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Indian Restaurants in South Kensington

1. Pravaas Indian restaurant in Kensington and Chelsea 3 Glendower Place - SW7

Chef-owner Shilpa Dandekar (ex-Quilon and Raymond Blanc) opened this contemporary Indian close to South Ken tube station in early 2024 with 30 covers (plus a 20-seater private dining room in the basement). It‘s her first follow-up to the highly rated Pure Indian Cooking in Fulham High Street – reports please!

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£44

2. Light of India Indian restaurant in Kensington and Chelsea 67/69 Gloucester Road - SW7

2022 Review: Worth knowing about near Gloucester Road tube – this large hotel dining room has been serving Indian cuisine since 1984. Too few reports for a rating, but promising feedback and worth bearing in mind if you are in the vicinity.

3. Bombay Brasserie Indian restaurant in South Kensington Courtfield Road - SW7

A stalwart of more than 40 years’ standing – this grand Indian near Gloucester Road tube station “always provides a top-notch meal with good service”. Flying somewhat under the radar these days under the ownership of the luxury Taj Hotels group, it was particularly well known in its 1980s heyday.

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£96

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Food

Good

Service

Very Good

Ambience

Average

4. Noor Jahan Indian restaurant in Earl's Court 2a Bina Gardens - SW5

“A Classic for South Ken and after all this time still the best curry house there is!” – this family-run “local favourite” has lasted over six decades and is “always jammed and lively”. Service has mellowed over the years – it’s quite “amusing” and “friendly” nowadays. The cooking? “Pretty standard stuff, but perfectly good and consistent”.

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£53

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Food

Good

Service

Very Good

Ambience

Good

5. Thali Indian restaurant in Earl's Court 166 Old Brompton Rd - SW5

With its “good North Indian cooking” from family recipes, this well-established venue with Bollywood posters lining the walls is these days a rival to veteran Noor Jahan for bragging rights on Earl’s Court’s “curry corner”.

6. Flora Indica Indian restaurant in South Kensington 242 Old Brompton Road - SW5

“A quirky steampunk theme combined with an emphasis on cocktails and craft beers accompanies very sound modern Indian cooking” at this Earl’s Court venture, whose name pays tribute to the 19th-century Scottish botanists who classified the subcontinent’s plants. “After a few false starts on the site, this restaurant has found its forte under the same ownership as its predecessor Mr Wing (RIP)”.