The best Indian restaurants in Hong Kong

Mansarover Indian Restaurant is a casual eatery located next to Tung Chung Fort, and is one of the area's hidden gems. This restaurant specialises in various traditional Indian dishes such as curry, biryanis, and more. Here, customers can enjoy over eight different types of curry – including orange, green, white, red, brown, black, yellow, and other tradtional curries. If you can handle spicy food, we recommend you try out the orange curry which get blended with spices and tomatoes; but if that isn't the case, the cashew-based white curry is lightly sweet and goes well with various proteins. If you're thinking of making the trip to dine here, the restaurant provides a private shuttle service during dinner hours, which picks passengers up from Tung Chung's MTR stop and stops at Mansarover Indian Restaurant.

Chef Manav Tuli – formerly of Rosewood Hong Kong’s Michelin-starred Chaat – has collaborated with Jia Group to open Leela, a modern Indian restaurant that offers a unique and playful approach to Indian cuisine. The restaurant's signature dishes pay homage to the rich heritage attached to Indian cuisine, which includes plates such as Lucknow Tokri Chaat ($118), served in an edible basket made from deep-fried grated potatoes; Saoji lamb shank ($228) inspired by cuisine from the Kandahar region of Afghanistan; as well as an indulgent bone marrow biriyani ($338) flavoured with saffron and rose water.

Wing On Centre in East Tsim Sha Tsui is home to Sangeetha Vegetarian Restaurant, a cosy and humble eatery that specialises in South Indian cuisine. Most dishes on the menu are prepared using traditional Udupi and Chettinad cooking methods, but they’ve also got a decent selection of Northern Indian dishes like Manchurian stir-frys or cream-based curries. Be sure to order idly or vada – steamed or deep-fried savoury rice cakes – to dunk into their hearty sambar lentil stew.

Head to the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui where you’ll find Gaylord Indian Restaurant, one of the longest standing Indian eateries in town. The restaurant has been open since 1972, and has continued to serve standout tandoor-roasted dishes, decadent stews, and curries that keep foodies coming back for more.

While it's not a brick-and-mortar shop like the rest of the venues on this list, Black Sheep Restaurants’ delivery-only Indian restaurant Uncle Desi Food & Sons also dishes up plenty of Indian fare that'll leave your heart (and belly) full. Try out their delightful appetisers like onion pakora or aloo samosas; rich curries like lamb rogan josh or chicken tikka masala; tikka dishes fired out of the tandoor, and flavourful mains like Uncle's signature chicken biriyani with curry. 

Chaat at Rosewood Hong Kong offers a fresh take on classic Indian cuisine with a street food twist, led by chefs Gaurav Kuthari and Dhiraj Kumar. Drawing from a palette of colourful flavours, Chaat transports diners across India with its diverse offerings. Highlights include signature baked samosa stuffed with jackfruit meat, pork cheek vindaloo, lamb shank biryani, and a generous tandoori platter, among others. For those who find it hard to choose, tasting menus are available. The restaurant boasts a warm and lively atmosphere, complemented by stunning cross-harbour views. In April, be on the lookout for a new menu that will feature both beloved signatures and innovative dishes.

Woodlands has been operating in Hong Kong since 1989, and it remains a favourite among the city’s vegetarian community with third-generation patrons still dining there to this day. This beloved venue offers an extensive range of Indian cuisines, like North and South style thali set meals, uttapam, and biryani. If you’re dining here with friends, be sure to order their signature paper masala dosa, a giant rolled rice pancake filled with masala-spiced potatoes.

Anjappar Chettinad Indian Restaurant began as a local eatery in Chennai, but have since expanded to owning 70 locations in India and around the globe over the last 50 years. The Hong Kong branch of Anjappar can be found in Tsim Sha Tsui, where it provides a comfortable homely atmosphere for diners. Aside from a large selection of cuisine hailing from various Indian regions, Anjappar also serves pan-Asian dishes as well as gluten-free options.

Bombay Dreams is one of Central’s most beloved Indian restaurants due to its elevated Indian cuisine that keeps customers coming back for more. Their chef, Irshad Ahmed Qureshi, is the seventh generation of a dynasty of royal chefs that served the Nawabs monarchs during the Mogul empire – so you know you’re in good hands. Aside from Bombay Dreams’ la carte menu, the restaurant also provides a lunch buffet on weekdays and a brunch buffet on weekends, both of which presents a bountiful spread of regional specialties that’ll take your taste buds on a whirlwind journey through the Indian peninsula.

Named after Pondicherry, the former French colony in India, Pondi's food is an electrifying combination of Indian home cooking and classic French cooking philosophies. The menu is kept simple and caters to vegetarians and the gluten intolerant, as well as boasting more than enough to keep carnivores satisfied with offerings like baked aubergine with capers, sun-dried tomatoes, and coriander; prawn and leeks samosa with blueberry relish and mango chutney; and steak au poivre rubbed in black peppercorn masala – all of which are brilliantly executed to make for a thoroughly enjoyable epicurean adventure.

Since opening their doors in 2000, Aladin Mess in Causeway Bay remains as one of Hong Kong's best restaurants for Halal-friendly dining. This humble Indian joint dishes up an expansive range of classic dishes like tandoori-fired hariyali chicken, palak paneer, rogan josh, brisket kahari, and plenty more. Additionally, Aladin Mess offers wallet-friendly lunch sets that start from $62 and come with generous portions of curries like chicken korma, brisket madras, or dal.

Visit Chutney Tandoori House on Wyndham Street to experience contemporary twists on traditional Indian cuisine. Here, you can expect hefty plates that are perfect for sharing, like the sea bass with mint chutney, a mixed tandoor platter, or beef tenderloin with Andhra sauce – which are all roasted in their bespoke tandoor ovens. And if the name of the restaurant wasn’t obvious enough, this place also has a large selection of signature chutneys on the menu with options like guava, beetroot, mango, pineapple, and many more. Wash your feast down with Chutney’s signature cocktails with Indian influences like the Banarasi’s Bee’s Knees, made with paan flavoured mukhwas infused gin, or the Desi Collins with earl grey tea infused London dry gin.