5 indian rooms in Edinburgh we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Edinburgh | Indian across every city.
Edinburgh's Indian cooking spans both the long-running canteens around the Southside mosque and the polished modern dining rooms that have followed. Kebab Mahal and Mosque Kitchen anchor the Southside tradition, feeding the university quarter for decades, while Dishoom in the Old Town and its New Town room have made the Bombay-cafe style a city fixture.
Dishoom ★ 4.6
old-town · 3a St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2BD
The Edinburgh outpost of London's Bombay-Irani cafe chain on St Andrew Square, opened in 2016, a 200-cover all-day room in the old Bank of Scotland HQ.
Dishoom Edinburgh ★ 4.6
new-town · 3a St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2BD
The Edinburgh outpost of the London Bombay-Irani cafe on St Andrew Square in Edinburgh, opened in 2016, a 200-cover all-day room in the former Bank.
Kebab Mahal ★ 4.1
southside · 7 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BH
Kebab Mahal on Nicolson Square in Edinburgh, a halal Punjabi grill open since 1979, serving tandoori chicken and lamb curry until 02:00 on weekends.
Mosque Kitchen ★ 4.4
southside · 31-33 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BX
Mosque Kitchen on Nicolson Square in Edinburgh, serving halal Pakistani and Indian curry, rice and naan at prices barely changed since the 1980s, cash only.
Kebab Mahal ★ 4.1
southside · 7 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9BH
Kebab Mahal on Nicolson Square in Edinburgh, a halal Punjabi curry house open since 1979, serving tandoori grills and biryanis until 02:00 on weekends.