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Aurum
Contemporary Indian
A fried potato spiral dressed in tamarind and sweet yogurt sets the tone: this is contemporary Indian fine dining, but the chef would clearly rather you laughed than genuflected. The room in downtown Los Altos runs to bright walls and leather seats, and the menu pulls from forgotten regional recipes while sneaking in a dish literally called "I'm Not Pasta." Selected by the Michelin Guide, and a San Francisco Chronicle pick for South Asian dining in the Bay Area.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Indian, Pakistani, and South Asian restaurants in the Bay Area
One number, weighted & current 78
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Lamb skewers with roasted spices
“Carnivores, however, will savor lamb skewers with roasted spices”
Michelin Guide -
Malvani fish curry
“while pescataraians won't be able to resist the Malvani fish curry”
Michelin Guide -
Tapioca kheer
“"Out of the way" desserts like tapioca kheer are quite simply out of this world.”
Michelin Guide -
Jhalmuri
“Jhalmuri ($14.95), a Bengali snack mixture of puffed rice, chiles, diced onion and mustard oil, is shaken table side in a mason jar filled with smoke (mostly for looks).”
San Francisco Chronicle
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