate food requirements avoiding unnecessary waste of both food and money. The restaurant follow special foil wrapping process before delivering lunch/dinner boxes so that those could be retain freshness for up to two to three hours.

The restaurant is open from Sunday to Thursday for normal clients and special buffet lunch and dinner are arranged on Friday. The restaurant may be booked for wedding ceremony as well as for birthday and marriage ceremony. The restaurant has arrangements for outdoor catering services as well.

has anyone been to this restaurant? I have heard good things about it.[/QUOTE]

Spitfire is a very popular restaurant on Gulshan Avenue (located on the north side of Gulshan circle 2), that specializes primarily in barbecued, grilled items and continental steaks. I personally feel there are better places for steaks, such as Grill Room, Casa Greek, Speghetti Jazz and this new restaurant on the same premises as what used to be called Lemon Grass (keep forgetting the name). However, one of my personal favorites is Saltz, located on top of Spitfire. I believe you can see it on the picture posted by T-Mac. This resturant specializes in seafood and the stuff you get there is really really good.

As far as I know, Spitfire and Saltz are both owned (maybe partially owned by the owner of El Toro, which specializes in Mexican cuisine, also one of my personal favorites.

For those who haven't checked this site out, please do:

http://www.imhungrybd.com/

For those who haven't checked this site out, please do:

http://www.imhungrybd.com/

that website is too hyped up. its like dre talking about the west coast crew, knaw mean

As far as I know, Spitfire and Saltz are both owned (maybe partially owned by the owner of El Toro, which specializes in Mexican cuisine, also one of my personal favorites.

Hey is El Toro a franchise? I heard some good stuff about it and it would be nice to have a franchise Mexican restaurant.

Hey is El Toro a franchise? I heard some good stuff about it and it would be nice to have a franchise Mexican restaurant.

It's not a franchise. As far as I know, it was opened by a Bangladeshi gentleman who was in Mexico for many years. In fact, the interior is so nicely decorated - it's just unbelievable. A lot of the stuff was actually imported from Mexico. And the food is just fantastic and cheap.

Grandiose, largest and first 24-hr restaurant in the country, opens on July 5

Grandiose, the largest and the first 24-hour restaurant in the country, will be formally inaugurated on July 5 with the holding of “International Food Festival.” The Festival will continue up to July 13. Musleh Ahmed, Chairman, Dhaka Regency Hotel and Resort, informing this at a press conference at the hotel on June 27 said Industries Adviser Geeti Ara Safiya Chowdhury would inaugurate the Festival on July 5 and Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury will be present on the concluding night on July 13, which will be marked by cultural performance by country's leading artistes. There will also be a Celebrity Night.

Musleh Ahmed said food items of about a dozen countries would be available at the restaurant every evening on those days for Tk 650only per person. Besides Bangladeshi, Indian, Continental, Arabian, Thai and Chinese food items, there will also be Fresh Juice Bar, Salad Bar, Lebanese Mezze Bar, Decorated Cold Meat Platter, Italian Antipasti, Egyptian Khoshari, Moroccan Cous-Cous, Spanish Paella, Arabian Whole Roast Lamb on Rice, Carving Station, Live Cooking Station, Mexican Fajita Station and Mongolian Stir Fry Station.

The multi-cuisine restaurant on 10,000 square feet of space can seat 500 persons at a time and is located on the 6 th floor of Dhaka Regency Hotel and Resort.

http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/hotel_story.php?recordID=250

inside of the Western Grill

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nandos might be opening up at the end of this month as work looks almost complete

^^ The refurbished F-28 turned Western Grill Looks good.

Nando's will be opening any day now. Drove past it yesterday and the interior was shining brightly with all the lights illuminated. Looks pretty nice from the outside.

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I've been to some new restaurants in this trip. I will post some photos later. Here is a list of places where I've gone to during this trip.

Sura (Korean restaurant) was excellent. It's in Gulshan. Large restaurant with plenty of parking. Great food, great service.

X-Lounge is more for hookah than food. Although the food was excellent there as well. It's located in Banani.

El Toro is a mexican place and quite possibly was my favorite place to eat. It's located on Gulshan Ave. Excellent decor and food.

Mexicana Chics located in Gulshan also is a fantastic place with fine food.

