Where Do NYC Cab Drivers Eat? | NYT Cooking
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Published 2024-04-12
Follow a day in the life of Ameen Khan, a taxi driver since 1989. The karahi chicken and Pakistani tea at Haandi, he says, instantly made him feel as though he was back home in Pakistan.
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All Comments (21)
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This video is a triumph in showing the importance of a local community within one of the largest cities in the world, excellent journalism!
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"I cannot live without Haandi food". Forget golden yelp reviews and Michelin stars, this is the only endorsement I need.
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My dad's a taxi driver for 25 years now, and since I became older I realized how hard he works. He comes home at 3 am and gets maybe 3 hours of sleep. Maybe someday when I make money I'll be able to give him the luxurious things in life... 😁
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Mantai Chow, you did an amazing job filming this. If this was extended into a feature length film no doubt it would be winning awards. There was such an immediate sense of community in this vid.
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i'm not even from new york but i appreciate the journalism and being able to shed some light in these communities and stories that otherwise would never get told, thank you.
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KHAN IS THE BEST!!! HE IS SUCH A KIND PERSON & HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR MANY YEARS!! I LOVE THIS!!
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A job that requires a lot of skills and an important part of the city, yet it is becoming difficult for working people like him to make enough to live, not to mention thrive. I'm glad there are restaurants that provide a resting place with delicious food for everyday people.
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Hanndi is legit one of my favorite restaurants. It’s affordable and the food is always amazing.
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My father is a Muslim West African cab driver (since the ‘90s) and his community is one that sustains us in ways we dont even know. I loved this video so much as it gave me insight into the functionings of his community. My dad also structures his day around daily prayers and work and i find it so admirable😂
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My Pakistani Dad arrived in NYC in '52 with a doctors degree from Prince Edward in Lahore. After he passed, a friend of his let me know he was a Cabby after he arrived. He never told me about his first job in the USA. Lower Lex has always been the spot for visits to Kulauztyan and Shaheen Sweets back in the day. Eid Mubarak...
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Love this kind of content! Seeing how different cultures eat in New York. Please continue to make these. Watching from Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
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I have been fortunate enough to work with and get to know many Muslims from Bangladesh and Pakistan and their warmth and compassion and their sense of community is truly special. The Bangladeshi chefs in one restaurant found out that a new chef from Australia, who was not Muslim himself, was staying in a cheap hostel while trying to save to get a place, they insisted he move in with them, and allowed him to stay there rent fee while he saved up to find a place to rent.
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I've been to Haandi many times before. If you like Pakistani grilled meats, then you simply can't beat the $11 special here which gets you two kinds of meats, a veggie option, rice, salad and a naan bread. Get the keema kebab (minced meat kebab) in particular, spicy and moist. The mango lassi is also very good. I was craving a taste of home and the curries here have that home-style cooking flavor down-pat. Filled with Pakistani and Bangladeshi cab drivers, I could understand some of the Bengali and Urdu being spoken which was cool. Most people come here for pick up and take out since there really isn't a lot of tables here and what spots there are, are filled with the cab drivers.
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My mom discovered the place where Chicago tax drivers eat. Best Pakistani food we ever had, very generous portions, we could never finish.
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Such a beautiful documentary that shows the intersection of food, community and culture… truly heartwarming.
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Cabs are always clutch when Ubers and Lyft surcharges are insane. Also respect to cab drivers who know all the streets without GPS.
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This was beautifully made with beautiful people in it and a beautiful story. Thank you NYT cooking I love seeing real people with real jobs and a truer representation of people who live in our world
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We love our taxi drivers. Thank you for your service to this great city.
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This is fantastic but needs to be a series that showcases cab drivers of different nationalities and backgrounds. Love it.
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This made me tear up. So sweet. Having places where we can feel seen, be in friendship, and be well fed is so important and can feel hard to come by! I love that place exists, and that you made this video!
