Western food is available in all major hotels and most of the big restaurants in import cities. But local dishes are normally far better and more exotic. Curries of many kinds around, cooked with proper spices and hot curry powders, including Korma, Rezala, Bhoona and Masala Gosht, Chicken, mutton, beef, fish and prawns, Chicken Afghani, Chicken Baghdadi, Chicken Kashmiri, Chicken Tikka, boti kabab, shutli kabab and a variety of fish curries should be tried. Rice in the form of pulao, biriani-with rice and mutton or chicken and khichuri are available in any reasonable restaurant. Those who do not care for rice dishes can try mughlai parata, plain parata or naan, which go very well with curries. Seafood and sweet-water fish are available in most of the towns. Fish-lovers should not miss smoked hilsa, fresh bhetki and chingri (lobster/king prawns) malaikari, Prawn dopyaza.

DRINKS 
Chai - the milky sweet tea available almost everywhere. 
Lassi - the refreshing yogurt drink. Green coconut water is a fine, safe and refreshing drink. International soft drinks, such as Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Fanta, 7-up, Mirinda, Sun Crest and Sprite are readily available. Hard drinks are available in big hotels and selected restaurants. On Fridays drinking in public areas is not recommended for foreigners. 

DESSERTS 
Misti Dhohi, sweetened yogurt, Halua: a common dessert ranging from egg halua to carrot, sooji or wheat cream, almond, pistachio, nuts and so on, Sandesh: milk based dessert, one of the best available, Zorda: sweetened rice with nuts, Firni: rice flour cooked in milk, sugar and flavoring, Rasgolla & Kalojam: Two popular milk based desserts and made with sugar, flour and ghee, Ros Malai: round sweets floating in thick milk, Pitha: a blanket term for cakes or pastries including specific varieties such as chitoi, dhupi, takti, andosha, pufi, bhafa and pua, 

FRUITS 
Mangoes, Lichees, Bananas, Papayas, Jackfruit, Watermelon, Pineapple, Coconut and Oranges.

Recommended Fast Food Restaurants: 
Waterfront Restaurant, Zia International Airport, Ph: (880-2) 8915407 
Coopers, Airport Road. Ph: (880-2) 8119993 
Yummy Yummy etc. 
The White Castle Ltd. 20, Kemal Ataturk Avenue. Ph: (880-2) 606268,605914 
Seven Eleven, Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi. Ph: (880-2) 8117263 
Big Bite, 22/B Sonargaon Road,Hatirpul. Ph: (880-2) 9664140 
Sajna, 10 South Avenue, Gulshan-1,Dhaka-1212.Ph: (880-2) 603507,603243 
China Town, 53 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue. Ph: (880-2) 8111329,8118425

Recommended Restaurants in Dhaka:
A number of good restaurants provide local and western food. These include:- 
Parjatan Restaurant, Hotel Abakash, Mohakhali, Ph: 607085-89, 8811548, 8811109 
Santoor, House-2, Road-11(New), Dhanmondi. Ph: (880-2) 9128737, 8213336 
Goffers' Inn, Kurmitola Golf Club, Ph: 604592 
Sakura Restaurant, near Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Ph: 509296 
Ruchita Restaurant, Bangabandhu Avenue, Ph: 9555693 
Mary Anderson, Floating Restaurant, Paglaghat, Ph: 067171288 
La Diplomat, Gulshan, Ph: 602282 
Red Button, Farm Gate, Ph: 9117717 
Balaka, Zia International Airport, Ph: 8914008 
Kawran Saraj, Sonargaon Hotel, Ph: 8111005 
Bithika, Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Ph: 8611191, 8613391, 8614065 

Recommended Chinese Restaurants include:- 
Parjatan Restaurant, Hotel Abakash, Mohakhali, Ph: 607085-89, 8811548, 8811109 
Royal Orchid, Gulshan Avenue, Ph: 603573 
Panda Garden, near Mohakhali Rail Gate, Ph: 608469 
La Diplomat, Gulshan, Ph: 602282 
Hwwang Ho, Banani, Ph: 602932 
Chung Wah, North-South Road, Ph: 9553263 
Kawloon, Ph: 9111353; Goffers' Inn, 
Kurmitola Golf Club, Ph: 604592; 
Shangri-La, Ph: 8824015 at Banani Bazar and the Cathey Dhaka, Road 133 
Gulshan, Ph: 608476 

Besides there are some specialized restaurants which included, 
Doice vita (Mexican & Italian), 54 Kamal Ataturk Avenue, 
Banani, Ph: 500589, 607980; 
Sea Food Centre, 78/A Gulshan Avenue, Ph: 606175 
Sawasdee (Thai), 65 Kamal Ataturk Avenue, 
Banani, Ph: 60607571, 8824476 
Lemon Grass (Thai & Vietnarness), 
Road 131, Gulshan-2, Ph: 8822376; 
The White Castle, 20, Kamal Ataturk Avenue,
Banani, Ph: 605914, 606268, 8812658 
Angan Restaurant, SWC(3), Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka-1212 Ph: 8810448.