From Michelin-recommended restaurants to local street food spots, there’s so much choice – with chefs serving tasty dishes from across the sub-continent. We asked Yorkshire Evening Post readers to name their favourite Indian restaurants in the city and they didn’t disappoint. Here are 15 of the best according to them.
7. Sheesh Mahal
Multi-award-winning Sheesh Mahal, run by Azram Chaudhry, has been a Leeds success story since he took it over in February 1990. The Kirkstall Road restaurant was recommended by a number of our readers. It serves a vast Indian menu as well as a range of desserts. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
8. Akbar's
Akbar's boasts a number of restaurants across the north and the Leeds city centre branch, on The Headrow, was recommended by our readers. Akbar's has even hosted former prime minister Boris Johnson, who said the food is "always exquisite". Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
9. Jewel of India
Another Otley curry house recommended by our readers is Jewel of India on Bridge Street. Mitchell Woodham said: "Best one in Leeds by far." Photo: Google
10. Bengal Brasserie Burley
The Burley and Wetherby branches of Bengal Brasserie were recommended by our readers. The family-run Indian restaurant chain was founded in York in the 1990s and the Haddon Way site in Burley was the first Leeds restaurant. It was crowned Best Restaurant of the Year 2021 at the Curry Life Awards. Photo: Scott Merrylees
11. Spice Lounge
Spice Lounge is a curry house in Morley which delivers across the BD11, LS27 and WF3 postcodes. It offers a banquet night deal on Wednesday and Sunday with a four-course meal for £15.95 per person for dine-in customers. Photo: Google
12. Punjabi Heaven
Another recommendation was Punjabi Heaven in Roundhay Road, Oakwood, which opened in May last year. The family-owned restaurant serves a range of tandoori starters, biryani, curries and creamy lassi drinks, cooked by head chef and co-founder Daljit Singh. Photo: Simon Hulme