Shimanto Square Food Court: Popular destination for foodies

Dhaka was not crowded with so many restaurants and fast food outlets just a decade ago. At present the city has boasted its numerous eateries, specialized restaurants for Chinese, Thai, Indian, Italian, American, Korean Continental cuisines and so on. Of late, food connoisseurs of all age groups can be seen crowding these places all times. Dhaka has seen growing of such food outlets over the years. Cosy environment, great taste of food and reasonable prices have  made these food joints extremely popular, especially among the urban youths. So along with international chain food restaurants some local restaurants come forward to introduce with the international food items with the local people in comparable cheap rate.
Food restaurants are also opening their outlets in several shopping malls in Dhaka City. Shimanto Square is one of the most popular shopping malls  in the capital. So this is like a hub of Dhanmondi for shopping, gathering, having ‘adda’ and others. Having foods in between shopping, gathering and adda is must. The courtyard of Shimanto Square is now a food court with options unlimited. Around 15 to 20 moving food courts you will get only in front of the square and inside, there are many more. The food courts are, QuickBite (QB), Ramly Burger, Prominent, Pizza Italiano, Hot N Roll, Mila Fast Foods, Shawarma Club, Take Out, Pana’s Panini, Dr. d, Japanese Cuisine Tekiya, NB Foods, Hunger Anger, Frankies, Fastfood, Safa Food, Soft Ice Cream, All Ice Cream. Most of the food courts take Reservations, Walk-Ins Welcome, Good For Groups, Good For Kids, Take Out, Delivery and Outdoor Seating. From these food courts the QuickBite (QB) is the first one who started their business here. It was like the end of 2012. Then gradually came Ramly Burger, Prominent Sweets and others. Dr. d, like all the other food courts, offers a take-away option as well, while there are the steps and stools scattered in front of all the small restaurants for enjoying your meal on the spot like others. In overall, now the front side of Shimanto Square is a very popular food court for the Dhanmondi dwellers, those who are coming to Shimanto Square for shopping, the university students, as there are several universities like ULAB, University of Asia Pacific, Northern University and others. Here ,Y&I presents some of the food shops of Shimanto Square.

Quick Bite

If you need something crunchy for a midday snack then you can visit QuickBite. Quick Bite is the fast shop in the Shimanto Square Food Zone. They have 11 items of delicious crunchy sandwiches with lots of veggies and meats and sauces. Quick Bite’s  sandwiches have all the ingredients of a tasty sandwich like  grilled chicken, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onions, shredded carrots, cheese melted etc. They also use a variety of sauces,cream and all other ingredients to make the sandwich tasty and delicious. Among the mouthwatering sandwich items their Chicken BBQ Sandwich, Chicken BBQ Sandwich and Special Beff Grill Cheese Sandwich have high demand among the customer. The sandwich prices start from BDT 140 and the ice cream cones start from BDT 230.Their business time is between 10am-10pm. Mizanur Rahman, a sales person of the QB told , “ Our Sandwich items have a demand to the customers as we offer a wide collection of sandwiches for the sandwich lovers. Most of the customers here come are university students.”
Japanese Cuisine Tekiya

You might not have gone to Japan but it doesn’t mean that you cannot taste the Japanese food. Yes! Here in Dhaka you can easily taste the Japanese food in variety. TEKIYA , more elaborately, Japanese Cuisine Tekiya. It’s a Japanese culinary chain here in Dhaka to have people enjoying the Japanese food at a reasonable price, where like people are most welcome and for sure their dreams will come true. They maintain Japanese food, Japanese kitchen, Japanese restaurant or Japanese cuisine.
Japanese Cuisine Tekiya have variety types of Japanese cuisine such as Nigiri Sushi, Maki roll Sushi, Tempura, Udon noodles, Ramen noodles, Chicken Karaage, Don rice bowls, Japanese deep fries, Omu-rice chicken egg, Japanese spicy curry and rice, Taiyaki crispy sandwich, Takoyaki ball, Onigiri rice ball, Yakitori grill chicken, Rice burgers, Japanese origin green tea, Hiyashi Ame drink, Crepes and many more.
Hot N Roll

