Indian restaurants in India
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Kebab Corner
Specialising in tandoori dishes, this has some great veg and nonveg sizzling dishes. The location is a surprisingly peaceful tent by a busy junction. The personable chef has been getting it right for some time now.
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Hotel Aristo
The rooftop restaurant at Aristo continues to be a great choice and is usually crowded in the evenings. Dishes include walnut chicken with brown rice (delicious but generally made with cashews!) and grilled prawns.
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Hotel Sanjay
This basic but bustling spot does excellent thalis; the Keralan style fish meal is especially tasty.
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Dolphin Restaurant
Perched high above Man Mandir Ghat, this rooftop restaurant at Rashmi Guest House is a fine place for breakfast or an evening meal. Watch food being prepared through the glass-walled kitchen or sit out on the breezy balcony.
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Mughal Darbar
Mughal-style wall murals contrast with Alpine-scene windows in this reliable restaurant above a popular bakery. Dishes range from inexpensive veggie curries (Rs35 to Rs50) to indulgent Kashmiri specialities (Rs120 to Rs240).
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Kalavara Family Restaurant
A bustling favourite of Trivandrum’s middle class, this place does commendable lunchtime biryanis (Rs40 to Rs80) and a range of Keralan fish dishes. Our money’s on the fish molee (fish pieces in coconut sauce, Rs90).
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Ganga Fuji Restaurant
Free live Indian classical music is played every evening at 7.30pm, which makes this otherwise ordinary multicuisine restaurant worth considering for dinner. Not to be confused with the nearby hotel, Ganga Fuji Home, which also has a restaurant.
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Khyber
Drink beer at the cowboy-themed basement bar, before diving into flavoursome northwest Frontier-style cuisine at the restaurant. They do startlingly good dhal Khyber (slow-simmered curried lentils) and pathar kebab (lava stone–roasted lamb).
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Hotel RRR
Classic Andhra-style food is belted out at this ever-busy eatery, and you might have to queue for a table if you walk in during lunch. One item to try is the piping-hot veg thali (Rs43) served on banana leaves. Some meaty options are available, too. There’s a second branch on Sri Harsha Rd.
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Not Just Parathas
Yes, this cheery place offers not just parathas, but with 120 types, you have gotta go for the speciality, be they Tawa-fried, roasted tandoori, or low-calorie (wholemeal, olive-oil smothered). Stuffings include palak (spinach), chicken tikka and aloo gobi (potato and cauliflower), to name a few.
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Ambrai
The Indian cuisine at this scenic restaurant – at lake-shore level, looking across to Lake Palace Hotel, Lal Ghat and the City Palace – does justice to its fabulous position. Ambrai feels like a French park, with its wrought-iron furniture, dusty ground and large shady trees, and there’s a terrific bar to complement the dining.
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Bhojohari Manna (Ekdalia)
Serving sublime Bengali food, it was this tiny restaurant-cum-takeaway that launched the now-growing chain. Pick items ticked on the daily-changing white-board. There’s no better place to splurge on coconut- tempered chingri malaikari, featuring prawns so big they speak lobster. Sketches on the walls are by the father of celebrated film-director Satyajit Ray.
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Muman’s Royal Cafe
Even if you don’t step inside this popular family restaurant, don’t miss its excellent chaat (spicy snack) stand at the front where mixed chaat s are served in an aloo (potato) basket. Inside you can dine on chicken Mughlai, tandoor kebabs and pizza.
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Pindi Restaurant
Pindi Restaurant is a reliable and cheery place serving tasty North Indian food. Old favourites such as the butter chicken and mattar paneer are recommended.
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Ridhi Sidhi
Momos, dosas, chow mein.
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Nukka Dhaba
Nukka Dhaba is fine for a quick bite.
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Azad Restaurant
Popular place with a juice bar attached.
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Om Restaurant
Next door to Vishnu, this place is similar.
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Vembanad Restaurant
Fine dining pool-side to nightly live music.
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Chawla's Chicken
Chawla's Chicken is OK for a bite at lunchtime.
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Anamika
Inexpensive al-fresco dining amid the palm trees.
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Shabree Restaurant
Some of the best, cheap Maharashtran thalis you could hope to find.
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Lucky Restaurant
An awesome riverside garden shaded by a huge tree and a cushioned area.
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Tequila Restaurant
This is a low-key rooftop restaurant serving Goan and other Indian dishes.
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Havemore
A snug, smartish spot, serving Indian food with a venerable veg selection.
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