Best Hotels for Foodies in Dhaka

The finest locally owned boutique hotel in Dhaka — Six Seasons has built an exceptional reputation over two decades for genuinely personal service, beautiful contemporary interiors using local Bangladeshi craftsmanship, and a restaurant (Nineteen) considered among the finest in the country. It is a particular favourite with the development community and NGO professionals who return season after season.

• Boutique
• Gulshan
• Service
• Local Character

Le Méridien brings its European Art Deco sensibility and culturally inspired programming to Gulshan's most prominent hotel position — the coffee bar doubles as an art gallery, the bar's cocktail menu is the most creative in Dhaka, and the spa's treatments use Bangladeshi mustard oil and neem leaf therapies that draw on the subcontinent's deepest wellness traditions.

• Design
• Culinary
• Gulshan
• Spa

Occupying a landmark position near the diplomatic enclave, the InterContinental Dhaka is the city's most architecturally polished luxury property — a recent renovation has brought it fully into the contemporary luxury tier, with rooms of generous proportions, a well-equipped spa, and the Café Bazar restaurant's buffets widely regarded as the finest in the city.

• Luxury
• Business
• Diplomatic Enclave
• Spa

The Radisson Blu Water Garden is Dhaka's most distinctive hotel — a series of pavilions set around a 3-hectare artificial lake in Uttara, just 10 minutes from the airport. The lake-view rooms, outdoor swimming pool, and extensive meeting facilities make it the primary choice for business events and airport-convenience stays in the city.

• Business
• Near Airport
• Uttara
• Events

Lakeshore is Gulshan's finest apartment-hotel hybrid — spacious suites with full kitchens overlooking the Gulshan Lake, making it a natural choice for extended stays. The Flames rooftop restaurant is one of Gulshan's most popular evening venues, and the lakeside position provides a genuinely tranquil environment within the most convenient neighbourhood in the city.

• Long Stay
• Lake Views
• Gulshan
• Apartments

Named for the liberation year, Hotel 71 is Dhaka's most historically resonant mid-range property — a smart, contemporary hotel in the commercial heart of Motijheel, priced at a fraction of the Gulshan properties and consistently well-reviewed for its clean rooms, attentive Bangladeshi service, and central positioning near the historic buildings of the old commercial district.

• Budget
• Central
• Motijheel
• Value