Pizza Hut was a surprise. The service is amazing and the pizza tastes nearly the same as it does here. The most interesting part was when the waitors started singing and dancing. It was nothing that I have seen before. Quite entertaining.

American Burger was excellent. I have been hearing about this place for years now. They have a few location. Great cheeseburger!!

Golden Chimney is a Chinese restaurant located near Bashundhara City. Excellent Chinese food.

Ananda Restaurant is an Indian restaurant located near Mohakhali. Buffet style with plenty to choose from.

Coffee World on Banani road # 11 was a delightful surprise. The interior is no different than a Starbucks. We were hanging out there for few hours. Perfect setting for coffee and adda. They have a few locations around Dhaka.

Spitfire is an amazing place in Gulshan. Great American food with a hefty price tag. The experience is all worth it. Great decor, great service, great food.

I also ate at Helvetia, Coopers and few other places where I've been before. It was short trip in which I had to attend 2 weddings, bunch of holuds and reception parties. There wasn't much opportunities to eat out this time. Usually when I go to BD, we eat out a lot. Heard great things about the restaurants in Westin and Radisson. My cousins frequently eat there. They promised next time we will definitely go there.

About Pizza hut waiters' singing and dancing, definitely someone's (among the guests) birthday party was going on. Once, we (me and my friends) heard they do it if one of guests is hosting a birthday party there; and then while we are there, to check it out, we declared one of my friend's birthday instantly and they did the same and we had some real good fun!:)

And Coffee world has a quite a few branches around the city, I've been to four of them, and I belive there are more.

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.................and then while we are there, to check it out, we declared one of my friend's birthday instantly and they did the same and we had some real good fun!:)

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That's cheating. Did you at least bring them cake?

nandos is open for business

man nandos in bangladesh is expensive as fcuk!

one piece of chicken is like 190taka+15%tax and a glass of coke is 45taka+15%vat

That's cheating. Did you at least bring them cake?

yeah, that was a monkey-business by me and my friends on our early varsity-days. But it wasnt entirely cheating; some of my buddies used to hide their birthdays, so we devised one rule to punish him, we made 31st Dec is the 'default value' as their birthdays. It was one of that.(Their celebration is not real either, its just a business strategy!)

I saw Nandos opened with a lot of people inside while I was passing by last night...looks like 45taka-coke wont stop people. I detest chicken these days, (It happens to me sometimes then i give it a break to regain the appetite:) ) otherwise I would stop there.

Hey guys,I went to Nando's for dinner tonight and had a great experience.The food was good and so was the environment.The place is pretty big and was packed with customers.Unfortunately,I could take pics of only one side of the restaurant.One management official informed me that they plan on setting up ten such restaurants in Bangladesh and Nepal.Here are some photos of Dhaka's newest franchise restaurant:


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great stuff Mirza. It looks to be a fine place to eat in Dhaka.

mirza the food wasnt good i ordered extra hot peri peri and they gave me only mild hot, the reason being nandos doesnt give them the extra hot peri peri sauce

another thing nandos is not a 3 star or above restaurant they are a fast food outlet so they shouldnt over charge i dont know if you have tasted nandos in the uae or malaysia the chickes they serve over there are way bigger then the ones over here

mirza the food wasnt good i ordered extra hot peri peri and they gave me only mild hot, the reason being nandos doesnt give them the extra hot peri peri sauce

another thing nandos is not a 3 star or above restaurant they are a fast food outlet so they shouldnt over charge i dont know if you have tasted nandos in the uae or malaysia the chickes they serve over there are way bigger then the ones over here

Yes Dopekhor,I went to Nando's in Dubai,they do serve more there.However,they got my orders right in Bd and I dont mind the extra cost if thats what encourages these franchises,I aint as brave as you,so I ordered "hot peri peri" and it tasted pretty good to me,lol.

I go to Nandos like once or twice per month with frens but got to say the same chicken with sauce served in street stalls here is much cheaper and more delicious than the one served in Nandos.

Tk 190 -- is that chicken only or the whole set ? ( with 3 optional side dishes and drinks )

I go to Nandos like once or twice per month with frens but got to say the same chicken with sauce served in street stalls here is much cheaper and more delicious than the one served in Nandos.

Tk 190 -- is that chicken only or the whole set ? ( with 3 optional side dishes and drinks )

I think tk 190 is the cost of 1/4 chicken only.With Tk 240 you can get 1/4 chicken and 3 optional dishes.

