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The West End


Specialising in the cuisines of Goa and Kerala, this Michelin-starred restaurant might serve the best and most inventive Indian food in London. While the restaurant itself in posh St James's is unremarkable, the dishes can't be ignored: how about crispy idlis (rice cakes) with black chickpeas, lentil crisps, tomato, cucumber, carrot, and ginger chutney with spicy crispy vegetable?

Vegetables and seafood are richly represented.


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