There are many local specialities, usually served with rice and based on chicken and lamb. Seafood is also recommended, particularly prawns.
Kebabs are widely available.
Sweets include keora , zorda and sandesh. Table service is usual. Leading hotels have bars, but Western-style nightclubs do not exist. Displays of local dance and music are occasionally to be seen, particularly during religious festivals. Traditional theatre can be seen in major cities and the Dhaka City Corporation has recently opened a modern theatre hall called Dhaka Mohanagor Natya Mancha .