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in:Where can I go in downtown Manhattan that will make me cry tears of joy55 pts
“Spicy village, sigiri, rowdy rooster, pisillo panini”
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in:Dairy free restaurants with meat? 23 pts
“Sigiri (My all time favorite restaurant in NYC, almost exclusively uses coconut milk with the exception of one dish)”
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in:What is the single best tasting dish you can eat in the whole city?22 pts
“Chicken kothu roti at Sigiri (Sri lankan)”
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in:Anyone know any places that have extremely spicy food17 pts
“Sri Lankan Spicy spice level at Sigiri”
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in:Sigiri Review17 pts
“Really good spot for Sri Lankan food if you don’t want to trek all the way to Staten Island. The food is genuinely really spicy, and I love how they didn’t hold back.”
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in:Im Indian and have rarely (ever?) had great Indian food in nyc. Pls reccommend. 16 pts
replying to u/banallthemusic: South Indian here and I’d attest that Saravana bhavan and Semma are awesome. Apart from that, Bungalow is awesome for innovative Indian food.
“A dark horse candidate is Sigiri for Sri Lankan in EV - great food, good value, closer to Kerala food than any other Indian regional cuisine, and byob too.”
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in:Sigiri Review9 pts
replying to u/dinky-park: [**https://sigiriny.com/**](https://sigiriny.com/) **TL;DR: Really good spot for Sri Lankan food if you don’t want to trek all the way to Staten Island. The food is genuinely really spicy, and I love how they didn’t hold back. Cash only though so keep that in mind.** The only time I’ve tried Sri Lankan food before this was in Japan. When I tried it there, I ate it alone in a hostel, and while it was good, I wanted to give the cusine a proper try with some company. My upstairs neighbor and I wanted to try Sigiri to celebrate one of my accomplishments. It’s in our neighborhood, which is a lot more convinent than going all the way to Staten Island. I wore a spicy fragrance to match the vibe (Amouage Journey Man for the curious), and we came around 7:30 PM on a Sunday night. The place was really packed, and but we were lucky enough to find 2 free spots. Looking through the menu, we ultimately decided on a chicken kotthu roti (first picture), crab fried rice (second picture), king fish curry (second picture), and watalappam (not pictured). The wait took around 45 minutes, which was kind of annoying cause both of us were starving, but the company was good. We got the chicken kotthu roti first. Originally, we thought the roti itself was going to be a side item with the dish, but I think it’s mixed inside. On its own, the kotthu roti had a nice spicey smokey flavor and the texture was similar to eating something like injera. I think there were eggs mixed in too, but I didn’t…
“next time try the black pepper pork. That's their best dish IMHO.”
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in:Anyone know any places that have extremely spicy food7 pts
replying to u/boyyhowdy: Sri Lankan Spicy spice level at Sigiri
“sigiri is the only restaurant i’ve been to in NYC so far that i actually thought “you know what? this might actually be crossing into unpleasantly spicy territory…””
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in:Where can I find the most drop-dead dangerous-level spiciest restaurants in Manhattan / Brooklyn? 🌶️7 pts
replying to u/Definately__: I am not even joking, Sigiri has by far the spiciest food I have ever tried. Even their medium was too spicy and their highest level has ghost chili I believe.
“Sigiri is so good! Definitely up there in spicy”
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in:What are cuisines/dishes that are most lacking in NYC?5 pts
“Sigiri, Spicy Lanka are both good.”
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in:Any really spicy food in new york?5 pts
“Black curry at Sigiri”
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in:Spiciest food in NYC?4 pts
“Def sigiri- even their medium is pretty spicy”
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