Hot N Roll prides itself in offering tasty and wholesome foods to people, who use genuine, simple fresh ingredients and meats. Hot & Roll is fresh and it is unique in every way possible. They served like giant ice-cream cones with different fillings, they are absolutely scrumptious. With the savoury rolls costing Tk160 and the sweet rolls costing Tk150. The savoury fillings contain curry chicken, chicken and cheese, pizza, double cheese onion, black pepper beef, Bolognese beef, BBQ chicken, satay cheese, tempura fish, and tuna salad. The sweet fillings take in strawberry and chocolate chip, banana chocolate, apple cinnamon, coconut jam, cheese, crunchy peanut and, ice-cream.
Hot and Roll has an amazing range of options to choose from – chicken and cheese, curry chicken, pizza, double cheese onion, bbq chicken, black pepper beef, Bolognese beef, satay chicken, tempura fish, tuna salad etc. Hot and Roll is the ultimate roll option there. What makes this place unique is their variety of roll in both savoury and sweet fillings. For the sweet filling one can pick from – strawberry, apple cinnamon, banana chocolate, choconut, kaya and cheese, crunchy peanut, crispy coco crunch or ice cream etc. There are options for the wrap of the roll too. One can pick between paratha wrap or crispy wrap. The rolls cost between Tk 150 and Tk 200 and are quite tummy filling. Sitting on the courtyard, one can enjoy these rolls with friends and family for a good time. Allowing these delicious and wholesome foods easily enjoyed by everybody.
 
Dr. d

Have you gone through Dr. d? If not, you can have, probably pitching the cheapest prices in the vicinity you will find. Mexican Nachos and Masala Dosa are the special one of Dr. d. And you will get those in Tk.180 and Tk.150 respectively. Dr. d’s “BBQ Grilled Chicken Burger” is your best bet when you’re with a friend and your wallet isn’t exactly brimming with money. At Tk.130 each, there’s nothing too special separating it from the other burgers though. It’s a standard grilled chicken patty with extra cheese, tomato, and other toppings available. Despite its lack of variety, the burger itself is good, should be enough to satisfy the hungry customer and is probably the best option when eating on a tight budget in the area.

Pana’s Panini

Pana’s Panini presents you with their house specialty Italian grilled and pressed exquisite Panini sandwiches. They also have corners set up for Japanese Yakitori, Punjabi dhaba and fresh naturally pressed fruit juice. They will also serve you fresh and delicious Italian, Japanese, Indian food & Natural juices, Italian Panini. In terms of shake it comes with these flavours, Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla and mango. You will get family meal, family bucket and the interesting thing is you will get Rice Bowl with Vegetable Fried Rice and Boneless Crispy Chicken.
Take Out

Take Out Special Beef Burger, Take Out Special Chicken Burger, Twister, Beef Cheese Delight, Chicken Cheese Delight, Beef & Bacon, Chicken Supreme, Beef Burger, Beef Burger with Cheese, BBQ Beef Burger, BBQ Beef Burger with Cheese, Chicken Burger, Chicken Burger with Cheese, BBQ Chicken Burger, BBQ Chicken Burger with Cheese. Also you can pick a base for your shake, Vanilla, Chocolate or Strawberry. Just order fries and shakes to complete your meal. And if you need, there is also special noodles, where several types of drinks is common.

Safa Food

As you are living in a city like Dhaka and summer like Bangladesh, ice cream and juice is must. On the other hand, Ramadan month is here, in Iftar you will need cold things for your body need. So in that case Safa Food is probably the proper place. You will find there different types of fruit juice and ice cream. You will get shakes, where milk shake is most popular, fresh juice, lassi, coffee and many more.
Hygienic food, great taste, various options and reasonable price will make this food court a sought after food zone not just among the Dhanmondi residents, but also among the people of other areas of Dhaka as well. 

