Mughlai, Financial District
15 people recommend, 3 warn against itcounted across its outletsvia r/FoodNYC, r/AskNYC18 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Mughlai draws recommendations across its Manhattan outlets, including Cedar Street in the Financial District. A Cedar Street diner praises the food, service and setting for eating alone. One commenter likes the value at the Upper East Side and NoMad locations, while other branches draw complaints about overly sweet cooking or disappointing lunch food. Those branch-specific experiences should not be assumed to describe Cedar Street.
Address
Mughlai Indian Cuisine, 120 Cedar St, New York, NY 10006
At a glance
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/R_M_T in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2024
Calls the Cedar Street location excellent, with great service and a comfortable setting for eating alone.
- Recommendsu/Even-Jicama-3339 in r/FoodNYC · Mar 2026consistency
Longtime delivery rotation order for years
- Recommendsu/pattymcfly in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2024value
Says the Upper East Side and Nomad locations are solid, and the Mughlai special is a great deal lasting two meals.
- Recommendsu/Vivid_Iron_825 in r/FoodNYC · Mar 2024
Loves this spot on West 55th in Manhattan.
- Recommendsu/herseyhawkins33 in r/AskNYC · May 2026
Describes the Mughlai on 24th and 3rd as decent.
- Recommendsu/wazacraft in r/AskNYC · Aug 2025taste
Gets takeaway often from that Mughlai; calls Chana Masala and Saag Paneer legit.
- Recommendsu/Gold1515 in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2024
Lists Mughlai among favorites for takeout.
- Recommendsu/GrandPoobah395 in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2024consistency
Replaced Swagat with Mughlai, thinking quality is better.
Show all 18 cited comments
- Recommendsu/misterpapershark in r/AskNYC · May 2026
Says Mughlai is close behind their go-to.
- Caveatu/J2theA1 in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2026taste
Says Mughlai did not hit the spot in their search for a comparable Indian restaurant.
- Recommendsu/Decent-Bug4865 in r/FoodNYC · Mar 2026taste
Highly recommends the dum aloo; only Indian spot they order from when parents visit
- Caveatu/Meganslols in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2025taste
Found the butter chicken and paneer makhani extremely sweet, with sauce that tasted almost like ketchup.
- Recommendsu/GoodEatsNYC in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2024
Says Mughlai is great and alternates it with Anar.
- Recommendsu/beyonceelover in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2024
Says Mughlai on 90th and 2nd is amazing.
- Recommendsu/boroughthoughts in r/FoodNYC · Jan 2026variety
Recommends Mughlai for casual tandoori dishes and a wider menu.
- Recommendsu/yallmakemelaugh in r/AskNYC · Aug 2025taste
Eats at the Kips Bay location a couple times a week and calls the food very good.
- Caveatu/BeansRiceAndPasta in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2024taste
Recalls a cheap lunch deal but found the food was not good.
- Recommendsu/Amazing_Noise_5945 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2024taste
Tried the Financial District location and calls it the best Indian food in NYC.
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