Fitzrovia, Indian Restaurant Guide

“Unpretentious but brilliant” Keralan veteran near the Telecom Tower, which offers some of the “best-value curry in London”. It’s “still rough as anything in terms of the building but the food consistently nails it” – including some “proper veggie choices”. Top Tip – “the dosas at Ragam are the best I’ve found in London”.

“Simply delicious south Indian cuisine” from the state of Tamil Nadu – including “the best dosas ever” – means this “justly popular independent” in Fitzrovia “is very different from your usual curry house”. “I’m slowly working my way through the menu and have yet to find something I don’t like”.

New from the son of the Polpo restaurant mini-empire owner, and already branching out into Soho too, come this no-frills all-day Indian cafe with an extra feelgood factor - they will donate the price of a meal to a child in India every time someone dines.

Chef Krishna Negi, protege of Vineet Bhatia, has opened a modern Indian restaurant in Fitzrovia; he first made his name when he launched Tangawizi in Richmond in 2004. His menu here features nano plates, small plates and sharing bowls, with recipes inspired by the movement of peoples and cultures during the 1947 partition.

Nisha Katona has confirmed she is bringing her dozen-strong Indian restaurant group to London, launching in Fitzrovia in November 2021; expansion plans continue with a branch in Cheltenham also in the works for 2021, and Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol and Brighton in 2022.