The Best Indian Restaurants in Hong Kong 2026

Hong Kong's Indian dining runs deeper than most visitors expect. The city is home to the world's first Michelin-starred Punjabi restaurant, a progressive tasting-menu star inside a harbourfront hotel, and buffet halls and dosa counters that have fed generations. If you are hunting for the best Indian restaurants in Hong Kong in 2026, this is where I send friends — across every budget.

From tandoori showpieces in Central to purely vegetarian South Indian in Tsim Sha Tsui, here are six kitchens worth crossing the harbour for, with addresses, nearest MTR exits and honest price ranges.

Two names sit at the top of any Hong Kong Indian conversation, and both hold a coveted star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong. Here is why they earn it — and where to go when the budget is smaller but the appetite is not.

1. New Punjab Club — Central

This is the one that made history: when New Punjab Club earned its Michelin star, it became the first Punjabi restaurant in the world to do so. The Black Sheep Restaurants room channels a retro Lahore-meets-Bollywood swagger, but the cooking is deadly serious — much of it drawn from custom tandoors.

Chef Palash Mitra's kitchen turns out charred, smoky seekh kebabs, a rich Mughal Room makhani (butter chicken) and flaky laccha paratha that alone justify the trip. It retains one Michelin star in the 2026 guide, so book well ahead.

2. Chaat — Tsim Sha Tsui

Across the harbour, Chaat sits on the fifth floor of Rosewood Hong Kong and takes the opposite tack: playful, progressive Indian rooted in street-food ideas, then plated with hotel-level polish. The open kitchen and glazed tandoor are half the show.

Expect beautifully spiced tikkas from the tandoor, inventive chaat snacks and a rotating à la carte that rewards a long, shared table. It holds one Michelin star in the 2026 guide and is one of the harbour's most reliable special-occasion tables.

3. Leela — Causeway Bay

Newer and effortlessly stylish, Leela from the JIA Group has become the go-to for a modern Indian dinner that still tastes rooted. Set inside Lee Garden Three, the dining room is warm and design-led, and the menu roves confidently across the subcontinent.

It is a smart middle path — dressier than a curry house, gentler on the wallet than the starred rooms — and a good pick for a group that wants sharing plates with polish. Lunch runs Thursday to Sunday; dinner is served daily.

4. Bombay Dreams — Central

A Central stalwart since the early 2000s, Bombay Dreams is where office workers and homesick expats go for a proper North Indian fix. The weekday lunch buffet is the headline act — a generous spread of butter chicken, tandoori, dals and fresh naan that remains one of the best-value feeds on Wyndham Street.

Come dinner it settles into a comfortable à la carte curry house. It is not chasing stars; it is chasing your regular custom, and it has held it for two decades.

5. Woodlands — Tsim Sha Tsui East (vegetarian)

For meat-free Indian, nothing in Hong Kong beats Woodlands (活蘭印度素食). Open since 1981 in the same TST East plaza, it is purely vegetarian South Indian, with vegan, Jain and Buddhist options clearly marked — a rarity worth celebrating.

Order the crackling masala dosa, a thali for the full spread, and the slow-cooked dal. Portions are hearty, prices are gentle, and the crowd is a happy mix of families and long-time regulars.

6. Gaylord — Tsim Sha Tsui

The grand old dame of Hong Kong Indian dining, Gaylord has been serving since 1972. Now settled in Prince Tower on Peking Road, it trades in comforting, old-school North Indian — the kind of hushed, carpeted dining room where live music once played and the butter chicken never disappoints.

It is a reassuring choice when you want classic curries done properly rather than reinvented, and a slice of the city's dining history with your naan.

At a glance: compare the six

Craving more? Our roundups of the city's best Cantonese restaurants and best Thai restaurants map out the wider Asian-dining scene, while curry fans should note the New Territories' own Curry Room in Yuen Long. For the big picture, see our 50 best restaurants in Hong Kong and, for special occasions, the city's Michelin-starred tables.

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