Best Indian Restaurants in Bangkok

BAWARCHI		Ploenchit / Wireless
Decked out with ornate Indian design details, chairs with silk upholstery and low lighting, the spacious dining room has an appropriately exotic ambience. The kitchen is visible behind a glass partition, which adds to the experience. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2656-0102-3 president to wer, Intercontinental Bangkok, 973 Ploenc hit Rd, Bangkok

COOCURRY		Sathorn
Coocurry's location leaves something to be desired, in a nondescript commercial area with no other entertainment venues and a short taxi ride away from the nearest BTS station. Once you get inside, the restaurant is tastefully decorated in an Indian style and the food is authentically Indian. Read an overview Style: International/Indian Dress code: Casual but no shorts Reservations: Tel: 0-2678-1300 2210/32 Narat hiwat -Ratc hanakarin Rd, Bangkok 10120

GAGGAN		Ploenchit / Wireless
Gaggan offers a wonderful gastronomical experience, but don't go expecting conventional Indian food. The white decor gives a contemporary feel, with a candle-lit rooftop dining area and a small garden in front. Staff is well-versed in the dishes they serve and attentive without being too pushy. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart Casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2652-1700 68/1 Soi Langsuan, Bangkok 10330

HAZARA		Sukhumvit
A teak house surrounded by lush vegetation is decorated in tasteful and dramatic style. There is also a Thai restaurant and a newly opened sushi bar in the complex of Thai houses. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Recommended for lunch, necessary for dinner Tel: 0-2713-6048 29 Sukhumvit Soi 38, Bangkok 10110

HIMALI CHA CHA		Old City
Recently redecorated, this traditional, Indian-style culinary institution offers a cosy dining environment. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Necessary for dinner Tel: 0-2235-1569 1229/11 Charoen Krung Soi 47/1, Bangkok 10500

INDIAGATE		Sukhumvit
Adjacent to the Grand Mercure, with glass walls and ceiling in front, the contemporary main dining area is bathed in sunlight at lunchtime with views of the bustling soi outside. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Casual but no shorts Reservations: Recommended for dinner Tel: 0-2229-4035 214 Sukhumvit rd, Bangkok 10110

INDIAN HOST		Sukhumvit
Indian Host is the perfect place to line your stomach before a heavy night's drinking. The surroundings may be unpretentious but there is a solid selection of Indian food available as well as a handful of innovative Indian- Chinese fusion dishes. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2260-1115-6 Grand Mercure Park Avenue Hotel , 30 Sukhumvit Soi 22, Bangkok 10110

INDIAN HUT		Silom
The decor is clean and unobtrusive, with crisp white linen and cream walls. People come here for the food, not the view. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Recommended Tel: 0-2635-7876-7 311/2-5 Surawongse Rd (opposite Manohra Hotel), Bangkok 10500

INDUS		Sukhumvit
Lavishly decorated with Indian-influenced art and plush seating, this restaurant is a good place to enjoy Kashmiri cuisine. With outdoor seating and private rooms, Indus is also an ideal location for hosting functions and parties. Service is attentive and polite, although menu and wine list knowledge can vary. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Casual but no shorts Reservations: Tel: 0-2258-4900 71 Sukhumvit Soi 26, Bangkok 10110

MASALA ART		Sukhumvit
On the second floor of Eight Thonglor, Masala Art offers diners outdoor seating on a balcony overlooking the bustling locale, as well as stylish indoor seats speckled with burnt orange and mute brown tones. The staff is well-versed on menu items and impressively attentive to diners'needs. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2713-8357 8 Thonglor , 88 Sukhumvit Soi 55, Bangkok 10110

MRS BALBIR'S		Sukhumvit
Culinary TV celebrity Vinda Balbir has been keeping Bangkok's curry fans happy for over 30 years, most recently in this smart but not opulent location near Nana skytrain station. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart Casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2651-0498 155/18 Sukhumvit Soi 11 (next to Swiss Park Hotel), Bangkok 10110

PLANET BOLLYWOOD		Sathorn
A large, bright open room featuring a wall-sized screen that plays an endless stream of mesmerising Bollywood music videos. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Recommended for dinner Tel: 0-2677-6249 13 Sathorn Soi 1, South Sathorn Rd, Bangkok 10120

RANG MAHAL		Sukhumvit
For the best Indian food in Bangkok, Rang Mahal is the place to go. Some Indian restaurants serve cookie-cutter dishes where it is hard to distinguish the flavours, but here, each ingredient and spice seems to find its own special tastebud to tantalise. The setting may be slightly stodgy, but the excellent food soon renders this a trivial concern. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2261-7100 Rembrandt Hotel, 19 Sukhumvit Soi 18, Bangkok 10110

RED		Sukhumvit
Indian food has long been a staple diet of the British but there is a far more diverse range of foods and flavours on offer here than you would find in your average Indian restaurant. The chefs are all Indian and the food is lovingly infused with the various flavours associated with this particular cuisine. Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart Casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2259-7590 124 Sukhumvit Soi 53, Bangkok 10110

RED CHILLI		Sukhumvit
Set back from the soi, this upstairs eatery is modest, modern and bright with white walls, wraparound windows and a clean sparkle under recessed ceiling lights. Read an overview Style: Chinese/Indian Dress code: Smart/casual Reservations: Necessary for dinner Tel: 0-2663-5963 15 SUKHUMVIT SOI 20, BANGKOK 10110

ROYAL INDIA		Other Areas
Travelling to Pahurat, Bangkok's Little India, is always an adventure. In a small alley at the centre of the neighbourhood can be found this long-established restaurant, known to backpackers and locals alik Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2221-6565 392/1 Chakrapet Rd, Wang Burapa, Bangkok 10200

TANDOOR		Silom
Tandoor, situated in the Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom, offers a taste of India which will be extremely familiar to British visitors. The menu contains traditional Indian dishes at very reasonable prices and diners are regaled with live Indian music from a sitar player and singer. All the food is prepared by an Indian chef Read an overview Style: Indian Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2238-4300 Holiday Inn Silom, 981 Silom Road, Bangkok 10500