Indiya

Located at: Cinnamon Life, 02 Glennie Street, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 18th January, 2025 Indiya is beautiful. From the enchanting entrance to the subtly vibrant interior, the attention to detail is spectacular. The up-end restaurant is a spacious affair, including an open-kitchen area – tandoors and all – and an in-house bar as part…

The Dubai Diaries: Rang

Located at: Level 3, The Dubai Mall, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 08th May, 2024 Discovering this spot was a culinary highlight during our short transit in Dubai. Recently opened, the vibrant restaurant serves traditional Indian flavours with a contemporary twist. The place was bustling at dinner time, and we had to sit out for a…

The Asia Diaries: Mantra

Located at: Sunway Pyramid Mall, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Visited on: 03rd October, 2022 Mantra used to be our favourite Indian restaurant during our stay in Sunway, Malaysia between 2008-2012. It was a much larger space on the ground floor of Sunway Pyramid, as opposed to the smaller affair that is now hidden away…

Bombay Borough, Colombo

Located at: Ground Level, One Galle Face Mall, 1A Colombo-Galle Road, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 15 August, 2022 Bombay Borough Indian Bar & Eatery at One Galle Face Mall is one of three of the restaurant’s international branches. The other two are located in Bangalore, India and Dubai, UAE. One of the first things…

The Dubai Diaries: Gazebo

Located at: Deira City Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 29th March, 2022 Gazebo’s a spot that we sometimes visited or ordered from for a bit of North Indian cuisine during our Dubai days. On this particular visit, we started off with some Subzi Samosa (AED 17.50) – i.e., their vegetable samosa. The appetiser arrived…

The Dubai Diaries: India Palace

Located at: Ground Floor, Al Huda Building, Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 13 Oct, 2019 We used to pay India Palace a visit every now and then when they had their branch at Al Ghurair. However, this was our first visit to their restaurant at Al Garhoud. The place is quite large with…