33 restaurants · updated November 2026
The Best Indian Restaurants in London
London has more great Indian cooking than almost any city outside India, from Michelin-starred Mayfair dining rooms to suburban dosa cafes. This guide covers the big names, the regional specialists in places like East Ham and Wembley, and the cheap snack counters worth crossing town for.
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Fine dining 12Regional specialists 13Casual and street food 8
Fine dining
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Gymkhana
2 Michelin starsA dark, clubby dining room modelled on the old colonial members' clubs of India. The cooking is rich and confident, and the game biryani and tandoor-charred lamb chops are the reasons people keep coming back.
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Trishna
1 Michelin starThe original restaurant from the team behind Gymkhana, with a lean towards coastal cooking. Seafood is the strength here, especially the brown crab, and the potato basket chaat is a fine way to start.
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Jamavar
1 Michelin starA plush Mayfair room whose menu travels around India, from Keralan scallop moilee to Rajasthani laal maas. The grill dishes are the standouts, with ginger-marinated lamb chops a regular order.
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Amaya
1 Michelin starAn open kitchen built around the tandoor, griddle and sigri, so most of what arrives at the table has seen live fire. The smoky chilli lamb chops are the signature.
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Benares
1 Michelin starA long-standing Berkeley Square address that pairs Indian spicing with British produce. Expect polished service, a strong wine list and dishes built around ingredients like Scottish scallops and Welsh lamb.
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Quilon
1 Michelin starChef Sriram Aylur has run this south-west Indian kitchen for many years, with a menu that leans heavily on fish and shellfish. The seafood tasting menu is the best way to see what the kitchen does well.
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Veeraswamy
1 Michelin starLondon's oldest surviving Indian restaurant, now with a Michelin star and a menu that mixes royal palace dishes with street snacks. The Nostalgia menu revisits Anglo-Indian classics like mulligatawny and Country Captain.
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Ambassadors Clubhouse
1 Michelin starA glamorous, members' club styled room from the JKS group that draws on Punjabi cooking. The biryani and the goat shami kebab in a soft bun are the dishes to order.
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Chef Chet Sharma's small, counter-friendly room serves set menus that mix Indian technique with top British and Japanese ingredients. It is one of the most inventive Indian kitchens in the city and both Time Out and The Infatuation rate it highly.
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A big, lively room inspired by army mess halls, with sport on the screens and a menu built around the grill. Come with a group and share the biryani, ribs and chops.
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A sister to Jamavar with a busier, more casual feel, inspired by Mumbai's dabbawalas and train stations. The buttery keema pao is the dish most people remember.
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Chef Romy Gill cooks regional Indian dishes in a smart hotel dining room in Westminster. There is a tasting menu, but the a la carte is just as good for trying her prawns and potato bondas.
Chole Bhature
Samosa
Shrimp Masala
Appam
Kulcha
Bisi Bele Bath
Butter Chicken
Misal Pav
Hakka NoodlesRegional specialists
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Asma Khan's restaurant cooks Mughlai and Bengali home-style dishes, served by a kitchen team of women. It moved from Kingly Court to Rupert Street in summer 2026 and the Calcutta biryani remains a must.
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A specialist in the slow-cooked Awadhi food of Lucknow, from dum biryanis to kebabs and kormas. The oxtail biryani has fans at both Time Out and The Infatuation.
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A bright pink Stoke Newington institution serving vegetarian Keralan cooking at friendly prices. The banana fritters and the vegetarian feast are the easiest way in.
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A neighbourhood pub turned into one of north London's most popular Indian restaurants, with Tamil Nadu flavours and a buzzy room. Book ahead for the okra fries and Thanjavur chicken curry.
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The sister pub to The Tamil Prince, with the same mix of a proper pub and south Indian cooking. The Sunday roast with an Indian twist is a local favourite.
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A no-frills East Ham spot for Keralan food, from fluffy appam to layered barotta. Order the beef fry and a fish curry to share.
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This East London favourite is all about Hyderabadi dum biryani, cooked sealed so the rice soaks up the meat juices. Portions are big and prices are low.
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One of the few places in London cooking proper Goan food, from pork aad mass to chicken xacuti. The thalis are good value and a nice way to sample the menu.
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A small Ealing Road cafe serving vegetarian Gujarati cooking with an East African accent. The special thali is the order.
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A warm, long-running Peckham restaurant cooking home-style south Indian food. The weekday thali is a bargain and the curries change with the seasons.
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A Tooting veteran serving Keralan dishes alongside curry house favourites. Stick to the south Indian side of the menu, like the dosai and the avial.
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The London branch of the Chennai vegetarian chain, good for crisp dosas and idlis at very low prices. It is busy and fast, which is part of the charm.
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Cafe Spice Namaste
Bib Gourmand (2026 guide)Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala's much-loved restaurant, now based at Royal Albert Dock, was given a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide. It is a good choice for Parsi dishes and generous, home-style cooking.
Korma
Bhindi Masala
Chicken Tikka
Chicken Biryani
Thali
Medu Vada
Dosa
Idli
KadaiCasual and street food
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The Bombay Irani cafe concept that became a London habit, with branches across the city. The house black daal and bacon naan breakfast are classics, and queues move faster than they look.
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Tamila
Bib Gourmand (2026 guide)A casual offshoot of the Tamil Prince team serving south Indian dosas and curries. It picked up a Bib Gourmand in 2026, and it is a good walk-in option near King's Cross.
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Mumbai street snacks at pocket-money prices, with the spiced potato burger called vada pav as the star. There are branches in central London and Harrow.
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Another Ealing Road snack stop for Mumbai-style vada pav and pani puri. Cheap, quick and good for grazing.
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A Southall street food counter loved for its samosa chaat and pani puri. Ideal for a quick, spicy snack while exploring The Broadway.
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A neighbourhood Indian restaurant in East Dulwich with a modern menu and a relaxed room. The Amritsari fish and the lamb nihari both get strong reviews.
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An Irish and Indian mash-up on Well Street, with Punjabi flavours meeting Irish produce. The cauliflower cheese paratha sums up the playful approach.
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A small Fulham restaurant with a modern take on dishes from across India. The Telangana prawn masala and dal makhani are the picks.
Naan
Dabeli
Puri
Pani Puri
NihariHow we chose
Entries were picked from the Michelin Guide's current London Indian selection, the 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand announcements, Time Out London's best Indian restaurants list (updated October 2026) and The Infatuation's London Indian guide (updated July 2026). Places backed by more than one source are marked high confidence. Restaurants change, close and lose or gain stars, so check before you travel. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
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