Indian

• Rola Wala goes permenant in Spitalfields with their sourdough naan and curries

  After a long relationship with Street Feast, Rola Wala finally becomes a permanent fixture in Spitalfield, with their healthy do-it-yourself Indian grub, including Nagaland lamb, Bengali-spiced beef and plenty to please the vegan and gluten-free crowd too.

• Test Driving Madame D's - Himalayan heat in the City

  The people behind the very popular City Indian restaurant Gunpowder have launched a follow-up. We take a look.

• Calcutta Street’s first sister restaurant opens in Brixton

  Shrimoyee Chakraborty is opening a new Calcutta Street in Brixton, with a big focus on atmosphere and small sharing plates. There’ll be some new menu additions, plus bespoke cocktails made with traditional Shorbot, and a late license until 1am every night to top it all off.

• Madame D's comes to Spitalfields from the people behind Gunpowder

  

  What: Madame D's

  In a nutshell: Himalayan cooking on Commercial Street

  Summing it all up: The people behind Gunpowder are opening a second spot in Spitalfields. This one will be dedicated to Himalayan cooking. 

• Tamarind Kitchen comes to Soho with koftas, goshts and currys

  

  21/3/17 - updated with soft launch info

  What: Tamarind Kitchen

  In a nutshell: Tamarind Kitchen reimagines dishes from its Michelin-starred counterpart for more a relaxed dining experience.

  Summing it all up: Tamarind Mayfair is opening a sister restaurant on Wardour Street, bringing with it goshts, currys and koftas galore, as well as a

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• Darjeeling Express comes to Carnaby with a permanent spot in Kingly Court

  

  What: Darjeeling Express

  In a nutshell: Indian sharing platters from supperclub gone permanent. 

  Summing it all up: She's had lots of success with her pop-ups and residencies and now Asma Khan is launching a permanent Darjeeling Express restaurant in Kingly Court. 

• Kricket Indian small plates in Soho
• Lokhandwala Indian small plates restaurant and cocktail bar opens on Charlotte Street

  

  What: Lokhandwala

  In a nutshell: Indian tapas in Fitzrovia

  Summing it all up:The folk behind India's biggest food festival have launched this Indian small plates restaurant and cocktail bar

• Test Driving Jamavar - high-end Indian cuisine in Mayfair

  London's run of top new Indian restaurants continues with Mayfair's Jamavar. We head down to try it out. 

• Kheera Kitchen teams up with Crisis for a City Indian pop-up

  

  What: Kheera Kitchen

  In a nutshell: Fresh Indian food for a good cause

  Summing it all up: Kheera Kitchen and Crisis are teaming up at the charity’s cafe on Commercial Street, where they’ll be serving up light Indian cuisine and helping vulnerable people at the same time.

• Test Driving Kricket - the Indian small plates wonder comes to Soho

  Kricket has been winning fans in Brixton for their Indian small plates. Now they've come to the centre of town - we head along to find out what's new...

• The Baluchi at The Lalit brings ultra-luxe Indian dining to SE1

  

  What: The Baluchi at The Lalit

  In a nutshell: High-end Indian comes to town

  Summing it all up: The Baluchi is best known abroad as a high-end Indian restaurant that's in luxury hotels throughout India. Now it's coming to London as part of the new Lalit hotel.

• Jamavar High-end Indian on Mount Street
• Covent Garden’s Masala Zone relaunches new menu and cocktail bar

  

  Christmas shoppers in Covent Garden who want to warm up with something spicy can now avail of curries, thalis and more at the freshly relaunched Masala Zone. The Covent Garden branch has just had a massive makeover, complete with a new menu and cocktail bar.

  Some of the new dishes include

  • Idiappam Seafood Biryani with rice noodles, prawn, squid, curry leaf, coconut
  • Egg Kottu Paratha
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• Kricket are bringing their Indian small plates to Soho

  

  14/12/16 - updated with soft launch info

  Based inside Pop Brixton, Kricket's menu of modern Indian small plates has been hugely successful and highly rated by the critics too. Now they're doubling up with a new restaurant that's coming to Soho.

  It'll be a much larger site than the original - not surprising as that one is in a shipping container - fitting in 70 people across two floors. The main event

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