I think tk 190 is the cost of 1/4 chicken only.With Tk 240 you can get 1/4 chicken and 3 optional dishes.

I think they copied the menu/price list from a New York restaurant.... could be Boston Chicken.

I think tk 190 is the cost of 1/4 chicken only.With Tk 240 you can get 1/4 chicken and 3 optional dishes.

Hmmm... so the price is standard.

I have nothing against nandos but i think the food isn't that good -- when you compare the crispier chicken with tastier sauce than peri-peri -- on the street stalls here-- you pay only 30% of Nando's price with a far more heavenly taste :eat:

Anyway, how much people spend in Dhaka's regular local restaurants for a complete meal -- say, rice with chicken curry and dhal ? Around Tk 50 ?

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Anyway, how much people spend in Dhaka's regular local restaurants for a complete meal -- say, rice with chicken curry and dhal ? Around Tk 50 ?

There we go..... that would have been my line otherwise....

Yes Dopekhor,I went to Nando's in Dubai,they do serve more there.However,they got my orders right in Bd and I dont mind the extra cost if thats what encourages these franchises,I aint as brave as you,so I ordered "hot peri peri" and it tasted pretty good to me,lol.
I do mind the extra costs as i am not rich and fast food is supposed to be the food for all, and if you notice nandos has an offer for unlimited refills for soft drinks which they dont provide in bd, yet bd nandos charges the most for drinks


untill and unless mcd's and bk come to bd fast food shall remain in the domain of the elite

I go to Nandos like once or twice per month with frens but got to say the same chicken with sauce served in street stalls here is much cheaper and more delicious than the one served in Nandos.

Tk 190 -- is that chicken only or the whole set ? ( with 3 optional side dishes and drinks )
thats a quarter of a chicken plus there is 15% vat

Hmmm... so the price is standard.

I have nothing against nandos but i think the food isn't that good -- when you compare the crispier chicken with tastier sauce than peri-peri -- on the street stalls here-- you pay only 30% of Nando's price with a far more heavenly taste :eat:

Anyway, how much people spend in Dhaka's regular local restaurants for a complete meal -- say, rice with chicken curry and dhal ? Around Tk 50 ?
no it is not in fact the nandos in kl is cheaper then the one over here

This argument can go on forever guys. But the fact of the matter is which specific consumer segment they are targeting here. In the US and in fact even places like Malaysia, fast food is supposed to be food for all. As one of the discussants mentioned earlier on this thread, it is meant to be cheap food that is available readily and available fast. However, this concept is yet to pick up in Bangladesh. The party that has bought the franchise for Nando's has an objective of attracting only upper-middle class (and above) income bracket. They firstly want to ensure that only a certain kind of crowd visit these restaurants and they are obviously satisfied with the kind of revenue they are generating from such a crowd. They naturally believe this will be a profitable enough venture, why else would they come here the first place?

Another classic example of this would be the A&W outlet we have in Gulshan. It is still able to successfully attract huge crowds (especially in the evening), despite its exorbitantly priced menu.

All these restaurants have strict policies related to a certain quality and standard that is attained globally by the franchises. It is this franchise risk that they are unwilling to forgo with a possible price reduction.

I feel prices will never go down at any foreign fast food restaurants as long as they do not start using local ingredients.

been to kfc/mcd/pizza hut in india? man you get a burger for 30 rupees there to be honest with you the price in kfc is cheaper then many bangladeshi owned fried chicken stores

a&w is a dying store they closed down in Singapore, Pakistan, (UK, Philippines, Egypt according to wikipedia) have closed down and so many other countries
a&w dhaka's revenue is no where near kfc infact no franchise's revenue is near kfcs.

the only time i find a&w to have a house full is during ramdan where they serve the all you can eat offer

kfc and pizza hut are the most successful restaurants in bangladesh the reason being affordiblity.

some how i have a feeling a&w will end up like wimpy and nandos will also follow, bengalis go with the craze now matter how expensive something is they will try it once or twice after that they loose interest.

oh and the reason why mcd doesnt come to bd is because most franchisers arent willing to sell stuff at a cheap price

I'm sorry Dopekhor, but that's where I disagree with you. A&W has been operating here in Dhaka since December 2004 and it is next to being jampacked during evenings. I've been there multiple times myself and that's why I'm telling you. You don't get a space for parking there because it's so crowded. A&W, in my opinion, has successfully targetted the elite of Dhaka from Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara and they feel very satisfied with the revenues they generate. That group is large enough presently for such an expensive restaurant to survive. However, I doubt it'll provide returns in Dhanmondi and therefore, there are not expanding there. But yes, it is a dying chain globally and even in the US, it is barely in the shadows of its rivals McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's.

