I love a delicious Indian and as the nations favourite dish, a curry is always on the cards when visiting London. You can go to Brick Lane which is famous for some of the best curries in London but here are some restaurants that have fabulous feasts that taste delicious.
Atul Kochhar is one of the best chefs in the world from Jamshedpur in India, he has two fabulous restaurants in London that I just adore.
First stop is Kanishka in Mayfair, with fine dining menus that focus on the unexplored cuisine from the ‘Sister States’ of India. One of the hottest new restaurants to debut in London in 2019, Atul’s approach to cooking is one of humility and elevated simplicity – serving fantastic quality ingredients on every plate. Such as Chicken Kastoori roasted breast with tender broccoli, plum tomatoes and fenugreek gravy.
Only five minutes’ drive from Amersham tube station on the Metropolitan line, Hawkyns 2 AA rosette restaurant is situated inside The Crown Inn. Here Atul showcases a passion for authentic Pan-Indian cuisine and his love for exploring innovative and modern British touches. With à la carte dishes like Indian Curried Welsh Lamb Leg with garlic and chillies in a Kashmiri Rogan sauce.
If you are like me and you like street food then one of the best places to go is Bindas Eatery which is based in Westfield White City, so perfect for when you’re done with shopping. It serves up epic Indian food offering of fun street eats including Prawn Tikka Tacos, Aloo Tikki Chaat, Chicken 65 Wings and Bombay Toasties laced with jammy chutneys and bubbly spicy cheese. The menu also offers biryanis, grills and full plated thali meals serving up some delicious house curries. The innovative desserts include Chaimisu, Chocolate Halwa and a Butterscotch Malai Cake topped with popcorn dust.
Multi-award-winning, luxury Indian restaurant, Colonel Saab was launched in the heart of London near theatreland by Roop Partap Choudhary, who meticulously crafted the menu and art-festooned destination as a “love letter” to his family and India.
And in the past year it has been named one of the top Indian restaurants by Forbes, won Newcomer of the Year at the Asian Curry Awards, Best Newcomer at British Curry Awards, Best Restaurant in Feed the Lion awards and was awarded Harden’s Certificate of Achievement. It welcomes regulars from Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai – who says “it is the only place which serves the authentic flavours from home” to pop icons, TV stars and presidents and me!
The modern Indian restaurant at the grand, former Holborn Town Hall is a homage to Choudhary’s travels across India with his mother, Mrs Binny Choudhary and father, Colonel Manbeer, who was given the honorific name ‘Colonel Saab’ – shared by the restaurant – while serving in the Indian Army. The postings across India enabled them to experience the continent’s rich diversity of food from traditional local lunches in the tents of Rajasthan to British-inspired Indian breakfasts in the Officer’s Mess and banquets hosted by Indian nobility and Maharajas.
The exciting, all-day dining menu introduces diners to progressive takes on nostalgic dishes, from British and Indian fusion afternoon high tea, regional favourites rarely served in the UK, like the Cauliflower 65, signature dishes, like the Falahari Curry Kofta, their popular Gutti Vankaya – Andhra curry, baby aubergines in tangy tamarind gravy – and the restaurant’s outstanding desserts, including signatures like the Rasmalai Milk Cake in cardamom cream and Boondi Caviar or the Bengali, Mishti Doi Cheesecake in jaggery syrup.
One of my favourite restaurants is Babur, an incredible modern Indian restaurant in South East London that has been elevating Indian cuisine in the area since 1985. It was recently crowned London’s best Asian Restaurant at the Asian Restaurant Awards 2022 and is widely recognised as one of the best around.
With every dish is thoughtfully matched to its partner in wine from an extensive list, I recommend beginning your journey with tender goat shoulder tikka, followed by Dungar quail breast with mango mustard sauce and crab bonda – tempered blue crab meat dumplings with a mint coriander puree. Continue your journey with mains of Venison hunter curry, or Baby monkfish tail caldeen in a sharp and creamy Goan coconut sauce.
The cocktail list is something Babur is particularly proud of, with an extensive selection created by mixologist Rupam Talukdar. A must try is their signature Currytini and there’s a whole list for those who find happiness in fizz – think Saffron Bubbles with saffron cordial, gin, lemon oil and prosecco.
Im so hungry now I am off to have a curry. 
