Basant Modern Indian

Name: Basant Modern Indian
Address: 1939 W Byron St, Chicago, IL, United States, 60613
Telephone: (773) 770-3616
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.7

4.7

473 Reviews

$31 to $50

Indian

1939 W Byron St, Chicago, IL 60613

Make a reservation

2 people

Apr 25, 2025

7:30 PM

Booked 15 times today

About this restaurant

Neighborhood gem
Vegetarian-friendly
Great for creative cocktails

Basant showcases modern Indian cuisine by complementing the flavors and traditions of India with fresh, local ingredients and classic techniques.

The festival of Basant is a tradition, followed for millennia, which symbolizes spring and new beginnings. At Basant, our menu offers skillfully done imaginative variants of traditional Indian cuisine, focusing on the crispness and cleanness of scents and flavors.

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Indian, Cocktail Bar, Contemporary Indian
Hours of operation
Lunch Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 3:30 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(773) 770-3616
Website
https://www.basantchicago.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Jeet Singh
Delivery & takeout
Order direct

Location
1939 W Byron St, Chicago, IL 60613
Neighborhood
North Center
Cross street
Byron and Lincoln (Close to Irving Park and Lincoln)
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Brown Line (Irving Park)
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Offers

Happy Hour, Best Hour!
Multiple dates available
Sun - 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM,Wed - Sat - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Join us for Happy Hour Bites and Drinks, Wednesday to Sunday! $10 Small Bites, $10 Signature Cocktails, $8 Wines (by the glass), $6 Beer. Happy Hour Menu available for dine in only as follows: Open Seating on Wednesday, Thursday: 5-6 pm; Sunday: 3-5 pm; Bar Seating Only on Friday, Saturday, 5-6 pm. SEE BELOW FOR HAPPY HOUR MENU: $10 Small Bites $10 Chilli Chicken or Paneer crispy marinated chicken or paneer, sauteed w/ onions & bell peppers in Hakka-inspired Indo-Chinese sauce (GF) $10 Chicken Korma Koftas minced chicken koftas, korma spice w/saffron, korma aioli (contains nuts) $10 Veggie Korma Koftas jackfruit & mushroom koftas, korma spice w/saffron, korma aioli (Veg, contains nuts) $10 Chettinad Fried Chicken breaded & fried chicken tenders in 22-ingredient marinade, kokum dust, manzano pepper garnish (garnish is very hot) $10 Amritsari Fish & Chips spice-rubbed cod fish, served with seasoned fries & mint chutney (DF) (mint chutney contains dairy) $10 HARD COCKTAILS PUNJAB DA SHER ❄ bourbon, sweet vermouth, cherry, orange, kebab chini, on the rocks, orange twist RUM CHUSKI ❄ dark rum, Chartreuse, pineapple liqueur, falernum, lime, fresh blackberries, on crushed ice, singed rosemary PAAN CHICAGOWALA ❄ gin, elderflower, house-blended paan mix, betel leaf, apple, lime, on the rocks HARI PARI gin, elderflower, coriander honey, lime, egg white, served up, dill LET’S GET TAMMERED mezcal, poblano liqueur, tamarind, lime, egg white, served up, Peychaud’s bitters PINK PALACE ❄ mezcal, tequila blanco, grapefruit, lime, stem with rocks, raspberry-salted rim GULABO ❄ vodka, sake, melon, lime, rhubarb bitters, club soda, collens with rocks BEWITCHED ❄ strega, lemon, cava, mint, on the rocks $8 WHITE & SPARKLING WINE Ponzi, Pinot Gris (2021) Château La Freynelle, Bordeaux Blanc (2022) Biscaye Baie, Sauvignon Blanc (2022) Max Ferdinand Richter, Riesling (2021) Sula, Chenin Blanc (2023) Segura Viudas, Brut Cava Tost NA Sparkling Rose* (non-alcoholic, $5.50) $8 RED WINE Masciarelli, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo (2020) Carpineto, Dogajolo Tuscano, Sangiovese/Cabernet (2020) Raphael Chopin Regnie La Ronze, Syrah (2019) Sula, Shiraz (2023) $6 BEER Moody Tongue Toasted Rice Lager 5.5% Trumer Pils 4.9% Bell's Brewery, Two-Hearted 7% Hopwell, Ride or Die, Pale Ale 5.5% Brewer's Kitchen, Manana de Mallorca Shandy, 7% Brewer's Kitchen, Serpente, Italian Pilsner 4.8% Funkytown, Gym Shoe Weather, Belgian Pale Ale, 5.2% Funkytown, Cuffin' Season, Irish Red Ale 5.5% Spiteful, Bar Stool Bum, Amber Lager 5.5%
Half Price Beer Thursdays!
Multiple dates available
Thu - 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The weekend is almost here. Time to celebrate at Basant with half price beer (all drafts and cans; dine in only; only on Thursdays).
Half Price Wine Wednesdays, By the Bottle!
Multiple dates available
Wed - 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
You made it half way through the week! Time to celebrate at Basant with half price wine, by the bottle (dine in only; only available on Wednesdays).