Getting back to India - McDonald's is cheap because they use local ingredients and the menu is entirely customized to the Indian market. Therefore, until and unless they do that with the franchises here, they will never be able to offer the same competitive prices. I must also add that after spending a few years in a developed country, I hated the quality of the burgers that were available at McDonald's stores in India.

That is the compromise that such franchises don't wish (or should I say need) to make here, because a) restaurants like A&W, at this point of time, do not have any competition, and b) it's probably not worth it as restaurants such as A&W here don't have such a large market with like 10 outlets across 15 cities which McDonald's has in India.

i go to a&w at mostly after 8 pm i find it not very crowded, in terms of revenues and profits its no where near its siblings in bangladesh.

I know the burgers in the indian mcds taste like shit but thats how the indians want it, besides fast food stores in bangladesh make way too much profit they really should be doing, what i am saying is that they give value for money and not make fast food joints look like 5 star restaurants.

That I totally agree with you - there is absolutely no point in making fast food restaurants like 5-star hotels. But I frankly believe there's enough scope with restaurants in Dhaka - why else would we have so many new and expensive restaurants springing up in the city? Plus there's a growing corporate crowd in the Gulshan area who are willing to dish out more and starting to develop more sophisticated preferences with time. Do you agree Dopekhor?

i do agree, but mu point is if you want to run a 5star fast food joint, that just beats the purpose, i guess in bd everything goes

these same people will also name a 10 storied building a tower

Yes that is the harsh reality - fast food isn't really fast food in this country. It's yet to pick up. These foreign chains first of all, need some competition very badly. Or else they will not have enough of an incentive to reduce prices. Moreover, as I have already mentioned, they're happy with the sales they get in the Gulshan area, as they are successfully able to capture a good enough crowd, which they feel is just about enough to run their business.

not all foreign chains are like that only some are i believe the price charged at kfc is reasonable, they are going to open a few more outlets soon.

just look at the news today, its kfc's 1st anniversary in Bd, the , manager of kfc bd had this to say "in one year KFC Gulshan has served over 792000 customers, selling 833971 pieces of chicken weighing over 111196 kg and the number of burgers sold, if stacked one by one, would reach twice to the Everest".

kfcbd paid vat worth 1.62 crore(16.2 million) takas this means their revenue was at 10.8 crore(100.8 billion) takas in the last 12 months

i highly doubt that nandos, a&w, pizza corner, coffee world could come close

the thing i like about transcom is that they keep things at the highest quality possible at the cheapest price.

souce:http://thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=2943

Wow... that too from just one restaurant! That's around one and a half million dollars in revenue... bloody hell! Do you by any chance know when and where they're opening the new outlets? What about Pizza Hut?

the new outlets are said to be in chitagoan, moghbazar, dhanmondi and uttora thou i dont know when they will see the light of day

I think Bangladesh business people are highly risk averse, especially the ones who already have some money. That is why all the fast food joints are in Gulshan. But a country's economy cannot grow rapidly unless entrepreneurs are willing to endure some risks.

Does anybody know the real reason as to why McDonalds, Burger King or the likes are not in Bangladesh yet?

Why not develop local franchises? I live in US and there is nothing that special about McDonalds. I don't see why Bangladeshis should depend on foreign franchises when it wouldn't be that difficult to foster similar domestic chains...it's not rocket science after all. All ingredients for burgers and fries are grown / raised in BD...what's the point in paying royalty to some foreign govt to cook something that we could just as easily do ourselves. I go to a place like Dubai and all I see is American franchises. I remember seeing a big Kinko's store in Dubai and thinking...can't these people buy some photocopiers and put them in a store themselves, instead of having Americans come half way around the world to do it for them?

Why not develop local franchises? I live in US and there is nothing that special about McDonalds. .........

Really......

Our business community is always looking for easy way out... not innovative at all.

