10 February 2025
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Few cuisine types have pervaded British culinary culture as much as Indian cooking. From your local curry house to MICHELIN-Star restaurantsIndian food is an ever-present these days – and is understandably beloved by many. In IrelandtooIndian cuisine has seeped its way into the dining scene and added a welcome hint of spice. Once thought of as somewhat homogenousIndia’s regional specialities – from Kerala to PunjabRajasthan to West Bengal – are now more widely known and appreciated.
Herewe’ve gathered together every Indian restaurant in The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2025.
Two-MICHELIN-Star Indian Restaurants
The two restaurants leading the way in Indian cooking are London’s Gymkhana and Opheem in Birminghamboth holding Two MICHELIN Stars. Showing the great diversity of the British Indian restaurant scenethe two operations differ dramatically in their approach. Gymkhana focuses on traditional recipesthe kind you may have tried at other restaurants on this listbut executed with a level of technical skill that has rarely been achieved. Opheemmeanwhiletakes a much more creative approach and would better be described as ‘Indian-influenced’such is the amalgamation of s present in Chef-Owner Aktar Islam’s dishes.
One-MICHELIN-Star Indian Restaurants
Cementing its position as the best city outside India for Indian cookingLondon is home to all six of the UK’s One-MICHELIN-Star Indian restaurants. Each one takes a slightly different approach to the cuisinebut they all add something to the rich tapestry that is the city’s dining scene. They are:
Amaya
Ambassadors Clubhouse
Benares
Jamavar
Quilon
Trishna
Veeraswamy
You can read more about each of these MICHELIN-Starred restaurants at our guide to The Best Indian Restaurants in London.
Bib Gourmand Indian Restaurants
Indian cooking has long been a cuisine type that lends itself well to wallet-friendly dining. Based on judicious use of spices and layers of flavourit makes great use of vegetables and less glamorous cuts of meat.
It should therefore come as no surprise thatas well as several of the cheapest MICHELIN-Star restaurants serving Indian cuisinethere are also a host of Indian Bib Gourmand restaurants in the UK. As with the Starsmany of these are in London:
Café Spice Namasté
Dastaan
Empire Empire
Gunpowder Spitalfields
Hoppers
Kricket
Tamila
Outside of the capitalvalue can also be found at: Angeethi by Sagar Massey in CardonaldJai Ho in Bishop's Cleeve, Prashad in Drighlington and Purple Poppadom in Cardiff.
MICHELIN Guide Recommended Indian Restaurants
Other Indian restaurants in the UK that have impressed our Inspectors enough to make it into The MICHELIN Guide selection are:
Asha’sBirmingham
Bhoomi KitchenCheltenham
BiBiLondon
Bombay BustleLondon
BrigadiersLondon
Chutney MaryLondon
Darjeeling ExpressLondon
Heritage DulwichLondon
KanishkaLondon
Madhu's SouthallLondon
Memsahib’s LoungeCheltenham
pahli hillLondon
PravaasLondon
PrithviCheltenham
TamarindLondon
Tamarind KitchenLondon
Tamil PrinceLondon
ZaikaLondon
Indian Restaurants in Ireland
Despite much of The MICHELIN Guide’s selection of Indian restaurants being concentrated on London and the UK as a wholeIreland is not lacking in fantastic Indian eateries. Four out of five are located in or near Dublinproving that the capital is the place to be for delicious Indian flavours. Here are all The MICHELIN Guide's Indian restaurants in Ireland:
AnandaDublin
Chakra by JaipurGreystones
PickleDublin
RareKinsale
RasamDun Laoghaire
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