Best Indian Restaurants In Bristol

Owned by celebrity chef and TV personality Nisha Katona, Mowgli is a gorgeous Indian restaurant inspired by the street food markets of Varanasi. This stunning, high-ceilinged building on Corn Street is filled with pretty trees and plants, wrapped with fairy lights.

There's all sorts to choose from on the extensive menu, most of which costs less than a tenner. Their classic dishes include bunny chow and their signature Mowgli paneer, as well as two-tier meat or vegetable tiffin boxes. 

Rock Salt is a bright and airy Indian restaurant that can be found on Cotham Hill in Bristol. It brings together the flavours of India and China to create innovative dishes that'll have you drooling. The spot was founded by Harris Massey, formerly Dishoom, and Kedar Subedi of Dhamaka fame who together have over 40 years of experience. Look forward to enticing plates such as basil panner tikka, lamb biryani and stir fry pak choi paired with Indian wines. 

Namak is an award-winning Indian restaurant that you need to book a table at. Upon entrance, you'll be met with vines of pretty flowers wrapping around stars, dark purple walls and elegant dark brown furnishings. The food here is prepared with some of the freshest ingredients, and made with recipes that have been perfected over the years. It's the ideal spot to warm your soul with an authentic korma or tikka masala, as well as try a high-value tasting menu for £40 per person.

Mowgli has taken over a Grade II-listed building on Corn Street to provide jaw-dropping interiors in the form of dangling golden fairy lights and towering ceilings. It promises to transport you to the street food markets of India with its affordable and delectable grub - making it one of the best Indian restaurants in Bristol city centre.

Tuck into a classic dish of bhel puri, or try some Fenugreek-kissed fried, served with the house masala, then finish off with the creamiest, Mother Butter Chicken you ever did eat. 

Old India has been standing strong for over 21 years, serving the people of Bristol some sensational Indian food. You'll find it located within the city centre, in the restored former Bristol Stock Exchange, slinging out a Moghul-inspired menu that features traditional and contemporary dishes. Sit among mahogany panelling and high ceilings as you wolf down helpings of salmon tikka, nilgiri korma, bhuna and more. 

Since opening in 2008, Ganesha has been one of the best South Indian restaurants in Bristol. Inside you'll find gorgeous tapestry adorning the walls, twinkling fairy lights and silk saris, as well as brown leather banquettes where you can sit and devour its delights. Expect to begin with the likes of chilli paneer, spring rolls, chicken pakora and more, before moving on to a scrumptious Goan fish masala. 

Urban Tandoor has won a whole host of awards and it's easy to see why as soon as you begin to wolf down its delicious Indian cuisine. Small but mighty, the restaurant's layout contains a series of intimate booths perfect for cosying up for a multi-course meal. You'll find a wide selection of wines, spirits and beers on the drinks list for washing down butter chicken masalas, Malabar tiger prawns and mustard paneer tikka.

They're also famous on TikTok for singing their own versions of pop songs with fun lyrics about Indian cuisine, easily making them one of the most fun takes on traditional Indian restaurants in Bristol.

Nestled on Regent Street, Joy Raj is an authentic restaurant that offers diners a fusion of classic Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani cuisine. The cellar-style eatery is tucked away offering takeaway or a cosy dine-in experience. Begin your fest by chomping on tender prawns served in a puri, or aloo tikki AKA croquettes of spiced potatoes, then move on to a stellar chicken jalfrezi.