Popular dishes

What 473 people are saying

Basant Modern Indian reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.8Service
4.7Ambience
4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Chicago / Illinois
Indian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Basant Modern Indian offers "innovative and very good" dishes with exceptional "service and atmosphere." Known for its "beautiful, tasty dishes" and "creatively blended spices," it is a "neighborhood gem" with "unique and outstanding" cocktails. Despite some mixed reviews on authenticity, it remains a top choice for "delicious, authentic" Indian cuisine.

473 Reviews

S
Steve
Chicago1 review
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great staff wonderfully creative dishes always so nice
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Joe
Chicago8 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 29, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Food was innovative and very good as well as a good value for the money. Keep up the good work, as I can't wait to for my next visit. Nice job everyone!
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Barbara
Chicago4 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 22, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Basant is our go-to when we want to introduce friends and family to a great restaurant. Dependably tasty and interesting food in an inviting atmosphere. Everyone we've brought has loved it!
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Katherine
Chicago4 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 22, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Gluten-free Indian fried chicken bites? Amazing. The food was so good and the ambience was lovely. Would definitely go back.
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Maria
Chicago6 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 21, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I'm from London where we are spoilt by great Indian food. In my opinion there are very few good Indian restaurants in Chicago so I am thrilled to have found Bassant. Truly, beautiful, tasty dishes with levels of flavor which are completely delicious. Service is great and they have a good bar if you like fancy cocktails. This is our go to for Indian food, highly recommend
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claudia
Chicago3 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Basant is consistently flavorful, delicious fresh and an overall pleasant dining experience. I highly recommend.
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MatthewS
Chicago2 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Basant is the best restaraunt in North Center. A little pricey but it makes it more of a treat, and we never leave hungry. Cant wait to try more!
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Sam
Chicago5 reviews
2.0
Dined on March 9, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Basant promises a "modern" take on Indian food, but I found it on the whole neither especially modern nor especially good at Indian food. The same I had was overly dry, and its sauce wasn't especially interesting, and the dal was not smooth enough and not very tasty. The rice was also only ok. And the restaurant doesn't serve lassi, which seems to me a mistake.
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OpenTable Diner
Raleigh1 review
4.0
Dined on March 9, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Quality authentic Indian food. You won’t be disappointed!
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OpenTable Diner
Coastal Georgia1 review
5.0
Dined on March 2, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This place has an incredible take on modern Indian. The vibe is cool, the service was excellent, and the food was so good we couldn’t stop telling our server. Wishes we had even more to take home for left overs. Hope it sticks around, it was pretty slow at 9pm already.
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FAQs

Basant Modern Indian offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (773) 770-3616.

Basant Modern Indian is rated 4.7 stars by 473 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Apr 25, 2025

7:30 PM

Booked 15 times today

1939 W Byron St, Chicago, IL 60613

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Byron and Lincoln (Close to Irving Park and Lincoln)
Neighborhood
North Center
Hours of operation
Lunch Sun 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sun 3:30 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Indian, Cocktail Bar, Contemporary Indian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Brown Line (Irving Park)
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Jeet Singh
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Delivery & takeout
Order direct

Website
https://www.basantchicago.com/
Phone number
(773) 770-3616

Basant Modern Indian

Make a reservation

About this restaurant

Dining areas

Additional information

Offers

Happy Hour, Best Hour!

Half Price Beer Thursdays!

Half Price Wine Wednesdays, By the Bottle!

Popular dishes

Gulab Jamun Cheesecake

Chicken Basant

Lamb Chops

Menu

What 473 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Review summary

FAQs

Does Basant Modern Indian offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Basant Modern Indian restaurant rated?

Is Basant Modern Indian currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information