Forkelo ranking · Updated October 2026
9 chicken tikka masalas across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Cloves Indian Cuisine · Murray Hill, Manhattan
8 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Rich, consistently flavorful sauce that fans keep ordering and call perfect. Priced at the high end for the category.
Bengal Tiger · Midtown West, Manhattan
11 dish-specific mentions · 82% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Light, creamy sauce and juicy chicken that diners and families love. Some find it good but not exceptional, and spice runs hot even when ordered mild.
Malai Marke · East Village, Manhattan
10 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Creamy, slightly coconut-leaning sauce that fans call the best takeout Indian in the East Village. Critics have found the chicken dry or the dish merely ok.
Atithi Indian Cuisine · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
12 dish-specific mentions · 83% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Huge, flavorful portion with generous chicken chunks that many call the best they have had. A few found the chicken dry, tough or mushy.
Sahib · Curry Hill, Manhattan
11 dish-specific mentions · 73% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Creamy sauce with plenty of tender chicken and a big portion. Fans call it among the best they have had; critics find it standard and average.
Sathi · Gramercy, Manhattan
9 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Flavorful, not-too-buttery sauce and tender chicken that regulars love. Critics found delivered orders dry, bland or acidic.
Mint Masala · Greenwich Village, Manhattan
12 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call it flavorful and consistently delicious takeout. Critics found the sauce watery, thin, plain or ketchup-like.
Gandhi Cafe · West Village, Manhattan
11 dish-specific mentions · 45% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Mild, creamy and comforting for longtime fans and a cheap lunch. Critics find the sauce too sweet, thin or ketchup-like, with little chicken.
Mughlai Grill · Lower East Side, Manhattan
11 dish-specific mentions · 55% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Tangy, mild sauce that fans call a go-to. Critics found it sweet, not creamy enough, or cold and dry when delivered.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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