London’s Top Indian Restaurants
recommended by The Weekender
A grandiose setting for any restaurant, Indian or otherwise, the Old Westminster Library near Parliament, is a Grade One listed property now housing Rohit Chugh and Vivek...
recommended by The Weekender
Modish Indian dining for a fashionable clientele who devour dishes where sauces take second place to grilled meats, poultry and fish, all served in small portions to share. Straddling London’s two most...
3. Benares
recommended by The Weekender
Precise matching of food and wine is a rare thing in Indian restaurants. But Atul Kochhar’s Benares has made it a specialty. Berkeley Square was once just Annabel’s and the famous...
4. Tamarind
recommended by The Weekender
Not only London champion of the British Curry Awards but a Michelin star holder for years, this is Mayfair’s Temple of Taste, an excellent dining room with no ‘bad’ tables. The High...
5. Veeraswamy
recommended by The Weekender
The refurbished Veeraswamy’s may look shiny and new but after you’ve found Viceroy House off Regent Street and negotiated the lift up to the mezzanine, you’re entering not just London’s...
6. Chutney Mary
recommended by The Weekender
This was for many Londoners the first bridge from post-pub curry to elegant Indian dining. It’s on the King’s Road, and sophistication met aromatic spice on day one. It still packs in a local crowd...
7. New Tayyabs
recommended by The Weekender
‘Indian Restaurant of the Year’ in 2008’s London Restaurant Awards but don’t let that fool you into thinking this is some new kid on the block. Mohammed Tayyab and his crew have been...
8. Vijays
recommended by The Weekender
For those of you who don’t know North West London, Willesden Lane is the middle of nowhere, just off County Kilburn’s High Road. But that’s just fine for the regulars here who think that...
recommended by The Weekender
The first time I visited the Lahore Kebab House I was shown a menu which appeared to offer little other than “Lamb Chops”. I asked what happened if I didn’t like Lamb Chops. “Go to...
recommended by The Weekender
Trying to pick “the best” restaurant in Southall, London’s biggest Indian and Pakistani community, is an almost impossible task. There are too many, but The Brilliant has the name, the...
