Cha&Nasta

Cha&Nasta Affordable authentic Bangladeshi street food. A taste of Bangladesh at your doorstep and a must try, otherwise you'll be missing out.

07/09/2026

Meet Bushrah

Episode 9: Bushrah tells us about khala bhuna.

Khala Bhuna is a famous dish where you have slow-cooked dark meat (usually beef but could also be mutton) curry. It’s distinguished due to its dark colour and intense flavour profile.


04/09/2026

Are you Sylheti or Bangladeshi?

Today, we answer a question that we’ve been getting (directly and indirectly) a lot for the last month or so.

We hope that settles this.


02/09/2026

Momos

Our new addition to the menu is a sample of “new” Bangladesh.


31/08/2026

Meet Bushrah

Episode 08: today Bushrah tells us what she likes about working at Cha & Nasta.


28/08/2026

What was your order?

Alex talks to us about his order: the Esa 26.


26/08/2026

Teaching Bangla

Episode 2: Nasta

A term that can be used to refer to snacks or breakfast. A core part of our hospitality culture.


24/08/2026

Meet Bushrah

Episode 7: what is Bushrah’s favourite veg and non-veg dish?


22/08/2026

Teaching Bangla

Episode 1: Cha

In this new series we teach our audience useful Bangla words and phrases especially connected to our cafe. We do this by discussing its pronunciation, its alternatives and its use.

What better word to start our series off than Cha…

We want inclusivity and we want to share more of our culture with you.


21/08/2026

Dim Biran

This is the Bangladeshi “omelette”. Bushrah tells us more about this absolute classic.


20/08/2026

This or that with Champa

Champa, one of our lovely regulars, answers the all important this or that questions.


Address

14 Hatfield Road
Saint Albans
AL13RP

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 8:30pm
Saturday 10am - 8:30pm

Telephone

+441727863222

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