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Thu, 13 Nov 2003

My Indian recommendations in London

Someone asked about Indian food in London, which is plentiful and generally excellent. Here are my three top choices:

1. The Veeraswamy, Victory House, 99 Regent St., W1. This is said to be the oldest Indian restaurant in the UK, but you would not know it from the interior, which is hypermodern, bright colors, blond wood and glass fittings, awesome wine list, and a really up-to-date menu with both traditional and fusion cooking. This is one of my favourite places. This is superstar Indian cuisine, not neighborhood curry-house fare. I don't know anything like it in California; it's way better than places like Gaylord's or Amber. Its only equal that I know of is The Oven, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

2. Bombay Brasserie, near Gloucester Rd. underground station, 140 Courtfield Close, SW7 (South Kensington). More traditional cooking, largely Punjabi (also some Bombay and Goa specialties), but lots of stuff you don't see on menus elsewhere, plus a great atmosphere (sort of "Last Days of the Raj", if you know what I mean). Whenever I stayed in South Ken I ate there quite a bit.

3. Jubraj, Park Parade, Gunnersbury Ave., Ealing W3. Tube: Acton Town. Yeah, it's way the heck out in Ealing, but worth it. This place is more like the better Indian restaurants in Calfornia; you'll recognize the names of dishes. But they're just really good, especially the balti dishes and the tandooris. I just happened to be driving by one day with a friend, on our way back from a road trip to Wales, and we were hungry for Indian food just at the time we passed the place, decided to stop in, and it was very good. Probably cheaper than the other two.

There are also a number of good Indian places in Brick Lane. Nothing spectacular that I know of, but I've eaten at a couple and was reasonably impressed.

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