Indian in South Korea - 29 Restaurant Picks

Mild, nutty chicken korma and buttery spinach palak makhani anchor the curry list, cooked by an owner from India on a H…

Run by Indian owners who cook desi-style, this Samsan-dong kitchen makes a lamb korma with clear layers of spice and he…

The owner and staff are from India, and with Indian decor and music filling the room, it feels like another country eve…

A flame under each curry dish keeps it hot through the meal. The restaurant sits on the third floor of a building on Sh…

An Indian chef keeps the layers of spice but tones down the heat and pungency, which makes the curries approachable nea…

The curries are cooked by an owner from India. The lunch set brings small portions of several dishes, an easy pick when…

Everyone from the kitchen to the floor is from India, and the dining room on Yonsei-ro 7-gil in Sinchon is decked out i…

Shrimp curry leads the menu, and grilled dishes such as lamb ribs and tandoori chicken sit beside it. It is on Aewon-ro…

The Indian owner takes orders in fluent Korean, and naan is baked to order and brought out in a basket. The second-floo…

From the second-floor window seats at the entrance to Insadong-gil, the terrace-like tables look down on the pedestrian…

Down a flight of stairs at Toegye-ro 182, basement level 1, near exit 3 of Chungmuro Station, a roomy hall decorated wi…

Indian cooks turn out the curries, tandoori, naan and biryani in this basement dining room near Seoul National Universi…

Tandoori chicken looks fiery but is neither salty nor spicy, and it tastes best with lemon squeezed over it and a dip i…

From the curries to the naan, a sweetness runs through everything, and diners expecting bold Indian spice may find it m…

Indian staff run this curry house by Korea University's main gate, and the naan comes out thick and chewy, closer to a…

The Indian owner checks on tables often, asking what else you need, and at lunch may press extra naan on you. The naan…

Bombay for Mumbai, Bräu for brewery: the name explains why this halal Indian restaurant on Pangyo's Baekhyeon-dong cafe…

Up on the fourth floor of a building right outside Exit 11 of Sadang Station, orange-and-brown lighting and Indian orna…

Weekday lunch brings a thali: curry, naan and rice on one tray. The rest of the menu is the Indian-born chef's spice-he…

Indian interiors, Bollywood music videos and warm lighting set the mood the moment you step into this North Indian rest…

Every plate on this third-floor Itaewon menu is vegetarian, built from rice and lentil batters, vegetables, potatoes an…

Naan is baked to order in the tandoor in the corner, giving both the butter and honey naan a crisp shell and a chewy mi…

Nepali decor and lighting, music from home and tables of Indian and Nepali diners make the room quiet and a little fore…

Palak paneer, the spinach curry, is creamy and gently spiced. Anyone expecting the strong aromatics of curries eaten in…