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"I keep thinking I’ve found my favorite dish, and then comes the next: rounds of eggplant hot from the pan in ghostly rice-flour coats; a tumble of shrimp and bottle gourd with enough fire to bring a prayer to the lips; rui, a delicate river fish imported from Bangladesh, worth coaxing the flesh off its hundred little bones."

- Ligaya Mishan, Chief Restaurant Critic for The New York Times

The 2024 James Beard Awards Semifinalists

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"Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void."

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NEW YORK TIMES

Korai Kitchen's Chingri Dopiaza Adapated for NYT Cooking by Alexa Weibel

 

NEW YORK TIMES

The 23 Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate Across the U.S. in 2025

NEW YORK TIMES

Where to Eat In New York City This Summer

NJ.COM

New Jersey’s 99 greatest restaurants, ranked

NEW YORK TIMES

Let Your Taste Buds Be Your Guide

NJ.COM

NY Times names N.J. dish one of country’s best for 2025. Where’s it served?

EATER

The Best Halal Restaurants in NYC

NJ MONTHLY

New York Times Declares This Jersey Dish One of the Best in the U.S.

"Restaurants Are Hard Enough to Run. Try Doing It With Your Mother."

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The Best Restaurants in
Jersey City

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EATER

The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week

BON APPÉTIT

"Rahman explains how they pushed Uber Eats to create a new category for Bangladeshi restaurants."

CNN

"So having that meal at the Korai Kitchen, oh my God, it was so delicious [...]
And I’ve been fantasizing about that fish."

MASHED

"Korai Kitchen, they got Yelp to make a category for Bangladeshi food," Ling said. "Yelp didn't even have that category yet."

NY EATER

Go-To NYC Spots for Takeout, Delivery, and Outdoor Dining in 2020

FOOD & WINE

Murgir Roast (Bangladeshi Chicken Roast)

THE INFATUATION

The Best Things We Ate In September

HARPERS BAZAAR

Exploring the Legacy of the AAPI Community Through Food

"I think the food at Korai Kitchen is really, really good." –Rick Easton

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THRILLIST

The 21 Best Restaurants in Jersey City Right Now

NORTHJERSEY.COM

North Jersey restaurant featured for best 2025 dishes in U.S. by NYT

TRAVEL + LEISURE

10 Best Places to Live in New Jersey, According to Real Estate Experts
 

DAILY VOICE

This NJ Dish Was Just Crowned One Of NY Times' Best Of 2025

FOOD NETWORK

Is It Time We Started Bringing Our Own Containers to Restaurants?

HONEST COOKING

Nur-E Gulshan Rahman: The Rising Star of Homestyle Bangladeshi Cooking

"South Asian eateries in U.S. distinguishing cuisine from 'Indian food' umbrella."

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THE INFATUATION

The Best Restaurants In Jersey City

NBC NEW YORK

Here Are Top Places to Eat in Tri-State for 2020, According to Yelp

USA TODAY

Cultural Cuisine: Up-and-Coming Chefs Who Are Serving Heritage On A Plate

IN PRINT

BUZZFEED

Here's The Best Budget Restaurant In Every State, According To Yelp

"There’s no better place for [mishti dhoi] than Bangladeshi spot Korai Kitchen…Securing a slab of the pudding-like yogurt…is basically like winning the dessert lottery."

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WHETSTONE

Bhortas Are Anything But Basic

CHERRYBOMBE MAGAZINE

Outstanding in their Field: These Official Bombesquad Members Are The Cream of The Crop 

NJ.COM

Jersey City’s 11 best restaurants, ranked, for 2025

NJ.COM

Meet The Jersey City Chef Whose Bangladeshi Delights Gained James Beard Awards' Attention 

NJ.COM

Dining has long been a male-dominated industry. These 9 female chefs are changing the menu

NJ.COM

The 19 most popular New Jersey restaurants of 2019, according to Yelp

NJ.COM

The best budget restaurant in N.J. is... a Bangladeshi spot in JC?

NEW JERSEY MONTHLY

Global Eats: 38 Restaurants That Put the World on Your Plate

NJ.COM

The 29 new N.J. restaurants you need to try this spring

 

PHILLY VOICE

Two N.J. restaurants make Yelp’s top 100 places in the country to eat in 2019

The Dish: How mother-daughter duo behind Korai Kitchen bring attention to Bangladeshi cuisine

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NJ BIZ

James Beard Awards Semifinalists Include NJ Chefs' Restaurants

THE BUSINESS STANDARD

The Mother-Daughter Duo Putting Bangladesh On The US Culinary Map

NEW JERSEY 101.5

Guy Fieri highlights 3 NJ restaurants on ‘Diners, Dine-Ins and Dives’

HOBOKEN GIRL

Fresh Off James Beard Nomination, Korai Kitchen in Jersey City Reintroduces Dine-in Service

TAPINTO

Jersey City’s Korai Kitchen Nominated For 2024 James Beard Award

USA TODAY

Best restaurants for cheap eats in each state, according to Yelp

THE INDEPENDENT

Why women are the future of Bangladeshi food

THE HINDU

Nur-E Gulshan Rahman put Bengali food on the culinary map

"4 Tri-State Restaurants Make Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat for 2019 List"

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