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What restaurants in London best represent various types of Indian food?

  • "Indian" is a fairly broad category of cuisines.  What are some of the best restaurants for various cuisines in the subcontinent? For example, I've heard many times that Tayyab is an amazing Pakistani restaurant, and that Dishoom is a very authentic Bombay-style restaurant. Are there other restaurants that really stand out, either capturing some specific taste or experience better than other restaurants, or providing something uniquely its own (like Katy Roll and Mooli's seem to)? Along those lines, where can I find the some of the best Gujarati food? or Bengali? or Keralan?  Who has the best biryani? Are there better "South Indian" restaurants in London than Saravana Bhavan?

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    One of my favorite Indian restaurants in London (although I'm far from an expert) is Moti Mahal. They take more of a fine-dining approach to Indian food, and it can be quite expensive. The menu is structured as a culinary narrative featuring recipes from various districts across the Grant Trunk Road ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Road ). As such, it can become quite simple to trace the food you're ordering to specific regions, and then use this information to target regional cuisine at other restaurants in London. Moti Mahal Website - http://www.motimahal-uk.com/ Explanation of Moti Mahal's menu - http://www.motimahal-uk.com/moti-mahal/cuisine

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Bombay / Maharashtrian: Shri Krishna Vada pav - Harrow & Hounslow. Tamil : Taste of India, East Ham. Definitely better than Saravana Bhavan.Gujarati: Try Shayona, next to the Swaminarayan temple in Neasden. Or try any of the small eateries in Ealing Road, Wembley. Another great place is Nataraj, at Rayners Lane - very authentic and inexpensive.Punjabi: Flavours of India, Hounslow or Himanis, Southall.Hyderabadi: Hyderabad Tastes, Hounslow or Hyderabadi Zaiqah, Hounslow.Most of the places are not very popular among the British population, but have a huge patronage among the desi crowd. General tips to identify a good Indian restaurant:1. The number of 'desis' (Indians) dining is far greater than the number of Britishers dining there.2. The restaurant is not in London Zone 1 / Zone 23. These places do not serve 'curry'.

Balachander Vijayakumar

Regency in queensbury has been busy for ten plus years, spice rack in stanmore is much the same. Nothing in zone 1 is near as good. Mirch masala in tooting is a fun time place, famous, but food is ave.

Anish Patel

Trishna, which is a very good restaurant, specialises in South West Indian cuisine: http://www.bonvivant.co.uk/blog/2012/02/10/trishna-celebrates-holi-from-5-to-11-march/ I would also check out Benares in Mayfair for high-end Indian cuisine (http://www.benaresrestaurant.com/) and you may also be interested in the launch of Cinnamon Soho later this month: http://www.bonvivant.co.uk/blog/2012/02/17/cinnamon-soho-to-open-mid-march/ Hope that help, Emyr

Emyr Thomas

not technically a region of india, but Masala Zone do amazing Street Food. From what I've heard, it's impressively authentic and is like what real Indians eat at home. Alas, I wouldn't know because I have yet to visit India, but Masala Zone makes me want to go asap!

Tim Carr

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