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Indian restaurants in Manchester

Ian Jones, Food and Drink Editor

There are plenty of excellent Indian restaurants in Manchester – the curry mile has its reputation for a good reason – but look further afield and you’ll find everything from little backstreet haunts, to celebrity-packed multi-million-pound mega-restaurants.

Here you’ll find restaurants offering entirely meat-free dining, and in one notable case, completely vegan, as well as an Indian take on fine dining, plus plenty of other forward-thinking takes on this endlessly versatile and flavour-packed style of cuisine. While the Curry Mile can certainly be good for certain occasions, for the truly special experiences it’s worth looking a little further away from the norm.

The one thing all of the below restaurants have in common is excellent food.

Here are the city’s best Indian restaurants, whether you’re looking for homely authentic cuisine, or something with a razzmatazz wow factor.

Don’t forget the poppadoms!

Our top picks

Scene Manchester

Scene Manchester, 4a Left Bank, Manchester, M3 3AN - Visit now

Whether you want authentic Indian cuisine, or something a little more unusual, Scene has you covered. Every dish has been finessed into the best version of itself, never overpowered by spices, only enhanced. This is Indian food at its best.

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Zouk

Zouk, Unit 5 Chester Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 5QS - Visit now

As you’d expect from a restaurant that’s been packing them in – including luminaries like Drake and, er, Peter Kay – for well over a decade, Zouk rarely disappoints. All the dishes reach a remarkably high quality and the restaurant itself has a pleasing modern feel. Make a trip here a top priority.

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Bundobust Manchester

Bundobust Manchester, 61 Piccadilly, Manchester, M1 2AG - Visit now

Whether you’re looking for a quick snack, or a group meal out, Bundobust can’t be beat. In fact, they offer every item on the menu for a mere £80, enough to feed six to eight people. Do your friends a favour, drag them out for this, weather be damned.

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Bundobust Manchester

Asha’s

Asha’s, 47 Peter Street, Manchester, M2 3NG - Visit now

Asha’s boast an elaborate and inventive menu. If your tastes lean toward fine dining, rather than curry and chips, you won’t find much better in Manchester.

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Mowgli Street Food Restaurant

Mowgli Street Food Restaurant, 69 Bold Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 4EZ - Visit now

Mowgli brings authentic – and delicious – Indian street food to Manchester’s Corn Exchange.

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Mughli Restaurant & Charcoal Pit

Mughli Restaurant & Charcoal Pit, 30 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M14 5TQ - Visit now

Indian street food restaurant Mughli is one of the curry mile’s most highly-regarded restaurants – and for good reason. Alongside the tried and tested classics, you’ll find a menu offering all manner of dishes from the Indian subcontinent and beyond.

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Kulchi, lahori minced lamb, chicken tikka

Dishoom Manchester

Dishoom Manchester, 32 Bridge St, Manchester , M3 3BT - Visit now

Bridge Street is becoming quite the pocket in Manchester these days and there’s another compelling reason to get down there. With impeccable attention to detail and a charismatic, flavoursome menu, Dishoom should be right up there on your to-do list.

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Indian Tiffin Room, Manchester

Indian Tiffin Room, Manchester, 2 Isabella Banks Street, First Street, Manchester, M15 4RL - Visit now

It’s not perfect, but Indian Tiffin Room is a solid option for city centre Indian food with some superb dishes on the lengthy menu. Just prepare for a more rambunctious atmosphere than you might be used to.

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