I have another complain about our business community - they are totally out of touch of general mass... like our leaders (??).

^^ Many small countries would not have the population base to support such franchises...but we have 150 million...and an increasingly nontrivial chunk of that belongs to middle / upper class which would be clientele for such venture. Domestic franchise would not have to charge high prices of established foreign ones and profits would stay within local economy. Only issue would be maintenance of standards but as long as there were sufficient internal competition then that should be taken care of.

Why not develop local franchises? I live in US and there is nothing that special about McDonalds. I don't see why Bangladeshis should depend on foreign franchises when it wouldn't be that difficult to foster similar domestic chains...it's not rocket science after all. All ingredients for burgers and fries are grown / raised in BD...what's the point in paying royalty to some foreign govt to cook something that we could just as easily do ourselves. I go to a place like Dubai and all I see is American franchises. I remember seeing a big Kinko's store in Dubai and thinking...can't these people buy some photocopiers and put them in a store themselves, instead of having Americans come half way around the world to do it for them?

You are absolutely correct. There is nothing that should prevent the development of home grown franchises. However, most folks in Bangladesh (equally valid for India) today look to America i.e. the US. Anything labeled "Made in USA" is an instanat success. When we visit Bangladesh these days, we have practically given up taking clothing as gifts since it has become a challenge to find garments that are US made and we found that people frown up clothes that are not US made.

On the other hand, as Meghnarmaghi said people are lazy. They do not wish to think and plan for themselves, rather want instant and proven opportunities.

However, most folks in Bangladesh (equally valid for India) today look to America i.e. the US. Anything labeled "Made in USA" is an instanat success. When we visit Bangladesh these days, we have practically given up taking clothing as gifts since it has become a challenge to find garments that are US made and we found that people frown up clothes that are not US made.

That's ironic - I live in the US and look for clothes made in BD :)

That's ironic - I live in the US and look for clothes made in BD :)

So true... I do the same.... and they are really so nice!

man Bangladeshi made clothes are one of the best in the world out of every three tshirts sold in the EU one is made in Bangladesh

^^ We are not the only country with unnecessary self-deprecation. To give an example from the auto industry...Lexus was not sold in Japan until very recently because the Japanese did not have a high opinion of domestic luxury brands and preferred to buy German imports.

^^ We are not the only country with unnecessary self-deprecation. To give an example from the auto industry...Lexus was not sold in Japan until very recently because the Japanese did not have a high opinion of domestic luxury brands and preferred to buy German imports.

The self-deprecation bit, is it an asian thing? Europeans, South Americans, do not appear to be that way, let alone the Americans, who have a rather bombastic view of themselves.

As for "Made in Bangladesh", both my wife and I, shall buy it where ever we can find it.

^^ We are not the only country with unnecessary self-deprecation. To give an example from the auto industry...Lexus was not sold in Japan until very recently because the Japanese did not have a high opinion of domestic luxury brands and preferred to buy German imports.
lexus was a product of 10 years research in america and europe, this was released due to the fact that westerns perceived toyota to be cheap middle class brand. Same goes for accura which is the american for honda. same models of both brands exist im both markets with slight modifications

lexus was a product of 10 years research in america and europe, this was released due to the fact that westerns perceived toyota to be cheap middle class brand. Same goes for accura which is the american for honda. same models of both brands exist im both markets with slight modifications

I would disagree with you on most of that, Dopekhor. Toyota and Honda may not be luxury brands, but they are highly respected in USA. Though non-luxury they are rightfully regarded as high quality and lead sales in many categories here. Acura is certainly not "American for Honda" - it is now a well respected luxury brand here and quite desirable to own. The entry-level Acura shares platform with Honda Accord but other than that is a unique sedan. Not to mention that price is significantly higher for an Acura than Honda.

When Lexus started in the 1980s its main marketing strategy was pricing well below its German competitors, and a few corners were cut...the entry-level Lexus at that time was a fussied up version of the Toyota Camry (but even then they had reputation for excellent quality). However that has not been the case for some while now and differences between Lexus and the German brands are now rather negligible...in fact the Japanese brands are superior in a number of respects. Again as for Acura the entry-level Lexus shares platform with Toyota Camry but is otherwise a unique sedan.

that is now what about the 80's did they have the same level of respect as they have today?