Pakistani Tea House (CLOSED)

The bright lights and linoleum at this Pakistani eatery may not be sexy, but the alluring fragrance of freshly baked nan and South Asian home cooking is plenty seductive. A mere six bucks buys you any of three saucy dishes, like chicken curry, chicken makhani (butter chicken), saag panir (spinach with cheese) or dal (lentil stew) over rice. But the chicken tikka ($7) is our favorite dish in the house, with meltingly tender pieces of the poultry soaked in a creamy, masala-spiced sauce. Get your order to go and hop into one of the many cabs lined up outside—assuming the driver’s finished his meal.