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Banaras

Lunch: Wed–Sun 11:30am–3pm; Dinner: daily 5:30pm–10pm

  • 15600 NE 8th St, Suite O9, Bellevue, WA 98008
  • (425) 590-9281
  • Last verified: September 2026
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The host counter at Banaras in Bellevue, with the restaurant's illuminated flower-logo sign and 'Banaras' lettering on a copper-tiled wall above a stone counter with flower arrangements

Menu

Starters

  • Smoky Soya Chaamp$18.00

    Soya chunks infused with smoky flavor

  • Banarsi Chutney Paneer Tikka$19.00

    Homemade paneer stuffed with tangy masala, marinated with yogurt, green chutney, cooked in tandoor

  • Dahi Gola$17.00

    Sweet and spicy yogurt mix coated with gram flour, crumbed, deep fried, tadka dahi, mint and pepper chutney

  • Banarasi Kachori Aloo Subzi$21.00

    Classic combination of kachori with potato curry from lanes of Thatteri Bazar in Banaras

  • Aloo Tikki Pakoda (New)$16.00

    Famous UP style tikki pakora made with mashed potato spinach onion, fried

Main Course

  • Baba Ji Ka Litti Chokha$26.00

    Charcoal roasted wheat dough balls stuffed with spiced gram flour mix, served with mashed smokey potato, eggplants, tomatoes flavored with garlic and mustard

  • Chachi Ki Poori Aloo Tamatar Ki Subzi$26.00

    Puffed fried wheat breads served with tomato and potato curry

  • Hing Mirchey Wali Daal (Mix Dal)$25.00

    Mixed lentil preparation cooked in clay pot

  • Gorakhpuri Kofta$25.00

    Spicy tangy delectable twist on traditional Indian kofta dish

  • Kathal Biryani$26.00

    Fragrant rice dish with tender jackfruit spices and herbs, a vegetarian delight from India

  • Mehroli Ke Kadhi Pakode$23.00

    Comfort meal, tempered yogurt curry with cumin rice, papad and spinach pakora

  • Soya Chaamp Sirka Pyaz$26.00

    Soya chaap cooked in onion tomato gravy with hint of vinegar

  • Baigan Ki Launji$25.00

    Whole baby aubergine stuffed with special in-house spice blend, cooked in mustard oil

  • Shadi Wala Matar Paneer$26.00

    Cottage cheese and green peas cooked in rich tomatoes and nuts gravy

  • Moong Dal Banarasi$25.00

    Mashed moong dal served with accompaniments

  • Chironji Paneer$26.00

    Cottage cheese cubes cooked in rich nuts gravy

Banarsi Chaat

  • Dahi Chutney Golgappey$16.00

    Waterballs filled with sweet yogurt and chutneys

  • Aloo Ki Tikki$17.00

    Crispy potato patty shallow fried in ghee, served with sweet and sour chutney and yogurt

  • Pani Ke Batashey$17.00

    Crispy puffed wheat balls, served with white chickpeas and potato mix and two kinds of flavoured water

  • Tamatar Ki Chaat$17.00

    Famous chaat of Benaras made with fresh tomatoes, potatoes, cashewnuts, flavoured with sweet and sour chutney and wheat crisps

  • Chatpati Matar Chaat$17.00

    Sweet savoury and tangy white peas mashed with spices

  • Palak Patta Chaat$17.00

    Crispy fried battered spinach leaves served with beetroot flavored yogurt, chutneys and potato

Breads

  • Garlic Naan$7.00

    Banaras special garlic naan

  • Tandoori Roti$7.00

    Whole wheat bread cooked in tandoor

  • Butter Naan$7.00
  • Plain Naan$7.00
  • Sattu Ka Paratha$12.00

    Whole wheat bread stuffed with tangy mix of gram flour and barley flour cooked over griddle

  • Extra Poori$8.00
  • Aloo Paratha$12.00

    Whole wheat bread stuffed with spiced mixture of green peas and potato cooked over griddle with ghee

Sides

  • Sirka Pyaz Aur Mirchi$4.00

    Onion and green chilly steeped in jamun berry vinegar with garlic, coriander and green chillies

  • Steamed Ghee Rice$7.00
  • Fried Urad Dal Papad Basket$5.00
  • Extra Litti$10.00

    1 pc

  • Extra Chokha$12.00
  • Extra Chutney$2.00

Banarasi Beverages

  • Banarasi Lassi$12.00

    Thick creamy yogurt base beverage similar to smoothie

  • Banarasi Thandai$12.00

    Harmonious blend of cold milk with almonds, fennel seeds, watermelon seeds, rose petals, black pepper, poppy seed, cardamom, saffron and sugar

  • Masala Kulhad Chai$8.00

    Tea flavored with ginger and green cardamom

  • Mango Lassi$10.00

    Special Dussehri mango puree blend with yogurt and sugar

  • Chaas$10.00

    Salted plain lassi

  • Masala Sikanji$10.00

Beverages

  • Soda$5.00
  • Sparkling Water$9.00
  • Masala Soda$6.00

Sweets

  • Malaiyo$15.00

    Saffron flavored churned milk and cream foam, speciality of Banaras

  • Jalebi Rabri$16.00

    Jalebi with saffron rabri

  • Banarasi Gujhiya Rabri$16.00

    Indian empanadas stuffed with milk solids, flavored with green cardamom, deep fried, steeped in aromatic sugar syrup

  • Dussehri Aam Kulfi Falooda$16.00

    In house made famous Dussehri mango kulfi, served with falooda, chia seeds, rabri and nuts

  • Gudaolia Ka Banarasi Paan$10.00

    Traditional Indian mouth freshener and digestif from Gudaolia region of Benaras, made with betel leaves, gulkand and aromatic herbs

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

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