Press & Recognition
From the MICHELIN Guide to Bon Appétit, in their own words.
Restaurant News · January 2026
A full bar joins the kitchen — wine, cocktails and beer built to sit alongside Chef Amrit’s menu, not compete with it.
The addition of our full bar allows us to complete the dining experience.
Chef Amrit Pal Singh
Wine
Whites and reds chosen to sit with the spice, not fight it.
Cocktails
House syrups and fresh spice alongside the classics, done properly.
Beer
Local and imported, built for the tandoor and the biryani.
Mocktails
Non-alcoholic, no less considered.
The Award
The MICHELIN Guide’s Bib Gourmand recognises restaurants serving exceptional food at remarkable value. Angel was awarded one in the 2021 New York selection, for the original room on 37th Road, and the inspectors wrote this.
MICHELIN Guide · July 2021
At chef Amrit Pal Singh's no-frills restaurant, plate after plate will demonstrate the real magic of going meatless. Singh, who grew up in Punjab, keeps his Indian menu small and everything arrives fresh and hot.
The MICHELIN Guide inspectors, on Angel Indian Restaurant
Peer recognition
“I send everybody to Angel restaurant in Jackson Heights. It's a small restaurant, and the guy does everything himself. For me, that was the first time I felt the taste of home.”
Chef Vikas Khanna
Michelin-starred chef, author and restaurateur
Naming his favourite New York restaurants for the MICHELIN Guide, May 2025.
Read it at the MICHELIN GuideThe Coverage
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Bon Appétit
Bon Appétit brought chefs Meherwan Irani and Lucas Sin to Jackson Heights to eat their way through the entire menu, from pani puri and samosas to biryani, Peshwari naan and gulab jamun.
Read at Bon AppétitThe Infatuation
“By the time your server brings out the show-stopping goat dum biryani at Angel, there's a pretty good chance your party will already be planning a second visit to this Indian restaurant in Jackson Heights.”Read at The Infatuation
Time Out New York
Angel is listed among Time Out's eighteen best Indian restaurants in New York City, alongside Dhamaka, Semma, Indian Accent and Adda.
Read at Time Out New YorkResy
“This spot from an Adda veteran is definitely heaven-sent, with its soulful biryani, vindaloos, samosa chaat, and Punjabi lassis.”Read at Resy
The Infatuation
“Angel, one of our favorite Indian restaurants, moved a few blocks away in Jackson Heights from its tiny original location. The new space is larger, though still not huge, and a little more upscale.”Read at The Infatuation
Hell Gate NYC
“Bold flavors abound at chef Amrit Pal Singh's Punjabi favorite.”Read at Hell Gate NYC
Chowhound
“One can describe the wonders plated by Chef Amrit Pal Singh as bold and comforting.”Read at Chowhound
Culinary Backstreets
“At Angel Indian Restaurant, one of two Indian restaurants with a Michelin distinction in Queens, New York, “simple but good” is chef and owner Amrit Pal Singh's guiding principle.”Read at Culinary Backstreets
Resy
Resy's running list of where to eat in New York included Angel's second Jackson Heights location, noting it carries a different menu from the original.
Read at ResyNYC Tourism + Conventions
“Chef Amrit Pal Singh, an Adda alum, named it Angel after his young daughter.”Read at NYC Tourism + Conventions
QNS.com
Queens local news reporting the 2021 Michelin selection, listing Angel on 37th Road as a new addition — independent confirmation of the Bib Gourmand.
Read at QNS.comIndian Food Times
The trade report on the July 2025 opening, at which the outlet quotes chef Vikas Khanna calling Angel “the pride of India” and Chef Amrit “possibly one of the finest Indian chefs in the U.S.”
Read at Indian Food TimesFufski
A food film shot at Angel in Jackson Heights, working through the menu.
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Dinner at Angel
Chef Amrit cooks every night at Angel in Jackson Heights. Reserve a table and taste the cooking that earned its Bib Gourmand.