10 restaurants · updated November 2026

The Best Indian Restaurants in Glasgow

Glasgow takes its curry seriously. The city claims the chicken tikka masala, its West End has some of the most loved Indian cafes in Britain, and the Merchant City has a cluster of North and South Indian kitchens worth crossing town for.

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West End 3 Merchant City and centre 5 Southside 2

West End

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Mother India's Cafe
West End, Glasgow, UK
Small sharing plates opposite Kelvingrove, and the answer most Glaswegians give when asked for the city's best Indian.
Ginger lambChicken pakoraChilli fish cakes
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Shish Mahal
West End, Glasgow, UK
The restaurant widely credited with inventing chicken tikka masala.
Chicken tikka masala
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Usha's
Byres Road, Glasgow, UK
Vegetarian and vegan street food at the bottom of Byres Road.
PakoraDosaAloo palak
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Merchant City and centre

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The Dhabba
Merchant City, Glasgow, UK
North Indian cooking and good tandoor work.
Malai murghSlow-cooked lamb
Details, rating and dishes MapSources: timeout.com, foodanddrink.scotsman.com, glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk
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Dakhin
Merchant City, Glasgow, UK
The Dhabba's South Indian sibling, upstairs and well worth finding.
DosaUttapamMonkfish and prawns
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Obsession of India
Scottish Curry Award (2017)
High Street, Glasgow, UK
A relaxed city centre spot and a past Scottish Curry Awards winner.
Traditional curries
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Kama Sutra
Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, UK
A lavish room with a long menu, haggis pakora included.
Haggis pakoraKing prawn chettinadSaag gosht
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Babu Bombay Street Kitchen
City centre, Glasgow, UK
Bombay street food from a small kitchen with a few tables.
Keema pauFrankie roll
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Southside

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Ashoka Southside
Southside, Glasgow, UK
A Southside branch of the long-running Ashoka group.
North Indian curries
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Ashraf's Indian Kitchen
Clarkston, Glasgow, UK
A Clarkston favourite for big tandoori platters.
Tandoori sharing platter
Details, rating and dishes MapSources: opentable.co.uk

How we chose

Picked from Time Out Glasgow, The Scotsman, OpenTable's Glasgow guide and the Glasgow Times group's ranking. Restaurants change, close and lose or gain stars, so check before you travel. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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