Best of Boston

Best Indian Restaurant

2023 Best Indian, Indian Restaurant

India Quality

Fenway/Kenmore
Over the span of 40 years, owner Parmjit Singh has survived the gentrification of Kenmore Square, a surge in the number of competing South Asian [...] read more»
2022 Best Indian Restaurant

India Quality

Boston
The rooftop Citgo sign isn’t the only Kenmore Square landmark that deserves recognition as a citywide icon. Since opening in a wilder, weirder neighborhood back [...] read more»
2019 Best Indian Restaurant

Zam Zam

Medford
Boston’s not short on spots offering humdrum takes on tandoori chicken, but for a truly superlative representation of the Indian subcontinent—and then some—make the jaunt [...] read more»
2018 Best Indian Restaurant

Shanti

Cambridge
What started as a neighborhood spot in Dorchester has expanded into a mini empire, its latest outpost bringing fiery vindaloos and perfectly flaky samosas to [...] read more»
2017 Best Indian Restaurant

Punjabi Dhaba

Cambridge
You don't go to Punjabi Dhaba for the atmosphere, though there's a divey charm to the metal cafeteria trays and Styrofoam water cups. But that [...] read more»
2016 Best Indian Restaurant

Punjabi Dhaba

Cambridge
On our first visit, a pair of regulars told us, completely unprompted, that we’d love this place. Why? Is it Mohan Singh’s meltingly tender, bone-in [...] read more»
2015 Best Indian Restaurant

Himalayan Bistro

West Roxbury
West Roxbury isn't known as a culinary haven, but Himalayan Bistro transports diners from the suburban western edge of Boston to the eastern reaches of [...] read more»
2014 Best Indian Restaurant

Punjabi Dhaba

Cambridge
Despite its no-frills dining room, this Inman Square spot still has an electric vibe, thanks to Punjabi music videos playing on the TVs and an [...] read more»
Punjabi Dhaba
2013 Best Indian Restaurant

Punjabi Dhaba

Cambridge
Essentially a kitchen with a few tables and counters (there's also a small upstairs dining area), this Inman Square standby puts the emphasis on cooking [...] read more»
2012 Best Indian Restaurant

Shanti

Dorchester
At this nondescript Dot. Ave. storefront, the samosas and crispy mixed-vegetable pakoras are deep-fried pockets of pillowy goodness. And while we love getting takeout (the [...] read more»