A new crop of restaurants seems to spring up every season around the Rue Saint-Martin, to the point where one could become blasé. But number 205, on the corner of the street, manages to hold the gaze with its dramatic marbled exterior. It’s a modern, upmarket take on cafés run by Persian immigrants in Bombay (Mumbai) in the 1930s (they were known as ‘Irani’) – bright colours, huge mirrors and sober floor tiles hint at this aesthetic heritage, though not as much as the delicious smells wafting out of the kitchen, which is run by Manoj Sharma, an alumnus of London's famous Cinnamon Club...
Not always famed for its selection of restaurants offering spicy delicacies, Paris nevertheless hosts a healthy range of Indian restaurants to cure curry cravings. Try out our selection below, and let us know in the comments box if you think we've missed any out.