Shimanto Square Food Court: Popular destination for foodies

Dhaka was not crowded with so many restaurants and fast food outlets just a decade ago. At present the city has boasted its numerous eateries, specialized restaurants for Chinese, Thai, Indian, Italian, American, Korean Continental cuisines and so on. Of late, food connoisseurs of all age groups can be seen crowding these places all times. Dhaka has seen growing of such food outlets over the years. Cosy environment, great taste of food and reasonable prices have made these food joints extremely popular, especially among the urban youths. So along with international chain food restaurants some local restaurants come forward to introduce with the international food items with the local people in comparable cheap rate. Food restaurants are also opening their outlets in several shopping malls in Dhaka City. Shimanto Square is one of the most popular shopping malls in the capital. So this is like a hub of Dhanmondi for shopping, gathering, having adda and others. Having foods in between shopping, gathering and adda is must. The courtyard of Shimanto Square is now a food court with options unlimited. Around 15 to 20 moving food courts you will get only in front of the square and inside, there are many more. The food courts are, QuickBite (QB), Ramly Burger, Prominent, Pizza Italiano, Hot N Roll, Mila Fast Foods, Shawarma Club, Take Out, Panas Panini, Dr. d, Japanese Cuisine Tekiya, NB Foods, Hunger Anger, Frankies, Fastfood, Safa Food, Soft Ice Cream, All Ice Cream. Most of the food courts take Reservations, Walk-Ins Welcome, Good For Groups, Good For Kids, Take Out, Delivery and Outdoor Seating. From these food courts the QuickBite (QB) is the first one who started their business here. It was like the end of 2012. Then gradually came Ramly Burger, Prominent Sweets and others. Dr. d, like all the other food courts, offers a take-away option as well, while there are the steps and stools scattered in front of all the small restaurants for enjoying your meal on the spot like others. In overall, now the front side of Shimanto Square is a very popular food court for the Dhanmondi dwellers, those who are coming to Shimanto Square for shopping, the university students, as there are several universities like ULAB, University of Asia Pacific, Northern University and others. Here ,YI presents some of the food shops of Shimanto Square. Quick Bite If you need something crunchy for a midday snack then you can visit QuickBite. Quick Bite is the fast shop in the Shimanto Square Food Zone. They have 11 items of delicious crunchy sandwiches with lots of veggies and meats and sauces. Quick Bites sandwiches have all the ingredients of a tasty sandwich like grilled chicken, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onions, shredded carrots, cheese melted etc. They also use a variety of sauces,cream and all other ingredients to make the sandwich tasty and delicious. Among the mouthwatering sandwich items their Chicken BBQ Sandwich, Chicken BBQ Sandwich and Special Beff Grill Cheese Sandwich have high demand among the customer. The sandwich prices start from BDT 140 and the ice cream cones start from BDT 230.Their business time is between 10am-10pm. Mizanur Rahman, a sales person of the QB told , Our Sandwich items have a demand to the customers as we offer a wide collection of sandwiches for the sandwich lovers. Most of the customers here come are university students. Japanese Cuisine Tekiya You might not have gone to Japan but it doesnt mean that you cannot taste the Japanese food. Yes! Here in Dhaka you can easily taste the Japanese food in variety. TEKIYA , more elaborately, Japanese Cuisine Tekiya. Its a Japanese culinary chain here in Dhaka to have people enjoying the Japanese food at a reasonable price, where like people are most welcome and for sure their dreams will come true. They maintain Japanese food, Japanese kitchen, Japanese restaurant or Japanese cuisine. Japanese Cuisine Tekiya have variety types of Japanese cuisine such as Nigiri Sushi, Maki roll Sushi, Tempura, Udon noodles, Ramen noodles, Chicken Karaage, Don rice bowls, Japanese deep fries, Omu-rice chicken egg, Japanese spicy curry and