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The best Indian restaurant in London, according to the 2025 English Curry Awards
On the hunt for your next great Indian meal? We feel you. If you've already worked your way through our list of the best Indian and south Asian restaurants in London, then you're probably in need of extra inspiration. Step forward the English Curry Awards. Run by Oceanic Awards, the annual competition exists to 'celebrate the rich tapestry of flavours that the curry industry brings to the English culinary landscape', and was held on August 11 in Birmingham. Worthy work, we think you'll agree. While London didn't scoop the top prize of overall national champion – that went to Sherkhan of Alnwick, a locally beloved restaurant and take-away in Northumberland – there were a bunch of regional winners and London 's greatest Indian restaurant was named as Masala Inn, which you'll find on the fringes of south London in Bexleyheath. A 'contemporary Indian restaurant and grill', Masala Inn's menu features a number of signature dishes, including Goan fish masala, creamy malabar, and lamb kaalia, as well as a host of biriani and balti dishes. Masala Inn fans have been showing their love of the restaurant on TripAdvisor, with a not too shabby 4.7 rating. One wrote: 'Everything we ordered was fantastic, especially the Malabar chicken; so rich and creamy!' Another added: 'The staff are friendly and welcoming, and the food is outstandingly good. I've tried many of the items on the menu, the railway curry is excellent, full of tender lamb and flavour.'
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3 days ago
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The best curry in England in 2025
What's your curry order? Do you prefer a cool korma, or a spicy vindaloo? According to YouGov, Indian is the nation's second favourite takeaway (behind Chinese), so whatever your spice tolerance chances are you love a good curry now and again. There are great Indian restaurants up and down the country, but where is the very best? Enter: The English Curry Awards. Run by Oceanic Awards, the annual competition exists to 'celebrate the rich tapestry of flavours that the curry industry brings to the English culinary landscape', and was held on August 11 in Birmingham. It recognises the best places in each English region, as well as one overall national champion. The competition is fierce, and the food is delicious, but only one may come away with the trophy. This year, the top prize went to Sherkhan of Alnwick, a locally beloved restaurant and take-away in Northumberland which was also named, naturally, best in the northeast. This isn't a first for Sherkhan – it also won the awards' 'best restaurant in England' prize back in 2022. In 2024 is was shortlisted for the regional award but narrowly missed out, so it's especially exciting to see Sherkhan return to form this year. After the ceremony, the team at Sherkhan announced their success on Facebook saying 'We have done it AGAIN!!... This award is for all our lovely customers from Northumberland and throughout the whole of the country.' With a near five-star rating on TripAdvisor, customer reviews often mention the quality of both the food and service. One recent review described receiving an 'extremely friendly reception' and another declared that they could 'can safely say it's been the best curry we have had in Northumberland over the last 4 years'. Elsewhere, Lavang in Solihull was named the best curry house in the West Midlands. Describing itself as a 'culinary haven of South East Asian cuisine', it has a perfect rating on TripAdvisor, and, according to recent visitors 'amazing food'. In the southwest Mattancherry claimed the trophy from the market town of Taunton, and the Bengal Lounge, which specialises in seafood, was crowned for Yorkshire and the Humber. Here's the full list of regional and city winners from the 2025 English Curry Awards: North West: Aroma Asian Restaurant, Burnley North East: Sher Khan, Alnwick Yorkshire and the Humber: Bengal Lounge, Wetherby East Midlands: Khandan Restaurant, Wellingborough West Midlands: Lavang, Solihull) Midlands: Everest Lounge, Market Harborough East of England: Spice Valley, Norwich South East: Spice Route, Andover South West: Mattancherry, Taunton City awards Newcastle: Sanskrit Newcastle Manchester: Spice n Spirits Leeds: Delhi Wala Food Liverpool: Da Mount Gurkha Sheffield: Prithiraj Nottingham: Anoki Restaurant Birmingham: Titash Southampton: Padharo Indian Restaurant London: Masala Inn The best beer in Britain has been crowned for 2025.
