What Happened to Devi After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)
Current status
As of September 2026, Devi has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: Wikipedia documents the restaurant's 2004 opening and 2007 closure, corroborated by a Yelp listing (updated August 2026) still marked permanently closed.
- Season / episode Season 2, Episode 11
- Address 8 E 18th St, New York, NY 10003
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Devi's spice-driven Indian cooking in the "Hot and Spicy" episode (season 2, episode 11), the kind of dishes that made the restaurant a standout on New York's fine-dining Indian food scene. Devi was an Indian restaurant in Manhattan's Flatiron District, at 8 East 18th Street, run by chefs and co-owners Suvir Saran and Hemant Mathur. According to Wikipedia, the restaurant opened in 2004 and became the first Indian restaurant in the United States to earn a Michelin star before closing in 2007. A Yelp business listing for the address, updated August 2026, continued to carry a permanently-closed designation, and Gayot's restaurant guide separately listed Devi under a closed heading.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Season / episode
- Season 2, Episode 11
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Hot and Spicy
- What was featured
- the restaurant's spice-driven Indian dishes
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Devi
Frequently asked questions
Is Devi still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Devi has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.
What happened to Devi after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Devi's spice-driven Indian cooking in the "Hot and Spicy" episode (season 2, episode 11), the kind of dishes that made the restaurant a standout on New York's fine-dining Indian food scene. As of September 2026, Devi has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.
Is Devi permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Devi has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Devi located?
8 E 18th St, New York, NY 10003. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Devi?
Season 2, Episode 11 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Hot and Spicy”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 8 E 18th St, New York, NY 10003
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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