rice, Taiyaki crispy sandwich, Takoyaki ball, Onigiri rice ball, Yakitori grill chicken, Rice burgers, Japanese origin green tea, Hiyashi Ame drink, Crepes and many more. Hot N Roll Hot N Roll prides itself in offering tasty and wholesome foods to people, who use genuine, simple fresh ingredients and meats. Hot Roll is fresh and it is unique in every way possible. They served like giant ice-cream cones with different fillings, they are absolutely scrumptious. With the savoury rolls costing Tk160 and the sweet rolls costing Tk150. The savoury fillings contain curry chicken, chicken and cheese, pizza, double cheese onion, black pepper beef, Bolognese beef, BBQ chicken, satay cheese, tempura fish, and tuna salad. The sweet fillings take in strawberry and chocolate chip, banana chocolate, apple cinnamon, coconut jam, cheese, crunchy peanut and, ice-cream. Hot and Roll has an amazing range of options to choose from chicken and cheese, curry chicken, pizza, double cheese onion, bbq chicken, black pepper beef, Bolognese beef, satay chicken, tempura fish, tuna salad etc. Hot and Roll is the ultimate roll option there. What makes this place unique is their variety of roll in both savoury and sweet fillings. For the sweet filling one can pick from strawberry, apple cinnamon, banana chocolate, choconut, kaya and cheese, crunchy peanut, crispy coco crunch or ice cream etc. There are options for the wrap of the roll too. One can pick between paratha wrap or crispy wrap. The rolls cost between Tk 150 and Tk 200 and are quite tummy filling. Sitting on the courtyard, one can enjoy these rolls with friends and family for a good time. Allowing these delicious and wholesome foods easily enjoyed by everybody. Dr. d Have you gone through Dr. d? If not, you can have, probably pitching the cheapest prices in the vicinity you will find. Mexican Nachos and Masala Dosa are the special one of Dr. d. And you will get those in Tk.180 and Tk.150 respectively. Dr. ds BBQ Grilled Chicken Burger is your best bet when youre with a friend and your wallet isnt exactly brimming with money. At Tk.130 each, theres nothing too special separating it from the other burgers though. Its a standard grilled chicken patty with extra cheese, tomato, and other toppings available. Despite its lack of variety, the burger itself is good, should be enough to satisfy the hungry customer and is probably the best option when eating on a tight budget in the area. Panas Panini Panas Panini presents you with their house specialty Italian grilled and pressed exquisite Panini sandwiches. They also have corners set up for Japanese Yakitori, Punjabi dhaba and fresh naturally pressed fruit juice. They will also serve you fresh and delicious Italian, Japanese, Indian food Natural juices, Italian Panini. In terms of shake it comes with these flavours, Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla and mango. You will get family meal, family bucket and the interesting thing is you will get Rice Bowl with Vegetable Fried Rice and Boneless Crispy Chicken. Take Out Take Out Special Beef Burger, Take Out Special Chicken Burger, Twister, Beef Cheese Delight, Chicken Cheese Delight, Beef Bacon, Chicken Supreme, Beef Burger, Beef Burger with Cheese, BBQ Beef Burger, BBQ Beef Burger with Cheese, Chicken Burger, Chicken Burger with Cheese, BBQ Chicken Burger, BBQ Chicken Burger with Cheese. Also you can pick a base for your shake, Vanilla, Chocolate or Strawberry. Just order fries and shakes to complete your meal. And if you need, there is also special noodles, where several types of drinks is common. Safa Food As you are living in a city like Dhaka and summer like Bangladesh, ice cream and juice is must. On the other hand, Ramadan month is here, in Iftar you will need cold things for your body need. So in that case Safa Food is probably the proper place. You will find there different types of fruit juice and ice cream. You will get shakes, where milk shake is most popular, fresh juice, lassi, coffee and many more. Hygienic food, great taste, various options and reasonable price will make this food court a sought after food zone not just among the Dhanmondi residents, but also among the people of other areas of Dhaka as well.