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There are a lot of distinctive features of Indian cuisine: from the use of a wide variety of spices to its unmistakable aromas, delicious and colorful sauces, spicy flavors or curries, samosa or tandoori. You may have never traveled to this exotic country, but surely you know more about its traditional dishes (and you will have tasted them). Madrid is experiencing an unprecedented gastronomic boom, and Indian food is no exception. In the capital you have a long list for you to live an evening full of flavor and color. Take note of some of the best Indian restaurants in Madrid that we select below.
Purnima
If you want to enjoy traditional Indian cuisine, this place in Goya is ideal for it. With quality raw material and an excellent quality-price ratio, you will be able to taste dishes reinterpreted from the most traditional cuisine, but with a modern touch of the Indian culture itself. In addition, they offer a tasting menu with which you can try a little bit of everything: from cheese rolls to curries such as butter chicken, tandooris, or chana masala (a curry of chickpeas cooked with onion, tomato, turmeric, coriander, garlic and ginger), among other delicacies. The price of the menu is 40 €.
Where? Calle de Goya 110, 28009 (Madrid)
Namak
It is one of the haute cuisine proposals that you will find in Madrid. Located in the Rosewood Villa Magna hotel, chef Nadeem Siraj proposes a fusion cuisine between Indian gastronomy and the best national products. He also uses ingredients such as beans from La Granja, oxtail or Iberian pork…, to serve cosmopolitan dishes that are close to our palate, but with that exotic touch that engages.
Where? Marqués de Villamagna 1, 28001 (Madrid)
Bangalore
In the heart of the Salamanca district, it has been open for more than 6 years, thanks to the Khazuria group -specialized in restaurants with this cuisine- that materialized a more sophisticated proposal of the Indian tradition. The name of Bangalore “garden city of India”, and this can be seen in its lush jungle setting. is materialized in its lush jungle setting and lush plants, where Indian food will take you to the maximum Indian elegance in Madrid. Regarding the menu, they include numerous dishes prepared in tandoori style, as well as curry options and much more.
Where? Calle de Diego de León 63, 28006 (Madrid)
Benares
It is located in the heart of the Chamberí district and is preceded by the success of its homonymous restaurant in London. Its proposal of Indian haute cuisine places it among the most prestigious restaurants of this type of food. In their kitchens, led by chef Luis Ojeda, they prepare dishes such as octopus bhuna, aloo tikki, jhinga tandoor, Murg Tikka Massala or Malai Macchi Curry, among others. They also have a tasting menu for 75 € (plus 30 € for wine pairing) in which you will taste up to eight dishes.
Where? Zurbano 5, 28010 (Madrid)
Udaipur
Another restaurant that fuses the most traditional dishes of India to give them a modern and magical touch. As it could not be otherwise, here you will experience an explosion of flavors and color, through an avant-garde menu, including delicious cocktails. As for recommendations of dishes, you can not miss the chicken Tikka Masala croquettes or eggplant in chickpea flour and emperor sobjhi, but also the butter chicken curry and salmon and mango.
Where? Paseo de la Castellana 74, 28046 (Madrid)
Indian Aroma
Anecdotally, this is one of the favorite Indian restaurants of King Felipe and Queen Letizia. In fact, in this restaurant in the Barrio de las Letras, Doña Letizia celebrated her 49th birthday, ordering typical dishes such as chicken tikka massala and also vegetarian options. It has also been visited by other celebrities such as singers Camilo and Evaluna. The average ticket is usually around 30 € per diner.
Where? Calle de Ventura de la Vega 6, 28014 (Madrid)
Taj Mahal
It has become one of the classics of Indian cuisine in Madrid. It already has five locations throughout the city, where you can taste the authentic Indian cuisine in an environment conducive to travel without borders through the palate and exotic aromas.
Where? In Calle Belén 12, 28004 (Madrid)
And four more locations throughout the capital.
Rangoli
The restaurant itself defines its experience as an encounter between haute cuisine and Indian tradition, through a perfect balance of flavors, service and quality. Tandooris, curries and rice dishes to savor the best of this exotic cuisine in a unique and cozy space. The average ticket would be 35 € per diner.
Where? At Calle Valverde 8, 28004 (Madrid)
They have also opened another location in Rivas-Vaciamadrid.
Tandoori Station
Chef Nadeem will take you to the most traditional India, with classic recipes, but giving it a differentiating touch with nuances of his travels through Asia, Oceania and Spain. The chef’s favorite dish is Biryani, a rice dish with meat that he prepares just as his mother used to make it. They offer the Chetak Express tasting menu which, through four passes, the diner takes a trip from the north to the south of India with a unique gastronomic experience. The price of the menu is 42,5 € per person.
Where? 89-91 Ortega y Gasset St., 28006 (Madrid)
Swagat
“Swagat” means “welcome” in Indian. Its owner Shibani Saigal is the best ambassador of Indian cuisine and takes care of every detail: from a decoration that oozes India on all four sides, to characteristic aromas and, of course, a long menu based on samosas, tikka masala, rice, vegetables or delicious fish curries. The average price would be around 35 €.
Where? Calle de Núñez de Balboa 29, 28001 Madrid
El Hombre Pez
If you like to try new and surprising proposals, this is the first haute cuisine restaurant that fuses Indian food with Cantabrian recipes. Its menu is different and very rich. They have more traditional specialties and other more fusion dishes, such as tuna tartar tikka masala, curry mussels or sirloin tikka masala croquettes; or turbot tandoor, black cod supreme or sirloin reinosa, where the quality of the product prevails above all. To finish, you can not miss its popular cheesecake.
