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Punjabi Dhaba
A ‘dhaba’ is a roadside diner, often found in India’s northern Punjab region, known for fast service, minimal décor and super-tasty food. This ‘dhaba’ fits that description, serving up huge platters of chicken tikka masala, saag paneer and other Indian specialties. The tiny, counter-service place is usually crammed with Indian patrons, who appreciate the authentic food and cheap prices.
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India Quality
India Quality has been serving chicken curry and lamb saag to hungry students, daytime professionals and baseball fans since 1983 – and it repeatedly tops the lists of Boston’s best Indian food. The place is rather nondescript, but the food is anything but, especially considering the reasonable prices (look for lunch specials under $10). Service is reliably fast and friendly.
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Tanjore
Tanjore's lunchtime buffet has been a favorite of Harvard Sq locals for years. The buffet changes daily, but it always features perfectly fluffy basmati rice, fresh, hot naanbread and subtly delicious kheer (rice pudding). This place is good enough to come for dinner, but the buffet offers superior value.
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Shalimar of India
Featuring exposed-brick walls and lantern-like ceiling lamps, this friendly Indian restaurant serves many traditional dishes. Aside from tandooris, kormas and curries, Shalimar has a children’s menu that radically redefines cuisine from the subcontinent: meatballs and chicken nuggets, anyone?
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India House
Dishes this good aren’t supposed to exist on earth, yet here they are. For legitimately inspired food made with local produce and meats, enter Indian House for tandoori, korma and curried fish in mango sauce. The smell of spice immediately hits you upon entry.
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Tamarind Bay
It’s easy to miss this subterranean space, tucked into a little-trafficked alleyway, but it’s worth seeking out for a contemporary, coastal twist on Indian cuisine, with a menu of delectable Tandoori and curry treats. It’s not a fancy place but it sure is tasty.
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One Love Café
Fill up on organic Jamaican and West Indian food at this cozy, art-filled hole-in-the-wall. Depending on your appetite, you can get ‘big tings’ or ‘likkle tings.’ Try the pungent escoveitched porgies (fish in a spicy vinaigrette) and hot jerk.
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Taste of India
The bustling lunch crowd at this Indian joint comes for a tasty buffet ($7), curries and a top-notch mango lassi (yoghurt drink) made with strong rose water. The room contains cheap carpets, plastic plants and nooks for privacy.
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Jewel of India
In a classic New England house, this casual restaurant serves a wide selection of classic Indian dishes. The place is popular and the food is decent, but it’s probably not the best Indian fare you’ve ever tasted.
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India Palace
This is the place for northern Indian cuisine, especially tandoori; lunchtime curries are a bargain, best sampled with a mango lassi.
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Jewel of India
In a classic New England house, this casual restaurant serves a wide selection of classic Indian dishes. The place is popular and the food is decent, but it's probably not the best Indian fare you've ever tasted.
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