London - Recommendation for great Indian food .....prefer Northern and casual over fine dining.

[Saregama]

Have you taken a look at prior London threads?

My 2c: Dishoom, Trishna, Darjeeling Express, Kati Roll Company

London, Amsterdam, Bruges, Brussels, Paris in September

@shrinkrap I’d be remiss not to encourage you to eat Indian food in London. Dishoom is a family favorite. There are (at least) two outposts of restaurants from Mumbai - Trishna, lauded for its seafood, and Farzi Cafe (which may not work for your DH, it’s a modern take… my dad didn’t love it but the rest of us enjoyed the twists). Past favorites include several from the Chutney Mary group (Veeraswamy’s weekend brunch used to be a whole thing). Gunpowder is on my list for another time. ETA: I fo…

London Trip Report

sorry it took so long to close this out, our last meal in london was at dishoom, convent square and it might have been the best indian meal we’ve ever had, certainly the best chaat. If we have a regret about our visit to london, it’s that we didn’t eat here twice. Thank you @Saregama for the wonderful recommendation. At some point, after visiting london so many times for work, I thought of Johnson’s quote “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” and wondered indeed if I was tired o…

London's Trishna and Chez Bruce--Trip report

As it turned out, both of the nice meals out I had with my friends in London (end of August) were both at one star restaurants. Very different, but both delicious meals. Trishna (thank you @Saregama for the recommendation) was wonderful on all counts. The service was friendly and helpful. The setting is beautiful. The food is beautifully (and creatively) presented, and incredibly delicious. Highly recommend this upscale but unfussy restaurant. Nice “bread” basket: [image] I think this…