The Best Indian Food in Australia
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The best Indian food in Australia, according to the experts: the Australian Good Food Guide and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Enter Via Laundry comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Melbourne and Sydney.
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Abhi's and Atta Restaurant hold the next two places. The Australian Good Food Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. Enter Via Laundry
Indian
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
- Australian Good Food Guide 14/20 · Two Chef Hats
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Rank 2. Abhi's
Indian
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Abhi's (this place) 79.968
- #2 Atta Restaurant 79.968
- #2 ISH Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Saadi 79.968
- #2 Seven Spices 79.968
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Rank 2. Atta Restaurant
Indian
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 13/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Abhi's 79.968
- #2 Atta Restaurant (this place) 79.968
- #2 ISH Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Saadi 79.968
- #2 Seven Spices 79.968
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Rank 2. ISH Restaurant
Indian
Exposed brick and copper fittings across two levels, with furniture shipped over from India, set the tone at this Indian-inspired bar and restaurant on Gertrude Street. The kitchen moves between tradition and improvisation, pairing familiar subcontinental flavors with the kind of lateral thinking Fitzroy restaurants tend to reward. The Australian Good Food Guide gave it a Chef Hat. Go when you want spice with your natural wine.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Abhi's 79.968
- #2 Atta Restaurant 79.968
- #2 ISH Restaurant (this place) 79.968
- #2 Saadi 79.968
- #2 Seven Spices 79.968
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Rank 2. Saadi
Indian
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 13/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 13/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Atta Restaurant 79.968
- #2 ISH Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Saadi (this place) 79.968
- #2 Seven Spices 79.968
- #2 Urban Tadka 79.968
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Rank 2. Seven Spices
Modern Indian
A tandoor and a dosa menu in the same room as chilli saffron foam tells you everything about where Seven Spices is headed. It's a modern Indian restaurant in Lane Cove that pulls from street food, slow curries, and flame-cooked classics without treating any of them as lesser than the others. The room skews toward families and celebrations, and the Australian Good Food Guide awarded it a Chef Hat.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Atta Restaurant 79.968
- #2 ISH Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Saadi 79.968
- #2 Seven Spices (this place) 79.968
- #2 Urban Tadka 79.968
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Rank 2. Urban Tadka
Indian
A contemporary Indian restaurant tucked into a resort-like setting on the edge of the Northern Beaches, Urban Tadka moves through regional Indian cooking with a modern hand. The room runs from casual dinners to full celebration mode, with lounge areas and a proper bar alongside the dining spaces. It holds a One Chef Hat from the Australian Good Food Guide, and the menu leans into sharing, which suits the warm, unhurried pace of the place.
The awards
- Australian Good Food Guide Australian Good Food Guide: 12/20 · One Chef Hat
- Australian Good Food Guide 12/20 · One Chef Hat
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Atta Restaurant 79.968
- #2 ISH Restaurant 79.968
- #2 Saadi 79.968
- #2 Seven Spices 79.968
- #2 Urban Tadka (this place) 79.968
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Rank 8. Ambi’s Chai
Punjabi
Around 40 types of chai brew in bubbling pots inside this tiny, caravan-like shop on Pennant Hills Road, and the cardamom-and-clove perfume hits you before you reach the door. The menu draws on the owner's Kenyan upbringing, where cooks pushed the spice levels harder than tradition usually allows. Many blends are named after people he knows, and each one is said to reflect its namesake's personality, which is either charming or a little terrifying depending on your namesake.
The awards
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