A Food Lover's Weekend in Old Dhaka

Old Dhaka is a feast for the senses. Start your morning at a legendary kacchi biryani house, then wander the lanes sampling hand-rolled shawarma, steaming jhalmuri, and pan-fried hilsa. Afternoon is for faluda and the famous star mosque photo ops, and you cannot leave without a box of misti from the sweet shops lining the old bazaar. Carry a healthy appetite, follow the locals' queues, and you will eat better in forty-eight hours than most people do in a year.